Final
HOU 4 — STL 3
5/20/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN198105200
Complete available game record for HOU at STL, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Scott | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Denny Walling | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Hendrick | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dane Iorg | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Howe | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Sutter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Woods | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Heep | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Oberkfell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Tenace | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Herr | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sixto Lezcano | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lary Sorensen | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tito Landrum | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Pittman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 10.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Lary Sorensen | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kaat | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Sutter | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Oberkfell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| George Hendrick | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Iorg | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lary Sorensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Sutter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Templeton | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Tenace | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tito Landrum | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Herr | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Woods | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Heep | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Howe | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7.2-H;1-3 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63.2-3 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | E5.2-3;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | T8/89.1-H | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 3–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/BP | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8/89 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 5(B)53(1)/LDP | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7/F | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7/F | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D8 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | T8/89 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO/BG | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8/F | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 2→2 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 10 top | 2→3 | D9.1XH(942) | 3–3 |
| 10 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 10 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 3–3 |
| 10 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 11 top | 0→1 | 9/F | 3–3 |
| 11 top | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 11 top | 2→2 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 11 top | 2→2 | T8/89.1-H | 3–3 |
| 11 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 11 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 4–3 |
| 11 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 4–3 |
| 11 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–3 |
| 11 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–3 |