Final
HOU 4 — CHC 3
5/5/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHN198105050
Complete available game record for HOU at CHC, 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 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scot Thompson | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fletcher | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Heep | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Henderson | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Durham | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dickie Thon | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Reitz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Cruz | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Woods | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Garcia | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Blackwell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Ashby | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan De Jesus | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Pujols | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tracy | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Tyson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gene Krug | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Reuschel | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Dillard | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Rick Reuschel | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Dave Smith | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Lee Smith | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Henderson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan De Jesus | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Dillard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Durham | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Reitz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Reuschel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fletcher | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scot Thompson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Cruz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Blackwell | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Woods | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Garcia | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Garcia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Heep | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dickie Thon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | E5/G | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13/BG | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S3/G | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8/L | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR);2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S6/G.3-H | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9/F | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D9/L | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 1/G.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 13/BG | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D7/L | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 2/G | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53/BG | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D9/L | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S4/G.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 1/L | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D8/L.3-H;2-H;1-H | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/F | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7/L | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S6/G.1-3(E6/TH) | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/F | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D7/L.3-H;2-H | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–3 |