Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
August 11, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1981 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Scott cf 4 1 1 0
Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0
Puhl rf 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 4 1 2 1
Cedeno 1b 4 0 1 0
Howe 3b 4 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 1 0
Pittman 2b 3 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Thon 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 1 2 1
Cabell 1b 3 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 1 2 0
Evans 3b 3 0 2 1
Herndon lf 4 0 2 1
Martin cf 4 0 0 0
May c 4 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 3 1 1 0
Griffin p 2 0 1 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 10 3
Houston 100 000 001270
San Francisco 111 000 00x3100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (6-6) 6.1 10 3 3 2 7
  Smith   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
3
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  W (5-5) 8.1 6 2 2 0 3
  Minton  SV (10) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
3

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Cruz 2 (12,off Griffin 2); Puhl (11,off Griffin), San Francisco Herndon (11,off Niekro); Morgan (9,off Niekro).  SH–Reynolds (15,off Griffin); Griffin (2,off Niekro); Cabell (4,off Niekro).  IBB–Evans (4,by Niekro).  SB–Morgan (10,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).  CS–LeMaster (6,2nd base by B Smith/Ashby).  WP–Griffin (3).  IBB–Niekro (4,Evans).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:36.  A–12,354.
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