Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
October 10, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 10, 1981 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 4 1 1 0
Garner 2b 4 0 0 0
Scott cf 4 0 1 1
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Cedeno 1b 3 0 1 0
Howe 3b 2 0 0 0
  Walling 3b 1 0 1 0
Thon ss 2 0 0 0
Pujols c 3 0 0 0
Ruhle p 1 0 0 0
  Garcia ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 3 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 3 1 1 0
Monday rf 2 0 0 0
  Thomas rf 0 0 0 0
Guerrero 3b 3 1 1 1
Scioscia c 2 0 0 0
Russell ss 3 0 2 1
Valenzuela p 2 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 4 2
Houston 000 000 001140
Los Angeles 000 010 10x240
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle  L (0-1) 8.0 4 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
2
1
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
4

  E–None.  2B–Houston Puhl (1,off Valenzuela).  HR–Los Angeles Guerrero (1,5th inning off Ruhle 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Ruhle (1,off Valenzuela); Valenzuela (1,off Ruhle); Monday (1,off Ruhle).  IBB–Scioscia (1,by Ruhle).  CS–Cedeno (2,2nd base by Valenzuela/Scioscia).  IBB–Ruhle (1,Scioscia).  U–John McSherry, Lee Weyer, Ed Montague, Jerry Dale, Bob Davidson, Jim Quick.
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