May 16, 1981 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Nolan Ryan Jr.L: Randy MartzS: Joe Sambito
Biggest lead CHC by 1 · HOU by 5 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CI Reds | 66 | 42 | .611 | — |
2ST Cardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | 4.0 |
3LA Dodgers | 63 | 47 | .573 | 4.0 |
4WS Nationals | 60 | 48 | .556 | 6.0 |
5HO Astros | 61 | 49 | .555 | 6.0 |
6PH Phillies | 59 | 48 | .551 | 6.5 |
7SF Giants | 56 | 55 | .505 | 11.5 |
8AT Braves | 50 | 56 | .472 | 15.0 |
9PI Pirates | 46 | 56 | .451 | 17.0 |
10NY Mets | 41 | 62 | .400 | 22.5 |
11SD Padres | 41 | 69 | .373 | 26.0 |
12CH Cubs | 38 | 65 | .373 | 25.5 |
2B: Reitz
RBI: Buckner
SB: Jesus Sr. 2, Blackwell
CS: Jesus Sr.
LOB: 18
| TPTerry PuhlCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CRCraig ReynoldsSS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DWDenny Walling1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JCJose CruzLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DHDanny Heep1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AHArt Howe3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AAAlan AshbyC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RLRafael Landestoy2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
NR Nolan Ryan Jr.P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JSJoe SambitoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GWGary WoodsRF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
3B: Reynolds 3
RBI: Puhl, Reynolds 4, Walling
SB: Landestoy
LOB: 15
| NRNolan Ryan Jr.W | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 54 |
| JSJoe SambitoS | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 67 |
The Astros routed the Cubs 6-1 at Astrodome.
Nolan Ryan Jr. got the win, Randy Martz took the loss and Joe Sambito earned the save. Craig Reynolds went 4-for-5 for the Astros, while Ivan De Jesus Sr. went 2-for-2 for the Cubs.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
