HOU @ LAN

October 09, 1981

Final Score: HOU 1 - LAN 6

Game Information

Ballpark
Dodger Stadium
Attendance
46,820
Game Duration
155 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Burt Hooton
Losing Pitcher
Bob Knepper

Umpires

Home Plate
Satch Davidson
First Base
John McSherry
Second Base
Lee Weyer
Third Base
Ed Montague

Line Score

HOU @ LAN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x 6 10 0

HOU Batting

HOU @ LAN — HOU Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Alan Ashby 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cesar Cedeno 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jose Cruz 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Phil Garner 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Art Howe 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Bob Knepper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank LaCorte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Terry Puhl 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Craig Reynolds 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Sambito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tony Scott 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Billy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harry Spilman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dickie Thon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gary Woods 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 28 1 3 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 .107

LAN Batting

HOU @ LAN — LAN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Dusty Baker 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
Steve Garvey 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .500
Pedro Guerrero 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Burt Hooton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Howe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Landreaux 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Davey Lopes 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Rick Monday 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Bill Russell 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Reggie Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Derrel Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Welch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Yeager 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 34 6 10 6 3 6 2 0 1 0 .294

HOU Pitching

HOU @ LAN — HOU Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bob Knepper (L) L 5.0 6 3 3 2 4 1 5.40
Frank LaCorte - 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Joe Sambito - 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 40.50
Billy Smith - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 10 6 6 3 6 1 6.75

LAN Pitching

HOU @ LAN — LAN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burt Hooton (W) W 7.0 3 1 1 3 2 1 1.29
Steve Howe - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Bob Welch - 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 3 1 1 4 5 1 1.00

Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers, October 9, 1981

On October 9, 1981, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros 6-1 at Dodger Stadium in a Division Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 46,820, a game time of 155 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Houston Astros' only run came in the third inning. The Los Angeles Dodgers' runs came in the first and eighth innings, 3 of them in the first. Hits were 3 for the Houston Astros and 10 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 2 and 0 errors. The win went to Burt Hooton, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 7.0 innings. The loss was charged to Bob Knepper after 5.0 innings and 3 runs. The Houston Astros' pitching table lists Bob Knepper, Frank LaCorte, Joe Sambito, and Billy Smith. The Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching table lists Burt Hooton, Steve Howe, and Bob Welch. For the Houston Astros, Jose Cruz went 2 for 4 and 1 double. The Houston Astros got another home run from Art Howe. The Los Angeles Dodgers' top hitter was Steve Garvey, 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Satch Davidson.

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