Chicago Cubs 1 – 6 Houston Astros
16 May 1981 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples · 3 | Craig Reynolds | 1 in 3,849 games |
| 21 | final score 6–1 | 1 in 56 games | |
| 12 | 8 strikeouts | Nolan Ryan | 1 in 35 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joe Strain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Buckner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Leon Durham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Henderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Scot Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steve Dillard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ken Reitz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Tim Blackwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Morales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Randy Martz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jim Tracy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hector Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Martz | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Capilla | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Lee Smith | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Reynolds | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 3B |
| Denny Walling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jose Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Heep | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Howe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Ashby | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rafael Landestoy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nolan Ryan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gary Woods | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Joe Sambito | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |