Major League Baseball team season
The 1981 Houston Astros season was the 20th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas . The season was divided into two halves because of a players' strike in mid-season. The Astros won the National League West in the second half with a loss by the Cincinnati Reds on October 3, the penultimate day of the season.[ 1] The Astros advanced to the playoffs, which matched the winners of the two halves in a Division Series (the name would be re-introduced fourteen years later ). However, they were defeated in five games by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS .
Offseason
December 4, 1980: Don Sutton was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[ 2]
December 8, 1980: Chris Bourjos was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Bob Knepper to the Houston Astros for Enos Cabell.[ 3]
March 27, 1981: Julio González was released by the Astros.[ 4]
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
HOU
LAD
MON
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
Atlanta
—
3–2–1
6–5
4–8
7–7
3–7
3–3
4–5
2–3
9–6
5–7
4–3
Chicago
2–3–1
—
1–5
1–6
6–4
4–7
5–8–1
2–10
4–10
3–3
5–5
5–4–1
Cincinnati
5–6
5–1
—
8–4
8–8
5–4
7–3
5–2
4–2
10–2
9–5
0–5
Houston
8–4
6–1
4–8
—
4–8
5–2
6–3
4–6
2–4
11–3
9–6
2–4
Los Angeles
7–7
4–6
8–8
8–4
—
5–2
5–1
3–3
5–1
6–5
7–5
5–5
Montreal
7–3
7–4
4–5
2–5
2–5
—
9–3
7–4
10–3
4–2
2–5
6–9
New York
3–3
8–5–1
3–7
3–6
1–5
3–9
—
7–7
3–6–1
2–5
2–4
6–5
Philadelphia
5-4
10–2
2–5
6–4
3–3
4–7
7–7
—
7–5
4–2
4–3
7–6
Pittsburgh
3–2
10–4
2–4
4–2
1–5
3–10
6–3–1
5–7
—
6–4
3–7
3–8
San Diego
6–9
3–3
2–10
3–11
5–6
2–4
5–2
2–4
4–6
—
6–7
3–7
San Francisco
7–5
5–5
5–9
6–9
5–7
5–2
4–2
3–4
7–3
7–6
—
2–3
St. Louis
3–4
4–5–1
5–0
4–2
5–5
9–6
5–6
6–7
8–3
7–3
3–2
—
Notable transactions
Nolan Ryan's 5th No-Hitter
On September 26, 1981, Nolan Ryan no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-0, on national television. The 34-year-old right-hander became the first pitcher to throw five career no-hitters.[ 10] It had been six years since Ryan's last no-hitter; he pitched for the California Angels for the last of four no-hitters.
Roster
1981 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Game log
Regular season (First half)
1981 regular season game log: 28–29 (home: 14–14; away: 14–15)
April: 7–12 (home: 4–9; away: 3–3)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
1
April 9
3:05 p.m. CST
@ Dodgers
L 0–2
Valenzuela (1–0)
Niekro (0–1)
–
2:17
50,511
0–1
L1
2
April 11
9:05 p.m. CST
@ Dodgers
L 4–7
Hooton (1–0)
Sutton (0–1)
–
2:56
51,691
0–2
L2
3
April 12
3:05 p.m. CST
@ Dodgers
L 2–3
Sutcliffe (1–0)
Ruhle (0–1)
Howe (1)
2:16
50,734
0–3
L3
4
April 13
7:35 p.m. CST
Braves
L 1–2 (10)
Camp (1–0)
Sambito (0–1)
Bradford (1)
2:57
34,961
0–4
L4
5
April 14
7:35 p.m. CST
Braves
W 8–2
Niekro (1–1)
Walk (0–1)
–
2:38
21,440
1–4
W1
6
April 15
7:35 p.m. CST
Braves
W 2–0
Ryan (1–0)
Boggs (0–1)
LaCorte (1)
2:00
22,365
2–4
W2
7
April 17
7:35 p.m. CST
Pirates
L 3–4
Rhoden (2–0)
Sutton (0–2)
Romo (2)
2:28
39,119
2–5
L1
8
April 18
12:50 p.m. CST
Pirates
L 3–6 (11)
Jackson (1–0)
Smith (0–1)
–
3:06
29,790
2–6
L2
9
April 19
2:05 p.m. CST
Pirates
L 0–2
Scurry (1–0)
Niekro (1–2)
Solomon (1)
2:21
30,394
2–7
L3
10
April 20
7:35 p.m. CST
Dodgers
L 2–5
Hooton (3–0)
Andújar (0–1)
Goltz (1)
2:34
21,370
2–8
L4
11
April 21
7:35 p.m. CST
Dodgers
W 1–0
Knepper (1–0)
Reuss (0–1)
–
1:48
21,904
3–8
W1
12
April 22
6:05 p.m. CST
Dodgers
L 0–1
Valenzuela (4–0)
Sutton (0–3)
–
2:24
22,830
3–9
L1
13
April 23
7:35 p.m. CST
Reds
L 4–5 (10)
Price (1–0)
Smith (0–2)
Moskau (1)
3:06
23,173
3–10
L2
14
April 24
7:35 p.m. CST
Reds
L 0–3
Pastore (1–0)
Niekro (1–3)
–
2:23
27,087
3–11
L3
15
April 25
12:50 p.m. CST
Reds
L 1–2
Berenyi (2–0)
Ryan (1–1)
Hume (1)
2:45
19,957
3–12
L4
16
April 26
2:05 p.m. CDT
Reds
W 1–0
Knepper (2–0)
Soto (1–3)
–
2:21
23,428
4–12
W1
17
April 28
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Braves
W 2–1
Sutton (1–3)
Montefusco (1–2)
Smith (1)
2:34
8,669
5–12
W2
18
April 29
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Braves
W 5–4
LaCorte (1–0)
Camp (2–1)
–
3:18
8,334
6–12
W3
19
April 30
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Braves
W 5–1
Niekro (2–3)
Boggs (1–3)
–
2:19
10,006
7–12
W4
May: 17–12 (home: 8–4; away: 9–8)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
20
May 1
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Pirates
W 5–3
Sambito (1–1)
Solomon (0–1)
–
3:01
7,012
8–12
W5
21
May 2
6:05 p.m. CDT
@ Pirates
L 4–5 (12)
Solomon (1–1)
Smith (0–3)
–
3:56
21,993
8–13
L1
22
May 3
12:35 p.m. CDT
@ Pirates
W 3–1
Sutton (2–3)
Bibby (1–1)
Smith (2)
3:15
10,438
9–13
W1
23
May 4
1:35 p.m. CDT
@ Cubs
W 5–4
Andújar (1–1)
Krukow (1–2)
Sambito (1)
3:02
2,941
10–13
W2
24
May 5
1:35 p.m. CDT
@ Cubs
W 4–3
Smith (1–3)
Smith (0–2)
–
2:41
2,092
11–13
W3
25
May 6
1:35 p.m. CDT
@ Cubs
L 1–2 (11)
Smith (1–2)
LaCorte (1–1)
–
3:27
2,572
11–14
W4
26
May 7
1:35 p.m. CDT
@ Cubs
W 6–0
Knepper (3–0)
Martz (1–1)
–
2:40
3,112
12–14
L1
27
May 8
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
L 0–4
Seaver (3–1)
Sutton (2–4)
–
2:21
31,961
12–15
L1
28
May 9
1:15 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
L 5–9
Berenyi (3–1)
Andújar (1–2)
–
2:38
30,860
12–16
L2
29
May 10
1:35 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
W 7–5
Niekro (3–3)
Pastore (1–1)
LaCorte (2)
2:44
31,903
13–16
W1
30
May 11
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
W 5–0
Ryan (2–1)
LaCoss (1–4)
–
2:36
11,795
14–16
W2
31
May 12
7:35 p.m. CDT
Cardinals
L 2–3 (10)
Sutter (1–1)
Sambito (1–2)
Kaat (2)
2:26
20,020
13–17
L1
32
May 13
7:35 p.m. CDT
Cardinals
W 3–0
Sutton (3–4)
Shirley (4–1)
–
2:24
21,705
14–17
W1
33
May 14
7:35 p.m. CDT
Cardinals
L 6–7
Otten (1–0)
Sambito (1–3)
Sutter (6)
2:54
20,042
14–18
L1
34
May 15
7:35 p.m. CDT
Cubs
W 5–0
Niekro (4–3)
Caudill (0–3)
–
2:16
23,718
16–18
W1
35
May 16
7:35 p.m. CDT
Cubs
W 6–1
Ryan (3–1)
Martz (1–2)
Sambito (2)
2:48
43,726
17–18
W2
36
May 17
2:35 p.m. CDT
Cubs
W 6–1
Knepper (4–0)
Krukow (1–4)
–
2:34
34,068
18–18
W3
37
May 19
7:35 p.m. CDT
@ Cardinals
L 12–15
Kaat (2–0)
Sprowl (0–1)
–
3:03
14,585
18–19
L1
38
May 20
7:35 p.m. CDT
@ Cardinals
W 4–3 (11)
Niekro (5–3)
Sutter (1–2)
Sambito (3)
2:47
19,175
19–19
W1
39
May 21
7:35 p.m. CDT
@ Cardinals
L 1–3
Martin (1–0)
Ryan (3–2)
–
2:13
19,823
19–20
L1
40
May 22
7:35 p.m. CDT
Giants
L 3–6 (15)
Minton (2–2)
Andújar (1–3)
–
4:38
30,377
19–21
L2
41
May 23
7:35 p.m. CDT
Giants
W 5–3
LaCorte (2–1)
Whitson (1–5)
–
3:09
38,586
20–21
W1
42
May 24
5:00 p.m. CDT
Giants
L 1–2
Blue (4–3)
Sutton (3–5)
Minton (9)
2:26
34,922
20–22
L1
43
May 25
7:35 p.m. CDT
Padres
W 6–3
Niekro (6–3)
Mura (1–7)
Sambito (4)
2:41
19,025
21–22
W1
44
May 26
7:35 p.m. CDT
Padres
W 1–0
Ryan (4–2)
Eichelberger (4–3)
Sambito (5)
2:23
17,709
22–22
W2
45
May 27
7:35 p.m. CDT
Padres
W 1–0
Knepper (5–0)
Welsh (2–3)
–
1:50
21,256
23–22
W3
46
May 29
9:35 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
L 1–3
Blue (5–3)
Sutton (3–6)
Holland (2)
2:22
8,397
23–23
L1
47
May 30
3:05 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
W 9–8 (14)
Andújar (2–3)
Breining (1–1)
Ruhle (1)
4:33
8,869
24–23
W1
48
May 31
3:05 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
L 1–6
Griffin (4–3)
Ryan (4–3)
Holland (3)
2:34
20,626
24–24
L1
June: 4–5 (home: 2–1; away: 2–4)
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Astros team member
Regular season (games canceled by the 1981 Major League Baseball strike)
1981 regular season game log
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
–
June 12
@ Mets
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 13
@ Mets
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 14
@ Mets
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 15
@ Expos
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 16
@ Expos
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 17
Phillies
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 18
Phillies
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 19
Expos
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 20
Expos
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 21
Expos
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 23
@ Pirates
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 24
@ Pirates
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 25
@ Pirates
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 26
Dodgers
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 27
Dodgers
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 28
Dodgers
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 29
Reds
Canceled (Strike)
–
June 30
Reds
Canceled (Strike)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
–
July 1
Reds
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 3
@ Braves
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 4
@ Braves
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 5
@ Braves
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 7
@ Dodgers
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 8
@ Dodgers
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 9
@ Dodgers
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 10
Braves
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 11
Braves
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 12
Braves
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 16
@ Reds
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 17
@ Reds
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 18
@ Reds
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 19
@ Cubs
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 20
@ Cubs
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 21
Pirates
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 22
Pirates
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 23
Pirates
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 24
Cardinals
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 25
Cardinals
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 26
Cardinals
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 27
Cubs
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 28
Cubs
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 29
Cubs
Canceled (Strike)
–
July 31
@ Cardinals
Canceled (Strike)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
–
August 1
@ Cardinals
Canceled (Strike)
–
August 2
@ Cardinals
Canceled (Strike)
–
August 3
Giants
Canceled (Strike)
–
August 4
Giants
Canceled (Strike)
–
August 5
Giants
Canceled (Strike)
–
August 7
Padres
Canceled (Strike)
–
August 8
Padres
Canceled (Strike)
–
August 9
Padres
Canceled (Strike)
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Astros team member
Regular season (Second half)
1981 regular season game log: 33–20 (home: 17–6; away: 16–14)
August: 13–8 (home: 7–1; away: 6–7)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
52nd All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio
1 {58)
August 10
9:35 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
W 6–5
Sambito (2–3)
Breining (2–2)
LaCorte (3)
3:08
11,115
1–0 (29–29)
W1
2 (59)
August 11
9:35 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
L 2–3
Griffin (5–5)
Niekro (6–6)
Minton (10)
2:36
12,354
1–1 (29–30)
L1
3 (60)
August 12
2:05 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
W 5–4
Sambito (3–3)
Holland (3–3)
Smith (1)
2:51
8,707
2–1 (30–30)
W1
4 (61)
August 13
3:05 p.m. CDT
@ Padres
L 1–9
Welsh (4–4)
Knepper (5–2)
–
2:29
4,899
2–2 (30–31)
L1
5 (62)
August 14
9:05 p.m. CDT
@ Padres
W 5–1
Ryan (6–3)
Lollar (1–5)
–
2:24
8,414
3–2 (31–31)
W1
6 (63)
August 15
9:05 p.m. CDT
@ Padres
W 5–0
Sutton (5–7)
Eichelberger (6–4)
–
1:59
5,852
4–2 (32–31)
W2
7 (64)
August 16
3:05 p.m. CDT
@ Padres
W 3–0
Niekro (7–6)
Mura (4–9)
Smith (4)
2:16
5,880
5–2 (33–31)
W3
8 (65)
August 17
7:35 p.m. CDT
Expos
L 2–6
Burris (5–5)
Ruhle (1–2)
Fryman (4)
2:19
24,203
5–3 (33–32)
L1
9 {66)
August 18
7:35 p.m. CDT
Expos
W 4–2
Knepper (6–2)
Rogers (8–5)
Sambito (7)
2:04
23,306
6–3 (34–32)
W1
10 (67)
August 19
7:35 p.m. CDT
Expos
W 9–1
Ryan (7–3)
Sanderson (6–4)
Smith (5)
2:39
27,169
7–3 (35–32)
W2
11 (68)
August 21
7:05 p.m. CDT
@ Phillies
L 4–5
Lyle (6–2)
Ruhle (1–3)
McGraw (8)
2:41
31,693
7–4 (35–33)
L1
12 (69)
August 22
1:15 p.m. CDT
@ Phillies
L 4–8
Ruthven (9–5)
Niekro (7–7)
–
2:16
35,199
7–5 (35–34)
L2
13 (70)
August 23
6:05 p.m. CDT
@ Phillies
L 0–6
Carlton (10–3)
Knepper (6–3)
–
1:51
30,630
7–6 (35–35)
L3
14 (71)
August 25
7:05 p.m. CDT
@ Mets
L 1–2
Marshall (1–0)
Sambito (3–4)
–
2:32
15,622
7–7 (35–36)
L4
15 (72)
August 26
7:05 p.m. CDT
@ Mets
W 9–3
Sutton (6–7)
Zachry (6–9)
–
2:34
16,731
8–7 (36–36)
W1
16 (73)
August 27
1:05 p.m. CDT
@ Mets
L 2–3
Marshall (2–0)
Sambito (3–5)
Allen (12)
2:28
17,488
8–8 (36–37)
L1
17 (74)
August 28
7:35 p.m. CDT
Phillies
W 3–2 (10)
Smith (2–3)
Lyle (6–3)
–
2:37
29,482
9–8 (37–37)
W1
18 (75)
August 29 (1)
5:35 p.m. CDT
Phillies
W 6–1
Ruhle (2–3)
Davis (0–2)
–
2:22
N/A
10–8 (38–37)
W2
19 (76)
August 29 (2)
8:32 p.m. CDT
Phillies
W 2–1
Smith (1–0)
Noles (0–1)
LaCorte (4)
2:01
33,327
11–8 (39–37)
W3
20 77)
August 30
7:35 p.m. CDT
Phillies
W 5–4 (10)
Smith (3–3)
Lyle (6–4)
–
2:53
23,102
12–8 (40–37)
W4
21 (78)
August 31
7:35 p.m. CDT
Mets
W 6–1
Sutton (7–7)
Zachry (6–10)
–
2:27
10,669
13–8 (41–37)
W5
September: 18–10 (home: 10–5; away: 8–5)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
22 (79)
September 1
7:35 p.m. CDT
Mets
W 3–2
Sambito (4–5)
Marshall (2–1)
–
2:39
16,339
14–8 (42–37)
W6
23 (80)
September 2
7:35 p.m. CDT
Mets
W 8–0
Knepper (7–3)
Scott (4–8)
–
2:21
18,938
15–8 (43–37)
W7
24 {81)
September 3
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Expos
W 2–1
Ruhle (3–3)
Sanderson (7–5)
Smith (6)
2:20
24,833
16–8 (44–37)
W8
25 (82)
September 4
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Expos
W 5–0
Ryan (8–3)
Gullickson (4–7)
Sambito (8)
2:54
32,580
17–8 (45–37)
W9
26 (83)
September 5
1:15 p.m. CDT
@ Expos
L 2–5
Burris (7–5)
Sutton (7–8)
–
2:13
30,471
17–9 (45–38)
L1
27 (84)
September 6
12:35 p.m. CDT
@ Expos
W 4–3 (12)
LaCorte (4–2)
Sosa (1–2)
–
3:33
47,193
18–9 (46–38)
W1
28 (85)
September 7
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Braves
W 3–2
Smith (4–3)
Camp (7–2)
Sambito (9)
2:40
7,358
19–9 (47–38)
W2
29 (86)
September 8
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Braves
L 2–3
Camp (8–2)
Smith (1–1)
–
2:13
2,800
19–10 (47–39)
L1
30 (87)
September 9
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Braves
L 0–9
Niekro (7–5)
Ryan (8–4)
–
2:34
4,482
19–11 (47–40)
L2
31 (88)
September 11
7:35 p.m. CDT
Giants
W 6–0
Sutton (8–8)
Blue (8–6)
–
2:30
23,677
20–11 (48–40)
W1
32 (89)
September 12
7:35 p.m. CDT
Giants
W 5–2
Niekro (8–7)
Whitson (5–8)
Smith (7)
2:39
35,867
21–11 (49–40)
W2
33 (90)
September 13
5:00 p.m. CDT
Giants
W 3–0
Knepper (8–3)
Alexander (8–7)
LaCorte (5)
2:32
19,642
22–11 (50–40)
W3
34 (91)
September 14
7:35 p.m. CDT
Reds
L 2–4
Berenyi (8–5)
Ruhle (3–4)
–
2:30
19,742
22–12 (50–41)
L1
35 (92)
September 15
5:00 p.m. CDT
Reds
L 0–4
Leibrandt (1–0)
Ryan (8–5)
–
2:26
16,354
22–13 (50–42)
L2
36 (93)
September 16
9:05 p.m. CDT
@ Padres
W 5–2
Sutton (9–8)
Lollar (1–8)
Sambito (10)
2:35
4,241
23–13 (51–42)
W1
37 (94)
September 17
9:05 p.m. CDT
@ Padres
W 9–0
Niekro (9–7)
Mura (5–13)
–
2:14
2,428
24–13 (52–42)
W2
38 (95)
September 18
9:35 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
L 2–5
Alexander (9–7)
Knepper (8–4)
Holland (7)
2:26
8,183
24–14 (52–43)
L1
39 (96)
September 19
3:05 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
W 8–1
Ruhle (4–4)
Griffin (8–7)
–
2:26
11,522
25–14 (53–43)
W1
40 (97)
September 20
3:05 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
W 7–3
Ryan (9–5)
Lavelle (0–6)
–
3:04
16,824
26–14 (54–43)
W2
41 (98)
September 22
7:35 p.m. CDT
Braves
W 3–0
Sutton (10–8)
Perry (7–8)
–
2:16
22,564
27–14 (55–43)
W3
42 (99)
September 23
7:35 p.m. CDT
Braves
L 1–3
Mahler (6–6)
Niekro (9–8)
–
2:13
24,142
27–15 (55–44)
L1
43 (100)
September 24
7:35 p.m. CDT
Braves
W 5–3
Knepper (9–4)
McWilliams (1–1)
Smith (8)
2:17
23,341
28–15 (56–44)
W1
44 (101)
September 25
7:35 p.m. CDT
Dodgers
L 0–3
Hooton (11–6)
Ruhle (4–5)
–
2:18
35,481
28–16 (56–45)
L1
45 (102)
September 26
1:20 p.m. CDT
Dodgers
W 5–0
Ryan (10–5)
Power (1–3)
–
2:46
32,115
29–16 (57–45)
W1
46 (103)
September 27
5:05 p.m. CDT
Dodgers
W 4–1
Sutton (11–8)
Valenzuela (13–6)
–
2:23
41,686
30–16 (58–45)
W2
47 (104)
September 28
7:35 p.m. CDT
Padres
W 2–1
Sambito (5–5)
Eichelberger (8–8)
–
2:07
21,576
31–16 (59–45)
W3
48 (105)
September 29
7:35 p.m. CDT
Padres
L 1–2
Wise (4–8)
Knepper (9–5)
Lucas (12)
2:19
34,732
31–17 (59–46)
L1
49 (106)
September 30
6:35 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
L 2–3
Soto (11–9)
Ruhle (4–6)
Hume (13)
2:14
24,394
31–18 (59–47)
L2
October: 2–2 (home: 0–0; away: 2–2)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/ Streak
50 (107)
October 1
4:00 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
W 8–1
Ryan (11–5)
Berenyi (9–6)
–
3:12
26,484
32–18 (60–47)
W1
51 (108)
October 2
9:30 p.m. CDT
@ Dodgers
L 1–6
Reuss (10–4)
Sutton (11–9)
–
2:30
46,108
32–19 (60–48)
L1
52 (109)
October 3
2:50 p.m. CDT
@ Dodgers
L 2–7
Welch (9–5)
Niekro (9–9)
–
2:43
42,272
32–20 (60–49)
L2
53 (110)
October 4
3:00 p.m. CDT
@ Dodgers
W 5–3
Smith (5–2)
Goltz (2–7)
–
3:17
47,072
33–20 (61–49)
W1
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Astros team member
Postseason Game log
1981 Postseason game log: 2–3 (home: 2–0; away: 0–3)
NL Western Division Series: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 2–3 (home: 2–0; away: 0–3)
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Astros team member
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1981 National League Division Series
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros
Los Angeles wins series, 3-2.
Game
Score
Date
1
Houston 3 , Los Angeles 1
October 6
2
Houston 1 , Los Angeles 0 (11 innings)
October 7
3
Los Angeles 6 , Houston 1
October 9
4
Los Angeles 2 , Houston 1
October 10
5
Los Angeles 4 , Houston 0
October 11
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Daytona Beach
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