1981 Houston Astros Starters
(61-49) Lost NLDS vs. Dodgers (2-3)
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Joe Niekro Apr 9 LAD 7.0 29 L 2 2 8 1 1 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Apr 11 LAD 4.0 23 L 6 6 8 3 3 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 12 LAD 5.0 23 L 3 3 7 4 0 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Apr 13 @ATL 3.0 14 1 1 5 4 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 14 @ATL 9.0 35 W 2 2 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Apr 15 @ATL 7.0 27 W 0 0 3 9 3 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Apr 17 @PIT 6.1 29 L 4 4 9 1 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 18 @PIT 8.0 28 1 1 3 5 0 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 19 @PIT 9.0 34 L 2 2 6 6 1 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Apr 20 @LAD 5.2 28 L 3 3 6 4 5 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Apr 21 @LAD 9.0 29 W 0 0 3 3 0 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Apr 22 @LAD 7.0 26 L 1 1 6 3 0 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 23 @CIN 7.1 28 3 3 5 4 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 24 @CIN 8.2 36 L 3 3 10 5 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Apr 25 @CIN 7.0 29 L 2 2 4 10 4 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Apr 26 @CIN 9.0 33 W 0 0 8 3 1 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Apr 28 ATL 8.0 26 W 1 1 2 8 0 1 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 29 ATL 3.1 15 1 1 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 30 ATL 9.0 33 W 1 1 5 2 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 1 PIT 5.0 24 3 3 7 1 3 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper May 2 PIT 6.1 27 3 3 5 3 3 0 None None None None
Don Sutton May 3 PIT 7.0 28 W 1 1 5 5 4 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar May 4 CHC 5.1 24 W 1 1 7 8 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 5 CHC 6.1 27 3 3 5 4 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 6 CHC 7.0 28 0 1 6 3 1 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper May 7 CHC 9.0 33 W 0 0 6 5 2 0 None None None None
Don Sutton May 8 CIN 6.0 23 L 2 2 5 3 1 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar May 9 CIN 4.0 23 L 5 6 7 1 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 10 CIN 5.0 22 W 2 2 7 2 1 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 11 CIN 9.0 38 W 0 0 7 11 3 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper May 12 @STL 9.0 32 1 2 6 3 0 0 None None None None
Don Sutton May 13 @STL 9.0 32 W 0 0 5 4 1 0 None None None None
Bobby Sprowl May 14 @STL 7.0 28 0 1 4 3 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 15 @CHC 9.0 32 W 0 0 4 2 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 16 @CHC 7.0 29 W 0 1 6 8 3 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper May 17 @CHC 7.1 30 W 1 1 4 3 4 0 None None None None
Don Sutton May 19 STL 3.2 20 7 7 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 20 STL 10.0 42 W 3 3 10 8 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 21 STL 6.1 26 L 1 3 3 6 3 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper May 22 @SFG 8.2 37 2 2 11 2 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle May 23 @SFG 4.2 23 1 1 9 1 2 0 None None None None
Don Sutton May 24 @SFG 8.0 33 L 2 2 7 8 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 25 @SDP 6.2 31 W 2 3 9 1 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 26 @SDP 7.0 27 W 0 0 4 6 4 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper May 27 @SDP 9.0 34 W 0 0 6 5 1 0 None None None None
Don Sutton May 29 SFG 7.2 32 L 3 3 5 7 4 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 30 SFG 8.1 35 0 5 7 5 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 31 SFG 7.0 35 L 5 5 8 4 6 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jun 2 SDP 7.0 30 1 1 6 3 3 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Jun 3 SDP 9.0 33 W 1 1 7 6 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 4 SDP 3.1 20 L 6 6 8 0 3 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 5 @NYM 9.0 34 W 0 0 5 10 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jun 6 @NYM 5.0 21 W 1 2 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jun 7 @NYM 9.0 36 L 2 3 6 5 3 1 None None None None
Don Sutton Jun 8 PHI 6.0 27 L 3 4 7 3 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 9 PHI 4.0 20 L 4 6 6 6 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 10 PHI 7.2 29 1 1 2 8 3 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Aug 10 SFG 6.0 26 3 3 7 4 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 11 SFG 6.1 31 L 3 3 10 7 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 12 SFG 5.2 24 4 4 6 4 0 2 None None None None
Bob Knepper Aug 13 SDP 4.0 17 L 4 4 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 14 SDP 6.0 22 W 1 1 2 3 2 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Aug 15 SDP 8.0 27 W 0 0 3 6 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 16 SDP 7.0 24 W 0 0 2 1 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 17 @MON 6.2 30 L 5 5 8 1 3 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Aug 18 @MON 8.2 33 W 2 2 8 4 1 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 19 @MON 6.0 21 W 0 0 2 8 0 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Aug 21 PHI 6.0 30 2 3 8 5 4 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 22 PHI 4.0 18 L 5 5 7 0 1 2 None None None None
Bob Knepper Aug 23 PHI 5.0 24 L 6 6 9 1 0 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 25 NYM 7.0 27 0 1 3 7 4 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Aug 26 NYM 5.0 20 W 3 3 6 4 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 27 NYM 7.1 27 2 2 5 4 1 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Aug 28 @PHI 7.0 26 1 2 5 1 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 29 @PHI 6.1 28 W 1 1 7 2 2 0 None None None None
Billy Smith Aug 29 (2) @PHI 7.0 27 W 0 0 5 1 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 30 @PHI 7.0 31 3 3 8 4 5 1 None None None None
Don Sutton Aug 31 @NYM 9.0 35 W 1 1 9 8 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 1 @NYM 6.1 23 2 2 3 5 2 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Sep 2 @NYM 9.0 31 W 0 0 3 9 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 3 MON 6.0 23 W 1 1 4 0 2 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 4 MON 7.0 26 W 0 0 2 7 3 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Sep 5 MON 7.0 31 L 4 5 9 3 1 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 6 MON 6.0 26 2 2 7 1 3 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Sep 7 ATL 7.0 27 2 2 4 0 3 1 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 8 ATL 7.0 24 0 0 3 2 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 9 ATL 4.0 23 L 5 5 7 3 5 1 None None None None
Don Sutton Sep 11 @SFG 9.0 32 W 0 0 5 6 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 12 @SFG 6.2 29 W 1 1 4 4 5 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Sep 13 @SFG 7.0 31 W 0 0 6 6 3 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 14 @CIN 7.1 32 L 3 4 11 6 0 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 15 @CIN 6.0 27 L 3 4 6 4 4 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Sep 16 SDP 7.0 26 W 0 2 4 1 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 17 SDP 9.0 31 W 0 0 5 2 0 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Sep 18 SFG 4.0 19 L 4 4 8 0 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 19 SFG 9.0 31 W 1 1 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 20 SFG 9.0 36 W 3 3 7 8 4 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Sep 22 @ATL 9.0 29 W 0 0 3 3 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 23 @ATL 6.0 27 L 3 3 6 3 3 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Sep 24 @ATL 7.2 31 W 3 3 5 4 4 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 25 @LAD 7.0 29 L 2 3 9 1 0 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 26 @LAD 9.0 30 W 0 0 0 11 3 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Sep 27 @LAD 9.0 29 W 1 1 2 9 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 28 @SDP 8.0 27 1 1 5 3 2 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Sep 29 @SDP 7.0 26 L 2 2 5 6 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 30 CIN 5.2 21 L 3 3 5 2 0 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Oct 1 CIN 9.0 36 W 1 1 7 9 3 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Oct 2 LAD 2.0 7 L 1 1 2 2 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Oct 3 LAD 4.0 17 L 3 3 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Oct 4 LAD 4.0 17 3 3 4 3 1 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Oct 6 @LAD 9.0 29 W 1 1 2 7 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Oct 7 @LAD 8.0 34 0 0 7 4 3 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Oct 9 LAD 5.0 25 L 3 3 6 4 2 1 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Oct 10 LAD 8.0 29 L 2 2 4 1 2 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Oct 11 LAD 6.0 27 L 2 3 4 7 2 0 None None None None