Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 14
Played on Friday, April 24, 1981 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 10 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Collins rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Griffey cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 Foster lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Driessen 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 11 0 Knight 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Bench c 4 1 2 1 0 1 5 1 Kennedy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Biittner ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oester pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pastore p 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 3 10 3 2 5 27 12 BATTING - 2B: Griffey (2,off Niekro); Bench (2,off Niekro). 3B: Collins (1,off Niekro). GDP: Foster (2,off Niekro). IBB: Biittner (1,by Niekro). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Collins (5,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Ivie 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Howe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Thon 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 4 0 0 5 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Reynolds-Thon-Ivie. BATTING - 2B: Puhl (4,off Pastore). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - CS: Cedeno (2,2nd base by Pastore/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pastore W(1-0) 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 30
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(1-3) 8.2 10 3 3 2 5 0 36 Sambito 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 5 0 37 IBB: Niekro (1,Biittner). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 27087 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Collins rf Puhl rf 2. Griffey cf Reynolds ss 3. Concepcion ss Cedeno cf 4. Foster lf Cruz lf 5. Driessen 1b Ivie 1b 6. Knight 3b Howe 3b 7. Bench c Ashby c 8. Kennedy 2b Thon 2b 9. Pastore p Niekro p REDS 1ST: Collins singled to shortstop; Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Griffey doubled to center; Concepcion struck out; Foster singled to center [Griffey scored]; Driessen popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Reynolds flied out to left; Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Knight flied out to center; Bench singled to center; Kennedy singled to right [Bench to second]; On a bunt Pastore forced Bench (pitcher to third) [Kennedy to second]; Collins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (third to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion singled to shortstop; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby struck out; Thon flied out to center; Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Driessen walked; Knight flied out to center; Bench struck out; Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to shortstop; Cruz singled to shortstop [Cedeno to second]; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Pastore grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins flied out to center; Griffey lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe flied out to right; Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Niekro flied out to right; Puhl doubled to right; Reynolds grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to third]; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 7TH: Knight struck out; Bench flied out to left; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie grounded out (second to first); Howe popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 8TH: Pastore grounded out (first unassisted); Collins tripled to center; Griffey struck out; Concepcion popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); WALLING BATTED FOR THON; Walling grounded out (second to first); Niekro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 9TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 2B); Foster flied out to left; Driessen singled to left; Knight flied out to left; Bench doubled to right [Driessen scored]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Biittner was walked intentionally; OESTER RAN FOR BIITTNER; Pastore singled to center [Bench scored, Oester to third]; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Collins forced Pastore (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: OESTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 3 10 0 7 Astros 0 4 0 3
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