Houston Astros 1, Cincinnati Reds 0
Regular Season Game 16
Played on Sunday, April 26, 1981 (D) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0 HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 6 1
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Collins rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Griffey cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Knight 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 Kennedy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 O'Berry c 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nolan c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Soto p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Mejias ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 8 0 1 3 24 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Concepcion-Driessen. BATTING - SH: Soto (2,off Knepper). GDP: Concepcion (4,off Knepper). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Collins (6,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby). CS: Concepcion (2,2nd base by Knepper/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Walling 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 10 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Cruz lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Puhl rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Howe 3b 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Thon 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Knepper p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 29 1 6 1 1 6 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Howe-Thon-Walling. E: Knepper (1). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (4,off Soto). HR: Walling (1,1st inning off Soto 0 on 0 out). GDP: Thon (1,off Soto). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Soto L(1-3) 7 5 1 1 1 6 1 26 Hume 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 6 1 1 1 6 1 30
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Knepper W(2-0) 9 8 0 0 1 3 0 33 Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 23428 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Collins rf Walling 1b 2. Griffey cf Reynolds ss 3. Concepcion ss Cedeno cf 4. Foster lf Cruz lf 5. Knight 3b Puhl rf 6. Driessen 1b Howe 3b 7. Kennedy 2b Ashby c 8. O'Berry c Thon 2b 9. Soto p Knepper p REDS 1ST: Collins struck out; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Walling homered; Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno popped to second; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 2ND: Foster flied to right; Knight singled to right; Driessen popped to second; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Puhl struck out; Howe singled to shortstop; Ashby flied to right; Thon flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 3RD: O'Berry singled to right; Soto out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [O'Berry to second]; Collins singled to center [O'Berry out at home (center to catcher)]; Griffey flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Knepper popped to second; Walling grounded out (second to first); Reynolds singled to center; Cedeno doubled to right [Reynolds to third]; Cruz walked; Puhl struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight singled to right; Knight was picked off first but was safe on an error by Knepper [Knight to second]; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Howe struck out; Ashby grounded out (second to first); Thon flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); O'Berry flied to center; Soto popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Knepper struck out; Walling grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to center; Concepcion grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Foster popped to first; Knight flied to right; Driessen walked; Kennedy singled to left [Driessen to second]; VAIL BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Vail popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: NOLAN REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING C ); Howe singled to center; Ashby struck out; Thon grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 8TH: MEJIAS BATTED FOR SOTO; Mejias singled to left; Collins forced Mejias (pitcher to shortstop); Collins stole second; Griffey flied to left; Concepcion flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: HUME REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Knepper popped to first; Walling singled to center; Reynolds flied to right; Cedeno forced Walling (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 9TH: Foster struck out; Knight flied to right; Driessen flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 0 8 0 6 Astros 1 6 1 5
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