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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 14, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 14, 1981 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Berenyi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 19,742 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Dutch Rennert 3B: Ed Montague |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Householder | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Joe Nolan | Catcher |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Berenyi | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Denny Walling | First Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Kiko Garcia | Third Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Vern Ruhle | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 14, 1981
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Ruhle
Householder strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Ruhle
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Ruhle
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Ruhle
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruhle covering, for the out. Griffey moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bench vs. Ruhle
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Concepcion scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Ruhle
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Berenyi
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Berenyi
Garner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Berenyi
Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Householder. Puhl reaches second base with a double. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Berenyi
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench juggles the ball. That's an error on Bench. Garner scores. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walling vs. Berenyi
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out. Puhl scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Berenyi
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Ruhle
Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Ruhle
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berenyi vs. Ruhle
Berenyi is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Berenyi
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Berenyi
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Berenyi
Ruhle strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Ruhle
Householder hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Ruhle
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Ruhle
There goes Griffey. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Garner applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Ruhle
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Ruhle
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Berenyi
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Berenyi
Garner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puhl vs. Berenyi
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Berenyi
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walling vs. Berenyi
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Ruhle
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Ruhle
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Ruhle
Nolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oester vs. Ruhle
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling juggles the ball. That's an error on Walling. Knight scores. Nolan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berenyi vs. Ruhle
Berenyi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nolan moves to third. Oester moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Householder vs. Ruhle
Householder hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Berenyi
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Berenyi
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Berenyi
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Berenyi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Ruhle
Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Ruhle
Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ruhle
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Berenyi
Ruhle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Berenyi
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Berenyi
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Ruhle
Bench hits a popup towards third. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Ruhle
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Ruhle
Nolan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Berenyi
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Berenyi
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Berenyi
Walling strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Ruhle
Oester hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berenyi vs. Ruhle
Berenyi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Ruhle
Householder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Berenyi
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Berenyi
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garcia for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Berenyi
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Ruhle
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Ruhle
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Ruhle
Foster is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Ruhle
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. LaCorte
Eddie Milner pinch runs for Johnny Bench. Frank LaCorte now pitching. Bert Pena now playing shortstop.
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pena. Foster moves to third. Milner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nolan vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Nolan hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oester vs. Sambito
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Berenyi
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Bert Pena. Dan Driessen now playing first base.
Spilman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Berenyi
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Berenyi
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berenyi vs. Sambito
Dickie Thon now playing shortstop.
Berenyi strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Sambito
Householder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Householder for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Sambito
Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Berenyi
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Berenyi
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Berenyi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Berenyi
Walling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Berenyi
Ashby strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1981 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Householder P, rf 5 0 0 0 Scott T, cf 4 0 1 0
Griffey K, cf 5 1 2 0 Garner P, 2b 3 1 1 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 2 3 0 Puhl T, rf 4 1 1 0
Foster G, lf 3 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 1
Bench J, 1b 4 0 3 3 Walling D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Milner E, pr 0 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 4 0 0 0
Driessen D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Garcia K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Knight R, 3b 4 1 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 3 0 0 0
Nolan J, c 4 0 2 0 LaCorte F, p 0 0 0 0
Oester R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
Berenyi B, p 4 0 1 0 Ruhle V, p 2 0 0 0
Pena B, ss 0 0 0 0
Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0
Thon D, ss 0 0 0 0
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37 4 11 3 32 2 4 2
Cincinnati 200 100 010 -- 4
Houston 200 000 000 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Berenyi B (W) 9.0 4 2 1 1 12
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle V (L) 7.1 11 4 3 0 6
LaCorte F* 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Sambito J 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Bench J, Walling D, Pena B
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Houston 4
2B -- Puhl T, Concepcion D
CS -- Griffey K
HBP -- by Ruhle V (Foster G)
T -- 2:30
A -- 19742
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