Astros @ Reds
May 9, 1981

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 5 10 2
Reds 9 11 2
Top 9 R H E
Astros 5 10 2
Reds 9 11 2

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .243
OBP .500 .300
At Bats 3 107
Hits 1 26
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 10
RBI’s 0 17

Joe Price Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Riverfront Stadium - May 9, 1981
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Joe Price
Joe Nolan
Johnny Bench
Ron Oester
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Ken Griffey
Dave Collins
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 5 10 2 8
Cincinnati Reds 9 11 2 8
Winning Pitcher Bruce Berenyi
Losing Pitcher Joaquin Andujar
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI George Foster
Attendance 30,860
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Joe Price now pitching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ivie scores.
Top 9 Mike Ivie pinch hits for Frank LaCorte. Ivie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Ivie reaches second base with a double. Ashby scores. Thon goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Landestoy hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Thon takes first base on ball four. Ashby moves to second.
Top 9 Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bench hits a line drive towards short. Thon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 8 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 8 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cruz hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Berenyi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Oester hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Frank LaCorte now pitching. Dickie Thon now playing shortstop. Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. Puhl moves to third.
Top 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester misplays the ball. That's an error on Oester.
Top 7 Dave Roberts pinch hits for Bobby Sprowl. Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Thon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion.
Bottom 6 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Howe hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Heep hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Berenyi hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nolan tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Oester hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nolan moves to third.
Bottom 5 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nolan moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bobby Sprowl now pitching. Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out.
Top 5 The umpire calls a balk on Berenyi Pittman scores.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Pittman moves to third.
Top 5 Puhl takes first base on ball four. Pittman moves to second.
Top 5 Joe Pittman pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar. Pittman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Thon hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ashby strikes out.
Top 4 Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heep moves to second.
Top 4 Heep hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Berenyi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds misplays the ball. That's an error on Reynolds. Nolan scores. Oester moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar juggles the ball. That's an error on Andujar. Nolan moves to third.
Bottom 3 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Nolan. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Nolan steals second.
Bottom 3 Nolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffey scores.
Bottom 2 Griffey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Griffey reaches second base with a double. Oester scores.
Bottom 2 Collins strikes out.
Bottom 2 Berenyi bunts between the mound and first base. Andujar scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berenyi for the out. Oester moves to second.
Bottom 2 Oester hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Andujar is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howe for the out.
Bottom 1 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foster tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster moves to third.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Foster reaches second base with a double. Collins scores. Concepcion goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out. Collins moves to third.
Bottom 1 Griffey takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second.
Bottom 1 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Heep hits a line drive towards third. Knight reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puhl scores.
Top 1 Reynolds bunts towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Top 1 Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Puhl reaches second base with a double.