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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 26, 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 April 26, 1981 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mario Soto |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 23,428 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Frank Pulli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Junior Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Mike O'Berry | Catcher |
| Mario Soto | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denny Walling | First Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Dickie Thon | Second Baseman |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 26, 1981
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Knepper
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Knepper
There goes Concepcion. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Thon applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Soto
Walling hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Soto
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Soto
Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Soto
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Knepper
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Soto
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Soto
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Soto
Ashby hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Soto
Thon hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Knepper
O'Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Knepper
Soto bunts towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Berry moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Knepper
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes O'Berry trying to get to home. Cedeno throws the ball in to Ashby who tags O'Berry who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Soto
Knepper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Soto
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Soto
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Soto
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Soto
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Puhl vs. Soto
Puhl strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Concepcion for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Knepper
Knepper fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Knepper. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Soto
Howe strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Soto
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Soto
Thon hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Knepper
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Knepper
O'Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Knepper
Soto hits a popup, foul, towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Soto
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Soto
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Soto
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Soto covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Knepper
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Soto
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Soto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Soto
Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Soto
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a popup towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Knepper
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vail vs. Knepper
Mike Vail pinch hits for Mike O'Berry.
Vail hits a popup towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Soto
Joe Nolan now catching.
Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Soto
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Soto
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Knepper
Sam Mejias pinch hits for Mario Soto.
Mejias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Knepper
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Knepper
There goes Collins. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Collins steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching.
Knepper hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Hume
Walling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Hume
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Hume
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1981 -- Cincinnati at Houston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Collins D, rf 4 0 1 0 Walling D, 1b 4 1 2 1
Griffey K, cf 4 0 1 0 Reynolds C, ss 4 0 1 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 0
Foster G, lf 4 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 2 0 0 0
Knight R, 3b 4 0 2 0 Puhl T, rf 3 0 0 0
Driessen D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Howe A, 3b 3 0 2 0
Kennedy J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0
O'Berry M, c 2 0 1 0 Thon D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 3 0 0 0
Nolan J, c 0 0 0 0
Soto M, p 1 0 0 0
Mejias S, ph 1 0 1 0
Hume T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 8 0 29 1 6 1
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 100 000 00x -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Soto M (L) 7.0 5 1 1 1 6
Hume T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (W) 9.0 8 0 0 1 3
E -- Knepper B
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Houston 5
2B -- Cedeno C
HR -- Walling D
SB -- Collins D
CS -- Concepcion D
SH -- Soto M
T -- 2:21
A -- 23428
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