Astros @ Reds
September 17, 1980

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 5 0
Reds 7 9 1
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Astros 0 5 0
Reds 7 9 1

Joe Morgan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .245
OBP .500 .365
At Bats 3 396
Hits 1 97
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 78
RBI’s 0 38

Mario Soto Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 6 4
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Riverfront Stadium - September 17, 1980
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Out
Mario Soto
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Ron Oester
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Sam Mejias
Ken Griffey
Joe Morgan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 0 5 0 10
Cincinnati Reds 7 9 1 4
Winning Pitcher Mario Soto
Losing Pitcher Joe Niekro
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI George Foster
Attendance 25,092
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Gordie Pladson. Landestoy hits a line drive towards the mound. Soto reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out.
Bottom 8 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster scores.
Bottom 8 Gordie Pladson now pitching. Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Foster moves to third.
Bottom 8 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Foster reaches second base with a double. Concepcion scores.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Concepcion reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out.
Top 8 Walling takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cruz hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sam Mejias now playing center field. 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.
Bottom 7 Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bert Roberge now pitching. Soto bunts towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cabell hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Soto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walling moves to third. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 7 Danny Heep pinch hits for Randy Niemann. Heep is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walling moves to second.
Top 7 Ashby strikes out.
Top 7 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Oester hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Knight hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bench strikes out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cruz strikes out.
Top 6 The umpire calls a balk on Soto Puhl moves to second.
Top 6 Puhl bunts towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Foster is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffey strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Collins. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Collins steals third.
Bottom 5 Randy Niemann now pitching. Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Collins reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Bergman strikes out.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Soto hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Reynolds fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Oester hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Knight hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 4 Bench takes first base on ball four. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling fields it and throws to second for the out. Concepcion moves to third.
Bottom 4 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out.
Top 4 Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester misplays the ball. That's an error on Oester. Cruz moves to second.
Top 4 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out.
Bottom 3 Soto strikes out.
Bottom 3 Oester hits a popup, foul, towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Knight. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Reynolds is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Collins is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 1 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Puhl strikes out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Morgan. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four.