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May 10, 1981

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 13 0
Reds 5 13 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 13 0
Reds 5 13 1

George Foster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .274
OBP .500 .353
At Bats 4 106
Hits 2 29
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 6
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 2 20

Frank LaCorte Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 1
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Riverfront Stadium - May 10, 1981
Frank LaCorte
Luis Pujols
Danny Heep
Dickie Thon
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
George Foster
Dave Concepcion

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 7 13 0 10
Cincinnati Reds 5 13 1 8
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Frank Pastore
Save Frank LaCorte
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 31,903
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Foster is called out on strikes.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Frank LaCorte now pitching. The ball gets by Pujols for a passed ball. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 9 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 There's a wild pitch. Griffey scores.
Bottom 9 Griffey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Griffey reaches third base with a triple. Collins scores.
Bottom 9 Collins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Collins reaches second base with a double. Oester goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Doug Bair. Biittner strikes out.
Bottom 9 Oester hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Thon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nolan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 8 Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out.
Top 8 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 8 Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 8 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Doug Bair now pitching. Smith strikes out.
Bottom 7 Collins is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Harry Spilman pinch hits for Joe Price. Spilman hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Oester hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Thon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Howe moves to third.
Top 7 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 7 Heep hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Joe Price now pitching. Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reynolds tags and scores.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reynolds moves to third.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Reynolds reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dave Smith now pitching. Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dave Roberts pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Pujols 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 6 Thon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Heep hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Top 5 There goes Cruz. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out. Reynolds scores.
Top 5 Cedeno is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Reynolds reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Puhl hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pastore hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 4 Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nolan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pujols strikes out.
Top 4 Thon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howe strikes out.
Bottom 3 Griffey 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 3 Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pastore bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oester hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Oester reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Heep strikes out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nolan hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Niekro strikes out.
Top 2 Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Collins. The throw from Pujols and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Oester fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores.
Top 1 Reynolds strikes out.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Pastore Puhl moves to second.
Top 1 Puhl takes first base on ball four.