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April 24, 1981

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Reds 1 8 0
Astros 0 4 0
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Astros 0 4 0

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .211
OBP .333 .400
At Bats 3 19
Hits 1 4
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 3

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Astrodome - April 24, 1981
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Double
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Mike Ivie
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bench hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Bench reaches second base with a double. Driessen goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Knight hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Driessen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Denny Walling pinch hits for Dickie Thon. 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.
Bottom 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 Concepcion hits a popup towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Griffey strikes out.
Top 8 Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Collins reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Pastore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pastore for the out.
Bottom 7 Howe hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Knight strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pastore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Griffey hits a line drive towards first. Ivie reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pastore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ivie strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bench strikes out.
Top 4 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thon hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashby strikes out.
Top 3 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Knight, and towards Concepcion, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Collins is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Pastore bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to third for the out. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 2 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench moves to second.
Top 2 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl strikes out.
Top 1 Driessen hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores.
Top 1 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 1 Griffey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Griffey reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 There goes Collins. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag.
Top 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.