Led by George Foster, who went 5-for-5 with four singles and a homer, the Reds edged the Astros, 6-5. Foster drove in the Reds' first run with a first-inning single and clouted a solo homer in the fifth. A two-run double by Ken Griffey highlighted a three-run fourth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Monday, April     21, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         1  1  0    3  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  2    2  0  0  -   5 10  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            2   1   1   0     0   0   .292      Leonard cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .261
  Geronimo cf         3   1   1   1     0   1   .333      Reynolds ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .250
Griffey rf            5   0   1   2     0   1   .190      Walling rf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .333
Concepcion ss         5   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .188
Foster lf             5   1   5   2     0   0   .326      Cruz lf               4   1   1   2     1   0   .359
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .225      Cabell 3b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .381
Bench c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Howe 1b               2   0   0   0     2   1   .115
Knight 3b             2   2   1   0     2   1   .325      Pujols c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .342      Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
LaCoss p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Niemann p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Landestoy ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .125
                                                            Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ashby ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .357
                                                            Puhl pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  12   6     3   7             Totals               35   5  10   3     7   2

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 29,067
Left on Base: Reds 9, Astros 10
DP: Reds 2, Astros 0
Errors: LaCoss
Doubles: Griffey (1), Walling (2)
Triples: Knight (2)
Home Runs: Foster (4)
Stolen Bases: Collins (4)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kennedy (2)
GIDP: Cabell (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss W(3-0)           5.2   7   3   3   3   0   0  26   2.61
Soto                    0.1   2   2   2   1   1   0   4  11.57
Tomlin                  0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2  10.80
Bair                    1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Hume SV(3)              1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   5   7   2   0  42

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(0-1)            3.2   7   5   5   1   1   0  19   8.59
Niemann                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Andujar                 1     1   1   1   1   1   1   5   3.00
Smith                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.68
Sambito                 2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   1.08
LaCorte                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    12   6   6   3   7   1  42

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to left; Collins stole second; Griffey
grounded out (second to first) [Collins to third]; Concepcion
struck out; Foster singled to left [Collins scored]; Driessen
singled to center [Foster to third]; Bench flied out to right; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Leonard singled to center; Reynolds lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Leonard out at first]; Walling
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight tripled to left; Kennedy hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Knight scored]; LaCoss flied out to left; Collins flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Morgan
popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz flied out to center;
Cabell singled to center; Cabell was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster singled to third;
Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howe made an out to second; Pujols lined to first;
Ruhle walked; Leonard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench popped to shortstop in foul territory; Knight
walked; Kennedy flied out to center; LaCoss singled to left
[Knight to second]; Geronimo singled to center [Knight scored,
LaCoss to second]; NIEMANN REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Griffey
doubled to right [LaCoss scored, Geronimo scored]; Concepcion
flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds popped to shortstop; Walling grounded out
(second to first); Morgan singled to center; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 0.

REDS 5TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED NIEMANN (PITCHING); Foster homered;
Driessen struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight
walked; Kennedy grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell singled to center; Howe walked [Cabell to
second]; Pujols reached on an error by LaCoss [Cabell scored (no
RBI), Howe to third, Pujols to second]; BERGMAN BATTED FOR
ANDUJAR; Bergman grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard
reached on a fielder's choice [Howe out at home (pitcher to
catcher), Pujols to third]; Reynolds grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: SMITH REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); LaCoss flied out to
center; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Griffey struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Walling doubled to center; Morgan flied out to
center [Walling to third]; Cruz singled to left [Walling
scored]; Cabell popped to third; Howe walked [Cruz to second];
Pujols singled to center [Cruz scored, Howe to second];
LANDESTOY BATTED FOR SMITH; SOTO REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING);
Landestoy walked [Howe to third, Pujols to second]; Leonard
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 3.

REDS 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Concepcion
grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster singled to center;
Driessen popped to third in foul territory; Bench singled to
left [Foster to second]; Knight struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds singled to right; Walling singled to right
[Reynolds to third]; TOMLIN REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Morgan
walked [Walling to second]; Cruz walked [Reynolds scored,
Walling to third, Morgan to second]; BAIR REPLACED TOMLIN
(PITCHING); Cabell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Walling scored, Morgan to third, Cruz out
at second]; Howe struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6,
Astros 5.

REDS 8TH: Kennedy popped to second; Bair struck out; Geronimo
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Pujols popped to second; ASHBY BATTED FOR SAMBITO;
Ashby singled to center; PUHL RAN FOR ASHBY; Leonard flied out
to right; Reynolds walked [Puhl to second]; HUME REPLACED BAIR
(PITCHING); Walling flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 6, Astros 5.

REDS 9TH: LACORTE REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to
left; Concepcion struck out; Foster singled to left; Driessen
walked [Foster to second]; Bench lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Morgan flied out to left; Cruz flied out to left;
Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Astros 5.