A single by Dave Concepcion in the 12th inning lifted the Reds to a 3-2 triumph over the Astros. The score was 2-2 going into the 12th when Harry Spilman drilled a leadoff pinch-double. Houston reliever Joaquin Andujar retired the next two batters before Concepcion lined a shot to right. Reds reliever Tom Hume pitched three frames to run his string of scoreless innings to 13. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     23, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 13  0
Astros       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            6   1   3   0     0   1   .245      Leonard rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Kennedy 2b            6   0   0   0     0   1   .277        Walling ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Concepcion ss         6   1   3   1     0   0   .283        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foster lf             6   0   0   0     0   2   .300        Landestoy ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .125
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .208        Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bench c               5   0   1   0     0   2   .268      Reynolds ss           5   1   1   0     1   2   .264
Knight 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Morgan 2b             6   1   2   1     0   0   .244
Geronimo cf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Howe 1b               5   0   2   1     1   0   .161
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cruz lf               6   0   0   0     0   1   .347
  Mejias cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .354
Leibrandt p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cedeno cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .297
  Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               4   0   0   0     1   0   .238
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .375
  Spilman ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .600        Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bergman ph,rf       1   0   0   0     1   0   .200

Totals               47   3  13   2     1   7             Totals               41   2   8   2     8   4

Time of Game: 3:39   Attendance: 29,828
Left on Base: Reds 10, Astros 12
DP: Reds 2, Astros 2
Errors: Cabell
Doubles: Griffey (2), Spilman (1), Morgan 2 (3)
Triples: Howe (2)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (1), Geronimo (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Leibrandt (1), Cedeno (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (2), Kennedy (1), Leonard (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leibrandt               8     7   2   2   3   2   0  32   1.88
Hume W(2-0)             3     1   0   0   5   2   0  15   0.00
Bair SV(1)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                 12     8   2   2   8   4   0  50

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  7     8   2   2   1   4   0  30   3.05
Sambito                 2     3   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.87
LaCorte                 2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   0.00
Andujar L(0-1)          1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.86
Totals                 12    13   3   3   1   7   0  49

Balks: Forsch (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Griffey doubled to left; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher
to first); Concepcion singled to second [Griffey to third];
Forsch balked [Griffey scored, Concepcion to second]; Foster
reached on a fielder's choice [Concepcion out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Driessen walked [Foster to second]; Bench
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Leonard flied out to left; Reynolds struck out;
Morgan doubled to right; Howe walked; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight flied out to right; Geronimo singled to left;
Leibrandt out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Geronimo
to second]; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Kennedy struck out; Concepcion singled to right;
Concepcion stole second; Foster struck out; Driessen singled to
center [Concepcion scored]; Bench struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Forsch singled to pitcher; Leonard grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Forsch out at
second]; Reynolds walked; Morgan doubled to right [Reynolds
scored]; Howe tripled to center [Morgan scored]; Cruz grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 4TH: Knight popped to second; Geronimo singled to center;
Geronimo stole second; Leibrandt grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
singled to left; Ashby lined into a double play (third to first)
[Cedeno out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 5TH: Kennedy popped to second; Concepcion reached on an
error by Cabell; Foster lined to shortstop; Driessen popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Forsch flied out to right; Leonard grounded out
(pitcher to first); Reynolds singled to right; Morgan flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Knight singled
to center; Geronimo popped to shortstop; On a bunt Leibrandt
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Howe singled to left; Cruz flied out to right [Howe
to second]; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Howe to
third]; Cedeno walked; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 7TH: Griffey singled to right; Kennedy forced Griffey
(pitcher to shortstop); Concepcion grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kennedy out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR FORSCH; Gonzalez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Leonard grounded out (third to first);
Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Foster popped to
shortstop; Driessen grounded out (second to pitcher); Bench
singled to left; Knight singled to shortstop [Bench to second];
CRUZ BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING CF); Morgan flied out
to right; Howe popped to second; Cruz grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 9TH: AUERBACH BATTED FOR LEIBRANDT; Auerbach flied out to
center; Griffey singled to center; Kennedy grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffey out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: HUME REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Cabell struck
out; Cedeno singled to center; Ashby grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Cedeno to second]; BERGMAN BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Bergman
was walked intentionally; WALLING BATTED FOR LEONARD; Walling
walked [Cedeno to third, Bergman to second]; Reynolds forced
Walling (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 2.

REDS 10TH: LACORTE REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); BERGMAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Concepcion grounded out (third to first);
Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 10TH: Morgan flied out to right; Howe grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Astros 2.

REDS 11TH: Bench struck out; Knight flied out to right; Mejias
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 11TH: Cabell walked; Cedeno out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Cabell to second]; Ashby was walked
intentionally; Bergman flied out to center; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR
LACORTE; Landestoy walked [Cabell to third, Ashby to second];
Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 12TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); SPILMAN BATTED
FOR HUME; Spilman doubled to center; Griffey flied out to
center; Kennedy grounded out (second to first) [Spilman to
third]; Concepcion singled to right [Spilman scored]; Foster
forced Concepcion (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 12TH: BAIR REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Morgan grounded
out (first unassisted); Howe flied out to left; Cruz popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 2.