Starring both on the mound and at bat, Bob Knepper keyed the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers. The southpaw stymied the Dodgers on a three-hitter and scored the game's only run when he led off the bottom of the third inning with a double and, two outs later, tallied on Cesar Cedeno's ground single up the middle. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Game Played on Tuesday, April 21, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Astros 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 8 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Puhl rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Thon 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Baker lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .326 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .273 Garvey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .140 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Ivie 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Guerrero rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .316 Howe 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Garcia ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Russell ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knepper p 3 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Thomas ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reuss p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Ferguson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 29 0 3 0 0 3 Totals 30 1 8 1 0 2 Time of Game: 1:48 Attendance: 21,904 Left on Base: Dodgers 2, Astros 5 DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 1 Errors: Howe Doubles: Knepper (1) Triples: Puhl (1) Caught Stealing: Guerrero (2), Ivie (1) GIDP: Yeager (1) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss L(0-1) 8 8 1 1 0 2 0 30 1.13 Totals 8 8 1 1 0 2 0 30 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(1-0) 9 3 0 0 0 3 0 29 0.75 Totals 9 3 0 0 0 3 0 29 Passed Balls: Ashby (1) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Landreaux flied to center; Baker reached on an error by Howe; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Baker to second]; Garvey flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Thon grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero singled to left; Guerrero was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Yeager flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied to right; Ivie lined to second; Howe singled to left; Garcia singled to right [Howe to third]; Ashby forced Garcia (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss was called out on strikes; Lopes grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Knepper doubled to right; Puhl flied to center; Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to center [Knepper scored]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 4TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Ivie singled to center; Ivie was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howe flied to right; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 5TH: Cey popped to shortstop; Guerrero singled to center; Yeager grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Ashby flied to right; Knepper grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl tripled to right; Thon flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Reuss struck out; Lopes flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; Ivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 7TH: Landreaux was called out on strikes; Baker singled to center; Garvey grounded out (second to first) [Baker to second]; Cey flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Howe popped to first in foul territory; Garcia grounded out (first to pitcher); Ashby singled to right; Knepper singled to center [Ashby to third, Knepper out at second (center to third to shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 8TH: Guerrero flied to left in foul territory; Yeager flied to right; SMITH BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Smith flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); Puhl flied to center; Thon flied to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1. DODGERS 9TH: FERGUSON BATTED FOR REUSS; Ferguson flied to center; Lopes grounded out (third to first); Landreaux flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

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