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.