The Reds squandered a 4-0 lead, but rebounded to break a four-game losing streak when Dan Driessen singled home Ken Griffey with two out in the 10th inning for a 5-4 decision over the Astros. Tom Seaver had a no-hitter until Craig Reynolds connected for a one-out single in the seventh. The Astros then tied the game with four runs in the eighth. Griffey opened the 10th with a single, took second on an error by Houston shortstop Dickie Thon and scored on Driessen's hit. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Thursday, April     23, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0    1  -   5  9  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  0    0  -   4  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .457      Puhl rf               4   1   1   1     1   1   .208
  Mejias rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Reynolds ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .333
Griffey cf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .226        Roberts ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Concepcion ss         5   1   3   3     0   0   .311      Cedeno cf             5   1   1   3     0   0   .283
Foster lf             4   0   1   1     1   1   .261      Cruz lf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .192
Driessen 1b           3   0   1   1     2   1   .220      Ivie 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Knight 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .273        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Woods ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        D. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oester 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .152        Landestoy ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
O'Berry c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Howe 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .271
  Nolan ph,c          0   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Ashby c               5   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Seaver p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .111      Thon 2b,ss            3   1   2   0     1   0   .222
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     2   0  1.000
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walling 1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moskau p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5   9   5     5   8             Totals               37   4   9   4     5   3

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance: 23,173
Left on Base: Reds 7, Astros 9
DP: Reds 1, Astros 1
Errors: Thon
Doubles: Collins (3), Knight (3), Concepcion (8), Thon (1), Cruz (3)
Home Runs: Cedeno (1)
Stolen Bases: Thon (2)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Landestoy (1)
GIDP: Cedeno (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  7.1   5   3   3   3   3   0  29   1.91
Hume                    0.2   2   1   1   1   0   1   5   4.70
Bair                    0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   8.53
Price W(1-0)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.40
Moskau SV(1)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.04
Totals                 10     9   4   4   5   3   1  43

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   7.1   5   3   3   3   4   0  28   3.10
Sambito                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.13
LaCorte                 0.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   4   1.29
D. Smith L(0-2)         2     2   1   0   1   2   0   9   3.97
Totals                 10     9   5   4   5   8   0  42

Wild Pitches: Seaver (2), LaCorte (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg


REDS 1ST: Collins doubled to left; Griffey struck out;
Concepcion singled to center [Collins scored]; Concepcion was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Foster flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds popped to first
in foul territory; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Knight lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Driessen out at first]; Kennedy struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz struck out; Ivie struck out; Howe grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: O'Berry struck out; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to
first); Collins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Thon walked;
Thon stole second; Ruhle walked; Puhl popped to catcher in foul
territory; Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion singled to
center; Foster walked [Concepcion to second]; Driessen flied out
to center; Knight flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno popped to second; Cruz flied out to right;
Ivie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); O'Berry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe flied out to center; Ashby flied out to center;
Thon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros
0.

REDS 6TH: Collins popped to second; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Ruhle walked; Puhl struck out; Reynolds singled to
right [Ruhle to second]; Cedeno grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 7TH: Foster flied out to left; Driessen was called out on
strikes; Knight doubled to left; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz popped to third; Ivie flied out to right; Howe
singled to right; Ashby popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 8TH: O'Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver
walked; Collins singled to right [Seaver to second]; SAMBITO
REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Griffey struck out; LACORTE REPLACED
IVIE (PITCHING); WALLING REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING 1B);
Concepcion doubled to center [Seaver scored, Collins scored];
LaCorte threw a wild pitch [Concepcion to third]; Foster singled
to center [Concepcion scored]; Driessen walked [Foster to
second]; Knight struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Thon doubled
to left; Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver threw
a wild pitch [Thon to third]; Puhl singled to right [Thon
scored]; Reynolds singled to center [Puhl to second]; HUME
REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Cedeno homered [Puhl scored,
Reynolds scored]; Cruz doubled to center; WOODS BATTED FOR
LACORTE; Woods was walked intentionally; Howe flied out to
right; Ashby flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Astros 4.

REDS 9TH: D. SMITH REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); SPILMAN BATTED FOR
KENNEDY; Spilman struck out; NOLAN BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Nolan
walked; BIITTNER BATTED FOR HUME; Biittner flied out to right;
Mejias grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: OESTER REPLACED SPILMAN (PLAYING 2B); NOLAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BAIR REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Thon
singled to left; Walling grounded out (second to first) [Thon to
second]; Puhl was walked intentionally; PRICE REPLACED BAIR
(PITCHING); ROBERTS BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Roberts popped to first
in foul territory; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 4.

REDS 10TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); THON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Griffey singled to third [Griffey to
second (error by Thon)]; Art Howe in close at 3B and the ball
glanced off Howe's glove; Dickie Thon tried to back him up and
ball bounced off his glove toward 2B; Concepcion flied out
to center; Foster struck out; Driessen singled to center
[Griffey scored (unearned)]; Knight forced Driessen (third to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 4.

ASTROS 10TH: Cruz singled to right; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR D.
SMITH; Landestoy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Cruz to second]; MOSKAU REPLACED PRICE (PITCHING); Howe flied
out to center; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 4.