Three Cincinnati pitchers combined on a three-hitter as the Reds shaded the Astros, 2-1. The Reds scored in the second inning when Dan Driessen walked, reached second on an infield single by Ray Knight, advanced to third on a fielder's choice and came home as Ron Oester grounded out. A double by Ken Griffey and run-scoring single by Dave Concepcion produced a tally in the third frame. The Astros scored in the fourth on a run-scoring double by Terry Puhl. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     25, 1981 (Day game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            2   0   0   0     2   2   .434      Walling 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .125
  Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Ivie ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Griffey cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .230        Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .302      Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .241      Cedeno cf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .288
Driessen 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .213      Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Knight 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .269      Puhl rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .214
Nolan c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Roberts 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .154
  O'Berry c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Thon 2b               2   0   0   0     2   0   .182
Oester 2b             4   0   0   1     0   2   .135      Pujols c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .182
Berenyi p             2   0   0   0     1   2   .167        Pittman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Landestoy ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                          Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Ashby ph,c          1   0   0   0     1   0   .171

Totals               31   2   4   2     4  12             Totals               29   1   3   1     7   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 19,957
Left on Base: Reds 6, Astros 9
DP: Reds 0, Astros 0
Doubles: Griffey (3), Roberts (1), Puhl (5)
Stolen Bases: Collins 2 (5), Knight (1), Puhl (2), Thon (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Landestoy (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenyi W(2-0)          6     3   1   1   6   3   0  27   3.24
Price                   0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   4.91
Hume SV(1)              2.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.60
Totals                  9     3   1   1   7   5   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(1-1)             7     4   2   2   4  10   0  29   1.29
D. Smith                2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.38
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4  12   0  35

Wild Pitches: Ryan 2 (3)
Balks: Berenyi (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Collins walked; Collins stole second; Griffey flied
out to left; Concepcion flied out to left; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds
flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Knight singled to shortstop [Driessen
to second]; Nolan forced Knight (second to shortstop) [Driessen
to third]; Oester grounded out (first unassisted) [Driessen
scored, Nolan to second]; Berenyi struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz struck out; Puhl lined to left; Roberts doubled
to right; Thon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Collins struck out; Griffey doubled to left;
Concepcion singled to center [Griffey scored]; Ryan threw a wild
pitch [Concepcion to second]; Foster struck out; Driessen struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols walked; Ryan struck out; Walling forced
Pujols (third to second); Reynolds grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Knight singled to center; Knight stole second; Nolan
was called out on strikes; Oester struck out; Berenyi struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno walked; Cruz grounded out (second to first)
[Cedeno to second]; Puhl doubled to right [Cedeno scored]; Puhl
stole third; Roberts popped to first; Thon walked; Pujols flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Collins walked; Collins stole second; Griffey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); Ryan threw a wild pitch [Collins to third]; Foster was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Ryan struck out; Walling walked; Berenyi balked
[Walling to second]; Reynolds lined to shortstop; Cedeno walked;
Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros
1.

REDS 6TH: Driessen grounded out (third to first); Knight
grounded out (third to first); Nolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts flied
out to left; Thon popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Astros 1.

REDS 7TH: Oester was called out on strikes; Berenyi walked;
Collins was called out on strikes; Griffey grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: PITTMAN BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Pittman singled to
center; Debut game for Joe Pittman; ASHBY BATTED FOR
RYAN; Ashby walked [Pittman to second]; PRICE REPLACED BERENYI
(PITCHING); IVIE BATTED FOR WALLING; Ivie struck out; Reynolds
struck out; HUME REPLACED PRICE (PITCHING); Cedeno forced Ashby
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 8TH: D. SMITH REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); ASHBY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: O'BERRY REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING C ); Cruz grounded
out (second to first); Puhl flied out to left; Roberts flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 9TH: Knight struck out; O'Berry was called out on strikes;
Oester grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Thon walked;
LANDESTOY BATTED FOR D. SMITH; Landestoy out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Thon to second]; Thon stole third; Ashby
flied out to center; HOWE BATTED FOR IVIE; Howe lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.