Charlie Leibrandt tossed a five-hitter in hurling the Reds to a 4-0 whitewashing of the Astros. The Reds took a 1-0 lead in their first turn at bat on a run-scoring single by George Foster and added another marker in the third on a sacrifice fly by Dave Concepcion. Foster and Ray Knight delivered RBI singles in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 15, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Householder rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .219 Scott cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .258 Griffey cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .313 Garner 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .242 Concepcion ss 2 2 1 1 1 0 .322 Woods rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Foster lf 4 0 2 2 0 2 .287 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Bench 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .356 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Driessen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Roberts 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .220 Knight 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .261 Garcia ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Nolan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Oester 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Ryan p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Leibrandt p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Ivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 6 4 4 7 Totals 31 0 5 0 3 4 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 16,354 Left on Base: Reds 5, Astros 7 DP: Reds 1, Astros 1 Errors: Garner Doubles: Scott (14), Garcia (6) Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (6) GIDP: Knight (16), Woods (4) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leibrandt W(1-0) 9 5 0 0 3 4 0 34 1.89 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 4 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan L(8-5) 6 6 4 3 4 4 0 27 1.77 D. Smith 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 2.93 Sambito 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.10 Totals 9 6 4 3 4 7 0 36 Passed Balls: Pujols (5) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer REDS 1ST: Householder was called out on strikes; Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion singled to second [Concepcion to second (error by Garner)]; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Concepcion to third]; Foster singled to right [Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Scott doubled to center; Garner walked; Woods grounded into a double play (third to first) [Garner to second, Scott out at third]; Cruz walked; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Knight was called out on strikes; Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher); Oester flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Roberts flied out to center; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Leibrandt grounded out (shortstop to first); Householder walked; Griffey singled to center [Householder to third]; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to right [Householder scored]; Foster was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ryan flied out to left; Scott grounded out (third to first); Garner singled to left; Woods singled to center [Garner to second]; Cruz made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Bench singled to left; Knight grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; Nolan lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe made an out to second; Roberts struck out; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Oester flied out to right; Leibrandt popped to catcher in foul territory; Householder grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryan flied out to center; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Griffey walked; Concepcion walked [Griffey to second]; Foster singled to right [Griffey scored, Concepcion to third]; Bench made an out to first; Knight singled to right [Concepcion scored, Foster to second]; Nolan flied out to left; Oester walked [Foster to third, Knight to second]; Leibrandt struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Garner was called out on strikes; Woods grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 7TH: D. SMITH REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Householder grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Roberts made an out to second; Garcia doubled to left; Pujols struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 8TH: Foster struck out; Bench struck out; Knight struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING 1B); IVIE BATTED FOR D. SMITH; Ivie was called out on strikes; Scott walked; Garner flied out to left; Woods made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Nolan made an out to second; Oester flied out to left; Leibrandt made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe flied out to center; Roberts singled to left; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

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