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.