Final
CIN 5 — HOU 4
4/23/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU198104230
Complete available game record for CIN at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Collins | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Mejias | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Griffey | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Roberts | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Concepcion | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Foster | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Woods | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Driessen | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Ivie | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank LaCorte | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Knight | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Oester | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Spilman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Kennedy | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike O'Berry | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dickie Thon | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Nolan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Bair | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hume | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Moskau | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Price | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Biittner | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Ruhle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Seaver | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Seaver | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Vern Ruhle | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hume | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Frank LaCorte | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bair | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Smith | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Joe Price | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Moskau | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Moskau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Nolan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike O'Berry | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Oester | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Price | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Driessen | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| George Foster | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Griffey | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Collins | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hume | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Seaver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Concepcion | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Kennedy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Knight | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Bair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Mejias | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ivie | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank LaCorte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Roberts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Ruhle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dickie Thon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dickie Thon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→2 | 3(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D8.2-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | WP.2-3 | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | WP.2-3 | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D8 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 0→0 | S5.B-2(E6) | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H(UR) | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 5–4 |
| 10 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 5–4 |
| 10 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–4 |
| 10 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 10 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–4 |
| 10 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 5–4 |