Final
CIN 4 — HOU 2
9/14/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU198109140
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 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Scott | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Householder | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Griffey | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Garner | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Concepcion | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Foster | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Driessen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Milner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Knight | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Garcia | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Nolan | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank LaCorte | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Oester | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Berenyi | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Pena | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Ruhle | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harry Spilman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dickie Thon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Berenyi | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0-0 |
| Vern Ruhle | 7.1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Frank LaCorte | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Nolan | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Oester | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Driessen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Foster | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Berenyi | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Concepcion | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Griffey | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Householder | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Knight | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dickie Thon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Walling | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Garcia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Garner | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank LaCorte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Pena | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Vern Ruhle | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Sambito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 31.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H;2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D9.1-3 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | E3.3-H;2-3 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR) | 2–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–2 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9 | 2–2 |
| 2 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 2–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S4 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | E3.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S6.2-3;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 32(3)1/GDP | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 5 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D9 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | HP | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | FC6.2-3(E6/TH3);1-2 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |