Oct 6, 1981 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1981 Houston 0-1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 6 13 0 1981 Cincinnati 1-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 8 13 1 Houston AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Cincinnati AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Puhl RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 Concepcion SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Garcia, K 2B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .750 Collins, D RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 Thon PH-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Griffey Sr. CF 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .500 Scott, T CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 Foster, G LF 4 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .750 Woods, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nolan C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 Walling PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bench PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 Cruz, J LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .200 Knight 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .000 Howe 3B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Driessen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 Ashby C 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Oester 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Cedeno 1B-CF 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .000 Soto P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Reynolds SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 .400 Kennedy, J PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 Price P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pujols PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Leibrandt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith,D P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaCoss P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pittman, J PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Edelen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Biittner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaCorte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hume P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 38 6 13 6 5 4 2 0 0 26 .342 37 8 13 8 3 8 2 1 1 15 .351 Houston IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Sutton 6.0 9 3 3 0 0 7 101 75 26 4.50 27 115(117) 49 Smith,D H(1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 33 20 13 9.00 10 50(55) Sambito L(0-1) 0.1 0 2 2 0 2 0 17 9 8 54.00 3 35(38) LaCorte BS(1) 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 0.00 1 35(37) 8.1 13 8 8 1 3 8 155 106 49 8.64 41 Cincinnati IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Soto 6.0 8 5 4 0 4 3 131 86 45 6.00 30 130(133) + 37 Price 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 30 22 8 6.75 7 40(41) + Leibrandt 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.00 1 70(75) ++ LaCoss 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0.00 1 70(75) Edelen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0.00 1 50(57) Hume W(1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 8 0.00 5 40(42) 9.0 13 6 5 0 5 4 192 127 65 5.00 45 1 out when winning run scored Hou: Pujols hit for Sutton in the 7th Thon hit for Garcia in the 8th Walling hit for Woods in the 8th Thon moved to 2B in the 8th Cedeno moved to CF in the 8th Pittman hit for Smith in the 9th Cin: Kennedy hit for Soto in the 6th Biittner hit for Edelen in the 8th Bench hit for Nolan in the 9th E-Knight(1) 2B-Garcia, K(1), Thon(1), Concepcion(1), Foster, G(1) 3B-Griffey Sr.(1) HR-Cin Bench(1) off LaCorte(1) in the 9th with 2 on base, 343 feet SB-Garcia, K(1), Puhl(1), Scott, T(1) CS-Puhl RBI-Hou - Ashby(1), Cedeno 2(2), Garcia, K(1), Reynolds 2(2) Cin - Bench 3(3), Foster, G 3(3), Griffey Sr. 2(2) IBB-Hou Howe off Soto SF-Cedeno(1) SH-Sutton(1), Soto(1) WP-LaCorte(1) LOB-Houston 12 Cincinnati 8 GWRBI-Bench Game MVP:George Foster Riverfront Stadium Time 3:52, 68ø, Wind: 13 MPH Right to Left Night Game Oct 6, 1981 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1981 Houston 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 6 13 0 1981 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 8 13 1 1981 Houston Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Puhl RF 1>S P6 5>S 6>G43 8>Fd8 2 Garcia, K 2B CS2(24)D 3>S SB2 S,2H K Thon PH-2B D 3 Scott, T CF G31,23 G43,12 S,12 K Woods, G Walling PH-1B P4 4 Cruz, J LF P2 L4 Fs9 7>S P3 5 Howe 3B 2>G13 W SB3 SB2 IBB S,23 9>S 6 Ashby C E5,B1 F8 W,3H,23,12 W,12 S,12 7 Cedeno 1B-CF W,12 4>F7 G54/fo,23,B1,3H Fs9,3H/SF,23,12 Fd9 8 Reynolds SS S,23,2H G53 S,3H,12 K L6 9 Sutton P B24,23,12 P6 K Pujols PH G63 Smith,D P Pittman, J PH L4 Sambito P LaCorte P 1981 Cincinnati Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Concepcion SS 1>D 3>G53 G45,B1 7>G43 K 2 Collins, D RF K G63 S,12 S 9>B14 3 Griffey Sr. CF G53 Fd8 S,23,2H T,1H W 4 Foster, G LF K 4>S D,2H,1H S,3H W,12 5 Nolan C 2>G31 K S,23 W,12 Bench PH WP,23,12 HR 6 Knight 3B K K K L8 7 Driessen 1B S G43 6>K P3 8 Oester 2B S,12 5>S G43 8>Fs8 9 Soto P G31 B24,12 Kennedy, J PH G63 Price P Leibrandt P LaCoss P Edelen P Biittner PH P3 Hume P Houston IN OUT Sutton AB1-1 AB3-9 Smith,D AB4-1 AB5-1 Sambito AB5-2 AB5-4 LaCorte AB5-5 End Cincinnati IN OUT Soto AB1-1 AB4-3 Price AB4-4 AB5-1 Leibrandt AB5-2 AB5-2 LaCoss AB5-3 AB5-3 Edelen AB5-4 AB5-4 Hume AB5-5 End Oct 6, 1981 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1981 Houston 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 6 13 0 1981 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 8 13 1 Inn Out B-S On Hou-Cin Result 1-Houston 1 0 1-2 - 0-0 Puhl singled to right center 1 0 0-0 1 0-0 Puhl caught stealing 2nd, 1 out 1 1 0-1 - 0-0 Garcia grounded a double between first and second 1 1 1-1 2 0-0 Scott grounded to first, Garcia to 3rd, 2 out 1 2 0-2 3 0-0 Cruz popped to the catcher, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Cincinnati 1 0 0-0 - 0-0 Concepcion doubled down the first base line 1 0 0-2 2 0-0 Collins struck out, 1 out 1 1 2-1 2 0-0 Griffey grounded to third, 2 out 1 2 0-2 2 0-0 Foster struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Houston 2 0 0-2 - 0-0 Howe grounded to the pitcher, 1 out 2 1 2-2 - 0-0 Ashby grounded to third, safe on an error 2 1 3-2 1 0-0 Cedeno walked, Ashby to 2nd 2 1 2-2 12 0-0 Reynolds singled to left, Ashby scored, Cedeno to 2nd, Houston 1 Cincinnati 0 2 1 0-0 12 1-0 Sutton bunted out to the catcher, Cedeno to 3rd, Reynolds to 2nd, sacrifice, 2 out 2 2 2-2 23 1-0 Puhl popped to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Cincinnati 2 0 2-1 - 1-0 Nolan grounded to first, 1 out 2 1 2-2 - 1-0 Knight struck out, 2 out 2 2 1-0 - 1-0 Driessen singled to center 2 2 2-2 1 1-0 Oester singled on the infield, Driessen to 2nd 2 2 1-2 12 1-0 Soto grounded to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Houston 3 0 1-1 - 1-0 Garcia singled to left 3 0 0-1 1 1-0 Scott grounded to second, Garcia to 2nd, 1 out 3 1 2-2 2 1-0 Cruz lined to second, 2 out 3 2 3-2 2 1-0 Howe walked 3 2 0-2 12 1-0 Ashby flied to center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Cincinnati 3 0 3-1 - 1-0 Concepcion grounded to third, 1 out 3 1 0-2 - 1-0 Collins grounded to short, 2 out 3 2 1-1 - 1-0 Griffey flied to deep center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Houston 4 0 3-2 - 1-0 Cedeno flied down the left field line, 1 out 4 1 0-1 - 1-0 Reynolds grounded to third, 2 out 4 2 2-0 - 1-0 Sutton popped to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Cincinnati 4 0 1-2 - 1-0 Foster lined a single to center 4 0 1-2 1 1-0 Nolan struck out, 1 out 4 1 0-2 1 1-0 Knight struck out, 2 out 4 2 0-2 1 1-0 Driessen grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Houston 5 0 2-2 - 1-0 Puhl lined a single to left 5 0 0-0 1 1-0 Puhl stole 2nd 5 0 0-1 2 1-0 Garcia grounded a single between third and short, Puhl scored, Houston 2 Cincinnati 0 5 0 0-0 1 2-0 Scott singled over third, Garcia to 2nd 5 0 0-2 12 2-0 Cruz flied shallow down right field line, 1 out 5 1 2-1 12 2-0 Scott stole 2nd, Garcia stole 3rd 5 1 2-2 23 2-0 Howe intentionally walked 5 1 3-2 123 2-0 Ashby walked, Garcia scored, Scott to 3rd, Howe to 2nd, Houston 3 Cincinnati 0 5 1 3-1 123 3-0 Cedeno grounded to third, forcing Ashby at second, Scott scored, Howe to 3rd, 2 out, Houston 4 Cincinnati 0 5 2 1-0 13 4-0 Reynolds lined a single to right center, Howe scored, Cedeno to 2nd, Houston 5 Cincinnati 0 5 2 1-2 12 5-0 Sutton struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Cincinnati 5 0 0-1 - 5-0 Oester grounded a single between first and second 5 0 0-0 1 5-0 Soto bunted out to the catcher, Oester to 2nd, sacrifice, 1 out 5 1 1-2 2 5-0 Concepcion grounded to second, Oester out at third, 2 out 5 2 2-0 1 5-0 Collins singled on the infield, Concepcion to 2nd 5 2 0-2 12 5-0 Griffey singled to center, Concepcion scored, Collins to 2nd, Houston 5 Cincinnati 1 5 2 0-0 12 5-1 Foster doubled off the wall in right, Collins scored, Griffey scored, Houston 5 Cincinnati 3 5 2 3-2 2 5-3 Nolan singled on the infield, Foster to 3rd 5 2 1-2 13 5-3 Knight struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Houston 6 0 3-1 - 5-3 Puhl grounded to second, 1 out 6 1 1-2 - 5-3 Garcia struck out, 2 out 6 2 1-2 - 5-3 Scott struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Cincinnati 6 0 2-2 - 5-3 Driessen struck out, 1 out 6 1 0-2 - 5-3 Oester grounded to second, 2 out 6 2 1-2 - 5-3 Kennedy grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Houston >Price pitching 7 0 0-0 - 5-3 Cruz grounded a single between first and second 7 0 1-0 1 5-3 Howe singled to right center, Cruz to 3rd 7 0 3-2 13 5-3 Ashby walked, Howe to 2nd 7 0 2-2 123 5-3 Cedeno flied shallow down right field line, Cruz scored, Howe to 3rd, Ashby to 2nd, 1 out, Houston 6 Cincinnati 3 7 1 0-2 23 6-3 Reynolds struck out, 2 out 7 2 1-2 23 6-3 Pujols grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Cincinnati >Smith pitching 7 0 0-2 - 6-3 Concepcion grounded to second, 1 out 7 1 0-1 - 6-3 Collins bunted for a single 7 1 2-0 1 6-3 Griffey lined a triple down the right field line, Collins scored, Houston 6 Cincinnati 4 7 1 1-0 3 6-4 Foster grounded a single between first and second, Griffey scored, Houston 6 Cincinnati 5 7 1 3-0 1 6-5 Nolan walked, Foster to 2nd 7 1 1-1 12 6-5 Knight lined to center, 2 out 7 2 1-1 12 6-5 Driessen popped to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Houston 8 0 0-2 - 6-5 Puhl flied to deep right center, 1 out >Leibrandt pitching 8 1 0-2 - 6-5 Thon doubled to right center >LaCoss pitching 8 1 1-2 2 6-5 Walling popped to second, 2 out >Edelen pitching 8 2 3-1 2 6-5 Cruz popped to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Cincinnati >Thon playing 2B >Cedeno playing CF 8 0 2-1 - 6-5 Oester flied to shallow left center, 1 out 8 1 1-2 - 6-5 Biittner popped to first, 2 out 8 2 1-2 - 6-5 Concepcion struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Houston >Hume pitching 9 0 2-0 - 6-5 Howe grounded a single between third and short 9 0 1-2 1 6-5 Ashby grounded a single between third and short, Howe to 2nd 9 0 2-1 12 6-5 Cedeno flied to deep right center, Howe to 3rd, 1 out 9 1 2-0 13 6-5 Reynolds lined to short, 2 out 9 2 1-0 13 6-5 Pittman lined to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Cincinnati >Sambito pitching 9 0 0-1 - 6-5 Collins bunted to the pitcher, 1 out 9 1 3-2 - 6-5 Griffey walked 9 1 3-2 1 6-5 Foster walked, Griffey to 2nd >LaCorte pitching 9 1 1-1 12 6-5 Wild pitch, Griffey to 3rd, Foster to 2nd 9 1 2-1 23 6-5 Bench hit a three run homer down the left field line, 343 feet, Cincinnati 8 Houston 6