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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds

1981-05-08 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 31961 · 2:21

Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 4–0. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 4th. Tom Seaver earned the win. Tom Seaver went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
CIN	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		4	8

W: Tom Seaver L: Don Sutton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Vargo · 1B: Satch Davidson · 2B: Terry Tata · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Terry Puhl	3	3	1	0
Craig Reynolds	3	0	0	0
Danny Heep	2	0	2	0
Jose Cruz	3	0	1	0
Art Howe	3	2	1	0
Gary Woods	4	0	0	1
Alan Ashby	4	1	0	1
Kiko Garcia	3	0	1	0
Don Sutton	2	0	0	2
Cesar Cedeno	1	0	0	0
Mike Ivie	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Collins	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ken Griffey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Concepcion	4	1	2	0	0	0
George Foster	3	1	0	0	1	0
Johnny Bench	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Nolan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Knight	3	0	1	2	0	0
Ron Oester	3	1	1	0	0	2
Tom Seaver	3	1	1	2	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Sutton	6.0	5	1	3
Dave Smith	2.0	3	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Seaver	9.0	6	6	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Terry Puhl: S9
Craig Reynolds: CS2(26)
Craig Reynolds: 5/FL
Danny Heep: W
Jose Cruz: 4/P

Bot 1

Dave Collins: 8/F
Ken Griffey: 63
Dave Concepcion: S8
George Foster: 63

Top 2

Art Howe: D7
Gary Woods: K
Alan Ashby: K/C
Kiko Garcia: W
Don Sutton: K/C

Bot 2

Johnny Bench: 63
Joe Nolan: 43
Ray Knight: 43

Top 3

Terry Puhl: S9
Craig Reynolds: 53/SH.1-2
Danny Heep: 3/G.2-3
Jose Cruz: W
Art Howe: W.1-2
Gary Woods: 5/L

Bot 3

Ron Oester: K
Tom Seaver: 63
Dave Collins: T8/89
Ken Griffey: 9/L

Top 4

Alan Ashby: 43
Kiko Garcia: 63
Don Sutton: K

Bot 4

Dave Concepcion: D7/78
George Foster: W
Johnny Bench: 8/F
Joe Nolan: 13.2-3;1-2
Ray Knight: S8.3-H;2-H
Ron Oester: CS2(26)

Top 5

Terry Puhl: S9
Craig Reynolds: 2/FL
Danny Heep: 8/F
Jose Cruz: 3/G

Bot 5

Ron Oester: K/C
Tom Seaver: K
Dave Collins: 63

Top 6

Art Howe: S8
Gary Woods: 6(1)63/GDP
Alan Ashby: 6/P

Bot 6

Ken Griffey: S8
Dave Concepcion: 8/F.1-2
George Foster: 63
Johnny Bench: 63

Top 7

Kiko Garcia: 63
Cesar Cedeno: 13
Terry Puhl: W
Craig Reynolds: 13

Bot 7

Joe Nolan: 8/F
Ray Knight: 53
Ron Oester: S5/BG
Tom Seaver: HR/78.1-H
Dave Collins: S3/G
Ken Griffey: 3/G

Top 8

Danny Heep: W
Jose Cruz: 46(1)3/GDP
Art Howe: 8/F

Bot 8

Dave Concepcion: 9/F
George Foster: 63
Johnny Bench: 4/P

Top 9

Gary Woods: 2/FL
Alan Ashby: S8
Kiko Garcia: 64(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH1)
Mike Ivie: 3/FL