September 14, 1981 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
DET 2 KCR 4
@CAL 3 NYY 10
@MIL 2 CHW 5
@SEA 2 OAK 5
@TEX 2 MIN 6
@TOR 3 CIN 4
@HOU 2 LAD 10
@SDP 5 SFG 4
ATL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 19,742

Monday, September 14, 1981, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Reds

53-36

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            2  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    4 11  1
Astros          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  2

W: B Berenyi (8-5), L: V Ruhle (3-4)

Astros

50-41

Lost 1

3rd, 6 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Householder RF              5   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .635    0    0   0   GDP
K Griffey CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .313  .797    0    4   0   CS
D Concepcion SS               4   2   3   0    0   0  .321  .812    0    1   1   2B
G Foster LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .878    0    0   0   HBP
J Bench 1B                    4   0   3   3    0   0  .359  .990    0    8   0   
  E Milner PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Driessen 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .713         2   0   
R Knight 3B                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .261  .695    0    0   1   
J Nolan C                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .309  .770    0   12   0   
R Oester 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .694    0    0   4   GDP
B Berenyi P                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .189  .475    0    0   2   
Totals                       37   4  11   3    0   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Concepcion (27, off V Ruhle).

HBP: G Foster (2, by V Ruhle).

TB: D Concepcion 4; J Bench 3; K Griffey 2; J Nolan 2; B Berenyi.

GIDP: R Oester (8); P Householder (2).

RBI: J Bench 3 (21).

2-out RBI: J Bench 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: J Bench (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Griffey (4, 2nd base by V Ruhle/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Scott CF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .258  .640    0    3   0   
P Garner 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .241  .618    0    3   2   
T Puhl RF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .248  .671    0    1   0   2B
J Cruz LF                     4   0   0   1    0   1  .263  .734    0    0   0   
D Walling 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .239  .715    0    7   2   
A Ashby C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .730    0    8   2   
K Garcia 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .675    0    1   3   
C Reynolds SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .664    0    1   2   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
V Ruhle P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .670    0    2   0   
  B Pena SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .672    0    0   0   
  D Thon SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .610         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   4   2    1  12                    27  12

BATTING

2B: T Puhl (15, off B Berenyi).

TB: T Puhl 2; T Scott; P Garner; D Walling.

RBI: D Walling (21); J Cruz (50).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Garner-C Reynolds-D Walling; D Walling-A Ashby-V Ruhle.

E: D Walling (2); B Pena (1).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Berenyi, W (8-5)             9     4   2   1    1  12   0   3.60   33     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 0· 4     84    -     1.20   0.38
Totals                         9     4   2   1    1  12   0          33     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 0· 4           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Ruhle, L (3-4)               7.1  11   4   3    0   6   0   3.10   32     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0·11     48    -     1.12  -0.17
F LaCorte                      0     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.11  -0.03
J Sambito                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.15    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          3-0    0.76   0.07
Totals                         9    11   4   3    0   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0·11          5-0

F LaCorte faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: V Ruhle (1; G Foster).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 19,742.

Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. P Householder        RF    1. T Scott              CF 
2. K Griffey            CF    2. P Garner             2B 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. T Puhl               RF 
4. G Foster             LF    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. J Bench              1B    5. D Walling            1B 
6. R Knight             3B    6. A Ashby              C  
7. J Nolan              C     7. K Garcia             3B 
8. R Oester             2B    8. C Reynolds           SS 
9. B Berenyi            P     9. V Ruhle              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  -23      18%  70% J Bench         V Ruhle         Single to CF; Griffey Scores; Concepcion Scores
   t 4   1  2-3  123     -14%  60% P Householder   V Ruhle         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C-P
   t 4   1  2-2  12-      13%  68% R Oester        V Ruhle         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Knight Scores/No RBI/unER; Nolan to 2B
   b 3   0  2-2  1--     -11%  30% P Garner        B Berenyi       Single to RF; Scott to 3B
   t 8   1  2-3  12-      10%  90% J Bench         V Ruhle         Single to CF; Concepcion Scores; Foster to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Householder   Strikeout
          ---      50%  K Griffey       Single to LF
          1--      54%  D Concepcion    Single to RF; Griffey to 2B
   O      12-      51%  G Foster        Groundout: 1B-P; Griffey to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
   RR     -23      70%  J Bench         Single to CF; Griffey Scores; Concepcion Scores
   O      1--      68%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Bruce Berenyi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  T Scott         Strikeout
          ---      68%  P Garner        Walk
          1--      58%  T Puhl          Double to RF; Garner to 3B
   R      -23      49%  J Cruz          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Garner Scores; Puhl to 3B
   RO     1-3      48%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Puhl Scores/unER
   O      1--      50%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Vern Ruhle facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  J Nolan         Single to RF
   OO     1--      46%  R Oester        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Berenyi       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Bruce Berenyi facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  K Garcia        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  C Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  V Ruhle         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  P Householder   Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  K Griffey       Single to LF
   O      1--      46%  D Concepcion    Griffey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      47%  " "             Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  G Foster        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Bruce Berenyi facing 1-2-3
          ---      41%  T Scott         Single to 2B
          1--      30%  P Garner        Single to RF; Scott to 3B
   O      1-3      37%  T Puhl          Strikeout
   O      1-3      44%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      1-3      50%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
          ---      55%  J Bench         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      55%  J Nolan         Single to LF; Knight to 2B
   R      12-      68%  R Oester        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Knight Scores/No RBI/unER; Nolan to 2B
          12-      74%  B Berenyi       Single to SS; Nolan to 3B; Oester to 2B
   OO     123      60%  P Householder   Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Bruce Berenyi facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  K Garcia        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  C Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Vern Ruhle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      64%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  D Concepcion    Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      62%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Bruce Berenyi facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  V Ruhle         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  T Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      69%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      66%  J Bench         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      65%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Nolan         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Bruce Berenyi facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      68%  T Puhl          Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      72%  D Walling       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  R Oester        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  B Berenyi       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      68%  P Householder   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Bruce Berenyi facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  A Ashby         Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  K Garcia        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      77%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Vern Ruhle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      76%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  D Concepcion    Double to RF
          -2-      81%  G Foster        Hit By Pitch
   R      12-      90%  J Bench         Single to CF; Concepcion Scores; Foster to 2B
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Craig Reynolds pitching and batting 8th; Bert Pena replaces Vern Ruhle playing SS batting 9th; Eddie Milner pinch runs for Johnny Bench batting 5th
          12-      93%  R Knight        Fielder's Choice SS; Foster to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw to 3B); Milner to 2B
                  Joe Sambito replaces Frank LaCorte pitching and batting 8th
   O      123      90%  J Nolan         Flyball: SS
   O      123      87%  R Oester        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Bruce Berenyi facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Driessen replaces Eddie Milner playing 1B batting 5th; Harry Spilman pinch hits for Bert Pena batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  H Spilman       Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  T Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Sambito facing 9-1-2
                  Dickie Thon replaces Harry Spilman playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  B Berenyi       Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  P Householder   Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Bruce Berenyi facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      96%  D Walling       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  A Ashby         Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198109140

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation