Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
May 11, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1981 at Riverfront Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Reynolds ss 4 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 3 2 2 1
  Woods rf 2 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 2 2
Heep 1b 3 0 0 0
Howe 3b 4 0 2 1
Ashby c 3 0 0 1
Thon 2b 4 0 1 0
Ryan p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins rf 4 0 1 0
Griffey cf 5 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 0
Bench 1b 4 0 1 0
Nolan c 4 0 1 0
Knight 3b 2 0 1 0
Oester 2b 4 0 1 0
LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 0 0 0 0
  Moskau p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0
Houston 300 020 0005110
Cincinnati 000 000 000070
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (2-1) 9.0 7 0 0 3 11
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
3
11
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  L (1-4) 6.0 9 5 5 2 2
  Moskau   3.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
2

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Houston Cedeno (6,off LaCoss), Cincinnati Nolan (3,off Ryan).  HR–Houston Cruz (6,5th inning off LaCoss 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Reynolds (6,off Moskau); LaCoss 2 (4,off Ryan 2).  IBB–Heep (1,by LaCoss).  HBP–Knight (1,by Ryan).  WP–Ryan (5).  HBP–Ryan (1,Knight).  IBB–LaCoss (1,Heep).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:36.  A–11,795.
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