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April 17, 1981

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 9 13 0
Reds 5 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 9 13 0
Reds 5 8 2

George Foster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .345
OBP .750 .457
At Bats 3 29
Hits 2 10
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 2 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 2 8

Jim Otten Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Riverfront Stadium - April 17, 1981
Jim Otten
Darrell Porter
Keith Hernandez
Tom Herr
Ken Oberkfell
Garry Templeton
Sixto Lezcano
Tony Scott
George Hendrick
George Foster
Dave Concepcion

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 9 13 0 9
Cincinnati Reds 5 8 2 8
Winning Pitcher Lary Sorensen
Losing Pitcher Mike LaCoss
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Keith Hernandez
Attendance 22,961
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Foster strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 There's a wild pitch. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 9 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 9 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Otten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Otten for the out.
Top 9 Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Joe Nolan now catching. Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Mike O'Berry. Nolan hits a fly ball into left field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oester hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tom Hume now pitching. Larry Biittner now playing first base. Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Bench pinch hits for Dan Driessen. Bench is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Foster reaches second base with a double. Griffey scores. Concepcion scores.
Bottom 7 Jim Otten now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Collins scores. Griffey moves to third. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 7 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 7 Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to third.
Bottom 7 Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biittner scores.
Bottom 7 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Joe Price. Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Biittner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 O'Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Price fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Templeton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Templeton reaches second base with a double. Scott goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Sorensen strikes out.
Top 7 Herr hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sorensen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Foster strikes out.
Top 6 Lezcano strikes out.
Top 6 Porter strikes out.
Top 6 Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Joe Price now pitching. Sorensen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Harry Spilman pinch hits for Paul Moskau. Spilman hits a fly ball into left field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foster scores. Oester moves to second.
Bottom 4 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Foster moves to third.
Bottom 4 Knight takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Foster reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Hendrick scores. Lezcano moves to second.
Top 4 Lezcano takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to third. Hendrick moves to second.
Top 4 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 4 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Collins is called out on strikes.
Top 3 There goes Templeton. The throw from O'Berry and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Top 3 Templeton takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Sorensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Herr hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scott tags and scores.
Top 3 Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Moskau strikes out.
Bottom 2 O'Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Oester strikes out.
Top 2 Lezcano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Hendrick reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester misplays the ball. That's an error on Oester. Templeton scores.
Top 2 Templeton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Driessen takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to third. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 1 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Collins. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Collins steals second.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sorensen hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herr hits a line drive into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Paul Moskau now pitching. Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moskau fields it and throws to home to get Porter. Lezcano moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Porter moves to third.
Top 1 Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Porter reaches second base with a double. Hendrick scores.
Top 1 Hendrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen juggles the ball. That's an error on Driessen. Templeton scores. Oberkfell goes all the way around to score. Hernandez moves to third.
Top 1 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Templeton moves to third.
Top 1 Templeton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Templeton reaches second base with a double.