October 1, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
3B2-2H-AB1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterRKRay Knight
3B2-4H-AB2B
Nolan Ryan Jr.P9.0IP1 ER · 9 K · WWinning pitcherP6.0IP2 ER · 3 K · LBiggest lead HOU by 7
| TPTerry PuhlRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PGPhil Garner2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TSTony ScottCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| JCJose CruzLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CCCesar Cedeno1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| AAAlan AshbyC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| AHArt Howe3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| CRCraig ReynoldsSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NRNolan Ryan Jr.P | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GWGary WoodsRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DWDenny WallingRF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
2B: Ryan Jr.
HR: Walling
RBI: Garner 2, Cruz, Ashby, Howe, Reynolds, Walling 2
SB: Puhl 2, Scott
CS: Ashby
LOB: 25
| NRNolan Ryan Jr.W | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 63 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 63 |
2B: Knight
LOB: 19
The Astros routed the Reds 8-1 at Cinergy Field.
Nolan Ryan Jr. got the win and Bruce Berenyi took the loss. Art Howe went 2-for-2 for the Astros, while Ray Knight went 2-for-4 for the Reds.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
