Ken Griffey, George Foster and Dan Driessen hit consecutive homers in the third inning to lift the Reds to a 6-1 victory over the Dodgers. Griffey's blast followed walks to Dave Collins and Dave Concepcion.

Foster followed with his seventh round-tripper and Driessen his fourth to cap the five-run inning. It was the 42nd time in major league history that three players had consecutive homers. Jerry Turner, Dave Winfield and Gene Tenace of San Diego last turned the trick on July 11, 1979. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       27, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  0
Reds         0  0  5    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   6  8  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Collins cf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .283
Thomas ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .301        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Smith rf,cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     1   1   .212
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Griffey rf            3   1   2   3     1   1   .300
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Foster lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .252
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Driessen 1b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .289
Thomasson cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .207
  Johnstone ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Oester 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .241
Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .143      LaCoss p              4   0   0   0     0   4   .136
Sutton p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .059
  Monday ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Beckwith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Guerrero rf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .583

Totals               34   1   7   1     1   1             Totals               32   6   8   6     4  10

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 20,296
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Reds 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 1
Errors: Griffey, Knight
Doubles: Guerrero (3)
Home Runs: Griffey (3), Foster (7), Driessen (4)
Stolen Bases: Collins (11)
GIDP: Smith (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(4-2)           4     3   5   5   3   6   3  18   2.64
Beckwith                2     4   1   1   0   3   0  10   2.40
Hough                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   5.71
Totals                  8     8   6   6   4  10   3  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss W(4-4)           9     7   1   1   1   1   0  35   5.04
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   1   0  35

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Thomas singled to right;
Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Thomas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins popped to catcher in foul territory;
Concepcion was called out on strikes; Griffey walked; Foster
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to first; Baker flied out to center;
Cey singled to left [Garvey to second]; Thomasson grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Garvey to third, Cey to second]; Ferguson
was walked intentionally; Sutton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to left; Knight flied out to
center; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds
0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Oester struck out; LaCoss struck out; Collins walked;
Collins stole second; Concepcion walked; Griffey homered
[Collins scored, Concepcion scored]; Foster homered; Driessen
homered; Knight was called out on strikes; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Reds 5.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to center; Baker lined to
shortstop; Cey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 5.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Oester popped to
first; LaCoss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds
5.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomasson reached on an error by Knight; Ferguson
flied out to right; MONDAY BATTED FOR SUTTON; Monday grounded
out (third to first) [Thomasson to second]; Lopes grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: BECKWITH REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Collins struck
out; Concepcion singled to shortstop; Griffey struck out; Foster
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Thomas flied out to right; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Driessen singled to center; Knight singled to right
[Driessen to second]; Bench flied out to right; Oester singled
to right [Driessen scored, Knight to second]; LaCoss was called
out on strikes; Collins forced Oester (second to shortstop); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker popped to first in foul territory; Cey flied
out to right; Thomasson singled to left; Ferguson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HOUGH REPLACED
THOMASSON (PITCHING); GUERRERO REPLACED BECKWITH (PLAYING RF);
Concepcion popped to catcher in foul territory; Griffey singled
to right; Foster flied out to center; Driessen popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 6.

DODGERS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Guerrero
doubled to left; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Guerrero to third]; Thomas grounded out (third to first); Smith
singled to right [Guerrero scored]; Garvey forced Smith
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: Knight flied out to center; Bench walked; Oester
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bench to second]; LaCoss struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 6.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR HOUGH; Johnstone
singled to right [Johnstone to second (error by Griffey)];
Ferguson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 6.