Johnny Bench singled in the ninth inning, advanced on a sacrifice by Dave Concepcion and scored on a double by Ron Oester to bring the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. Both Dodgers runs counted in the first inning on singles by Davey Lopes and Bill Russell, a sacrifice fly by Pedro Guerrero and single by Ron Cey. Bench hit a homer in the fourth. George Foster tied the score in the eighth with a single that drove in Dave Collins. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    16, 1980 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  8  0
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .297      Lopes 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .248
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Guerrero cf           3   0   0   1     0   1   .317
Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .309
Foster lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .256      Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .292
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Cey 3b                4   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Bench c               4   2   2   1     0   0   .269      Monday rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .245        Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Oester 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .301      Yeager c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Moskau p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .118      Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .067
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Johnstone rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .297
  Hume p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Thomas rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .239

Totals               32   3   8   3     2   3             Totals               31   2   6   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 42,743
Left on Base: Reds 7, Dodgers 4
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Oester (12)
Home Runs: Bench (19)
Stolen Bases: Collins (57), Russell (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Moskau (6), Knight (3), Concepcion (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Guerrero (2)
GIDP: Sutton (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  6     4   2   2   1   4   0  22   3.64
Hume W(7-7)             3     2   0   0   0   2   0  11   2.71
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   6   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  7     4   1   1   2   3   1  27   2.21
Howe L(5-5)             2     4   2   2   0   0   0  10   1.96
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   3   1  37

Balks: Moskau (4)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Frank Pulli


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Knight flied out to right;
Collins stole second; Griffey walked; Foster flied out to center
[Collins to third]; Driessen walked [Griffey to second]; Bench
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Moskau balked [Lopes to
second]; Russell singled to left [Lopes to third]; Guerrero hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Lopes scored]; Russell stole second;
Garvey popped to third; Baker walked; Cey singled to left
[Russell scored, Baker to second]; Monday forced Cey (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to right; Oester flied out to
left; Moskau struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers
2.

DODGERS 2ND: Yeager singled to right; Sutton grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Yeager out at
second]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 3RD: On a bunt Collins grounded out (pitcher to first);
Knight flied out to left; Griffey grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell popped to first in foul territory; Guerrero
struck out; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 2.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen popped
to third in foul territory; Bench homered; Concepcion flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker grounded out (second to first); Cey flied out
to left; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Dodgers 2.

REDS 5TH: Oester singled to center; Moskau out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Oester to second]; Collins struck out;
Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager grounded out (third to first); Sutton struck
out; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

REDS 6TH: Griffey flied out to center; Foster was called out on
strikes; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero
flied out to right; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: Bench flied out to left; Concepcion singled to left;
Oester flied out to left; SPILMAN BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Spilman
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: HUME REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Baker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cey grounded out (first unassisted);
Monday singled to center; Yeager popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

REDS 8TH: HOWE REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE REPLACED
SUTTON (PLAYING RF); Collins singled to left; Knight out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Collins to second]; Griffey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster singled to right
[Collins scored, Foster to second (on throw to home)]; Driessen
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Johnstone
was called out on strikes; Lopes singled to pitcher; Russell
popped to third in foul territory; Guerrero flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 2.

REDS 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING RF); Bench singled
to center; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Bench to second]; Oester doubled to center [Bench
scored]; Hume grounded out (second to first); Geronimo popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
struck out; Cey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Dodgers 2.