Mario Soto and Tom Hume, who notched his 21st save, combined on a six-hitter as the Reds triumphed over the Dodgers, 6-2. The game was tied, 2-2, in the seventh inning, when Dave Collins and Ray Knight singled to kayo Dodgers starter Bob Welch in favor of Bobby Castillo. Consecutive walks to Ken Griffey and George Foster forced home one run, a sacrifice fly by Dan Driessen plated Knight and a single by Joe Nolan drove in Griffey. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    17, 1980 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  2  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   6 11  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .297      Thomas 2b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .239
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Knight 3b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .279      Guerrero cf           3   0   0   1     1   0   .311
Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .296      Garvey 1b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .308
Foster lf             3   2   2   2     2   0   .259      Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Driessen 1b           2   1   0   1     2   1   .275      Cey 3b                2   0   1   1     2   1   .256
Nolan c               4   0   2   2     0   0   .333      Monday rf             1   0   0   0     3   0   .277
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     1   2   .246      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Johnstone ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Oester 2b,ss          4   0   2   1     1   1   .306        Ferguson c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Soto p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Welch p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .189
  Hume p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Goltz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Law ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Beckwith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .193
                                                            Sutcliffe p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               33   6  11   6     8   8             Totals               31   2   6   2     7   6

Time of Game: 3:19   Attendance: 47,177
Left on Base: Reds 12, Dodgers 11
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Yeager
Doubles: Foster (12), Baker (19), Cey (18)
Home Runs: Foster (17)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (16), Thomas (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Soto 2 (6), Russell (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Nolan (5), Driessen (7), Guerrero (3)
GIDP: Knight (18)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto W(7-5)             7.1   5   2   2   7   5   0  34   3.87
Hume SV(21)             1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.66
Totals                  9     6   2   2   7   6   0  40

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch L(10-8)           6.1   7   4   4   4   6   1  29   3.47
Castillo                0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.23
Goltz                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.77
Beckwith                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.76
Sutcliffe               1     2   1   1   2   0   0   7   5.56
Totals                  9    11   6   6   8   8   1  45

Passed Balls: Ferguson (3)

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


REDS 1ST: Collins walked; Collins was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Knight flied out to right; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Thomas walked; Thomas stole second; Russell out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Thomas to third]; Guerrero
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Thomas scored]; Garvey grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster homered; Driessen walked; Driessen stole second
[Driessen to third (error by Yeager)]; Nolan hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Driessen scored]; Concepcion singled to left; Oester
was called out on strikes; Soto forced Concepcion (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker doubled to right; Cey walked; Monday walked
[Baker to third, Cey to second]; Yeager flied out to right;
Welch was called out on strikes; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

REDS 3RD: Collins struck out; Knight singled to center; Griffey
flied out to center; Foster lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
popped to catcher in foul territory; Garvey flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

REDS 4TH: Driessen was called out on strikes; Nolan popped to
catcher in foul territory; Concepcion was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

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

REDS 5TH: Oester singled to center; Soto reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Oester to second]; Collins forced
Oester (pitcher to third) [Soto to second]; Knight grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Collins out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; Welch
flied out to right; Thomas singled to right; Russell flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Foster doubled
to left; Driessen was walked intentionally; Nolan popped to
shortstop; Concepcion walked [Foster to third, Driessen to
second]; Oester grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); Garvey
singled to right; Baker lined to center; Cey doubled to left
[Garvey scored]; Monday was walked intentionally; Yeager
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: Soto struck out; Collins singled to left; Knight
singled to center [Collins to third]; CASTILLO REPLACED WELCH
(PITCHING); Griffey walked [Knight to second]; Foster walked
[Collins scored, Knight to third, Griffey to second]; Driessen
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Knight scored, Griffey to third];
Nolan singled to right [Griffey scored, Foster to second]; GOLTZ
REPLACED CASTILLO (PITCHING); Concepcion was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: KENNEDY REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING 2B); OESTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); LAW BATTED FOR GOLTZ; GERONIMO
REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Law singled to right; Thomas
lined to center; Russell flied out to right; Guerrero walked
[Law to second]; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
5, Dodgers 2.

REDS 8TH: BECKWITH REPLACED LAW (PITCHING); Oester singled to
center; Soto out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Oester
to second]; Geronimo was called out on strikes; Knight grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker struck out; Cey walked; Monday walked [Cey to
second]; HUME REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
YEAGER; Johnstone singled to center [Cey to third, Monday to
second]; THOMASSON BATTED FOR BECKWITH; Thomasson struck out;
Thomas lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 2.

REDS 9TH: FERGUSON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING C ); SUTCLIFFE
REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Griffey singled to right;
Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Griffey to second]; Foster
walked; Driessen flied out to left; Nolan singled to center
[Griffey to third, Foster to second]; Kennedy forced Griffey
(third to catcher) [Foster to third, Nolan to second]; Oester
walked [Foster scored, Nolan to third, Kennedy to second]; Hume
forced Oester (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds
6, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell flied out to right; Guerrero popped to
first in foul territory; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 2.