Combining on a two-hitter, Tom Seaver and Mario Soto pitched the Reds to a 2-0 blanking of the Cubs. The Reds scored in the second inning on an RBI double by Ray Knight and picked up another marker in the sixth on a leadoff homer by Cesar Geronimo. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Monday, August    25, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .267      Geronimo cf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .260
Figueroa cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Oester 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .290
Buckner lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .322      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Biittner 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .259      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .255
Thompson rf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .211      Driessen 1b           2   1   1   0     1   0   .270
Blackwell c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Dillard 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Knight 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .270
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Mejias rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .037
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .246        Soto p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               27   0   2   0     4   7             Totals               28   2   6   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 20,330
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Reds 5
DP: Cubs 2, Reds 1
Doubles: Driessen (28), Knight (32), Concepcion (22)
Home Runs: Geronimo (2)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (14)
GIDP: Buckner (9), Concepcion (16)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(9-9)        5.1   6   2   2   3   6   1  23   5.24
Tidrow                  1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.66
Caudill                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.17
Totals                  8     6   2   2   3   7   1  31

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(5-7)           6.1   1   0   0   3   4   0  22   4.65
Soto SV(1)              2.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   9   3.71
Totals                  9     2   0   0   4   7   0  31

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Dave Pallone


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Figueroa popped to second;
Buckner popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Geronimo walked; Oester singled to right [Geronimo to
second]; Concepcion hit into a double play (center to second to
third) [Geronimo out at third]; Foster popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner struck out; Thompson struck out; Blackwell
walked; Dillard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen doubled to right; Bench flied out to right
[Driessen to third]; Knight doubled to left [Driessen scored];
Mejias struck out; Seaver struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 3RD: Tyson flied out to center; McGlothen flied out to
left; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo flied out to left; Oester singled to left;
Concepcion grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Oester out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Reds 1.

CUBS 4TH: Figueroa grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster struck out; Driessen popped to second; Bench
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Blackwell
flied out to left; Dillard popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Mejias flied
out to right; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Reds 1.

CUBS 6TH: Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); McGlothen
popped to shortstop; De Jesus lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo homered; Oester struck out; Concepcion
doubled to center; Foster walked; Driessen walked [Concepcion to
third, Foster to second]; TIDROW REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING);
Bench forced Concepcion (third to catcher) [Foster to third,
Driessen to second]; Knight lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 2.

CUBS 7TH: Figueroa flied out to left; Buckner walked; Biittner
walked [Buckner to second]; SOTO REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING);
Thompson walked [Buckner to third, Biittner to second];
Blackwell popped to first; VAIL BATTED FOR DILLARD; Vail flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: KELLEHER REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING 3B); Mejias lined to
left; On a bunt Soto struck out; Geronimo popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 2.

CUBS 8TH: Tyson struck out; MARTIN BATTED FOR TIDROW; Martin
struck out; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: CAUDILL REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Oester grounded
out (second to first); Concepcion lined to pitcher; Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Reds 2.

CUBS 9TH: Figueroa singled to right; Buckner grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Figueroa out at second];
Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Reds 2.