Scattering seven hits, Paul Moskau posted his first shutout of the season, pitching the Reds to a 4-0 victory over the Pirates. The Reds tallied three times in the third inning. Dave Concepcion singled, stole second and scored on a single by Dan Driessen. Johnny Bench followed with a homer on Rick Rhoden's next pitch. The Reds' final run came in the ninth on a run-scoring single by George Foster. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    28, 1980 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 12  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            4   0   2   0     1   1   .297      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Oester 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .284      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Concepcion ss         5   1   3   0     0   1   .254      Easler rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Foster lf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .256      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Driessen 1b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .272      Milner 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Bench c               4   1   1   2     0   1   .263      Lacy lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .353
Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Ott c                 3   0   0   0     1   2   .270
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Moskau p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .103      Rhoden p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .360
                                                            Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .275
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            B. Robinson ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .287
                                                            Blyleven pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .061
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  12   4     3   5             Totals               33   0   7   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 17,406
Left on Base: Reds 10, Pirates 7
DP: Reds 1, Pirates 1
Doubles: Driessen (29), Griffey (20), Madlock (19)
Home Runs: Bench (21)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (10), Griffey (22), Moreno (76)
Sacrifice Hits: Moskau (7)
GIDP: Driessen (11), Madlock (12)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau W(9-5)           9     7   0   0   1   6   0  34   3.46
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   6   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden L(4-4)           5     8   3   3   3   2   1  26   4.08
Romo                    3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.24
Jackson                 1     3   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.54
Totals                  9    12   4   4   3   5   1  41

Wild Pitches: Moskau (6)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Bob Engel


REDS 1ST: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Oester
grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion singled to second;
Foster singled to left [Concepcion to second]; Driessen walked
[Concepcion to third, Foster to second]; Bench flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
lined to first; Easler flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight popped to shortstop; Geronimo singled to right;
Moskau out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to
second]; Griffey walked; Oester flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock struck out; Milner singled to center; Lacy
grounded out (second to first) [Milner to second]; Ott struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion stole second;
Foster grounded out (third to first) [Concepcion to third];
Driessen singled to center [Concepcion scored]; Bench homered
[Driessen scored]; Knight grounded out (second to first);
Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner flied out to right; Rhoden singled to
center; Moreno forced Rhoden (second to shortstop); Moreno stole
second; Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: Moskau grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
singled to right; Griffey stole second; Oester walked;
Concepcion struck out; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Easler grounded out (first unassisted); Madlock
doubled to center; Moskau threw a wild pitch [Madlock to third];
Milner flied out to right; Lacy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

REDS 5TH: Driessen doubled to right; Bench grounded out (second
to first) [Driessen to third]; Knight flied out to left;
Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott walked; Garner flied out to center; SANGUILLEN
BATTED FOR RHODEN; Sanguillen struck out; Moreno flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

REDS 6TH: ROMO REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Moskau flied out
to right; Griffey doubled to right; Oester grounded out (first
unassisted) [Griffey to third]; Concepcion flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Easler
singled to center; Madlock grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Easler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

REDS 7TH: Foster popped to first in foul territory; Driessen
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Milner singled to right; Lacy struck out; Ott
struck out; Garner forced Milner (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

REDS 8TH: Knight grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); Moskau struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR ROMO; B. Robinson singled to
right; BLYLEVEN RAN FOR B. ROBINSON; Moreno grounded out (first
unassisted) [Blyleven to second]; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Easler grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

REDS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Griffey struck
out; Oester singled to center; Concepcion singled to center
[Oester to third]; Foster singled to left [Oester scored,
Concepcion to second]; Driessen grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Madlock flied out to left; Milner flied out to
right; Lacy singled to third; Ott forced Lacy (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.