George Foster batted in six runs to lead the Reds to an 8-7 victory over the Pirates. Foster hit a two-run double in the fourth inning and three-run homer in the fifth to tie the score at 5-5.

With the clubs knotted 6-6, Ken Griffey singled in the seventh, continued to third on a fielding error by Dave Parker and scored on a double by Dave Concepcion to send the Reds ahead. Foster's sixth RBI on a grounder in the ninth then accounted for the deciding run. Griffey and Concepcion rapped three hits apiece. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Game Played on Friday, August    29, 1980 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    2  3  1    1  0  1  -   8 12  2
Pirates      2  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   7 13  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Garner 2b             5   2   1   0     0   1   .255
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Ott c                 4   1   2   1     0   1   .273
Griffey rf            5   4   3   0     0   0   .300      Madlock 3b,1b         5   2   3   1     0   0   .269
Concepcion ss         5   2   3   1     0   1   .257      Parker rf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .298
Foster lf             5   1   2   6     0   1   .258      Milner 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .251
Bench c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Driessen 1b           2   1   1   0     3   1   .273        Berra 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Knight 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Easler lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .342
Oester 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .283      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Pastore p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .128      Moreno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .257
  Leibrandt p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Candelaria p          2   1   1   0     0   1   .175
  Householder ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Soto p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        B. Robinson ph      0   0   0   0     1   0   .287
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Blyleven pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .061
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bevacqua ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .272

Totals               40   8  12   8     3   6             Totals               35   7  13   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 41,494
Left on Base: Reds 8, Pirates 5
DP: Reds 3, Pirates 0
Errors: Concepcion, Soto, Madlock 2, Parker
Doubles: Bench (12), Griffey (21), Foster (14), Driessen (30), Concepcion (24), Ott (14), Parker (23)
Home Runs: Foster (19)
Stolen Bases: Oester (3), Moreno (77)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Ott (4)
GIDP: Parker (7), Madlock (13)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore                 2.1   6   5   3   0   0   0  12   3.34
Leibrandt               2.2   4   1   1   1   1   0  12   4.16
Soto W(8-5)             3     2   1   1   2   1   0  12   3.69
Hume SV(22)             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.61
Totals                  9    13   7   5   3   3   0  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria              5     8   5   5   1   2   1  23   3.82
Romo                    1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.30
Tekulve L(8-7)          3     2   2   1   2   4   0  15   2.75
Totals                  9    12   8   7   3   6   1  43

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


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted) [Collins to second]; Collins was picked off second
(pitcher to second); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Garner reached on an error by Concepcion [Garner to
first]; Ott doubled to center [Garner scored (unearned)];
Madlock singled to center [Ott to third]; Parker grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Ott scored (unearned), Madlock
out at second]; Milner flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
doubled to left; Driessen struck out; Knight grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler grounded out (first unassisted); Foli flied
out to center; Moreno singled to center; Moreno was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Pirates 2.

REDS 3RD: Oester grounded out (third to first); Pastore struck
out; Collins grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria singled to left; Garner singled to
center [Candelaria to second]; Ott out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Candelaria to third, Garner to second];
Madlock singled to left [Candelaria scored, Garner to third];
LEIBRANDT REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Parker singled to right
[Garner scored, Madlock to second]; Milner forced Parker (first
to shortstop) [Madlock to third]; Easler singled to left
[Madlock scored, Milner to third, Easler out at second (left to
third to second)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 5.

REDS 4TH: Griffey doubled to center; Concepcion singled to
center [Griffey to third]; Foster doubled to center [Griffey
scored, Concepcion scored]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); Driessen walked; Knight flied out to right [Foster to
third]; Oester forced Driessen (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli flied out to center; Moreno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Candelaria struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 5.

REDS 5TH: Leibrandt grounded out (second to first); Collins
grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey singled to right;
Concepcion singled to right [Griffey to third]; Foster homered
[Griffey scored, Concepcion scored]; Bench lined to left; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner flied out to center; Ott grounded out
(second to first); Madlock singled to third; Parker doubled to
center [Madlock scored]; Milner walked; Easler flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 6.

REDS 6TH: ROMO REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Driessen doubled
to right; Knight flied out to right; Oester singled to center
[Driessen scored]; Oester stole second; HOUSEHOLDER BATTED FOR
LEIBRANDT; Householder popped to first; Collins flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: SOTO REPLACED HOUSEHOLDER (PITCHING); Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (third to first);
B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR ROMO; B. Robinson walked; BLYLEVEN RAN
FOR B. ROBINSON; Garner forced Blyleven (third to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 6.

REDS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Griffey singled
to right [Griffey to third (error by Parker)]; Concepcion
doubled to center [Griffey scored]; Foster struck out; Bench
grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to third]; Driessen
was walked intentionally; Knight grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Ott struck
out; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 6.

REDS 8TH: Oester grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Soto
struck out; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Milner walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR MILNER; Alexander
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Soto [Alexander
to third]; Easler grounded out (second to first); Foli hit into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Alexander out at home (first
to catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 6.

REDS 9TH: BERRA REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 3B); MADLOCK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Griffey reached on an error by Madlock
[Griffey to third]; Concepcion struck out; Foster reached on a
fielder's choice [Griffey scored (unearned), Foster to second
(error by Madlock)]; Bench popped to shortstop; Driessen was
walked intentionally; Knight struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second;
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Bevacqua singled to center [Moreno
scored]; HUME REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Garner struck out; Ott
singled to left [Bevacqua to third]; Madlock grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Ott out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates 7.