Continuing his hot hitting, George Foster went 3-for-4 , including a homer, as the Reds defeated the Pirates, 5-4, to complete the sweep of the four game series. The loss was the seventh in a row for the Pirates. The Reds trailed, 4-1, going into the sixth inning when Foster sparked a rally with his round-tripper.

Dan Driessen walked and, after Johnny Bench struck out, Pirates right fielder Dave Parker dropped a line drive by Ray Knight. Paul Householder and pinch-hitter Harry Spilman followed with run-scoring singles to tie the game. Householder took third on Spilman's hit and scored the deciding run as Dave Collins was forcing Spilman. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    31, 1980 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Pirates      2  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            3   0   0   1     1   1   .294      Moreno cf             2   1   0   0     3   0   .259
  Soto p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foli ss               2   1   1   1     0   0   .277
Oester 2b             5   0   2   0     0   2   .283        Berra ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Concepcion ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Madlock 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .271
Foster lf             4   2   3   1     1   0   .267      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Driessen 1b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .274      Easler lf             3   0   0   1     1   0   .336
Bench c               3   0   1   1     0   1   .262      Milner 1b             2   0   0   1     1   2   .245
Knight 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .265      Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Householder rf        4   1   1   1     0   1   .231      Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .255
LaCoss p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .080      Blyleven p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .059
  Spilman ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .253        B. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .284
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .265

Totals               37   5  10   5     3   8             Totals               30   4   5   4     5   6

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 21,774
Left on Base: Reds 9, Pirates 6
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Knight, Parker, Garner
Triples: Foster (3), Garner (5)
Home Runs: Foster (21)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (79), Garner (26), Milner (2)
Caught Stealing: Garner (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (3), Milner (1), Foli (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss W(8-10)          5     5   4   4   5   2   0  25   4.82
Soto SV(2)              4     0   0   0   0   4   0  12   3.59
Totals                  9     5   4   4   5   6   0  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(7-10)        6     9   5   3   2   5   1  30   3.85
Tekulve                 3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   2.64
Totals                  9    10   5   3   3   8   1  41

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


REDS 1ST: Collins struck out; Oester struck out; Concepcion
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Foli singled to
third [Moreno stayed at second]; Madlock singled to left [Moreno
scored, Foli to second]; Parker forced Madlock (second to
shortstop) [Foli to third]; Easler forced Parker (shortstop to
second) [Foli scored]; Milner struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 2.

REDS 2ND: Foster tripled to right; Driessen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bench hit a sacrifice fly to right [Foster
scored]; Knight singled to second [Knight to second (error by
Garner)]; Householder flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott flied out to right; Garner reached on an error
by Knight [Garner to first]; Garner stole second; Blyleven
grounded out (second to first) [Garner to third]; Moreno walked;
Garner was caught stealing home (catcher to third to catcher); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

REDS 3RD: LaCoss grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oester grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli popped to shortstop; Madlock singled; Parker
singled to center [Madlock to second]; Easler walked [Madlock to
third, Parker to second]; Milner hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Madlock scored]; Ott grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
singled to left; Driessen singled to right [Foster to second];
Bench forced Driessen (shortstop to second) [Foster to third];
Knight flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner tripled to center; Blyleven struck out;
Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Foli out on a sacrifice fly
to right in foul territory [Garner scored, Moreno to third];
Madlock flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 4.

REDS 5TH: Householder grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCoss
struck out; Collins walked; Oester singled to left [Collins to
third]; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Easler flied
out to left; Milner walked; Milner stole second; Ott lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

REDS 6TH: BERRA REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING SS); Foster homered;
Driessen walked; Bench struck out; Knight reached on an error by
Parker [Driessen to third, Knight to second]; Householder
singled to left [Driessen scored, Knight to third]; SPILMAN
BATTED FOR LACOSS; Spilman singled to right [Knight scored
(unearned), Householder to third]; Collins forced Spilman
(shortstop to second) [Householder scored (unearned)]; Oester
singled to right [Collins to third]; Concepcion grounded out
(second to first); 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates
4.

PIRATES 6TH: SOTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); GERONIMO REPLACED
SPILMAN (PLAYING CF); Garner struck out; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR
BLYLEVEN; B. Robinson struck out; Moreno flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 4.

REDS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Foster flied
out to right; Driessen flied out to center; Bench singled to
center; Knight struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
flied out to center; Parker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 4.

REDS 8TH: Householder struck out; Geronimo grounded out (first
unassisted); Soto popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Easler grounded out (first to pitcher); Milner
struck out; Ott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
5, Pirates 4.

REDS 9TH: Oester struck out; Concepcion popped to second; Foster
walked; Driessen forced Foster (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Garner flied out to center; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR
TEKULVE; Bevacqua struck out; Moreno grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 4.