Tom Seaver struck out 10 batters for his season's high in 8 2/3 innings as the Reds defeated the Cubs, 5-3. Seaver gave up eight hits, including a two-run homer by Jerry Martin. Mario Soto put down a Cubs' threat in the ninth by retiring the last batter.

Dave Concepcion had four of the Reds' 12 hits and Johnny Bench drove in two runs with a homer and sacrifice fly. With the score tied, 3-3, Ray Knight singled in the seventh and was forced by Ron Oester, who scored the deciding run on a sacrifice bunt by Seaver and single by Dave Collins. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Friday, September 5, 1980 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         3  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   5 12  0
Cubs         0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .301      De Jesus ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .268
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Griffey rf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .298      Buckner 1b            3   1   2   1     0   1   .313
Concepcion ss         5   1   4   1     0   0   .264      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .271      Tracy rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .267
Driessen 1b           2   0   1   1     2   0   .277      Martin cf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .231
Bench c               4   1   1   2     0   1   .265      Blackwell c           3   0   0   0     1   2   .270
Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Oester 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .283        Thompson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .207
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .091      Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .178
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Figueroa ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .252

Totals               34   5  12   5     4   7             Totals               33   3   8   3     2  10

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  5,386
Left on Base: Reds 10, Cubs 6
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Kingman, Blackwell, Tyson
Doubles: Driessen (32)
Home Runs: Bench (22), Martin (21)
Stolen Bases: Oester (4), De Jesus (35)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Driessen (9), Bench (4), Buckner (5)
GIDP: Foster (12), Kingman (10)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(7-7)           8.2   8   3   3   2  10   1  35   4.43
Soto SV(3)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.53
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2  10   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(11-10)       7    11   4   4   2   4   0  32   3.32
Tidrow                  1.2   1   1   1   1   3   1   8   2.78
Capilla                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.85
Smith                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    12   5   5   4   7   1  42

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Griffey singled to center
[Collins to third]; Concepcion singled to center [Collins
scored, Griffey to second]; Foster walked [Griffey to third,
Concepcion to second]; Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Griffey scored, Concepcion to third]; Bench hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Concepcion scored]; Knight forced Foster (shortstop
to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Randle singled to shortstop
[De Jesus to second]; Buckner struck out; Kingman popped to
shortstop; Tracy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs
0.

REDS 2ND: Oester singled to center; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Oester to second]; Collins flied out
to left; Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Martin struck out; Blackwell struck out; Tyson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to third; Foster grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Concepcion out at
second]; Driessen doubled to center; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Reuschel flied out to center; De Jesus flied out to
center; Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cubs 0.

REDS 4TH: Knight flied out to center; Oester singled to center;
Oester stole second; Seaver struck out; Collins grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner singled to right; Kingman struck out; Tracy
struck out; Martin homered [Buckner scored]; Blackwell walked;
Tyson singled to center [Blackwell to second]; Reuschel flied
out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 2.

REDS 5TH: Griffey struck out; Concepcion singled to left; Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Concepcion to second];
Driessen was walked intentionally; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus stole second;
Randle flied out to right [De Jesus to third]; Buckner hit a
sacrifice fly to right [De Jesus scored]; Kingman singled to
third; Tracy popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cubs 3.

REDS 6TH: Knight singled to center; Oester forced Knight (second
to shortstop); Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Oester to second]; Collins singled to left [Oester
scored, Collins to second (error by Kingman)]; Griffey grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Martin flied out to left; Blackwell struck out; Tyson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 3.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to center; Foster struck out while
Concepcion was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Driessen lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs
3.

CUBS 7TH: FIGUEROA BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Figueroa grounded out
(second to first); De Jesus struck out; Randle flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 3.

REDS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Bench homered;
Knight struck out; Oester grounded out (first to pitcher);
Seaver struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); On a bunt
Buckner singled; Kingman grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Buckner out at second]; Tracy struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 3.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo struck out; Griffey reached on an error by
Tyson [Griffey to first]; Concepcion forced Griffey (second to
shortstop); Concepcion was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Blackwell [Concepcion to second]; Foster walked;
CAPILLA REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Driessen walked [Concepcion
to third, Foster to second]; SMITH REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING);
Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Reds
5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: Martin flied out to center; Blackwell flied out to
left; THOMPSON BATTED FOR TYSON; Thompson walked; BIITTNER
BATTED FOR SMITH; SOTO REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Biittner
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Cubs 3.