Don Sutton allowed only three hits in seven innings and Steve Howe gave up one more in the final two frames as the Dodgers' pitching pair combined to beat the Reds, 5-2. Dusty Baker drove in a run with a single in the third inning and Ron Cey was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in another tally.

The Dodgers then clinched the decision in the fourth when Mike Scioscia and Davey Lopes walked and Jay Johnstone drove them home with a double. Dodgers shortstop Bill Russell suffered a broken right index finger in the third inning when a pitch by Mike LaCoss hit his bat and glanced off against his hand. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  2    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  6  0
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .265      Collins cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Johnstone rf          5   0   1   2     0   0   .295      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Baker lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .300      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .266
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .300      Foster lf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .276
Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     0   1   .254      Driessen 1b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .269
Monday cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .260
  Law cf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Scioscia c            3   1   0   0     1   1   .263      Oester 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
  Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      LaCoss p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .094
Russell ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Price p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .118
  Thomas ph,ss        4   2   2   0     0   1   .266        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutton p              2   1   0   0     1   1   .074        Householder ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Yeager c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .213        Combe p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
                                                            Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               33   5   6   4     4   9             Totals               30   2   4   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 36,287
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Reds 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Johnstone (11)
Triples: Thomas (1), Concepcion (8)
Home Runs: Driessen (14)
GIDP: Concepcion (18)
Hit by Pitch: Cey (3,by LaCoss)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(11-4)          7     3   2   2   4   4   1  27   2.16
Howe SV(16)             2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.57
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4   4   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(8-11)          2.2   4   2   2   1   1   0  14   4.66
Price                   1.1   1   2   2   2   0   0   7   3.40
Bair                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.72
Combe                   2     1   1   1   0   5   0   7  13.50
Hume                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.63
Totals                  9     6   5   5   4   9   0  38

Hit by Pitch: LaCoss (1)
Wild Pitches: Combe (1)
Balks: LaCoss (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnstone
grounded out (second to first); Baker flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to left; Griffey struck out;
Concepcion tripled to center; Foster walked; Driessen struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Cey singled to center; Monday
forced Cey (second to shortstop); LaCoss balked [Monday to
second]; Scioscia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench popped to first in foul territory; Knight flied
out to left; Oester flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: THOMAS BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Thomas singled to
center; Bill Russell and Dodgers Coach Monty Basgall ejected
by HP umpire Dave Pallone; Sutton walked [Thomas to second];
On a bunt Lopes made an out to pitcher; Johnstone popped to
third in foul territory; Baker singled to right [Thomas scored,
Sutton to second]; Garvey singled to left [Sutton to third,
Baker to second]; Cey was hit by a pitch [Sutton scored, Baker
to third, Garvey to second]; PRICE REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING);
Monday flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Price singled to
center; Collins walked [Price to second]; Griffey popped to
second; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Collins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Scioscia walked; Thomas grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Scioscia to second]; Sutton flied out to center; Lopes
walked; Johnstone doubled to right [Scioscia scored, Lopes
scored]; Baker lined to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster walked; Driessen homered [Foster scored]; Bench
lined to center; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oester struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

DODGERS 5TH: BAIR REPLACED PRICE (PITCHING); Garvey flied out to
left; Cey flied out to center; Monday walked; Scioscia struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: HOUSEHOLDER BATTED FOR BAIR; Householder lined to
first; Collins grounded out (third to first); Griffey grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

DODGERS 6TH: COMBE REPLACED HOUSEHOLDER (PITCHING); Thomas
tripled to right; Combe threw a wild pitch [Thomas scored];
Sutton was called out on strikes; Lopes was called out on
strikes; Johnstone lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion struck out; Foster flied out to right;
Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Reds 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker struck out; Garvey struck out; Cey struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: LAW REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); Bench walked; Knight
flied out to right; Oester popped to third; SPILMAN BATTED FOR
COMBE; Spilman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Reds 2.

DODGERS 8TH: HUME REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Law flied out to
center; Scioscia grounded out (first to pitcher); Thomas struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: HOWE REPLACED SCIOSCIA (PITCHING); YEAGER REPLACED
SUTTON (PLAYING C ); Collins grounded out (pitcher to first);
Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds
2.

DODGERS 9TH: Yeager struck out; Lopes grounded out (second to
first); Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Foster lined to shortstop; Driessen singled to center;
Bench popped to third; Knight forced Driessen (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 2.