The Reds exploded for seven runs in the first inning and breezed to a 10-2 victory over the Dodgers, who were knocked back into a tie with the Astros for first place in the West Division. Burt Hooton, who started, lasted just one-third of the way into the first inning and seven of the eight batters whom he faced scored. Johnny Bench batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 20, 1980 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         7  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -  10 11  0
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            2   2   2   0     2   0   .299      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Mejias cf           1   0   1   1     0   0   .269        Hatcher lf,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Griffey rf            4   2   1   3     1   1   .292      Law cf,lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
  Householder rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .302
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   2   .263        Davalillo 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Baker lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Foster lf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .278        Perconte 2b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  Cruz lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Cey 3b                3   2   2   1     0   0   .258
Driessen 1b           3   1   1   0     2   0   .265        Frias ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Spilman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Johnstone rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Bench c               3   1   1   2     0   0   .261        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Correll ph,c        2   0   1   0     0   0   .444        Guerrero ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Knight 3b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .268      Scioscia c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Oester 2b,ss          5   1   1   1     0   0   .276      Thomas ss,cf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .273
Seaver p              3   1   1   0     1   0   .143      Hooton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .050
                                                            Sutcliffe p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Thomasson ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .219

Totals               37  10  11   9     7   3             Totals               34   2   7   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 50,240
Left on Base: Reds 7, Dodgers 6
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Baker
Doubles: Knight (35), Seaver (3), Mejias (4), Johnstone (12)
Home Runs: Griffey (11), Cey (27)
Stolen Bases: Collins 2 (72)
GIDP: Knight (23)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(10-7)          9     7   2   2   1   4   1  35   3.82
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   4   1  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(13-7)          0.1   5   7   7   2   1   0   8   3.66
Sutcliffe               6.2   5   3   3   5   2   1  30   5.54
Forster                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.27
Totals                  9    11  10  10   7   3   1  44

Wild Pitches: Sutcliffe 2 (4)

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


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Collins stole second;
Griffey walked; Concepcion struck out; Foster singled to left
[Collins scored, Griffey to third]; Driessen walked [Foster to
second]; Bench singled to right [Griffey scored, Foster scored,
Driessen to third]; Knight doubled to left [Driessen scored,
Bench scored (error by Baker) (no RBI), Knight to third]; Oester
singled to center [Knight scored]; SUTCLIFFE REPLACED HOOTON
(PITCHING); Seaver walked [Oester to second]; Collins walked
[Oester to third, Seaver to second]; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted) [Oester scored, Seaver to third, Collins to second];
Concepcion was called out on strikes; 7 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 7, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Law struck out; Garvey
singled to center; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to right; Driessen flied out to left;
Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 7, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey homered; Johnstone grounded out (second to
first); Scioscia flied to right in foul territory; Thomas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
7, Dodgers 1.

REDS 3RD: Knight lined to second; Oester grounded out (second to
first); Seaver lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutcliffe flied out to right; Lopes flied out to
right; Law grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 1.

REDS 4TH: Collins singled to left; Griffey flied out to center;
Concepcion flied out to right; Collins stole second; Sutcliffe
threw a wild pitch [Collins to third]; Foster walked; Driessen
walked [Foster to second]; Bench popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to center; Baker struck out; Cey
popped to third in foul territory; Johnstone doubled to right
[Garvey to third]; Scioscia popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 1.

REDS 5TH: Knight flied out to center; Oester grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomas flied out to right; Sutcliffe grounded out
(first unassisted); Lopes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 1.

REDS 6TH: Collins walked; Griffey homered [Collins scored];
Concepcion flied out to right; Foster popped to shortstop;
Driessen singled to center; Sutcliffe threw a wild pitch
[Driessen to second]; CORRELL BATTED FOR BENCH; Correll grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: CORRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MEJIAS
REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); KENNEDY REPLACED CONCEPCION
(PLAYING 2B); OESTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Law
grounded out (second to first); Garvey grounded out (third to
first); Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9,
Dodgers 1.

REDS 7TH: PERCONTE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING 2B); HATCHER REPLACED
LOPES (PLAYING LF); Knight flied out to left; Oester grounded
out (second to first); Seaver doubled to left; Mejias doubled to
right [Seaver scored]; Griffey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 10, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: HOUSEHOLDER REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); CRUZ
REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); Cey singled to center; Johnstone
popped to first in foul territory; Scioscia grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Cey to second]; Thomas singled to left [Cey
scored]; THOMASSON BATTED FOR SUTCLIFFE; Thomasson flied to left
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Dodgers 2.

REDS 8TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FORSTER
REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); LAW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); FRIAS REPLACED CEY (PLAYING SS); HATCHER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Kennedy
grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (third to
first); Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Hatcher flied out to center; Law flied out to
center; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10,
Dodgers 2.

REDS 9TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING 1B); Correll
singled to right; Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Correll out at second]; Oester grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: SPILMAN REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 1B); Perconte
walked; Frias forced Perconte (shortstop to second); GUERRERO
BATTED FOR FORSTER; Guerrero struck out; Scioscia singled to
right [Frias to third]; Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 10, Dodgers 2.