A bases-loaded walk plated the decisive run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Reds opened the 1981 season by edging the Phillies, 3-2. After the Phils snapped a 1-1 tie in the top of the ninth on an RBI single by Keith Moreland, Dave Collins ignited the winning rally with a two-bagger and scored on a single by Ken Griffey.

After Ron Reed replaced Sparky Lyle on the mound for the Phils, Griffey then stole second and took third on a throwing error by Moreland. Dave Concepcion struck out before George Foster and Johnny Bench were walked intentionally to load the bases. Tug McGraw took over and walked Dan Driessen on a 3-2 pitch. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     8, 1981 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  7  1
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3 12  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               5   0   3   0     0   0   .600      Collins rf            5   2   3   0     0   1   .600
Trillo 2b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .200      Griffey cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .400
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         5   0   3   1     0   1   .600
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Foster lf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .333
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bench c               2   0   0   0     3   1   .000
  R. Reed p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Driessen 1b           3   0   1   1     2   2   .333
  Aviles 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knight 3b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .667
Schmidt 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .000      Oester 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Boone c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Gross ph,rf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Unser ph            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Smith pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moreland c          1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000

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

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 51,716
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Reds 14
DP: Phillies 1, Reds 1
Errors: Moreland, Collins, Concepcion
Doubles: Concepcion 2 (2), Knight (1), Driessen (1), Collins (1)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (1), Bowa (1), Matthews (1), Griffey (1)
Caught Stealing: Rose (1), Collins (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (1), Knight (1)
GIDP: Trillo (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 7     9   1   1   4   8   0  32   1.29
Lyle L(0-1)             1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6  18.00
R. Reed                 0.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   3   0.00
McGraw                  0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8.1  12   3   3   7  10   0  42

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  8     6   1   1   3   4   0  32   1.13
Hume W(1-0)             1     1   1   0   1   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   4   0  38

Wild Pitches: Carlton 3 (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to center; Rose was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Trillo flied out to right;
McBride struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Collins was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Griffey singled to
center; Concepcion flied out to center; Foster walked [Griffey
to second]; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Griffey to third, Foster
to second]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Matthews
grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Knight singled to center; Oester
forced Knight (shortstop to second); Seaver forced Oester (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to center; Boone grounded out
(second to first); Carlton reached on an error by Collins; Rose
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Collins singled to shortstop; Griffey grounded out
(second to first) [Collins to second]; Concepcion doubled to
center [Collins scored]; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Concepcion
to third]; Foster popped to second; Bench walked; Driessen
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Trillo struck out; McBride struck out; Schmidt
walked; Schmidt stole second; Matthews lined to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Knight doubled to right; Carlton threw a wild pitch
[Knight to third]; Oester struck out; Seaver struck out; Collins
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox singled to center; Bowa forced Maddox
(pitcher to shortstop); Bowa stole second; Boone struck out;
Carlton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
doubled to center; Foster flied out to center [Concepcion to
third]; Bench walked; Driessen walked [Bench to second]; Knight
forced Driessen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rose singled to center; Trillo grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; McBride
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Oester flied out to right; Seaver struck out; Collins
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Matthews walked;
Matthews stole second; Maddox popped to second; Bowa lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Griffey struck out; Concepcion singled to left; Foster
singled to left [Concepcion to second]; Bench lined into a
double play (third to second) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: GROSS BATTED FOR BOONE; Gross grounded out (second
to first); UNSER BATTED FOR CARLTON; Unser singled to shortstop;
SMITH RAN FOR UNSER; Rose singled to left [Smith to third];
Trillo singled to center [Smith scored, Rose to second]; McBride
grounded out (second to first) [Rose to third, Trillo to
second]; Schmidt was walked intentionally; Matthews forced
Schmidt (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies
1, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: MORELAND REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING C ); GROSS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); LYLE REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); Driessen
doubled to center; Knight out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Driessen to third]; Oester grounded out (third to
first); VAIL BATTED FOR SEAVER; Vail struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: HUME REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Maddox reached on
an error by Concepcion; Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Maddox to second]; Gross was walked intentionally;
Moreland singled to right [Maddox scored (unearned), Gross to
third]; Rose reached on a fielder's choice [Gross out at home
(third to catcher to third), Moreland to second]; Trillo flied
out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Collins doubled to right; Griffey singled to center
[Collins scored]; R. REED REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Griffey
stole second [Griffey to third (error by Moreland)]; Concepcion
struck out; Foster was walked intentionally; Bench was walked
intentionally [Foster to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED TRILLO
(PITCHING); AVILES REPLACED R. REED (PLAYING 2B); Driessen
walked [Griffey scored, Foster to third, Bench to second]; 2 R,
2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 3.