Homers by Dan Driessen, Johnny Bench and Ray Knight powered the Reds to a 7-1 triumph over the Padres in San Diego's home opener. Driessen's blast came with the bases empty in the second inning. Bench's blow came in the fourth with two mates aboard and was followed by Knight's clout. Tom Seaver, yielding three hits in eight innings, posted his 246th career victory. He struck out five to raise his career total to 2,997, fifth on the all-time list. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Monday, April     13, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    4  0  0    0  2  0  -   7 11  2
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .476      Richards lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .208
Griffey cf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .227      Smith ss              4   0   0   1     0   0   .182
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     1   1   .316      Jones cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .091
Foster lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Driessen 1b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .222      Bass 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Bench c               3   2   2   3     1   0   .222      Salazar 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .375
Knight 3b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .412      Lefebvre rf,cf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Oester 2b             3   0   1   1     1   1   .133      Kennedy c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Seaver p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Bonilla 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Turner ph,rf        0   1   0   0     1   0   .500

Totals               36   7  11   7     4   5             Totals               30   1   4   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 36,391
Left on Base: Reds 6, Padres 6
DP: Reds 0, Padres 2
Errors: Concepcion, Driessen, Smith
Doubles: Concepcion (4), Driessen (3), Bench (1), Jones (2)
Home Runs: Driessen (1), Bench (1), Knight (2)
Stolen Bases: Richards (3)
Caught Stealing: Collins (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Wise (1), Boone (1)
GIDP: Griffey (1), Seaver (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(1-0)           8     3   1   1   2   5   0  30   1.13
Bair                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.25
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   5   0  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(0-1)             3.1   6   5   4   1   1   3  17  10.80
Boone                   4.2   5   2   2   3   3   0  20   3.00
Urrea                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    11   7   6   4   5   3  40

Wild Pitches: Seaver (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied
out to left; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Smith flied
out to right; Jones struck out; Bass flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to right; Driessen homered; Bench
grounded out (third to first); Knight flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Salazar struck out; Lefebvre flied out to right;
Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Oester grounded out (second to first); Seaver singled
to left; Collins singled to right [Seaver to second]; Griffey
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Collins out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Bonilla reached on an error by Concepcion; Wise out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bonilla to second];
Richards flied out to left; Smith grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion doubled to left; Foster grounded out (third
to first); Driessen reached on an error by Smith [Concepcion to
third]; Bench homered [Concepcion scored, Driessen scored
(unearned)]; Knight homered; Oester walked; BOONE REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); Seaver grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Oester out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Jones doubled to right; Bass flied out to center
[Jones to third]; Salazar struck out; Lefebvre popped to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

REDS 5TH: Collins singled to center; Collins was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Griffey struck out; Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5,
Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Kennedy singled to left; Bonilla forced Kennedy
(shortstop to second); Boone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Bonilla to second]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Bonilla
to third]; Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

REDS 6TH: Foster struck out; Driessen doubled to right; Bench
walked; Knight walked [Driessen to third, Bench to second];
Oester struck out; Seaver forced Knight (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Jones struck
out; Bass grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

REDS 7TH: Collins grounded out (third to first); Griffey lined
to first; Concepcion walked; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Salazar grounded out (shortstop to first); Lefebvre
grounded out (second to first); Kennedy flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench doubled
to center; Knight singled to center [Bench scored, Knight to
second (on throw to home)]; Oester singled to left [Knight
scored]; Seaver popped to second; Collins grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Bonilla grounded out (second to first); TURNER
BATTED FOR BOONE; Turner walked; Richards singled to right
[Turner to third]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted) [Turner
scored, Richards to second (error by Driessen)]; Jones flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 1.

REDS 9TH: URREA REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); TURNER STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING RF); LEFEBVRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Griffey
struck out; Concepcion flied out to center; Foster popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres
1.

PADRES 9TH: BAIR REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Bass singled to
center; Salazar flied out to center; Lefebvre forced Bass
(second to shortstop); Kennedy lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 1.