Dave Concepcion went on a 4-for-4 spree, hitting two home runs and driving in six runs in leading the Reds to an 8-5 triumph over the Padres. With the score tied, 5-5, in the seventh inning, Concepcion delivered his second homer, which was the deciding blow in the Reds' fifth straight victory over the Padres. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Diego Padres 5
Game Played on Wednesday, April     29, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   5 11  0
Reds         0  0  4    1  0  0    2  1  x  -   8 11  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              5   2   2   0     0   0   .216      Collins rf            3   2   0   0     2   0   .385
Jones cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .200        Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
Richards lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .184      Griffey cf            3   1   1   0     2   0   .247
Kennedy c             4   1   1   2     0   1   .270      Concepcion ss         4   2   4   6     1   0   .349
Turner rf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .300      Foster lf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .258
Perkins 1b            4   0   3   2     0   0   .412      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Salazar 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .250
Phillips 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .240        O'Berry c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Evans ph,2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Driessen 1b           2   0   0   1     1   0   .196
Curtis p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Oester 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .196
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pastore p             2   1   1   0     0   1   .286
  Lefebvre ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .140        Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vail ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Stimac ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Moskau p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bass ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .186

Totals               36   5  11   5     1   4             Totals               32   8  11   8     7   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 12,291
Left on Base: Padres 5, Reds 9
DP: Padres 2, Reds 2
Doubles: Jones (6), Perkins (2)
Home Runs: Concepcion 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Richards (6), Collins (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Knight (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Driessen (1)
GIDP: Salazar (2), Richards (2), Foster 2 (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis                  3.1   4   5   5   5   2   1  20   5.33
Urrea                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Boone                   2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.24
Littlefield L(0-2)      2     5   3   3   2   0   1  12   5.52
Totals                  8    11   8   8   7   4   2  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore                 5     8   5   5   1   1   0  22   2.57
Price                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.32
Moskau W(1-0)           2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.59
Hume SV(2)              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.00
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   4   0  37

Wild Pitches: Curtis (2), Urrea (2)
Balks: Pastore (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Lanny Harris


PADRES 1ST: Smith singled to left; Pastore balked [Smith to
second]; Jones grounded out (second to first) [Smith to third];
Richards singled to shortstop [Smith scored]; Richards stole
second; Kennedy struck out; Turner grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

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

PADRES 2ND: Perkins singled to second; Salazar grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Perkins out at
second]; Phillips singled to right; Curtis forced Phillips
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight grounded out (third to first); Bench struck out
but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Driessen flied out to
right; Oester popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (third to first); Jones singled
to shortstop; Richards grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Pastore singled to center; Collins flied out to
center; Griffey walked [Pastore to second]; Concepcion homered
[Pastore scored, Griffey scored]; Foster singled to right;
Knight walked [Foster to second]; Bench singled to left [Foster
to third, Knight to second]; Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Foster scored]; Oester grounded out (pitcher to first);
4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 4TH: Kennedy grounded out (first to pitcher); Turner
flied out to center; Perkins grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Pastore struck out; Collins walked; Collins stole
second; Griffey walked; URREA REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Urrea
threw a wild pitch [Collins to third, Griffey to second];
Concepcion singled to left [Collins scored, Griffey to third];
Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Concepcion out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 5.

PADRES 5TH: Salazar flied out to right; Phillips flied out to
left; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR URREA; Lefebvre popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: BOONE REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PITCHING); Knight grounded
out (third to first); Bench struck out; Driessen flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 5.

PADRES 6TH: Smith singled to left; Jones doubled to right [Smith
to third]; Richards walked; Kennedy singled to center [Smith
scored, Jones scored, Richards to second]; PRICE REPLACED
PASTORE (PITCHING); Turner forced Richards (pitcher to third)
[Kennedy to second]; Perkins doubled to left [Kennedy scored,
Turner scored]; Salazar struck out; EVANS BATTED FOR PHILLIPS;
Evans grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 5, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Oester struck out;
VAIL BATTED FOR PRICE; Vail singled to left; Collins lined to
center; Griffey forced Vail (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Reds 5.

PADRES 7TH: MOSKAU REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); STIMAC BATTED FOR
BOONE; Stimac struck out; Smith grounded out (second to first);
Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Reds
5.

REDS 7TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED STIMAC (PITCHING); Concepcion
homered; Foster singled to center; Knight out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Foster to second]; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Foster to third]; Driessen walked; Oester
singled to center [Foster scored, Driessen to second]; Moskau
forced Oester (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 5, Reds 7.

PADRES 8TH: O'BERRY REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Richards flied
out to center; Kennedy flied out to left; Turner popped to
pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: Collins walked; Griffey singled to center [Collins to
third]; Concepcion singled to left [Collins scored, Griffey to
second]; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Griffey to third, Concepcion out at second]; Knight
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Reds 8.

PADRES 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Perkins
singled to center; Salazar singled to center [Perkins to
second]; HUME REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Evans flied out to
center; BASS BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Bass struck out; Smith
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Reds 8.