Dan Driessen beat out a drag bunt in the eighth inning, then scored from first base with what proved to be the winning run when a pinch-single by Johnny Bench was misplayed by right fielder Jerry Turner as the Reds downed the Padres, 4-3. Joe Lefebvre stroked a solo homer in the seventh and a two-run homer in the ninth for the Padres. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     30, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3  5  1
Reds         1  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4 11  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Collins rf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .406
Jones cf              1   0   0   0     3   0   .197        Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
  Lucas p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffey cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
  Bass ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Concepcion ss         3   0   2   1     1   0   .364
Richards lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Kennedy c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .284      Driessen 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Turner rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .308      Knight 3b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .258
Perkins 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .350      Nolan c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Evans ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .278        Bench ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Salazar 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .275        O'Berry c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Phillips 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Oester 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .200
  Bonilla ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .242      LaCoss p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Mura p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Price p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lefebvre ph,cf      2   2   2   3     0   0   .173        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   5   3     5   4             Totals               34   4  11   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 12,794
Left on Base: Padres 9, Reds 8
DP: Padres 0, Reds 0
Errors: Turner, Collins, Oester
Doubles: Kennedy (3), Collins (4), Foster (4)
Home Runs: Lefebvre 2 (3)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mura L(0-3)             6     7   3   3   2   3   0  26   3.55
Lucas                   2     4   1   1   0   0   0  10   3.54
Totals                  8    11   4   4   2   3   0  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss W(1-2)           7.1   4   1   1   4   2   1  32   5.06
Price                   0.2   0   1   1   1   2   0   3   5.00
Hume SV(3)              1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   3.46
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   4   2  39

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


PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (second to pitcher); Jones
walked; Richards grounded out (first unassisted) [Jones to
second]; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins doubled to left; Griffey grounded out (second
to first) [Collins to third]; Concepcion singled to center
[Collins scored]; Foster flied out to right; Driessen flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 2ND: Turner singled to right; Perkins popped to catcher
in foul territory; Salazar popped to second; Phillips reached on
an error by Oester [Turner to second]; Mura grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Knight walked; Nolan singled to right [Knight to
third]; Oester singled to center [Knight scored, Nolan to
second]; LaCoss struck out; Collins singled to center [Nolan
scored, Oester to second]; Griffey forced Collins (pitcher to
shortstop) [Oester to third]; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 3.

PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones walked;
Richards grounded out (second to first) [Jones to second];
Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Foster doubled to left; Driessen grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Foster to third]; Knight struck out; Nolan grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 3.

PADRES 4TH: Turner reached on an error by Collins [Turner to
third]; Perkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Salazar flied
out to left; Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Padres 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Oester grounded out (second to first); LaCoss grounded
out (shortstop to first); Collins singled to left; Griffey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Reds 3.

PADRES 5TH: Mura grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded
out (second to first); Jones walked; Richards flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion walked; Concepcion was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Foster struck out; Driessen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Reds 3.

PADRES 6TH: Kennedy doubled to center; Turner struck out;
Perkins popped to shortstop; Salazar grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Knight flied out to right; Nolan grounded out (second
to first); Oester grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 3.

PADRES 7TH: Phillips flied out to left; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR
MURA; Lefebvre homered; Smith popped to first in foul territory;
Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: LEFEBVRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LUCAS REPLACED
JONES (PITCHING); LaCoss grounded out (first unassisted); On a
bunt Collins made an out to first; Griffey singled to shortstop;
Concepcion singled to right [Griffey to third]; Foster lined to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 3.

PADRES 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Richards
grounded out (second to first); Kennedy singled to left; Turner
walked [Kennedy to second]; PRICE REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING);
EVANS BATTED FOR PERKINS; Evans struck out; Salazar struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); On a bunt Driessen
singled to first; Knight flied out to center; BENCH BATTED FOR
NOLAN; Bench singled to right [Driessen scored (error by Turner)
(no RBI), Bench to second]; Oester flied out to center; Price
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 9TH: O'BERRY REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); BONILLA BATTED
FOR PHILLIPS; Bonilla walked; HUME REPLACED PRICE (PITCHING);
Lefebvre homered [Bonilla scored]; Smith grounded out (third to
first); BASS BATTED FOR LUCAS; Bass flied out to left; Richards
flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 4.