Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Tuesday, May 12, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  4
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .162      Collins rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .354
Strain 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Griffey cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   1     1   1   .312
Durham rf             4   0   1   0     0   3   .278      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .300      Bench 1b              4   0   2   0     0   2   .317
Thompson cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Nolan c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Cruz 3b               3   0   2   1     1   0   .290      Knight 3b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .218
Blackwell c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .148      Oester 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .303
Martz p               2   0   0   0     1   2   .200      Soto p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .067
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     3  10             Totals               30   2   5   1     5   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 12,016
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Reds 8
DP: Cubs 2, Reds 0
Errors: De Jesus, Strain, Durham, Blackwell
Doubles: Thompson (5), Cruz (3), Griffey (7)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (1), Foster (1)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (2)
GIDP: Oester (3), Nolan (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martz                   7     4   1   1   3   2   0  28   3.27
Tidrow L(1-4)           1.1   1   1   0   2   2   0   7   3.38
Totals                  8.1   5   2   1   5   4   0  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto W(2-5)             9     5   1   1   3  10   0  34   2.92
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3  10   0  34

Balks: Soto (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Strain was called out on strikes;
Buckner singled to center; Durham was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Griffey doubled to right
[Collins to third]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first)
[Collins scored]; Foster reached on a fielder's choice [Griffey
out at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Bench singled to
left [Foster to second]; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 2ND: Henderson struck out; Thompson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Blackwell walked;
Martz walked [Cruz to third, Blackwell to second]; De Jesus
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Knight reached on an error by De Jesus; Oester
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Knight out at second]; Soto struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 3RD: Strain grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (second to first); Durham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Collins grounded out (second to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Concepcion grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Thompson
doubled to right; Cruz doubled to center [Thompson scored];
Blackwell flied to left; Martz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster reached on an error by Strain; Bench singled to
left [Foster to second]; Nolan grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Foster to third, Bench out at
second]; Knight walked; Oester walked [Knight to second]; Soto
forced Foster (third to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Reds 1.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus struck out; Strain grounded out (second to
first); Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Collins flied to center; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); Concepcion walked; Foster forced Concepcion
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 1.

CUBS 6TH: Durham struck out; Henderson struck out; Thompson
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench struck out; Nolan grounded out (second to
first); Knight grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 1.

CUBS 7TH: Cruz singled to left; On a bunt Blackwell made an out
to third; On a bunt Martz struck out; Cruz was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds
1.

REDS 7TH: Oester lined to right; Soto grounded out (third to
first); Collins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 1.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus flied to left; Strain grounded out (second to
first); Buckner popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED MARTZ (PITCHING); Griffey lined to
left; Concepcion struck out; Foster walked; Foster stole second
[Foster to third (error by Blackwell)]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 1.

CUBS 9TH: Durham singled to right; On a bunt Henderson forced
Durham (first to shortstop); Thompson popped to shortstop; Soto
balked [Henderson to second]; Cruz flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight
walked; Oester singled to right [Knight scored (error by Durham)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds
2.