Backed by a 15-hit attack, Ton Seaver breezed to his 249th career victory as the Reds blitzed the Cubs, 8-3. Ron Oester, who subsequently extended his hitting streak to 15 games, drove in the Reds' first run with an infield grounder in the second inning and Cincinnati upped the margin to 4-0 in the third on a run-scoring double by Dave Concepcion and two-run homer by George Foster. An RBI single by Ken Griffey and sacrifice fly by Foster produced two fourth-inning markers, and Dave Collins and Griffey had run-scoring singles in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       13, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
Reds         0  1  3    2  2  0    0  0  x  -   8 15  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thompson cf           3   0   0   0     2   0   .191      Collins rf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .359
De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .163        Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Buckner 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .289      Griffey cf            5   2   3   1     0   1   .264
Durham rf             3   1   2   2     1   0   .290      Concepcion ss         5   1   2   1     0   0   .316
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Foster lf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .271
Cruz 3b               2   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Bench 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .308
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nolan c               5   1   3   0     0   0   .278
  Kravec p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .219
  Krug ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Oester 2b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .304
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .105
Strain 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .241
  McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Dillard 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Blackwell c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .141
  Tracy ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Krukow p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Tyson 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .205

Totals               33   3   5   3     5   7             Totals               37   8  15   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 12,528
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Reds 10
DP: Cubs 0, Reds 0
Errors: Bench
Doubles: Buckner 2 (12), De Jesus (3), Concepcion 2 (11), Nolan (4), Collins (6)
Home Runs: Durham (2), Foster (7)
Stolen Bases: Durham (10), Griffey (5), Collins (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(1-3)           3     8   6   6   3   1   1  20   5.16
McGlothen               1.1   4   2   2   0   0   0   8   3.47
Eastwick                1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.12
Kravec                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   6.64
Capilla                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.57
Totals                  8    15   8   8   3   3   1  42

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(4-1)           9     5   3   3   5   7   1  38   2.20
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   7   1  38

Wild Pitches: Eastwick (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
De Jesus grounded out (catcher to first); Buckner flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Griffey lined
to left; Concepcion doubled to left; Foster grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Durham singled to second; Durham stole second;
Henderson grounded out (second to first) [Durham to third]; Cruz
walked; Strain struck out; Blackwell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied to left; Nolan singled to third; Knight
singled to center [Nolan to third]; Oester forced Knight (second
to shortstop) [Nolan scored]; Seaver walked [Oester to second];
Collins forced Seaver (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 3RD: Krukow struck out; Thompson walked; De Jesus lined to
right; Buckner doubled to left [Thompson to third]; Durham
walked; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Griffey singled to center; Griffey stole second;
Concepcion doubled to left [Griffey scored]; Foster homered
[Concepcion scored]; Bench grounded out (third to first); Nolan
doubled to right; Knight flied to right; Oester was walked
intentionally; Seaver struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Reds 4.

CUBS 4TH: Cruz popped to first; Strain popped to second;
Blackwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Collins walked; Collins stole second; Griffey singled
to right [Collins scored, Griffey to second (on throw to home)];
MCGLOTHEN REPLACED STRAIN (PITCHING); TYSON REPLACED KRUKOW
(PLAYING 2B); Concepcion flied to right [Griffey to third];
Foster hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey scored]; Bench
singled to left; Nolan singled to left [Bench to second]; Knight
forced Nolan (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Reds 6.

CUBS 5TH: Tyson flied to left; Thompson flied to right; De Jesus
doubled to left; Buckner doubled to right [De Jesus scored];
Durham homered [Buckner scored]; Henderson reached on an error
by Bench (assist by Seaver) [Henderson to first]; Cruz struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 6.

REDS 5TH: Oester singled to center; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Oester to second]; Collins singled to
right [Oester scored, Collins to second (on throw to home)];
EASTWICK REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); DILLARD REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PLAYING 3B); Griffey singled to second [Collins to third];
Concepcion popped to first; Eastwick threw a wild pitch [Collins
scored, Griffey to second]; Foster flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 8.

CUBS 6TH: Dillard grounded out (shortstop to first); Blackwell
struck out; Tyson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Reds 8.

REDS 6TH: Bench flied to center; Nolan grounded out (second to
first); Knight flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Reds 8.

CUBS 7TH: Thompson flied to left; De Jesus popped to second in
foul territory; Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 8.

REDS 7TH: KRAVEC REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Oester grounded
out (third to first); Seaver popped to second; Collins doubled
to left; Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 8.

CUBS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Durham popped to
second; Henderson struck out; KRUG BATTED FOR KRAVEC; Krug lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: CAPILLA REPLACED KRUG (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded
out (third to first); Foster singled to left; Bench struck out;
Nolan flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 8.

CUBS 9TH: Dillard popped to shortstop; TRACY BATTED FOR
BLACKWELL; Tracy struck out; Tyson walked; Thompson walked
[Tyson to second]; De Jesus lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 8.