Friday May 15, 1981
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Aided by first baseman Jason Thompson's error, the Reds scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the Pirates, 4-1. The score was 1-1 when the Reds loaded the bases in the ninth on a single by George Foster, sacrifice by Johnny Bench, a wild pitch and a walk to pinch-hitter Larry Biittner.

Ron Oester then hit a grounder to Thompson, who booted the ball as Foster scored. Pinch-hitter Junior Kennedy followed with a sacrifice fly, and a single by Sam Mejias capped the scoring. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Friday, May 15, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 4 7 2 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .347 Moreno cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .209 Mejias rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Griffey cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Easler rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .333 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Milner lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .192 Foster lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .296 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .141 Bench 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .294 Garner 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .422 Nolan c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .267 Pena c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .316 Driessen pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .197 Berra 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Knight 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Stargell ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .190 Biittner ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .357 Lacy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 O'Berry pr,c 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oester 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .296 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pastore p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Price p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spilman ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Kennedy ph,3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Totals 31 4 7 3 4 6 Totals 31 1 5 1 2 8 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 10,592 Left on Base: Reds 7, Pirates 6 DP: Reds 1, Pirates 2 Errors: Concepcion 2, Thompson Stolen Bases: Moreno (9), Lacy (7) Caught Stealing: Pena (2) Sacrifice Hits: Bench (1), Pena (1) Sacrifice Flies: Kennedy (1) GIDP: Griffey (4), Milner (1) Hit by Pitch: Knight (2,by Perez) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore 7.2 5 1 1 1 6 0 29 3.58 Price W(2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.63 Hume SV(4) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2.66 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 8 0 34 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perez 8 5 1 1 2 6 0 30 1.13 Romo L(0-2) 0.1 1 3 0 2 0 0 5 5.21 Jackson 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.29 Totals 9 7 4 1 4 6 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Perez (1) Wild Pitches: Perez (1), Romo (1) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg REDS 1ST: Collins struck out; Griffey flied to left; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno lined to right; Foli grounded out (third to first); Easler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Bench struck out; Nolan struck out; Knight singled to left [Foster to second]; Perez threw a wild pitch [Foster to third, Knight to second]; Oester struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Milner popped to shortstop; Thompson popped to shortstop; Garner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 3RD: Pastore flied to center; Collins flied to left; Griffey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Pena singled to center; Pena was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Berra flied to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied to center; Foster singled to right; Bench struck out; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno flied to center; Foli lined to second; Easler singled to center; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 5TH: Knight grounded out (third to first); Oester popped to third; Pastore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Thompson struck out; Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); Pena struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 6TH: Collins walked; Griffey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Collins out at second]; Concepcion flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Berra popped to first; Perez struck out; Moreno reached on an error by Concepcion; Moreno stole second; Foli popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0. REDS 7TH: Foster popped to shortstop; Bench grounded out (second to first); Nolan singled to right; Knight was hit by a pitch [Nolan to second]; Oester singled to center [Nolan scored, Knight to third]; Pastore grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 7TH: Easler singled to right; Milner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Easler out at second]; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. REDS 8TH: Collins grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled to left; Concepcion lined into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Griffey out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Garner singled to center; Pena out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Garner to second]; Berra flied to right [Garner to third]; STARGELL BATTED FOR PEREZ; Stargell singled to center [Garner scored]; LACY RAN FOR STARGELL; Lacy stole second; Moreno was walked intentionally; Foli reached on an error by Concepcion [Lacy to third, Moreno to second]; PRICE REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Easler struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1. REDS 9TH: ROMO REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Foster singled to shortstop; Bench out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Foster to second]; Romo threw a wild pitch [Foster to third]; Nolan was walked intentionally; DRIESSEN RAN FOR NOLAN; BIITTNER BATTED FOR KNIGHT; Biittner walked [Driessen to second]; O'BERRY RAN FOR BIITTNER; Oester reached on an error by Thompson [Foster scored (unearned) (no RBI), Driessen to third, O'Berry to second]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR PRICE; JACKSON REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); KENNEDY BATTED FOR SPILMAN; Kennedy hit a sacrifice fly to left [Driessen scored (unearned)]; Mejias singled to left [O'Berry scored (unearned), Oester to second]; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 1. PIRATES 9TH: HUME REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); O'BERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Milner walked; Thompson flied to center; Garner forced Milner (third to second); Pena was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 1.

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