Scoring all their runs in the sixth inning, the Reds blanked the Cubs, 5-0, behind the combined pitching of Tom Seaver and Paul Moskau. Seaver hurled the first five frames before leaving because of tightness in his left thigh. The victory was the Reds' seventh straight and the loss was the Cubs' seventh in a row. It was also the seventh time that the pathetic Cubs have been shut out this year.

Ron Oester led off the sixth with a single before a single by Ken Griffey and walk to Dan Driessen loaded the bases. Ray Knight then delivered a two-run single. After Joe Nolan was walked intentionally, Junior Kennedy followed with a run-scoring single and Harry Spilman, pinch-hitting for Seaver, lined a two-run double to cap the outburst. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       19, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .326      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .158
  Mejias rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .357      Strain 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Oester ss             5   1   2   0     0   2   .315      Buckner 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Griffey cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .269      Durham rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .287      Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Driessen 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .191      Tracy lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .207
Knight 3b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .242      Cruz 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Nolan c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .284      Blackwell c           1   0   0   0     2   0   .147
Kennedy 2b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .188        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .163
Seaver p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .100      Reuschel p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .071
  Spilman ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .176        Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moskau p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     5   6             Totals               30   0   4   0     5   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  5,896
Left on Base: Reds 7, Cubs 8
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Buckner
Doubles: Nolan (5), Oester (7), Spilman (1)
Stolen Bases: Tracy (1)
GIDP: Collins (2), Strain (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(5-1)           5     2   0   0   4   3   0  20   2.04
Moskau SV(2)            4     2   0   0   1   5   0  15   2.42
Totals                  9     4   0   0   5   8   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(1-5)         5.2   8   5   5   4   5   0  27   4.13
Capilla                 1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.66
Tidrow                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.81
Totals                  9     9   5   5   5   6   0  39

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford


REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Oester was
called out on strikes; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

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

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (second to first); Driessen popped
to shortstop; Knight popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales flied to right; Tracy singled to center; Cruz
singled to left [Tracy to second]; Blackwell walked [Tracy to
third, Cruz to second]; Reuschel struck out; De Jesus struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 3RD: Nolan singled to right; Kennedy popped to second in
foul territory; Seaver struck out; Collins flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Strain flied to center; Buckner popped to third in
foul territory; Durham popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 4TH: Oester struck out; Griffey singled to center; Foster
walked [Griffey to second]; Driessen flied to left; Knight
forced Foster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Morales flied to right; Tracy walked; Tracy stole
second; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Blackwell flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 5TH: Nolan doubled to left; Kennedy was called out on
strikes; Seaver walked; Collins grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Seaver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Reuschel walked; On a bunt De Jesus forced Reuschel
(pitcher to shortstop); Strain grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 6TH: Oester doubled to right; Griffey singled to left
[Oester to third]; Foster struck out; Driessen walked [Griffey
to second]; Knight singled to left [Oester scored, Griffey
scored, Driessen out at third (left to shortstop to second to
third), Knight to second (on throw to 3b)]; Nolan was walked
intentionally; Kennedy singled to center [Knight scored, Nolan
to third]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR SEAVER; Spilman doubled to right
[Nolan scored, Kennedy scored]; CAPILLA REPLACED REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); Collins grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: MOSKAU REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Buckner popped to
shortstop; Tom Seaver left game with tight left thigh;
Durham grounded out (third to first); Morales flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 0.

REDS 7TH: Oester singled to third; Griffey lined to left; Foster
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Oester to second]; Driessen
walked; Knight struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Tracy struck
out; Cruz flied to left; Blackwell walked; LUM BATTED FOR
CAPILLA; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 0.

REDS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Nolan flied to center;
Kennedy flied to right; Moskau popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus struck out; Strain grounded out (shortstop to
first); Buckner lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5,
Cubs 0.

REDS 9TH: Mejias grounded out (second to first); Oester reached
on an error by Buckner [Oester out at second (first to second to
shortstop)]; Griffey lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Durham singled to left; Morales singled to right
[Durham to second]; Tracy popped to right; Cruz struck out;
THOMPSON BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 0.