The Reds won their eighth straight game on a 10-7 decision over the Cubs, Chicago's eighth consecutive defeat. The Reds were behind, 5-4, when they loaded the bases in the seventh inning on a pinch-single by Harry Spilman, error by Cubs third baseman Hector Cruz and a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt.

A single by Dave Concepcion scored Spilman to tie the game and, two outs later, Ray Knight drew a bases-loaded walk. Cincinnati iced the game in the ninth on a run-scoring double by Concepcion and three-run homer by Doug Bair. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Chicago Cubs 7
Game Played on Wednesday, May       20, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         2  1  0    0  0  1    2  0  4  -  10 10  3
Cubs         5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   7  8  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            5   1   0   1     0   1   .314      Morales cf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .281
  Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .357      Strain 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .224
Griffey cf            4   2   3   0     0   0   .282      Buckner 1b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .284
Concepcion ss         5   1   3   2     0   0   .319      Durham rf             3   1   1   1     2   2   .264
Foster lf             5   1   1   2     0   2   .284      Tracy lf              4   1   2   2     1   2   .242
Driessen 1b           3   1   0   0     2   0   .183      Cruz 3b               5   1   1   3     0   2   .245
Knight 3b             4   1   1   2     1   1   .242      De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Nolan c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .271        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Bair p              1   1   1   3     0   0   .500        Dillard ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blackwell c           4   1   2   0     0   0   .167
Oester 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Caudill p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .125
Berenyi p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Price p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spilman ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .222        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  O'Berry c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .188        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .160

Totals               38  10  10  10     5   6             Totals               36   7   8   6     6   8

Time of Game: 3:18   Attendance:  5,914
Left on Base: Reds 7, Cubs 8
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Concepcion, Oester 2, Cruz, Caudill
Doubles: Concepcion (12), Blackwell (4)
Triples: Blackwell (1)
Home Runs: Foster (8), Knight (4), Bair (1), Cruz (3)
Stolen Bases: Griffey 2 (7), Concepcion 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffey (2)
GIDP: Knight (3), Buckner (9)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenyi                 1     2   5   5   4   0   1   9   4.87
Price W(3-0)            5     2   0   0   1   5   0  18   2.82
Bair                    2.2   4   2   0   0   2   0  13   5.51
Hume SV(5)              0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   2.61
Totals                  9     8   7   5   6   8   1  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caudill                 6     5   4   3   3   4   2  26   4.58
Smith L(1-3)            0     2   2   1   0   0   0   4   3.26
Tidrow                  3     3   4   4   2   2   1  14   4.66
Totals                  9    10  10   8   5   6   3  44

Wild Pitches: Price (1), Caudill (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Collins struck out; Griffey singled to center; Griffey
stole second; Concepcion popped to first in foul territory;
Foster homered [Griffey scored]; Driessen flied to center; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Morales walked; Strain lined to second; Buckner walked
[Morales to second]; Durham walked [Morales to third, Buckner to
second]; Tracy singled to center [Morales scored, Buckner
scored, Durham to third]; Cruz homered [Durham scored, Tracy
scored]; De Jesus popped to second; Blackwell lined to left; 5
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 5.

REDS 2ND: Knight was called out on strikes; Nolan walked;
Caudill threw a wild pitch [Nolan to second]; Oester walked;
Berenyi reached on an error by Caudill [Nolan to third, Oester
to second]; Collins grounded out (first unassisted) [Nolan
scored (unearned), Oester to third, Berenyi to second]; Griffey
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Cubs 5.

CUBS 2ND: Caudill walked; PRICE REPLACED BERENYI (PITCHING);
Morales lined to left; Strain flied to left; Buckner flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 5.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to center; Foster struck out;
Concepcion stole second; Concepcion stole third; Driessen
walked; Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Cubs 5.

CUBS 3RD: Durham was called out on strikes; Tracy struck out;
Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 5.

REDS 4TH: Nolan popped to catcher in foul territory; Oester
flied to center; Price struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus flied to center; Blackwell doubled to left;
Caudill struck out; Morales flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 5.

REDS 5TH: Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey
singled to second; Concepcion flied to center; Foster flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: Strain flied to right; Buckner singled to second;
Price threw a wild pitch [Buckner to second]; Durham walked;
Tracy struck out; Cruz flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Cubs 5.

REDS 6TH: Driessen flied to center; Knight homered; Nolan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oester lined to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus flied to center; Blackwell grounded out
(shortstop to first); HENDERSON BATTED FOR CAUDILL; Henderson
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 5.

REDS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); SPILMAN BATTED
FOR PRICE; Spilman singled to pitcher; On a bunt Collins reached
on an error by Cruz [Spilman to second]; Griffey reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Spilman to third, Collins
to second]; Concepcion singled to center [Spilman scored,
Collins to third, Griffey to second]; TIDROW REPLACED SMITH
(PITCHING); Foster struck out; Driessen popped to third in foul
territory; Knight walked [Collins scored (unearned), Griffey to
third, Concepcion to second]; Nolan flied to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: O'BERRY REPLACED SPILMAN (PLAYING C ); BAIR REPLACED
NOLAN (PITCHING); Morales popped to second; Strain singled to
center; Buckner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Strain out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Cubs 5.

REDS 8TH: Oester grounded out (second to first); O'Berry was
called out on strikes; Collins grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Durham was
called out on strikes; Tracy singled to shortstop; Cruz lined to
left; LUM BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Lum flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Cubs 5.

REDS 9TH: DILLARD REPLACED LUM (PLAYING SS); Griffey singled to
left; Griffey stole second; Concepcion doubled to center
[Griffey scored]; Foster grounded out (third to first)
[Concepcion to third]; Driessen was walked intentionally; Knight
lined to center; Bair homered [Concepcion scored, Driessen
scored]; Oester grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: Blackwell tripled to right; THOMPSON BATTED FOR
TIDROW; Thompson was called out on strikes; Morales made an out
to second; Strain reached on an error by Concepcion [Blackwell
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Buckner reached on an error by
Oester [Strain to third (error by Oester)]; Durham singled to
left [Strain scored (unearned), Buckner to second]; HUME
REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Tracy walked [Buckner to third, Durham
to second]; Cruz struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 3 LOB.  Reds
10, Cubs 7.