The Reds and Dodgers divided a doubleheader, the Reds winning the opener, 3-2, as four pitchers combined on a six-hitter, and Los Angeles capturing the nightcap, 10-3. Tom Seaver started for the Reds in the first game but departed after three innings when he reinjured his left thigh. The Reds tallied a first-inning run on a single by Dave Collins and double by Ken Griffey, and added a pair in the fourth on a single by George Foster, run-scoring double by Johnny Bench and RBI single by Ron Oester.

The Dodgers received 13 walks from five pitchers in the second game. The Dodgers' two runs in the fourth inning came on bases-loaded walks by Bruce Berenyi, and they added three more markers in the fifth on a two-run triple by Pedro Guerrero and run-scoring single by Mike Scioscia. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1981 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  6  0
Reds         1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .203      Collins rf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .316
Landreaux cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .281        Mejias cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .298      Griffey cf,rf         4   0   2   1     0   0   .279
  Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Foster lf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .275
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Bench 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Monday rf,lf          4   1   1   1     0   3   .265      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .248
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Nolan c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Smith ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thomas 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .160      Oester 2b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .299
  Johnstone ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .160      Seaver p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .600        Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Scioscia ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Moskau p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Welch p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .158        O'Berry c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Guerrero ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .292

Totals               33   2   6   2     2   7             Totals               29   3   7   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Reds 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 1
Errors: Knight
Doubles: Griffey (8), Bench (8)
Triples: Griffey (3)
Home Runs: Monday (3), Johnstone (2)
Caught Stealing: Cey (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (1), Moskau (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch L(2-3)            7     6   3   3   3   5   0  30   4.15
Castillo                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   6.00
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   6   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   1.95
Moskau W(2-1)           4.2   3   2   2   1   4   2  18   3.90
Hume                    1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.81
Price SV(1)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.45
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   7   2  35

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert


DODGERS 1ST: Russell grounded out (third to first); Landreaux
flied out to right; Baker singled to left; Garvey popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins singled to second; Griffey doubled to left
[Collins scored]; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Griffey to third]; Foster was called out on strikes;
Bench popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey reached on an error by Knight; Monday struck
out while Cey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Knight struck out; Nolan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oester grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas struck out; Welch grounded out (shortstop to
first); Russell walked; Landreaux grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: SPILMAN BATTED FOR SEAVER; Spilman struck out; Collins
walked; Griffey forced Collins (shortstop to second); Concepcion
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 4TH: MOSKAU REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Baker flied out
to left; Tom Seaver left with thigh problem; Garvey made
an out to shortstop; Cey walked; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to center; Bench doubled to left
[Foster scored]; Knight walked; Nolan popped to catcher in foul
territory; Oester singled to right [Bench scored, Knight to
third]; Moskau out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Oester to second]; Collins was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager struck out; Thomas popped to left; Welch
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Griffey tripled to right; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster popped to second; Bench grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds
3.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell lined to second; Landreaux popped to left;
Baker lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds
3.

REDS 6TH: Knight popped to first in foul territory; Nolan flied
out to center; Oester walked; Moskau struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey struck out; Cey grounded out (third to
first); Monday homered; Yeager grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Collins grounded out (third to first); Griffey popped
to third in foul territory; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

DODGERS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); GRIFFEY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR THOMAS;
Johnstone homered; GUERRERO BATTED FOR WELCH; Guerrero struck
out; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux singled
to center; HUME REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Baker singled to
left [Landreaux to third]; Garvey grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: CASTILLO REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); FRIAS REPLACED
BAKER (PLAYING 2B); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
GUERRERO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Foster struck out; Bench
singled to left; Knight forced Bench (shortstop to second);
Nolan lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey popped to second; Monday struck out; SMITH
BATTED FOR YEAGER; Smith singled to first; SCIOSCIA BATTED FOR
CASTILLO; PRICE REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); O'BERRY REPLACED HUME
(PLAYING C ); FERGUSON BATTED FOR SCIOSCIA; Ferguson popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Reds 3.