Laying down an 18-hit barrage, the Dodgers routed the Reds, 16-4. The Dodgers were behind, 4-0, going into the bottom of the third inning, then exploded for seven runs, kayoing Mario Soto. The markers came on a run-scoring single by Derrel Thomas, two-run single by Dusty Baker, an error by Reds' catcher Mike O'Berry that permitted two runs, and Pedro Guerrero's two-run single.

The victory increased the Dodgers' lead in the N.L. West to 5½ games over the Reds. The Dodgers' 10th straight sellout upped their attendance to 1,026,725 for 22 games, the earliest any major league team ever reached the million mark. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 16, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Sunday, May 31, 1981 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds         3  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Dodgers      0  0  7    0  3  0    6  0  x  -  16 18  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .311      Thomas 2b             6   2   3   3     0   1   .216
Griffey cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .295      Monday rf             4   2   1   2     1   0   .250
  Mejias cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .350      Baker lf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .301
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   2     0   2   .291      Garvey 1b             5   2   3   1     0   1   .296
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     1   1   .292
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Guerrero cf           4   2   2   2     0   0   .323
Knight 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .254      Scioscia c            4   2   2   1     1   1   .289
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Frias ss              5   1   2   2     0   0   .263
Oester 2b,ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Reuss p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
O'Berry c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .213        Sutcliffe p         1   1   0   0     1   1   .182
Soto p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Goltz p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Moskau p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Stewart p           1   1   1   1     0   0   .500
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .174        Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Combe p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .176

Totals               36   4   8   4     2   7             Totals               41  16  18  14     4   6

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 46,411
Left on Base: Reds 7, Dodgers 6
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: O'Berry, Frias
Doubles: Concepcion (15), Oester 2 (9), Cey (11), Garvey (13), Guerrero (9), Baker (8)
Triples: Stewart (1)
Home Runs: O'Berry (1), Monday (4)
Stolen Bases: Collins (14)
GIDP: Garvey (4)
Hit by Pitch: Guerrero (1,by Soto)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto L(4-6)             2     4   6   6   2   2   0  13   3.54
Moskau                  3     5   4   4   2   3   0  16   4.70
Combe                   1.1   5   4   4   0   0   0   8   6.30
Price                   1.2   4   2   2   0   1   1   9   2.67
Totals                  8    18  16  16   4   6   1  46

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   1.76
Sutcliffe               3.1   5   3   3   2   2   1  17   3.52
Goltz W(1-0)            2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0  10   3.10
Stewart                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Forster                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.23
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   7   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Soto (3)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Steve Fields


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to center; SUTCLIFFE REPLACED REUSS
(PITCHING); Collins stole second; Jerry Reuss left with
strained hamstring; Griffey walked; Concepcion doubled to
left [Collins scored, Griffey scored]; Foster grounded out
(second to first) [Concepcion to third]; Knight singled to
center [Concepcion scored]; Driessen grounded out (second to
first) [Knight to second]; Oester popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Monday
grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: O'Berry homered; Soto popped to catcher in foul
territory; Collins struck out; Griffey singled to center;
Concepcion was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Cey struck out; Guerrero was hit
by a pitch; Scioscia popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Foster popped to shortstop; Knight flied to left;
Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Frias singled to second; Sutcliffe walked [Frias to
second]; Thomas singled to left [Frias scored, Sutcliffe to
second]; Monday walked [Sutcliffe to third, Thomas to second];
Baker singled to left [Sutcliffe scored, Thomas scored, Monday
scored (error by O'Berry) (no RBI), Baker scored (no RBI)];
Garvey singled to left; MOSKAU REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Cey
doubled to left [Garvey to third]; Guerrero singled to center
[Garvey scored, Cey scored]; Scioscia struck out; Frias forced
Guerrero (shortstop to second); Sutcliffe was called out on
strikes; 7 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 7.

REDS 4TH: Oester doubled to right; O'Berry popped to first in
foul territory; Moskau walked; GOLTZ REPLACED SUTCLIFFE
(PITCHING); Collins was called out on strikes; Griffey was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 4TH: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Monday
grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 7.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion struck out; Foster grounded out (shortstop
to first); Knight grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey doubled to left; Cey walked; Guerrero forced
Cey (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Garvey to third]; Scioscia
walked [Guerrero to second]; Frias singled to left [Garvey
scored, Guerrero scored, Scioscia to second]; Goltz struck out;
Thomas singled to left [Scioscia scored, Frias to second];
Monday forced Thomas (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 10.

REDS 6TH: Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Oester
doubled to left; O'Berry reached on an error by Frias [O'Berry
to first]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Spilman grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Oester to third, O'Berry to second]; Collins
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 10.

DODGERS 6TH: COMBE REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Baker singled to
center; Garvey grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Baker out at second]; Cey lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 10.

REDS 7TH: STEWART REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Concepcion flied to right; Foster flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 10.

DODGERS 7TH: Guerrero doubled to left; Scioscia singled to right
[Guerrero scored]; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Scioscia to second]; Stewart tripled to left [Scioscia scored];
Thomas singled to right [Stewart scored]; PRICE REPLACED
CONCEPCION (PITCHING); KENNEDY REPLACED COMBE (PLAYING 2B);
OESTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Monday homered [Thomas
scored]; Baker doubled to center; Garvey singled to left [Baker
scored]; Cey popped to shortstop; Guerrero flied to right; 6 R,
7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 16.

REDS 8TH: Knight popped to second; Driessen grounded out (first
to pitcher); Oester lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Dodgers 16.

DODGERS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); Scioscia
singled to center; Frias flied to left; FERGUSON BATTED FOR
STEWART; Ferguson popped to second; Thomas was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 16.

REDS 9TH: FORSTER REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); O'Berry singled
to center; Kennedy struck out; Collins popped to first; Mejias
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 16.

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