Cincinnati ace Tom Seaver was shelled from the parapet in the fourth inning as the Dodgers rallied for three runs en route to an 8-5 triumph over the Reds. L.A. trailed, 4-3, in the fourth, but tied the game on a pinch-double by Jay Johnstone and RBI single by Davey Lopes.

Lopes took third on an error by Sam Mejias and scored on a single by Ken Landreaux. After Dusty Baker singled Landreaux to third, Paul Moskau replaced Seaver and Ron Cey scored Landreaux with a sacrifice fly. Lopes provided insurance with a two-run homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 5
Game Played on Wednesday, August    12, 1981 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 13  1
Dodgers      3  0  0    3  0  0    2  0  x  -   8 13  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Lopes 2b              5   2   3   3     0   0   .181
Griffey cf            1   1   0   0     1   0   .297      Landreaux cf          5   2   3   1     0   1   .284
  Mejias cf           3   1   2   0     0   1   .310      Baker lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .300
Concepcion ss         5   1   4   0     0   0   .319      Garvey 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .282
Foster lf             5   1   1   3     0   0   .297      Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     1   1   .280
Driessen 1b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .209      Guerrero rf           2   0   0   1     2   0   .323
Knight 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Scioscia c            2   0   0   1     1   0   .288
Oester 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .282        Yeager ph,c         1   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Nolan c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .306      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .198
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Welch p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Moskau p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnstone ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .196
  Landestoy ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .145        Stewart p           2   1   1   0     0   0   .500
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Combe p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  13   5     1   4             Totals               34   8  13   8     6   3

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 36,494
Left on Base: Reds 10, Dodgers 9
DP: Reds 2, Dodgers 0
Errors: Mejias
Doubles: Nolan (10), Garvey (15), Cey (14), Johnstone (1)
Home Runs: Foster (15), Lopes (4)
Stolen Bases: Landreaux (10), Lopes (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Oester (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cey (3)
GIDP: Baker (6), Russell (5)
Hit by Pitch: Knight (4,by Welch)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(7-2)           3     8   6   6   5   1   0  21   2.59
Moskau                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.89
Price                   2     4   2   2   0   1   1   9   2.97
Combe                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   7.62
Totals                  8    13   8   8   6   3   1  41

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch                   4     5   4   4   1   0   1  19   3.51
Stewart W(4-1)          3.1   5   0   0   0   4   0  15   0.43
Howe SV(7)              1.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   8   2.03
Totals                  9    13   5   5   1   4   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Welch (3)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Griffey lined to left;
Concepcion flied out to right; Foster popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux
singled to left; Landreaux stole second; Baker walked; Garvey
doubled to right [Landreaux scored, Baker to third]; Cey was
walked intentionally; Guerrero walked [Baker scored, Garvey to
third, Cey to second]; Scioscia grounded out (second to first)
[Garvey scored, Cey to third, Guerrero to second]; Russell was
walked intentionally; Welch struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 3.

REDS 2ND: Driessen popped to third in foul territory; Knight
singled to right; Oester flied out to left; Nolan popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Landreaux
singled to center; Baker grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Landreaux out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 3.

REDS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (second to first); Collins popped
to second; Griffey walked; Concepcion singled to center [Griffey
to second]; Foster homered [Griffey scored, Concepcion scored];
Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Garvey popped to second; Cey doubled to left;
Guerrero lined to left; Scioscia walked; Russell forced Scioscia
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

REDS 4TH: Knight was hit by a pitch; Oester out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Knight to second]; Nolan doubled to
right [Knight scored]; Seaver flied out to right [Nolan to
third]; Collins grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: MEJIAS REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); JOHNSTONE
BATTED FOR WELCH; Johnstone doubled to right; Lopes singled to
center [Johnstone scored, Lopes to second (error by Mejias)];
Landreaux singled to center [Lopes scored]; Baker singled to
left [Landreaux to third]; MOSKAU REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING);
Garvey popped to third in foul territory; Cey hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Landreaux scored]; Guerrero walked [Baker to
second]; Scioscia grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 6.

REDS 5TH: STEWART REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Mejias singled
to left; Concepcion singled to center [Mejias to second]; Foster
flied out to left; Driessen was called out on strikes; Knight
popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Stewart
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes singled to shortstop;
Lopes stole second; Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 6.

REDS 6TH: Oester grounded out (second to first); Nolan was
called out on strikes; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Landestoy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: PRICE REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Baker flied
out to left; Garvey singled to center; Cey flied out to left;
Guerrero grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Dodgers 6.

REDS 7TH: Collins struck out; Mejias was called out on strikes;
Concepcion singled to center; Foster popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: YEAGER BATTED FOR SCIOSCIA; Yeager singled to
center; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Yeager out at second]; Stewart singled to right; Lopes homered
[Stewart scored]; Landreaux struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Dodgers 8.

REDS 8TH: YEAGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Driessen singled
to center; Knight popped to catcher in foul territory; Oester
singled to right [Driessen to second]; HOWE REPLACED STEWART
(PITCHING); Nolan flied out to left; VAIL BATTED FOR PRICE; Vail
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 8TH: COMBE REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Baker flied out to
right; Garvey flied out to center; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 8.

REDS 9TH: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Mejias
singled to center; Concepcion singled to center [Mejias to
second]; Foster flied out to right; Driessen singled to center
[Mejias scored, Concepcion to third]; Knight forced Driessen
(second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 8.