Saturday August 15, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Homers by Jack Clark and Jeff Leonard helped power the Giants to a 5-2 victory over the Reds. Clark drilled a two-run shot to snap a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning, and Leonard cracked a solo clout in the second stanza and added a three-bagger in the eighth.

Milt May delivered run-scoring singles in the sixth and eighth. Doyle Alexander pitched the first eight innings to get the win while Greg Minton came on in the ninth to register his 11th save. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 15, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants       0  1  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   5  8  0
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Collins rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Bergman 1b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Griffey cf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .295
Clark rf              3   1   1   2     0   0   .241      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
  Martin cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Foster lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .302
Evans 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .245      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Herndon lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .306      Knight 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .258
Leonard cf,rf         4   2   2   1     0   0   .303      Nolan c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .298
May c                 4   0   2   2     0   0   .309      Oester 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .284
LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Pastore p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .115
Alexander p           4   0   0   0     0   1   .133        Combe p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Landestoy ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .139
                                                            Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .321

Totals               35   5   8   5     3   3             Totals               35   2   9   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 20,671
Left on Base: Giants 6, Reds 8
DP: Giants 1, Reds 1
Errors: Griffey
Doubles: Evans (9), Concepcion (20), Knight (12)
Triples: Leonard (2)
Home Runs: Leonard (1), Clark (8), Oester (2)
Stolen Bases: Collins 2 (20)
GIDP: Nolan (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(6-4)        8     9   2   2   2   2   1  34   2.58
Minton SV(11)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.51
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   2   1  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore L(3-4)          5.1   5   4   4   2   3   2  22   3.79
Combe                   0     1   0   0   1   0   0   3   7.07
Bair                    1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.64
Price                   2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8   2.89
Totals                  9     8   5   5   3   3   2  38

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Steve Fields


GIANTS 1ST: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Bergman
popped to shortstop; Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Collins stole second;
Griffey walked; Concepcion flied out to left; Foster popped to
shortstop; Driessen popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Herndon
grounded out (second to first); Leonard homered; May grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds
0.

REDS 2ND: Knight grounded out (first unassisted); Nolan grounded
out (second to pitcher); Oester homered; Pastore grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 1.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster struck out; Alexander was called out on
strikes; Morgan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: On a bunt Collins grounded out (pitcher to first);
Griffey walked; Concepcion popped to third; Foster singled to
shortstop [Griffey to second]; Driessen popped to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Bergman popped to shortstop in foul territory; On a
bunt Clark popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans walked;
Herndon singled to pitcher [Evans to second]; Leonard flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Knight singled to second; Nolan grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Knight out at second]; Oester
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Reds 1.

GIANTS 5TH: May flied out to center; LeMaster walked; Alexander
lined into a double play (second to first) [LeMaster out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Pastore singled to center; Collins forced Pastore
(second to shortstop); Collins stole second; Griffey flied out
to right; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Reds 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Morgan was called out on strikes; Bergman singled to
center; Clark homered [Bergman scored]; Evans doubled to right;
COMBE REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Herndon walked; Leonard
reached on an error by Griffey [Evans to third, Herndon to
second]; May singled to right [Evans scored, Herndon to third,
Leonard to second]; BAIR REPLACED COMBE (PITCHING); LeMaster
popped to catcher in foul territory; Alexander grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: MARTIN REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING CF); LEONARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Foster singled to center; Driessen flied
out to center; Knight flied out to left; Nolan was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Bergman made an out to
shortstop; Martin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Oester flied out to left; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR BAIR;
Landestoy popped to third in foul territory; Collins flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

GIANTS 8TH: PRICE REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Evans popped to
second in foul territory; Herndon flied out to center; Leonard
tripled to center; May singled to right [Leonard scored];
LeMaster flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5,
Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
doubled to left; Foster popped to shortstop; Driessen grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Alexander grounded out (second to first); Morgan
lined to second; Bergman popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Knight doubled to third; Nolan singled to center
[Knight scored]; MINTON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Oester
forced Nolan (first to shortstop); BIITTNER BATTED FOR PRICE;
Biittner grounded out (first unassisted) [Oester to second];
Collins grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 5, Reds 2.



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