George Foster went 3-for-3 to key the Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Giants. The Reds scored in the first inning when Dave Collins walked, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Foster. Foster led off the sixth with a double and came home on a two-out infield single by Sam Mejias. The Giants kayoed Reds starter Mario Soto in the seventh but Tom Hume came on to record his seventh save. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 16, 1981 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 0 Reds 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 2 5 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Herndon lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Collins rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .295 Breining p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oester 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .284 Tufts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .304 Holland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Foster lf 3 1 3 1 1 0 .310 Cabell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .192 Clark rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .246 Knight 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .256 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Nolan c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .293 Leonard cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .278 Mejias cf 3 0 1 1 1 2 .350 May c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .313 Soto p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Brenly pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hume p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Smith pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 LeMaster ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Bergman ph,lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Griffin p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .214 Morgan ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Totals 32 1 7 1 2 7 Totals 26 2 5 2 9 5 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 20,309 Left on Base: Giants 6, Reds 10 DP: Giants 2, Reds 2 Errors: Concepcion Doubles: Bergman (7), Foster (16) Stolen Bases: Leonard (2), Collins (21), Oester (1) GIDP: Herndon (7), Wohlford (3), Concepcion (8), Nolan (6) Hit by Pitch: Collins (2,by Griffin) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin L(5-6) 6 4 2 2 6 4 0 27 4.13 Breining 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.06 Tufts 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 Holland 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3.02 Totals 8 5 2 2 9 5 0 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Soto W(7-6) 6.1 6 1 1 1 6 0 26 3.43 Hume SV(7) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 3.20 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 7 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Griffin (4) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Doug Harvey GIANTS 1ST: Concepcion dropped a foul fly hit by Herndon for an error; Herndon struck out; Cabell popped to third in foul territory; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins walked; Collins stole second; Oester popped to third in foul territory; Concepcion struck out; Foster singled to left [Collins scored]; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. GIANTS 2ND: Evans struck out; Leonard walked; Leonard stole second; May struck out; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Knight walked; Knight was picked off first (pitcher to first); Nolan walked; Mejias struck out; Soto flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster lined to shortstop; Griffin struck out; Herndon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Collins flied out to left; Oester walked; Oester stole second; Concepcion struck out; Foster walked; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. GIANTS 4TH: Cabell flied out to right; Clark singled to left; Evans grounded out (second to pitcher) [Clark to second]; Leonard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Knight flied out to right; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Mejias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. GIANTS 5TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Soto popped to first; Collins was hit by a pitch; Oester singled to right [Collins to second]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Oester out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. GIANTS 6TH: Griffin singled to center; Herndon lined to center; Cabell flied out to left; Clark singled to left [Griffin to second]; Evans popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Foster doubled to center; Driessen grounded out (second to first) [Foster to third]; Knight flied out to right; Nolan was walked intentionally; Mejias singled to shortstop [Foster scored, Nolan to second]; Soto forced Mejias (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. GIANTS 7TH: Leonard flied out to center; May singled to center; Stennett singled to right [May to second]; SMITH RAN FOR STENNETT; BERGMAN BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Bergman doubled to right [May scored, Smith to third]; HUME REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); MORGAN BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Morgan was walked intentionally; Herndon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BERGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BREINING REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Oester flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. GIANTS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark flied out to right; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Foster singled to center; Driessen walked [Foster to second]; TUFTS REPLACED BREINING (PITCHING); Knight walked [Foster to third, Driessen to second]; HOLLAND REPLACED TUFTS (PITCHING); Nolan grounded into a double play (first to catcher to second) [Driessen to third, Knight to second, Foster out at home]; Mejias was walked intentionally; Hume struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. GIANTS 9TH: Leonard was called out on strikes; May singled to center; BRENLY RAN FOR MAY; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR SMITH; Wohlford grounded into a double play (second to first) [Brenly out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2.

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