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.