Tom Seaver allowed just four hits in 8 1/3 innings and Sam Mejias drove in two runs with sacrifice flies in leading the Reds to a 3-1 triumph over the Phillies. Tom Hume got the final two outs to record his eighth save.

The Reds broke a scoreless deadlock in the sixth. Singles by Dave Concepcion and George Foster and a walk to Dan Driessen loaded the bases. A single by Ray Knight drove in one run and Mejias plated another with a sacrifice fly. Mejias delivered his second sacrifice fly in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 18, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 x - 3 8 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .324 Collins rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Oester 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Matthews lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .298 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .307 R. Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Foster lf 2 2 2 0 2 0 .316 Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Driessen 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .190 McBride rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 Knight 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .260 Maddox cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Mejias cf 2 0 0 2 0 1 .333 Bowa ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274 O'Berry c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Boone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Seaver p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .152 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carlton p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .146 Gross ph,lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Smith pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 32 1 5 1 4 5 Totals 28 3 8 3 4 5 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 25,363 Left on Base: Phillies 9, Reds 8 DP: Phillies 1, Reds 0 Sacrifice Hits: Driessen (1) Sacrifice Flies: Mejias 2 (2) GIDP: Mejias (1) Hit by Pitch: Schmidt (2,by Seaver) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton L(9-3) 7 6 2 2 4 5 0 30 2.93 R. Reed 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.06 Totals 8 8 3 3 4 5 0 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(8-2) 8.1 4 1 1 4 5 0 34 2.46 Hume SV(8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.15 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 5 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Seaver (2) Wild Pitches: Seaver (4) Balks: Carlton (3) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to center; Trillo flied out to center; Matthews flied out to center; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (third to first); Oester popped to second; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. PHILLIES 2ND: McBride popped to third in foul territory; Maddox lined to right; Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Carlton balked [Foster to second]; Driessen walked; Knight forced Driessen (third to second) [Foster to third, Knight to first]; Mejias grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Knight out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied out to left; Carlton struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: O'Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver singled to left; Collins popped to second; Oester forced Seaver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Trillo struck out; Matthews flied out to right; Schmidt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled to left; Foster walked [Concepcion to second]; Driessen out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Concepcion to third, Foster to second]; Knight struck out; Mejias struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. PHILLIES 5TH: McBride struck out; Maddox lined to right; Bowa lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: O'Berry grounded out (third to first); Seaver flied out to center; Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Boone popped to first in foul territory; Carlton walked; Rose struck out; Trillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Oester lined to center; Concepcion singled to center; Foster singled to left [Concepcion to second]; Driessen walked [Concepcion to third, Foster to second]; Knight singled to left [Concepcion scored, Foster to third, Driessen to second]; Mejias hit a sacrifice fly to center [Foster scored]; O'Berry grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 2. PHILLIES 7TH: Matthews flied out to center; Schmidt was hit by a pitch; McBride flied out to center; Maddox singled to left [Schmidt to third]; Bowa flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Seaver struck out; Collins grounded out (second to first); Oester singled to right; Concepcion forced Oester (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 2. PHILLIES 8TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); GROSS BATTED FOR CARLTON; Gross flied out to center; Rose walked; Trillo singled to right [Rose to second]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Rose to third, Trillo to second]; Matthews walked; Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); R. REED REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); Foster singled to center; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Foster to second]; Knight singled to right [Foster to third]; Mejias hit a sacrifice fly to center [Foster scored]; O'Berry flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 3. PHILLIES 9TH: McBride singled to first; Maddox forced McBride (shortstop to second); Bowa walked [Maddox to second]; HUME REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); UNSER BATTED FOR BOONE; Unser flied out to right; Gross singled to center [Maddox scored, Bowa to second]; SMITH RAN FOR GROSS; Rose flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Reds 3.

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