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.