A bases-loaded homer by Dave Kingman was the big blow as the Mets registered a 7-4 come-from-behind triumph over the Mets. The blast came with two outs in the seventh after the Mets had filled the sacks on singles by pinch-hitter Mike Cubbage, Mookie Wilson and Hubie Brooks, and gave New York a 5-4 lead.

Kingman's 11th career grand slam tied him with Johnny Bench and Willie Stargell among active leaders in grand slams. The Mets picked up insurance tallies in the ninth on a two-run double by Brooks. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 7, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Saturday, August 22, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 - 7 9 1 Reds 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 12 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .303 Collins rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .285 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Griffey cf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .302 Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Concepcion ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 .300 Bailor ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .311 Brooks 3b 4 1 3 2 1 0 .309 Driessen 1b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .200 Kingman lf 5 1 1 4 0 0 .241 Knight 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .260 Valentine rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Nolan c 4 1 3 2 1 0 .319 Staub 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .313 Oester 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .276 Trevino c,2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Pastore p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .216 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Falcone p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Searage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Boitano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cubbage ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Allen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Totals 36 7 9 7 4 7 Totals 37 4 12 4 5 4 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 25,949 Left on Base: Mets 6, Reds 13 DP: Mets 0, Reds 1 Errors: Trevino, Oester Doubles: Staub (4), Valentine (6), Brooks (11), Knight (13), Driessen (9) Home Runs: Kingman (19) Stolen Bases: Jorgensen (3), Wilson (17), Griffey (10) Sacrifice Flies: Oester (4), Griffey (4) GIDP: Kingman (6) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Falcone 4 5 1 1 1 1 0 18 2.88 Marshall 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 8 8.10 Searage 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.00 Boitano W(1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 4.76 Allen SV(11) 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 2.70 Totals 9 12 4 4 5 4 0 44 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore L(3-5) 7.2 8 5 4 1 6 1 32 3.87 Hume 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.98 Bair 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 6 6.03 Totals 9 9 7 6 4 7 1 40 Wild Pitches: Searage (2) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dave Pallone METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Brooks singled to left; Kingman popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to second; Griffey stole second; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 2ND: Valentine flied out to center; Staub lined to second; Trevino flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen popped to first in foul territory; Knight doubled to center; Nolan walked; Oester made an out to second; Pastore forced Nolan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 3RD: Flynn struck out; Falcone struck out; Wilson singled to left; Taveras popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Collins flied out to right; Griffey singled to right; Concepcion flied out to center; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 4TH: Brooks walked; Kingman grounded into a double play (second to first) [Brooks out at second]; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: On a bunt Driessen singled; Knight flied out to left; Nolan singled to center [Driessen to third]; Oester hit a sacrifice fly to right [Driessen scored, Nolan to second (error by Trevino)]; Pastore popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. METS 5TH: Staub doubled to left; Trevino reached on an error by Oester [Staub to third]; Flynn struck out; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR FALCONE; Jorgensen forced Trevino (shortstop to second) [Staub scored (unearned)]; Jorgensen stole second; Wilson popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: MARSHALL REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Collins grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion singled to center; Foster popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 1. METS 6TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Brooks grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Driessen doubled to right; Knight singled to center [Driessen to third, Knight to second (on throw to home)]; Nolan singled to right [Driessen scored, Knight scored]; Oester walked [Nolan to second]; SEARAGE REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); On a bunt Pastore made an out to pitcher; Searage threw a wild pitch [Nolan to third, Oester to second]; Collins walked; Griffey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nolan scored, Oester to third, Collins to second]; BOITANO REPLACED SEARAGE (PITCHING); Concepcion struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 4. METS 7TH: Valentine flied out to center; Staub grounded out (second to first); Trevino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 4. REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); Knight walked; Nolan singled to left [Knight to second]; Oester grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 4. METS 8TH: HODGES BATTED FOR FLYNN; Hodges struck out; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR BOITANO; Cubbage singled to second; Wilson singled to center [Cubbage to second]; MAZZILLI BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Mazzilli struck out; Brooks singled to third [Cubbage to third, Wilson to second]; Kingman homered [Cubbage scored, Wilson scored, Brooks scored]; Valentine doubled to right; HUME REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Staub was walked intentionally; Trevino forced Staub (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Reds 4. REDS 8TH: TREVINO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BAILOR REPLACED MAZZILLI (PLAYING SS); HODGES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ALLEN REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); BIITTNER BATTED FOR HUME; Biittner grounded out (third to first); Collins singled to center; Griffey singled to center [Collins to second]; Concepcion struck out; Foster walked [Collins to third, Griffey to second]; Driessen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Reds 4. METS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Hodges grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen struck out; Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; Bailor walked; Brooks doubled to right [Wilson scored, Bailor scored]; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Reds 4. REDS 9TH: Knight lined to right; Nolan flied out to center; Oester grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Reds 4.

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