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.