Bob Bailor was the hitting and fielding hero as the Mets edged the Reds, 3-2 in 10 innings. The game was tied, 2-2, when Rusty Staub singled with one out in the top of the 10th. Alex Trevino ran for Staub and reached third on a single by John Stearns. Bailor then stroked a sacrifice fly to score Trevino. In the bottom of the frame, Bailor made a leaping, game-ending catch of George Foster's drive despite colliding with the left field wall. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 23, 1981 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 6 2 Reds 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .302 Collins rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .287 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Griffey cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .305 Brooks 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .308 Concepcion ss 3 1 0 0 2 1 .297 Kingman lf,1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Foster lf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .309 Valentine rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Nolan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Staub 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .310 O'Berry c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Trevino pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 Knight 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .261 Stearns c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Oester 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 Cubbage ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Seaver p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .167 Bailor 2b,lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Lynch p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jorgensen ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 Allen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Totals 32 3 6 3 1 3 Totals 36 2 8 2 4 6 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 20,761 Left on Base: Mets 3, Reds 8 DP: Mets 2, Reds 0 Errors: Brooks, Valentine, Knight Doubles: Brooks (12), Oester (13), Collins (14) Triples: Cubbage (1) Stolen Bases: Wilson (18), Stearns (7), Griffey (11) Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (3) Sacrifice Flies: Jorgensen (3), Bailor (1) GIDP: Knight (10), Concepcion (9) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lynch 4.2 6 2 1 0 2 0 19 2.96 Leach 2.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 9 1.74 Allen W(5-3) 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 12 2.53 Totals 10 8 2 1 4 6 0 40 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver 9 4 2 2 1 2 0 31 2.42 Hume L(6-3) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 3.12 Totals 10 6 3 3 1 3 0 36 Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - John McSherry METS 1ST: Wilson singled to shortstop; Wilson stole second; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wilson to third]; Brooks grounded out (second to first) [Wilson scored]; Kingman walked; Valentine forced Kingman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted) [Collins to second]; Concepcion struck out; Foster grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 2ND: Staub struck out; On a bunt Stearns singled; Stearns stole second; Flynn lined to shortstop; Lynch struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher); Knight singled to center; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Knight to second]; Oester grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras flied out to center; Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Collins flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 4TH: Kingman grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion reached on an error by Brooks [Concepcion to third (error by Valentine)]; Hubie Brooks made a great stop in the hole but threw the ball into RF; Ellis Valentine retrieved it and threw past Taveras at 2B; Brooks retrieved the ball in short LF and threw it away again but was saved by a great play at 3B by Stearns; Foster singled to center [Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Nolan popped to second; Knight grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 1. METS 5TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynch grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to left; Oester doubled to right; Seaver singled to left [Oester scored, Seaver out at second (left to catcher to second)]; Collins doubled to center; LEACH REPLACED LYNCH (PITCHING); Griffey was walked intentionally; Concepcion walked [Collins to third, Griffey to second]; Foster was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. METS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Nolan grounded out (second to first); Knight struck out; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. METS 7TH: Kingman flied out to center; Valentine flied out to center; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Oester grounded out (first to pitcher); Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. METS 8TH: Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FLYNN; Cubbage tripled to center; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR LEACH; Jorgensen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cubbage scored]; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: BAILOR REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 2B); ALLEN REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Griffey singled to center; Griffey stole second; Concepcion walked; Foster struck out; Nolan flied out to center; Knight walked [Griffey to third, Concepcion to second]; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 2. METS 9TH: O'BERRY REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING C ); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks doubled to right; Kingman flied to center [Brooks to third]; Brooks was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); Tom Seaver threw a pitch over catcher Mike O'Berry's head but it bounced back to the him; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Oester struck out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR SEAVER; Biittner flied out to left; Collins popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 2. METS 10TH: HUME REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Valentine flied out to right; Staub singled to left; TREVINO RAN FOR STAUB; Stearns singled to center [Trevino to third, Stearns to second (error by Knight)]; Bailor hit a sacrifice fly to left [Trevino scored]; Allen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 2. REDS 10TH: TREVINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Griffey singled to center; On a bunt Concepcion grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to first) [Griffey out at second]; Foster flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 2.

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