Bruce Berenyi gave up just two hits and recorded 12 strikeouts in pitching the Reds to a 2-0 blanking of the Mets. Cincinnati scored in the second inning on a two-out double by Ray Knight and RBI single by Joe Nolan. Berenyi opened the fifth frame with a two-bagger and came in on a single by Dave Collins. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Monday, August    24, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2
Reds         0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Collins rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .290
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .232        Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Oester ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Brooks 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .304      Griffey cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .308
Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   4   .233      Foster lf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .307
Valentine rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .197      Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Mazzilli lf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .211      Knight 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Stearns c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .268      Nolan c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .311
Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Scott p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .036      Berenyi p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .179
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .227
  Leach p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     2  12             Totals               28   2   7   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 19,506
Left on Base: Mets 4, Reds 6
DP: Mets 1, Reds 0
Errors: Brooks, Kingman
Doubles: Knight (14), Berenyi (3)
Stolen Bases: Collins (22)
Caught Stealing: Oester (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Oester (4)
GIDP: Biittner (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scott L(3-7)            7     6   2   2   2   1   0  28   4.42
Leach                   1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.59
Totals                  8     7   2   2   3   1   0  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenyi W(6-3)          9     2   0   0   2  12   0  31   3.60
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2  12   0  31

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander


METS 1ST: Wilson singled to shortstop; Taveras grounded out
(second to first) [Wilson to second]; Brooks walked; Kingman
struck out; Valentine forced Brooks (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Collins was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Oester grounded out (first to
pitcher); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Mazzilli lined to third; Stearns struck out (catcher
to first); Flynn lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Biittner grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; Knight
doubled to right; Nolan singled to center [Knight scored];
Kennedy reached on an error by Brooks [Nolan to second, Kennedy
to first]; Berenyi forced Nolan (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 3RD: Scott struck out; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Collins reached on an error by Kingman [Collins to
first]; Collins stole second [Collins out at third (shortstop to
third)]; Oester flied out to center; Griffey singled to
shortstop; Foster walked [Griffey to second]; Biittner grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 4TH: Brooks grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck
out; Valentine singled to center; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Knight flied out to right; Nolan flied out to left;
Kennedy lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: Stearns struck out; Flynn grounded out (second to
first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Berenyi doubled to left; Collins singled to right
[Berenyi scored]; Oester out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Collins to second]; Griffey lined to first; Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Reds 2.

METS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
struck out; Brooks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Knight
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Nolan flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 2.

METS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Valentine grounded out (shortstop
to first); Mazzilli walked; Stearns forced Mazzilli (second
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Berenyi struck
out; Collins flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Reds 2.

METS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Flynn lined to
shortstop; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR SCOTT; Cubbage struck out; Wilson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: LEACH REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Oester walked;
Griffey singled to left [Oester to second]; Foster popped to
center; Biittner flied out to center [Oester to third]; Oester
was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 2.

METS 9TH: HODGES BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Hodges struck out; Brooks
struck out; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Reds 2.