A single, triple and homer by Ken Griffey sparked a 15-hit attack that carried the Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Mets. The Reds scored in the first inning on a bases-loaded walk to Joe Nolan and again in the second on an RBI single by Griffey. Ron Oester delivered a sacrifice fly in the fifth and Dave Collins and Griffey smashed back-to-back round-trippers in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 3

Game Played on Sunday, August 30, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Reds 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 - 6 15 0 Mets 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .277 Mazzilli cf 4 2 2 0 1 1 .220 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Taveras ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Griffey cf 5 3 3 2 0 0 .309 Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Concepcion ss 5 0 3 1 0 0 .294 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Foster lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .297 Hodges ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280 Driessen 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .206 Brooks 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .301 Nolan c 4 0 2 1 1 0 .313 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Oester 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 Valentine rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .201 Kennedy 3b 4 1 3 0 1 0 .207 Staub 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .305 Moskau p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 LaCoss p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flynn 2b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .218 Harris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Leach p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Boitano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jorgensen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Bailor ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 38 6 15 6 3 3 Totals 34 3 9 3 5 3 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 18,770 Left on Base: Reds 13, Mets 10 DP: Reds 2, Mets 1 Errors: Staub Doubles: Driessen (10), Valentine (7) Triples: Griffey (5), Mazzilli 2 (4) Home Runs: Collins (3), Griffey (2) Sacrifice Hits: Moskau (2), LaCoss 2 (7) Sacrifice Flies: Oester (5) GIDP: Foster (7), Valentine (4), Stearns (7) Hit by Pitch: Collins (3,by Harris), Staub (1,by Moskau) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moskau 4 4 2 2 3 2 0 20 4.17 LaCoss W(3-7) 5 5 1 1 2 1 0 20 6.54 Totals 9 9 3 3 5 3 0 40 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Harris L(2-4) 1.1 3 2 2 2 1 0 11 4.68 Leach 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.13 Boitano 2 5 3 3 0 1 2 11 5.23 Miller 3 5 1 1 1 1 0 14 3.38 Totals 9 15 6 6 3 3 2 46 Hit by Pitch: Moskau (1), Harris (2) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Frank Pulli REDS 1ST: Collins was hit by a pitch; Griffey forced Collins (second to shortstop); Concepcion singled to right [Griffey to third]; Foster struck out; Driessen walked [Concepcion to second]; Nolan walked [Griffey scored, Concepcion to third, Driessen to second]; Oester grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to center; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Brooks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. REDS 2ND: Kennedy singled to right; Moskau out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kennedy to second]; Collins reached on an error by Staub [Kennedy to third, Collins to first]; Griffey singled to right [Kennedy scored, Collins to second]; LEACH REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Concepcion flied out to right; Foster forced Griffey (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kingman walked; Valentine forced Kingman (third to second); Staub was hit by a pitch [Valentine to second]; Stearns flied out to left; Flynn singled to left [Valentine scored, Staub to second]; Leach walked [Staub to third, Flynn to second]; Mazzilli struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1. REDS 3RD: Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Nolan singled to left; Oester flied out to right; Kennedy singled to left [Nolan to second]; Moskau forced Nolan (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Taveras flied out to left; Brooks struck out; Kingman made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1. REDS 4TH: Collins grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Valentine doubled to center; Staub walked; Stearns made an out to first; Flynn flied out to left; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR LEACH; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1. REDS 5TH: BOITANO REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Foster struck out; Driessen singled to center; Nolan singled to right [Driessen to third]; Oester hit a sacrifice fly to left [Driessen scored]; Kennedy flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Mazzilli tripled to right; On a bunt Taveras singled [Mazzilli scored]; LACOSS REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Brooks singled to center [Taveras to third]; Kingman forced Brooks (third to second); Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kingman out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2. REDS 6TH: LaCoss flied out to left; Collins homered; Griffey homered; Concepcion singled to left; Foster flied out to left; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Staub walked; Stearns grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second]; On a bunt Flynn singled; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR BOITANO; Jorgensen singled to center [Flynn to third]; Mazzilli walked [Jorgensen to second]; WILSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. REDS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); BAILOR REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING SS); Nolan grounded out (third to first); Oester singled to center; Kennedy walked [Oester to second]; LaCoss out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Oester to third, Kennedy to second]; Collins struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. METS 7TH: Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. REDS 8TH: Griffey tripled to left; Concepcion singled to center [Griffey scored]; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Concepcion out at second]; Driessen doubled to left; Nolan flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 2. METS 8TH: Staub flied out to left; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn singled to center; Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 2. REDS 9TH: Oester flied out to center; Kennedy singled to left; LaCoss out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kennedy to second]; Collins lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 2. METS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Mazzilli tripled; HODGES BATTED FOR MILLER; Hodges grounded out (pitcher to first) [Mazzilli scored]; Brooks grounded out (second to first); Kingman flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 3.

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