A two-run pinch-double by Dick Davis climaxed a three-run rally in the seventh inning that enabled the Phillies to edge the Reds, 7-6. The Phillies were behind, 5-4, in the seventh when Mike Schmidt, Keith Moreland and George Vukovich stroked successive one-out singles to tie the game. After Larry Bowa walked and Luis Aguayo hit into a forceout at the plate, Davis delivered his two-bagger. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 6
Game Played on Friday, September 4, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  1  -   6 11  0
Phillies     0  0  1    3  0  0    3  0  x  -   7 11  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   1   1   0     1   2   .277      Smith cf              5   2   2   2     0   0   .250
Griffey cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Rose 1b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .337
  Householder pr,cf   2   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     2   0   .277
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   1     1   1   .305      Schmidt 3b            3   1   2   1     1   1   .317
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .290      Moreland c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .256
Driessen 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .211        Sandberg pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Knight 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .255        Boone c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Nolan c               3   1   2   1     1   0   .309      G. Vukovich rf        4   1   1   1     0   0   .400
Oester 2b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .258      Bowa ss               3   2   3   0     1   0   .269
LaCoss p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Aguayo 2b             2   1   1   1     1   0   .236
  Barranca ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .146
  Leibrandt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Biittner ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .262        Matuszek ph         0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Unser ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Davis ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .380
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .174        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   6     3   8             Totals               31   7  11   7     7   1

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 25,020
Left on Base: Reds 6, Phillies 9
DP: Reds 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Moreland
Doubles: Griffey (16), Collins (16), Smith (6), Aguayo (3), D. Davis (4)
Home Runs: Smith (2)
Stolen Bases: Foster (3), Smith (11)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (5), Schmidt (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Aguayo (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Oester (6), Schmidt (2)
GIDP: Griffey (8), Knight (13)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss                  4     6   4   4   3   0   1  20   6.68
Leibrandt               1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Bair L(2-2)             1.1   4   3   3   2   0   0  10   6.08
Brown                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.70
Price                   1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.12
Totals                  8    11   7   7   7   1   1  40

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven                 5.1   8   5   4   3   5   0  25   4.92
Brusstar                0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.00
Lyle W(7-4)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.25
McGraw SV(9)            2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8   3.08
Totals                  9    11   6   5   3   8   0  39

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dave Pallone


REDS 1ST: Collins walked; Griffey grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Collins out at second];
Concepcion grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Smith grounded out (third to first); Rose lined to
shortstop; Matthews walked; Schmidt singled to center [Matthews
to second]; Moreland grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to left; Driessen flied out to right;
Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: G. Vukovich flied out to left; Bowa singled to
second; Bowa was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Aguayo walked; Ruthven grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

REDS 3RD: Nolan walked; Oester flied out to center; LaCoss
struck out; Collins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Smith doubled to left; Rose flied out to right
[Smith to third]; Matthews walked; Schmidt hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Smith scored]; Moreland grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 1.

REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
walked; Foster forced Concepcion (shortstop to second); Foster
stole second; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: G. Vukovich grounded out (third to first); Bowa
singled to second; Aguayo doubled to left [Bowa scored]; Ruthven
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Aguayo to third]; Smith
homered [Aguayo scored]; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 4.

REDS 5TH: Knight struck out; Nolan singled to center; Oester
flied out to center; BARRANCA BATTED FOR LACOSS; Barranca
singled to left [Nolan to second]; Collins lined to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: LEIBRANDT REPLACED BARRANCA (PITCHING); Matthews
grounded out (second to first); Schmidt struck out; Moreland
walked; G. Vukovich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Phillies 4.

REDS 6TH: Griffey doubled to right; HOUSEHOLDER RAN FOR GRIFFEY;
Concepcion singled to center [Householder scored]; Foster struck
out; Driessen singled to right [Concepcion to second]; Knight
singled to right [Concepcion scored, Driessen to second]; Nolan
singled to right [Driessen scored, Knight to third]; BRUSSTAR
REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Oester hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Knight scored]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR LEIBRANDT; Nolan was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Moreland [Nolan to
second]; Biittner singled to left [Nolan scored (unearned)];
Collins struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: BAIR REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); HOUSEHOLDER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bowa singled to right; Aguayo out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bowa to second];
MATUSZEK BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Matuszek walked; Smith forced
Matuszek (shortstop to second) [Bowa to third]; Smith stole
second; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5,
Phillies 4.

REDS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED MATUSZEK (PITCHING); Householder
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out
(second to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Matthews flied out to left; Schmidt singled to
center; Moreland singled to shortstop [Schmidt to second];
SANDBERG RAN FOR MORELAND; G. Vukovich singled to right [Schmidt
scored, Sandberg to second]; Bowa walked [Sandberg to third, G.
Vukovich to second]; BROWN REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Aguayo
forced Sandberg (pitcher to catcher) [G. Vukovich to third, Bowa
to second, Aguayo to first]; UNSER BATTED FOR LYLE; PRICE
REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); D. DAVIS BATTED FOR UNSER; D. Davis
doubled to center [G. Vukovich scored, Bowa scored, Aguayo to
third]; Smith flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5,
Phillies 7.

REDS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED D. DAVIS (PITCHING); BOONE REPLACED
SANDBERG (PLAYING C ); Driessen popped to second; Knight
grounded out (pitcher to first); Nolan grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: Rose flied out to center; Matthews popped to first
in foul territory; Schmidt walked; Schmidt was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 5, Phillies 7.

REDS 9TH: Oester grounded out (shortstop to first); VAIL BATTED
FOR PRICE; Vail was called out on strikes; Collins doubled to
left; Householder singled to left [Collins scored]; Concepcion
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6,
Phillies 7.