A two-run single by Pete Rose in the eighth inning lifted the Phillies to a 5-4 decision over the Reds. After George Foster slammed a solo homer in the top of the eighth to give the Reds a 4-3 lead, the Phils loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame on a two-out walk to Greg Gross, single by Manny Trillo and walk to Lonnie Smith. Rose then delivered the game-winning blow. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 5, 1981 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   4 10  1
Phillies     0  2  0    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   5  9  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Smith cf              3   1   1   0     2   1   .252
  Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Rose 1b               4   0   1   2     1   1   .336
  Griffey ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Matthews lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Householder cf        5   1   2   2     0   0   .375        Sandberg pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .304        R. Reed p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .600
Foster lf             3   2   1   1     1   1   .290      Schmidt 3b            2   0   0   0     2   2   .314
Bench 1b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .355      Moreland c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
  Barranca pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      G. Vukovich rf        4   1   2   0     0   0   .429
  Driessen 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Bowa ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .272
Knight 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .255      Aguayo 2b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .227
Nolan c               2   0   1   0     2   1   .311        Gross lf            0   1   0   0     1   0   .241
  O'Berry c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Oester 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .258        Trillo 2b           1   1   1   0     0   0   .270
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Soto p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .070
  Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256

Totals               33   4  10   4     4   7             Totals               32   5   9   4     6   6

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 41,845
Left on Base: Reds 7, Phillies 9
DP: Reds 1, Phillies 3
Errors: Soto, Smith, Bowa
Home Runs: Householder (1), Foster (19)
Stolen Bases: Smith 3 (14), Matthews 2 (11), G. Vukovich (1)
Caught Stealing: Collins (9)
GIDP: Knight (14), Oester 2 (7), Carlton (2)
Hit by Pitch: Collins (5,by Carlton)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto L(8-8)             7.2   8   5   4   5   6   0  36   3.60
Hume                    0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.24
Totals                  8     9   5   4   6   6   0  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 7     8   3   1   3   6   1  30   2.42
R. Reed W(3-1)          2     2   1   1   1   1   1   8   3.51
Totals                  9    10   4   2   4   7   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Carlton (1)
Balks: Soto (3)

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


REDS 1ST: Collins was hit by a pitch; Collins was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Householder grounded out (third to first); Concepcion singled to
center; Foster forced Concepcion (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Smith popped to first in foul territory; Rose
walked; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rose to
second]; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Knight grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; Nolan
walked; Oester singled to center [Nolan out at home (center to
first to catcher), Oester to second (error by Smith)]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Moreland singled to left; G. Vukovich forced
Moreland (second to shortstop); Bowa singled to right [G.
Vukovich to third, Bowa to second]; Soto balked [G. Vukovich
scored, Bowa to third]; Aguayo grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Bowa scored]; Carlton struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Phillies 2.

REDS 3RD: Soto struck out; Collins grounded out (third to
first); Householder grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Smith struck out; Rose struck out; Matthews
singled to right; Schmidt walked [Matthews to second]; Moreland
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 2.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Foster struck out
(catcher to first); Bench made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: G. Vukovich singled to pitcher; Bowa made an out
to third; Aguayo flied out to right; Carlton grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 2.

REDS 5TH: Knight flied out to center; Nolan singled to left;
Oester grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Nolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Smith singled to third; Smith stole second; Rose
made an out to shortstop; Smith was picked off second but was
safe on an error by Soto [Smith to third]; Matthews reached on a
fielder's choice [Smith scored (unearned)]; Matthews stole
second; Schmidt struck out; Moreland made an out to second; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 3.

REDS 6TH: Soto struck out; Collins reached on an error by Bowa;
Householder homered [Collins scored (unearned)]; Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster walked; Bench singled
to left [Foster to second]; Knight singled to left [Foster
scored (unearned), Bench to second]; Nolan struck out; 3 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: G. Vukovich singled to first; G. Vukovich stole
second; Bowa singled to first [G. Vukovich to third]; Aguayo
made an out to second; Carlton grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bowa out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 3.

REDS 7TH: Oester struck out; Soto grounded out (shortstop to
first); Collins singled to shortstop; Householder singled to
center [Collins to second]; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Smith
walked; Smith stole second; Rose flied out to right; Smith stole
third; Matthews reached on a fielder's choice [Smith out at home
(third unassisted)]; Matthews stole second; SANDBERG RAN FOR
MATTHEWS; Schmidt was walked intentionally; Moreland flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 3.

REDS 8TH: R. REED REPLACED SANDBERG (PITCHING); GROSS REPLACED
AGUAYO (PLAYING LF); TRILLO REPLACED CARLTON (PLAYING 2B);
Foster homered; Bench singled to right; BARRANCA RAN FOR BENCH;
Knight grounded out (second to first) [Barranca to second];
Nolan walked; Oester grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Nolan out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED BARRANCA (PLAYING 1B); O'BERRY
REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING C ); G. Vukovich flied out to right;
Bowa flied out to left; Gross walked; Trillo singled to left
[Gross to third]; HUME REPLACED OESTER (PITCHING); KENNEDY
REPLACED SOTO (PLAYING 2B); Smith walked [Trillo to second];
Rose singled to left [Gross scored, Trillo scored, Rose out at
second (left to third to second to first)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 5.

REDS 9TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Biittner grounded out
(shortstop to first); GRIFFEY BATTED FOR MEJIAS; Griffey struck
out; Householder flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Phillies 5.