A two-out, two-run double by Ray Knght broke a 3-3 tie in the ninth inning, enabling the Reds to post a 5-4 triumph over the Phillies. The Reds had tied the game in the seventh on Dan Driessen's RBI single, an error by Phils' right fielder Lonnie Smith and a sacrifice fly by Knight.

Dave Concepcion stroked a one-out single in the ninth and moved to second as George Foster bounced out. After Driessen was hit by a pitch, Knight cracked his decisive two-bagger. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Game Played on Sunday, September 6, 1981 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 - 5 7 0 Phillies 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 - 4 10 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Smith rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rose 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .338 Price p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matthews lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .277 Householder cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .273 Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .313 Concepcion ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .310 Moreland c 3 0 1 2 0 0 .258 Foster lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Driessen 1b 3 2 2 1 0 0 .218 Bowa ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .273 Knight 3b 2 0 1 3 1 0 .257 Trillo 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .273 Oester 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Noles p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 O'Berry c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Matuszek ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Pastore p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .118 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Bench ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .352 G. Vukovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Totals 28 5 7 4 3 5 Totals 33 4 10 4 2 6 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 30,366 Left on Base: Reds 1, Phillies 7 DP: Reds 1, Phillies 1 Errors: Smith Doubles: Concepcion (25), Knight (15), Schmidt (17), Rose (16), Matthews (15) Stolen Bases: Bowa (14) Caught Stealing: Driessen (3), Oester (4) Sacrifice Hits: Noles (1) Sacrifice Flies: Knight (3), Moreland (3) GIDP: Householder (1), Maddox (6) Hit by Pitch: Driessen (2,by Lyle), Matthews (2,by Hume) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore 7 6 3 3 2 5 0 28 3.72 Hume W(7-3) 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 9 3.31 Price SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.09 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 6 0 38 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Noles 7 5 3 2 3 5 0 25 4.22 Lyle L(7-5) 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 8 4.42 Totals 9 7 5 4 3 5 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Hume (1), Lyle (1) Wild Pitches: Pastore (2) Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Charlie Williams REDS 1ST: Collins walked; Householder grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Collins out at second]; Concepcion lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Smith flied out to right; Rose walked; Matthews flied out to center; Schmidt lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 0. REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Moreland flied out to right; Maddox struck out; Bowa lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 0. REDS 3RD: Oester flied out to center; O'Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Pastore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Trillo singled to center; Noles out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Trillo to second]; Smith struck out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 0. REDS 4TH: Collins struck out; Householder struck out; Concepcion doubled to right; Foster singled to right [Concepcion out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Matthews flied out to right; Schmidt doubled to right; Pastore threw a wild pitch [Schmidt to third]; Moreland hit a sacrifice fly to center [Schmidt scored]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 1. REDS 5TH: Driessen singled to center; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Knight walked; Oester forced Knight (first to shortstop); Oester was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa walked; Trillo flied out to center; Noles struck out; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 1. REDS 6TH: O'Berry was called out on strikes; Pastore made an out to second; Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Rose doubled to right; Matthews doubled to left [Rose scored]; Schmidt struck out; Moreland singled to center [Matthews scored]; Maddox grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Moreland out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Phillies 3. REDS 7TH: Householder walked; Concepcion singled to left [Householder to second]; Foster forced Concepcion (shortstop to second) [Householder to third]; Driessen singled to right [Householder scored, Foster scored (error by Smith) (no RBI), Driessen to third]; Knight hit a sacrifice fly to right [Driessen scored (unearned)]; Oester grounded out (third to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo was called out on strikes; MATUSZEK BATTED FOR NOLES; Matuszek singled to right; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Phillies 3. REDS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED MATUSZEK (PITCHING); O'Berry grounded out (pitcher to first); BENCH BATTED FOR PASTORE; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING RF); HUME REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Rose singled to center; Matthews was hit by a pitch [Rose to second]; Schmidt forced Rose (pitcher to third) [Matthews to second]; Moreland forced Schmidt (second to shortstop) [Matthews to third]; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Phillies 3. REDS 9TH: Householder flied out to center; Concepcion singled to center; Foster grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to second]; Driessen was hit by a pitch; Knight doubled to center [Concepcion scored, Driessen scored, Knight out at third (center to second to third)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa singled to right; Bowa stole second; Trillo singled to left [Bowa scored, Trillo out at second (left to second)]; G. VUKOVICH BATTED FOR LYLE; G. Vukovich grounded out (second to first); Smith singled to center; PRICE REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Rose forced Smith (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Phillies 4.

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