Johnny Bench was the hitting hero, slugging a homer and climaxing a three-run, ninth-inning rally with the game-winning hit as the Reds edged the Padres, 5-4. The Reds were behind, 4-2, when Mike Vail began the bottom of the ninth with a pinch-single and was replaced by pinch-runner German Barranca, who reached second on a single by Paul Householder.

Both runners advanced on a sacrifice by Sam Mejias. An infield grounder by Ken Griffey scored Barranca and a single by Dave Concepcion tied the score at 4-4. George Foster then walked and Bench followed with a run-scoring single to end the game. Bench's round-tripper, No. 362 of his career, came in the sixth with the bases empty. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 9, 1981 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Padres       0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   4  7  1
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   5  8  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Collins rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Bonilla 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .306        Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Richards lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .280      Griffey cf            5   0   0   1     0   0   .310
Jones cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Concepcion ss         4   2   2   1     1   1   .314
Salazar 3b            2   2   1   0     2   0   .297      Foster lf             4   0   1   1     1   1   .289
Kennedy c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Bench 1b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .359
Evans 1b              2   1   1   2     0   0   .309      Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .257
  Perkins ph,1b       1   0   1   1     0   0   .297      Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Edwards rf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .225        Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Show p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oester 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Lucas p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      O'Berry c             0   0   0   0     3   0   .179
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Vail ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Lollar p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Barranca pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .333
  Lefebvre rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Leibrandt p           1   0   0   0     2   1   .000
                                                            Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Householder ph      1   1   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               28   4   7   4     3   3             Totals               32   5   8   5     8   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 16,328
Left on Base: Padres 3, Reds 10
DP: Padres 1, Reds 0
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Salazar (17), Perkins (15), Foster (19)
Home Runs: Bench (6)
Stolen Bases: Salazar (8)
Caught Stealing: Bonilla (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Kennedy (4), Jones (2), Mejias (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (3)
GIDP: Griffey (9)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lollar                  6     4   2   2   7   4   1  28   6.68
Show                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.35
Lucas                   0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   2.22
Urrea L(2-2)            0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   2.18
Totals                  8.2   8   5   5   8   5   1  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leibrandt               8.2   6   4   4   3   3   0  33   3.60
Hume W(8-3)             0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.29
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   3   0  34

Wild Pitches: Lollar (6)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Bob Engel


PADRES 1ST: Smith flied out to left; Bonilla grounded out
(shortstop to first); Richards walked; Jones flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Griffey grounded out
(second to first); Concepcion singled to left; Lollar threw a
wild pitch [Concepcion to second]; Foster doubled to center
[Concepcion scored]; Bench grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 2ND: Salazar walked; Salazar stole second; On a bunt
Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans singled to left
[Salazar scored, Evans to second (on throw to home)]; Edwards
singled to center [Evans scored]; Edwards was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Lollar struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Knight singled to right; Kennedy lined to third;
O'Berry walked [Knight to second]; Leibrandt walked [Knight to
third, O'Berry to second]; Collins forced Knight (third to
catcher) [O'Berry to third, Leibrandt to second]; Griffey flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

PADRES 3RD: Smith struck out; Bonilla popped to catcher in foul
territory; Richards popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion struck out; Foster struck out; Bench popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

PADRES 4TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Salazar flied
out to center; Kennedy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Knight flied out to left; Kennedy flied out to right;
O'Berry walked; Leibrandt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 1.

PADRES 5TH: Evans flied out to right; Edwards grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lollar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Collins walked; Griffey grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Collins out at second];
Concepcion walked; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

PADRES 6TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonilla
singled to left; Richards grounded out (first unassisted)
[Bonilla to second]; Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench homered; Knight struck out; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); O'Berry walked; Evans dropped a foul fly
hit by Leibrandt for an error; Leibrandt walked [O'Berry to
second]; Collins flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 2.

PADRES 7TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Salazar
doubled to right; Kennedy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Salazar to third]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Salazar scored]; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: SHOW REPLACED EDWARDS (PITCHING); LEFEBVRE REPLACED
LOLLAR (PLAYING RF); Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion
flied out to center; Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

PADRES 8TH: Lefebvre was called out on strikes; Smith flied out
to left; Bonilla singled to right; Bonilla was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight struck
out; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Driessen flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

PADRES 9TH: OESTER REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 2B); Richards
singled to left; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Richards to second]; Salazar was walked intentionally;
Kennedy flied out to left; HUME REPLACED LEIBRANDT (PITCHING);
PERKINS BATTED FOR EVANS; Perkins doubled to center [Richards
scored, Salazar out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: PERKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LUCAS REPLACED
SHOW (PITCHING); VAIL BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Vail singled to left;
BARRANCA RAN FOR VAIL; HOUSEHOLDER BATTED FOR HUME; Householder
singled to center [Barranca to second]; Mejias out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Barranca to third,
Householder to second]; Griffey grounded out (second to first)
[Barranca scored, Householder to third]; URREA REPLACED LUCAS
(PITCHING); Concepcion singled to left [Householder scored];
Foster walked [Concepcion to second]; Bench singled to center
[Concepcion scored, Foster to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 4, Reds 5.