A homer by Ron Oester with one out in the 10th inning lifted the Reds to a 3-2 triumph over the Dodgers. Los Angeles had deadlocked the contest in the seventh on a solo homer by Rick Monday. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Friday, September 11, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0    0  -   2  7  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    1  -   3 11  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .195      Collins rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Householder rf      2   0   1   0     0   1   .357
  Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffey cf            5   0   2   2     0   0   .312
  Roenicke rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Guerrero 3b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .316      Foster lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Bench 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .347
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .305        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Monday rf             3   1   2   1     1   1   .290        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Scioscia c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Knight 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .259
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Oester 2b             3   1   3   1     1   0   .260
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .205      O'Berry c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .174
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Nolan ph,c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .310
  Thomas cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Soto p                1   1   0   0     0   0   .068
                                                            Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .192
                                                            Driessen 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .216

Totals               35   2   7   2     1   9             Totals               37   3  11   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 25,237
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Reds 12
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 1
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Griffey (18), Knight (16)
Home Runs: Guerrero (12), Monday (6), Oester (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Baker (3), Soto (5), Oester (5)
GIDP: Scioscia (6), Driessen (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   6.1   6   2   0   3   1   0  29   2.24
Stewart                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.54
Howe                    1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.76
Pena L(1-1)             0.2   2   1   1   0   0   1   4   2.31
Totals                  9.1  11   3   1   4   2   1  43

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto                    7     6   2   2   0   8   2  27   3.54
Hume                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.17
Price W(5-1)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.89
Totals                 10     7   2   2   1   9   2  37

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Jerry Crawford


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to right; Landreaux flied out to
center; Guerrero flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker struck out; Monday struck out; Scioscia
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench grounded
out (third to first); Knight grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Reuss
struck out; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Oester singled to right; O'Berry walked [Oester to
second]; Soto out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Oester
to third, O'Berry to second]; Collins walked; Griffey forced
Oester (third to catcher) [O'Berry to third, Collins to second];
Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher); Guerrero
struck out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker struck out; Monday singled to right; Scioscia
singled to center [Monday to second]; Russell flied out to
center; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds
0.

REDS 5TH: Oester singled to center; O'Berry reached on an error
by Russell [Oester to second]; On a bunt Soto forced Oester
(pitcher to third) [O'Berry to second]; Collins grounded out
(pitcher to first) [O'Berry to third, Soto to second]; Griffey
doubled to right [O'Berry scored (unearned), Soto scored
(unearned)]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 2.

DODGERS 6TH: HOUSEHOLDER REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux grounded out (first
unassisted); Guerrero homered; Garvey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Foster flied out to center; Bench flied out to left;
Knight doubled to left; Oester was walked intentionally; O'Berry
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Reds 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker flied out to left; Monday homered; Scioscia
popped to shortstop; Russell singled to right; Reuss struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: VAIL BATTED FOR SOTO; Vail struck out; Householder
singled to right; Griffey singled to right [Householder to
second]; STEWART REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Concepcion flied out
to left; Foster walked [Householder to third, Griffey to
second]; Bench grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

DODGERS 8TH: HUME REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); DRIESSEN REPLACED
VAIL (PLAYING 1B); Lopes struck out; Landreaux grounded out
(shortstop to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Knight singled to center; Oester out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Knight to second]; NOLAN BATTED FOR
O'BERRY; HOWE REPLACED LANDREAUX (PITCHING); THOMAS REPLACED
STEWART (PLAYING CF); Nolan singled to second [Knight to third];
Driessen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Nolan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Reds 2.

DODGERS 9TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Garvey singled
to third; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Garvey to second]; Monday was walked intentionally; Scioscia
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Monday out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Householder struck out; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); Concepcion singled to center; PENA REPLACED MONDAY
(PITCHING); ROENICKE REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING RF); Foster singled
to right [Concepcion to third]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR HUME;
Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

DODGERS 10TH: PRICE REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Russell flied
out to center; Thomas flied out to center; Lopes grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

REDS 10TH: Knight grounded out (second to first); Oester
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.