The Reds, with Tom Seaver and relievers Joe Price and Tom Hume combining on a five-hitter, edged the Giants, 1-0, when Dave Concepcion singled to score Paul Householder in the 10th inning. Concepcion delivered the game-winning blow after Householder doubled and advanced to third on Ken Griffey's single. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 1, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 17, 1981 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   1 12  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   0  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Householder rf        5   1   2   0     0   0   .244      Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .239
Griffey cf            4   0   2   0     1   0   .313      Bergman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
  Milner pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Concepcion ss         5   0   3   1     0   0   .324      Clark rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .259
Foster lf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .288        Pettini pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martin cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Leonard cf,rf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .264
Knight 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Herndon lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Oester 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      May c                 2   0   1   0     2   0   .310
O'Berry c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .160      LeMaster ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .179        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nolan c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Whitson p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .097
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     1   2   .208        Cabell ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .246
  Mejias cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .311        Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Smith ss            0   0   0   0     1   0   .186

Totals               38   1  12   1     4   3             Totals               31   0   5   0     6   3

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  4,721
Left on Base: Reds 11, Giants 9
DP: Reds 1, Giants 2
Doubles: Knight (18), Householder (2), Cabell (16)
Stolen Bases: Householder (2)
Caught Stealing: May (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (3), Morgan (1)
GIDP: Foster (10), Knight (17), Clark (10)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(12-2)          9     5   0   0   5   3   0  35   2.58
Price                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.87
Hume SV(9)              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.14
Totals                 10     5   0   0   6   3   0  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson                 8     9   0   0   3   2   0  33   3.78
Holland L(6-5)          1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.43
Minton                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.11
Totals                 10    12   1   1   4   3   0  42

Wild Pitches: Minton (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Lanny Harris


REDS 1ST: Householder singled to left; Householder stole second;
Griffey lined to third; Concepcion singled to right [Householder
to third]; Foster popped to third in foul territory; Driessen
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Morgan flied out to right; Bergman flied out to
center; Clark singled to center; Evans flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight popped to shortstop; Oester singled to left;
O'Berry popped to first in foul territory; Seaver struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Leonard grounded out (second to first); Herndon
struck out; May singled to right; LeMaster forced May (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: Householder grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey
walked; Concepcion flied out to left; Foster singled to left
[Griffey to third]; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitson flied out to right; Morgan walked; Bergman
lined to right; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 4TH: Knight grounded out (third to first); Oester grounded
out (first unassisted); O'Berry walked; Seaver walked [O'Berry
to second]; Householder grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Leonard struck
out; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 0.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to left; Concepcion singled to right
[Griffey to second]; Foster grounded into a double play (third
to first) [Concepcion to second, Griffey out at third]; Driessen
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: May walked; LeMaster singled to left [May to
second]; May was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[LeMaster to second]; Whitson grounded out (third to first);
Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 0.

REDS 6TH: Knight doubled to left; Oester singled to center
[Knight out at home (center to catcher), Oester to second (on
throw to home)]; O'Berry reached on a fielder's choice [Oester
out at third (shortstop to third)]; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Bergman walked; Clark grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Bergman out at second]; Evans popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 0.

REDS 7TH: Householder flied out to center; Griffey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Concepcion lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Leonard flied out to left; Herndon grounded out
(second to first); May popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 8TH: Foster singled to left [Foster out at second (left to
second)]; Driessen grounded out (second to first); Knight flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); CABELL
BATTED FOR WHITSON; Cabell doubled to left; Morgan popped to
second; Bergman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 9TH: HOLLAND REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); Oester grounded
out (second to first); VAIL BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Vail struck out;
Seaver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: NOLAN REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING C ); Clark singled to
center; PETTINI RAN FOR CLARK; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Pettini to second]; Leonard was walked
intentionally; Herndon forced Leonard (shortstop to second)
[Pettini to third]; May was walked intentionally [Herndon to
second]; LeMaster popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 10TH: MARTIN REPLACED PETTINI (PLAYING CF); LEONARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Householder doubled to left; Griffey
singled to right [Householder to third]; MILNER RAN FOR GRIFFEY;
SMITH REPLACED HOLLAND (PLAYING SS); MINTON REPLACED LEMASTER
(PITCHING); Concepcion singled to center [Householder scored,
Milner to second]; Minton threw a wild pitch [Milner to third,
Concepcion to second]; Foster grounded out (third to first);
Driessen was walked intentionally; Knight grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Driessen out at second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 10TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PRICE REPLACED
FOSTER (PITCHING); MEJIAS REPLACED SEAVER (PLAYING CF); Smith
walked; Morgan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Smith to second]; HUME REPLACED PRICE (PITCHING); WOHLFORD
BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Wohlford flied out to center; Martin
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 0.