A two-run pinch-homer by Johnny Bench in the ninth inning lifted the Reds to a 5-4 triumph over the Dodgers. The Reds trailed, 4-3, when Ron Oester began the ninth with a single and, one out later, Bench connected for the circuit. The Dodgers had just broken a 3-3 tie in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Reggie Smith. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1981 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  2  -   5 12  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .280      Lopes 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .215
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roenicke cf,rf        4   1   1   0     0   1   .280
  Bench ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .361      Monday rf             3   1   1   2     0   1   .318
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .250
Griffey cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .309        Mitchell cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   1   .322      Garvey 1b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .283
Foster lf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .288      Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .316
Driessen 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Scioscia c            2   0   0   1     0   0   .291
Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nolan c               4   1   2   0     0   1   .305        Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  O'Berry c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .160        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Oester 2b             4   2   2   1     0   1   .259      Thomas 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Pastore p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Weiss ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Biittner ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Welch p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .237
  Milner pr,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Yeager c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .197

Totals               38   5  12   5     1   4             Totals               32   4   6   4     0   5

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 44,258
Left on Base: Reds 8, Dodgers 3
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Price, Concepcion, Weiss
Doubles: Nolan (13)
Home Runs: Foster (20), Bench (7), Monday (9)
Caught Stealing: Collins (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Driessen (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Scioscia (4), Smith (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore                 6     5   3   2   0   4   1  24   3.80
Price W(6-1)            2     1   1   0   0   1   0   7   2.76
Hume SV(10)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.09
Totals                  9     6   4   2   0   5   1  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch                   6.2   8   3   3   0   4   1  27   3.52
Howe                    0.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.47
Stewart L(4-3)          2     2   2   2   0   0   1   9   2.03
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   4   2  40

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Griffey was called out on
strikes while Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke
struck out; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster homered; Driessen singled to left; Knight flied
out to right; Nolan singled to left [Driessen to third]; Oester
struck out; Pastore flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey popped to second; Baker flied out to center;
Scioscia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Collins flied out to left; Griffey grounded out
(pitcher to first); Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas flied out to center; Weiss flied out to
right; Welch grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen
grounded out (second to first); Knight singled to shortstop;
Nolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes grounded out (first unassisted); Roenicke
singled to right; Monday homered [Roenicke scored]; Garvey
reached on an error by Concepcion; Baker singled to center
[Garvey to third]; Scioscia hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garvey
scored (unearned)]; Thomas singled to center [Baker to second];
Weiss struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers
3.

REDS 5TH: Oester grounded out (third to first); Pastore flied
out to right; Collins flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Welch struck out; Lopes popped to third; Roenicke
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Dodgers 3.

REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
struck out; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Monday struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to
first); Baker singled to left; Scioscia grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 3.

REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to right; Knight grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nolan doubled to right; Oester singled to
center [Nolan scored]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR PASTORE; Biittner
singled to center [Oester to second]; HOWE REPLACED SCIOSCIA
(PITCHING); YEAGER REPLACED WELCH (PLAYING C ); MILNER RAN FOR
BIITTNER; Collins singled to left [Oester scored, Milner to
third, Collins to second (on throw)]; Griffey flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: PRICE REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); MILNER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Thomas popped to first; Weiss flied out to
center; Yeager was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion singled to right; Foster walked [Concepcion
to second]; STEWART REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Driessen out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Concepcion to third, Foster
to second]; Knight popped to catcher in foul territory; Nolan
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes singled to center; Lopes was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Price [Lopes to third]; Roenicke
popped to shortstop; SMITH BATTED FOR MONDAY; Smith hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Lopes scored (unearned)]; Garvey flied
out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 4.

REDS 9TH: MITCHELL REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); ROENICKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Oester singled to left; Milner flied out
to center; BENCH BATTED FOR PRICE; Bench homered [Oester
scored]; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
reached on an error by Weiss; Foster popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 9TH: HUME REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); O'BERRY REPLACED
NOLAN (PLAYING C ); Baker popped to first in foul territory;
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR STEWART; Johnstone flied out to right;
Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Dodgers 4.