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Sunday September 20, 1981
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The Reds won their fourth straight game, beating the Dodgers, 5-1, as Dan Driessen led the way with three RBIs. A double by Dave Collins, single by Ken Griffey and walk to George Foster loaded the bases in the first inning before Driessen singled home two runs. Driessen stroked a run-scoring single in the fourth before Ron Oester delivered a sacrifice fly and Joe Nolan cracked an RBI double in the eighth. Mario Soto went the route on a seven-hitter. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 20, 1981 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds         2  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   5 13  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .283      Sax 2b                3   0   1   1     0   0   .293
  Mejias rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .298        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Griffey cf            5   1   4   0     0   0   .317        Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         5   1   1   0     0   0   .320      Thomas 3b,2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Foster lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .288      Monday rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .301
Driessen 1b           3   1   3   3     1   0   .238      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Johnstone lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Nolan c               4   0   3   1     0   0   .311      Scioscia c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .285
Oester 2b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .259      Roenicke cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Soto p                4   0   0   0     0   2   .063      Weiss ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Power p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Landreaux ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .251
                                                            Niedenfuer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall ph,3b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .500

Totals               36   5  13   5     3   5             Totals               33   1   7   1     2   9

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 39,560
Left on Base: Reds 8, Dodgers 7
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Collins (18), Nolan (14)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Oester (7)
GIDP: Concepcion (12), Smith (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto W(9-9)             9     7   1   1   2   9   0  35   3.62
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   9   0  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Power L(1-2)            5     5   3   3   2   3   0  21   3.27
Niedenfuer              2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.68
Howe                    2     6   2   2   1   1   0  12   2.74
Totals                  9    13   5   5   3   5   0  40

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


REDS 1ST: Collins doubled to left; Griffey singled to center
[Collins to third]; Concepcion popped to first in foul
territory; Foster walked [Griffey to second]; Driessen singled
to right [Collins scored, Griffey scored, Foster to second];
Knight struck out; Nolan popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Sax popped to shortstop; Thomas grounded out (first
unassisted); Monday walked; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Oester grounded out (first unassisted); Soto struck
out; On a bunt Collins popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Johnstone flied out to left; Scioscia flied out to
center; Roenicke grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(first to pitcher); Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Weiss flied out to center; Power struck out; Sax
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen walked; Knight flied out to center; Nolan
singled to left [Driessen to third]; Oester hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Driessen scored]; Soto flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Thomas singled to right; Monday struck out; Garvey
grounded out (third to first) [Thomas to second]; Johnstone
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Dodgers 0.

REDS 5TH: Collins struck out; Griffey singled to left;
Concepcion grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Scioscia flied out to center; Roenicke struck out;
Weiss singled to right; LANDREAUX BATTED FOR POWER; Landreaux
singled to right [Weiss to second]; Sax singled to right [Weiss
scored, Landreaux to third]; Thomas flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

REDS 6TH: NIEDENFUER REPLACED LANDREAUX (PITCHING); Foster flied
out to left; Driessen singled to center; Driessen was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Knight popped to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Monday struck out; Garvey struck out; Johnstone
singled to center; Scioscia struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

REDS 7TH: Nolan singled to left; Oester flied out to left; On a
bunt Soto forced Nolan (pitcher to shortstop); Collins struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Roenicke
popped to catcher in foul territory; Weiss singled to center;
MARSHALL BATTED FOR NIEDENFUER; Marshall singled to left [Weiss
to second]; SMITH BATTED FOR SAX; Smith grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Marshall out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

REDS 8TH: HOWE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); THOMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MARSHALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
Griffey singled to left; Concepcion forced Griffey (shortstop to
second); Foster singled to left [Concepcion to third]; Driessen
singled to right [Concepcion scored, Foster to second]; Knight
flied out to right; Nolan doubled to right [Foster scored,
Driessen to third]; Oester was walked intentionally; Soto struck
out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Thomas struck out; Monday popped to third in foul
territory; Garvey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Dodgers 1.

REDS 9TH: Mejias flied out to center; Griffey singled to left;
Concepcion singled to left [Griffey out at third (left to
third), Concepcion to second]; Foster lined to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Johnstone struck out; Scioscia walked; Roenicke
struck out; Weiss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
5, Dodgers 1.



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