Aided by San Diego errors, the Reds shaded the Padres, 3-2. The Reds scored twice in the fifth inning when Ken Griffey and Dave Concepcion drew two-out walks, George Foster hit an RBI single and Padres third baseman Tim Flannery let the throw from the outfield get past him for an error, scoring Concepcion. The Reds' final run came in the seventh when Padres catcher Terry Kennedy dropped a throw from the outfield. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 22, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 1 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 8 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins rf 1 0 0 0 3 0 .279 Smith ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 .232 Mejias rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Bonilla 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .297 Griffey cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .314 Richards lf 3 0 3 1 1 0 .288 Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0 1 3 .317 Jones cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .245 Foster lf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .291 Kennedy c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Milner pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ramirez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perkins 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Driessen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Salazar rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Bench ph,1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .357 Flannery 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .298 Knight 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .256 Eichelberger p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Oester 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Moreno ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 O'Berry c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .162 Show p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Seaver p 3 0 0 0 1 2 .196 Wiggins ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Price p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Householder lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Bass ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Totals 32 3 8 1 8 9 Totals 31 2 8 2 3 1 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 4,764 Left on Base: Reds 11, Padres 7 DP: Reds 1, Padres 0 Errors: Seaver, Kennedy, Flannery Doubles: Salazar (19), Bonilla (12), Kennedy (23) Triples: Richards (12) Caught Stealing: Bonilla (7), Richards (7) Sacrifice Hits: O'Berry (3), Salazar (4) Sacrifice Flies: Jones (6) GIDP: Bass (6) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(13-2) 7.2 7 2 1 1 1 0 30 2.51 Price 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.74 Hume SV(11) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.03 Totals 9 8 2 1 3 1 0 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eichelberger L(8-7) 6 4 2 1 6 7 0 27 3.58 Show 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 10 2.70 Armstrong 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 6.30 Totals 9 8 3 1 8 9 0 41 Wild Pitches: Eichelberger (4) Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander REDS 1ST: Collins walked; Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (second to first); Bonilla lined to center; Richards singled to left; Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Knight struck out; Oester grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Kennedy flied out to center; Perkins grounded out (second to first); Salazar doubled to center; Flannery struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 3RD: O'Berry flied out to left; Seaver walked; Collins walked [Seaver to second]; Eichelberger threw a wild pitch [Seaver to third, Collins to second]; Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Eichelberger grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonilla singled to right; Bonilla was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 4TH: Foster singled to left; BENCH BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; Bench singled to center [Foster to second]; Knight struck out; Oester flied out to center; O'Berry singled to left [Foster out at home (left to catcher), Bench to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: BENCH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Richards singled to center; Richards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jones grounded out (second to first); Kennedy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 5TH: Seaver flied out to left; Collins popped to shortstop; Griffey walked; Concepcion walked [Griffey to second]; Foster singled to left [Griffey scored, Concepcion scored (error by Flannery) (unearned), Foster to second]; Bench was walked intentionally; Knight grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Perkins flied out to left; On a bunt Salazar grounded out (pitcher to first); Flannery popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0. REDS 6TH: Oester flied out to center; O'Berry was called out on strikes; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: MORENO BATTED FOR EICHELBERGER; Moreno reached on an error by Seaver; Smith flied out to center; Bonilla doubled to right [Moreno to third]; Richards walked; Jones hit a sacrifice fly to left [Moreno scored (unearned), Bonilla to third]; Kennedy lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 1. REDS 7TH: SHOW REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Collins walked; Collins was picked off first (pitcher to first); Griffey singled to second; Concepcion singled to center [Griffey to third, Concepcion to second (on throw to 3b)]; Foster flied out to right [Griffey scored (error by Kennedy; assist by Salazar) (unearned)]; Bench was walked intentionally; Knight grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Perkins grounded out (second to first); Salazar popped to third; Flannery flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 1. REDS 8TH: Oester singled to shortstop; O'Berry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Oester to second]; Seaver was called out on strikes; Mejias grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: WIGGINS BATTED FOR SHOW; On a bunt Wiggins singled to pitcher; Smith forced Wiggins (shortstop to second); Bonilla grounded out (second to first) [Smith to second]; Richards tripled to center [Smith scored]; PRICE REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Jones grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. REDS 9TH: ARMSTRONG REPLACED WIGGINS (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster singled to left; MILNER RAN FOR FOSTER; Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kennedy doubled to right; RAMIREZ RAN FOR KENNEDY; Perkins walked; HUME REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); HOUSEHOLDER REPLACED PRICE (PLAYING LF); Salazar out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Ramirez to third, Perkins to second]; Flannery was walked intentionally; BASS BATTED FOR ARMSTRONG; Bass grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Flannery out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 2.

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