The Reds moved within two games of first place in the N.L. West with a 5-1 victory over the Padres. The Reds scored three runs in the first inning on a two-run double by George Foster and RBI single by Junior Kennedy. Paul Householder stroked a run-scoring single in the fourth and Kennedy hit an RBI groundout in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium
Reds         3  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            1   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Smith ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
  Householder rf      3   0   1   1     1   0   .244      Bonilla 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Griffey cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .313      Richards lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .290
Concepcion ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Jones cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Foster lf             5   2   2   2     0   0   .293      Kennedy c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Bench 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .354      Bass 1b               3   0   1   1     1   1   .219
Nolan c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .307      Salazar rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Kennedy 3b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .233      Flannery 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Oester 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .259      Wise p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .042
Pastore p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .098        Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moreno ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
                                                            Lollar p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Wiggins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               35   5   9   5     4   2             Totals               31   1   6   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  4,831
Left on Base: Reds 8, Padres 5
DP: Reds 2, Padres 0
Doubles: Foster (21), Kennedy (1), Jones (33), Richards (14)
Stolen Bases: Richards (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Pastore (6)
GIDP: Flannery (1), Richards (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore W(4-7)          7.1   6   1   1   2   6   0  29   3.65
Price SV(4)             1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.65
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   6   0  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(3-8)             4     8   5   5   3   1   0  23   4.04
Littlefield             2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.97
Lollar                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   6.37
Urrea                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.54
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   2   0  40

Wild Pitches: Wise (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Charlie Williams


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Griffey singled to center
[Collins to second]; Concepcion flied out to right; Foster
doubled to center [Collins scored, Griffey scored]; Bench lined
to right; Nolan was walked intentionally; Kennedy singled to
center [Foster scored, Nolan to third, Kennedy to second (on
throw)]; Oester was walked intentionally; Pastore was called out
on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: HOUSEHOLDER REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Smith
grounded out (second to first); Dave Collins reinjured a
pulled groin in top of inning; Bonilla lined to right;
Richards singled to left; Richards stole second; Jones struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Householder grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Kennedy struck out; Bass struck out; Salazar flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench flied
out to right; Nolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Flannery flied out to center; Wise struck out; Smith
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 0.

REDS 4TH: Kennedy doubled to left; Oester flied out to left;
Pastore grounded out (pitcher to first); Householder singled to
right [Kennedy scored]; Wise threw a wild pitch [Householder to
second]; Griffey was walked intentionally; Concepcion flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Bonilla was called out on strikes; Richards grounded
out (third to first); Jones doubled to right; Kennedy grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

REDS 5TH: Foster singled to right; Bench singled to pitcher
[Foster to second]; LITTLEFIELD REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Nolan
flied out to right [Foster to third]; Kennedy grounded out
(second to first) [Foster scored, Bench to second]; Oester
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Bass walked; Salazar flied out to right; Flannery
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bass
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

REDS 6TH: Pastore grounded out (second to first); Householder
walked; Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: MORENO BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Moreno struck out;
Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonilla flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

REDS 7TH: LOLLAR REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Foster lined to
second; Bench flied out to center; Nolan grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Richards doubled to left; Jones popped to catcher in
foul territory; Kennedy flied out to left; Bass singled to
center [Richards scored]; Salazar singled to center [Bass to
second]; Flannery grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 1.

REDS 8TH: Kennedy lined to pitcher; Oester singled to right;
Pastore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Oester to
second]; Householder grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: WIGGINS BATTED FOR LOLLAR; Wiggins flied out to
left; Smith walked; Bonilla singled to right [Smith to third];
PRICE REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Richards grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to shortstop) [Bonilla out at
second]; Juan Bonilla called for interference at 2B; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 1.

REDS 9TH: URREA REPLACED WIGGINS (PITCHING); Griffey lined to
left; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Kennedy
grounded out (second to first); Bass popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 1.