Pushing across a run in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Reds edged the Giants, 4-3. George Foster led off the Reds ninth with a double and held second as Johnny Bench beat out an infield hit. Ray Knight attempted to sacrifice but forced Foster at third. Ron Oester then lined a single to send pinch-runner Rafael Landestoy home with the winnng run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  7  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  1  -   4  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             3   2   2   0     2   0   .239      Householder rf        4   1   2   0     0   1   .250
Cabell 3b             2   1   2   0     2   0   .255      Griffey cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .311
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   1     0   0   .304
  Minton p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .294
Clark rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .270      Bench 1b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .337
Leonard 1b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .271        Landestoy pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .134
Herndon lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Martin cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Oester 2b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .264
Brenly c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .333      O'Berry c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  May ph,c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .309        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .259        Nolan c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Holland p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .077      Leibrandt p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Breining p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCoss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .158        Kennedy ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Evans 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Moskau p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     6   3             Totals               32   4   9   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 13,117
Left on Base: Giants 8, Reds 5
DP: Giants 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Cabell (20), Morgan 2 (16), Leonard (8), Clark (19), Foster (23)
Home Runs: Bench (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (7)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holland                 5.2   4   3   3   1   5   1  22   2.43
Breining                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.69
Lavelle                 1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.71
Minton L(4-5)           1     3   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.91
Totals                  8.1   9   4   4   1   5   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leibrandt               5.1   5   2   2   2   1   0  22   3.60
LaCoss                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.12
Moskau                  1     2   1   1   1   1   0   5   4.19
Hume W(9-3)             2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   2.84
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   3   0  38

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge


GIANTS 1ST: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell
doubled to left; Clark flied out to center; Leonard singled to
shortstop [Cabell out at home (shortstop to first to catcher)];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Householder struck out; Griffey flied out to center;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin
popped to third in foul territory; Brenly lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench struck
out; Knight grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (first unassisted); Holland
struck out; Morgan doubled to left; Cabell walked; Clark flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Oester struck out; O'Berry struck out; Leibrandt flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Leonard made an out to shortstop; Herndon grounded
out (shortstop to first); Martin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Householder flied out to right; Griffey flied out to
center; Concepcion lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Brenly flied out to center; LeMaster made an out to
second; Holland flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Foster struck out; Bench homered; Knight flied out to
center; Oester flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Morgan doubled to right; Cabell walked; Clark flied
out to left; Leonard doubled to left [Morgan scored, Cabell
scored]; LACOSS REPLACED LEIBRANDT (PITCHING); Herndon was
walked intentionally; Martin grounded out (third to first)
[Leonard to third, Herndon to second]; Brenly flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: O'Berry flied out to center; KENNEDY BATTED FOR
LACOSS; Kennedy singled to left; Householder singled to center
[Kennedy to second]; Griffey walked [Kennedy to third,
Householder to second]; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Kennedy scored, Householder to third]; Foster singled to left
[Householder scored, Griffey to third]; BREINING REPLACED
HOLLAND (PITCHING); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

GIANTS 7TH: MOSKAU REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); LeMaster flied
out to center; VENABLE BATTED FOR BREINING; Venable struck out;
Morgan walked; Cabell singled to left [Morgan to second]; Clark
doubled to right [Morgan scored, Cabell out at home (right to
catcher to third to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: EVANS REPLACED VENABLE (PLAYING 3B); LAVELLE REPLACED
CABELL (PITCHING); Knight grounded out (third to first); Oester
singled to shortstop; COLLINS BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Collins popped
to second; VAIL BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Vail forced Oester (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 8TH: HUME REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); NOLAN REPLACED
COLLINS (PLAYING C ); Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herndon grounded out (third to first); Martin struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Householder singled to left; Griffey flied out to
left; MINTON REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Concepcion lined into
a double play (first unassisted) [Householder out at first]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 9TH: MAY BATTED FOR BRENLY; May grounded out (shortstop
to first); LeMaster walked; Evans grounded out (second to first)
[LeMaster to second]; Morgan was walked intentionally; Minton
forced Morgan (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
3, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Foster doubled to
center; Bench singled to shortstop [Foster stayed at second]; On
a bunt Knight forced Foster (third to shortstop) [Bench to
second]; LANDESTOY RAN FOR BENCH; Oester singled to center
[Landestoy scored, Knight to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 4.