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Reds
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 20, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 20, 1981 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mario Soto |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Power |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 39,560 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Joe Nolan | Catcher |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Mario Soto | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Sax | Second Baseman |
| Derrel Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Rick Monday | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Jay Johnstone | Left Fielder |
| Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
| Ron Roenicke | Center Fielder |
| Gary Weiss | Shortstop |
| Ted Power | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 20, 1981
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Power
Collins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Power
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Power
Concepcion hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Power
Foster takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Driessen vs. Power
Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins scores. Griffey scores. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Power
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nolan vs. Power
Nolan hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Soto
Sax hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Soto
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Soto
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Soto
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Power
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oester for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Power
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Power
Collins bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Scioscia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Soto
Johnstone hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Soto
Scioscia hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Soto
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roenicke for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Power
Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Power
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Power covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Power
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Soto
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Soto
Power strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Soto
Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Soto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Power
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Power
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Power
Nolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Driessen moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oester vs. Power
Oester hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Driessen tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Power
Soto hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Soto
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Soto
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Soto
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Soto
Johnstone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Power
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Power
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Power
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Soto
Scioscia hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Soto
Roenicke strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Soto
Weiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Soto
Ken Landreaux pinch hits for Ted Power.
Landreaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sax vs. Soto
Sax hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weiss scores. Landreaux moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Soto
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Niedenfuer
Tom Niedenfuer now pitching.
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Niedenfuer
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Niedenfuer
There goes Driessen. The throw from Scioscia and he is out, Sax applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Niedenfuer
Knight hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Soto
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Soto
Garvey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Soto
Johnstone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scioscia vs. Soto
Scioscia strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Niedenfuer
Nolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Niedenfuer
Oester hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Niedenfuer
Soto bunts towards the mound. Niedenfuer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Niedenfuer
Collins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Soto
Sam Mejias now playing right field.
Roenicke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Soto
Weiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Soto
Mike Marshall pinch hits for Tom Niedenfuer.
Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Soto
Reggie Smith pinch hits for Steve Sax.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Howe
Steve Howe now pitching. Derrel Thomas now playing second base. Mike Marshall now playing third base.
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Howe
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Howe
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Howe
Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Howe
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nolan vs. Howe
Nolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Monday. Nolan reaches second base with a double. Foster scores. Driessen moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oester vs. Howe
Oester is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Soto vs. Howe
Soto strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Soto
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Soto
Monday hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Soto
Garvey hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Howe
Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Howe
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Howe
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Griffey trying to get to third. Johnstone throws the ball in to Marshall, who tags Griffey for the out. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Howe
Foster hits a line drive into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Soto
Johnstone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Soto
Scioscia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Soto
Roenicke strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Soto
Weiss hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1981 -- Cincinnati at Los Angeles (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Collins D, rf 4 1 1 0 Sax S, 2b 3 0 1 1
Mejias S, rf 1 0 0 0 Smith R, ph 1 0 0 0
Griffey K, cf 5 1 4 0 Howe S, p 0 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 5 1 1 0 Thomas D, 3b-2b 4 0 1 0
Foster G, lf 4 1 1 0 Monday R, rf 3 0 0 0
Driessen D, 1b 3 1 3 3 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Knight R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Johnstone J, lf 4 0 1 0
Nolan J, c 4 0 3 1 Scioscia M, c 3 0 0 0
Oester R, 2b 2 0 0 1 Roenicke R, cf 4 0 0 0
Soto M, p 4 0 0 0 Weiss G, ss 4 1 2 0
Power T, p 1 0 0 0
Landreaux K, ph 1 0 1 0
Niedenfuer T, p 0 0 0 0
Marshall M, ph-3b 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 13 5 33 1 7 1
Cincinnati 200 100 020 -- 5
Los Angeles 000 010 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Soto M (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 9
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Power T (L) 5.0 5 3 3 2 3
Niedenfuer T 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Howe S 2.0 6 2 2 1 1
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Collins D, Nolan J
CS -- Driessen D
SF -- Oester R
T -- 2:45
A -- 39560
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