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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 15, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 15, 1981 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Pastore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pascual Perez |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 10,592 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Eric Gregg |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | First Baseman |
| Joe Nolan | Catcher |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Frank Pastore | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Mike Easler | Right Fielder |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Dale Berra | Third Baseman |
| Pascual Perez | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 15, 1981
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Perez
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Perez
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Perez
Concepcion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Pastore
Moreno hits a line drive into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Pastore
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Pastore
Easler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Perez
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Perez
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Perez
Nolan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Perez
Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oester vs. Perez
There's a wild pitch. Foster moves to third. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oester vs. Perez
Oester strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Pastore
Milner hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Pastore
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Pastore
Garner is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pastore vs. Perez
Pastore hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Perez
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Perez
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Pastore
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Pastore
There goes Pena. The throw from Nolan and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pastore
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pastore
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Perez
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Perez
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Perez
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Perez
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Pastore
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Pastore
Foli hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Oester reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Pastore
Easler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Pastore
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Perez
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Perez
Oester hits a popup towards third. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pastore vs. Perez
Pastore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Pastore
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Pastore
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pastore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Pastore
Pena strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Perez
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Perez
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Perez
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pastore
Berra hits a popup towards first. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pastore
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Pastore
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Pastore
There goes Moreno. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Pastore
Foli hits a popup into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Perez
Foster hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Perez
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Perez
Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Perez
Knight is hit by the pitch. Nolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oester vs. Perez
Oester hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nolan scores. Knight moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pastore vs. Perez
Pastore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Pastore
Easler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Pastore
Milner 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 -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Pastore
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Perez
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Perez
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Perez
Concepcion hits a line drive towards short. Foli catches it and throws to first to double up Griffey. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Pastore
Sam Mejias now playing right field.
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Pastore
Pena bunts towards first. Bench scoops it up and throws to first, with Oester covering, for the out. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Pastore
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Pastore
Willie Stargell pinch hits for Pascual Perez.
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garner scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Pastore
Lee Lacy pinch runs for Willie Stargell.
There goes Lacy. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Lacy steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Pastore
Moreno is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foli vs. Pastore
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Lacy moves to third. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Easler vs. Price
Joe Price now pitching.
Easler strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching.
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Romo
Bench bunts between the mound and first base. Romo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bench for the out. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nolan vs. Romo
There's a wild pitch. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nolan vs. Romo
Nolan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Biittner vs. Romo
Dan Driessen pinch runs for Joe Nolan. Larry Biittner pinch hits for Ray Knight.
Biittner takes first base on ball four. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oester vs. Romo
Mike O'Berry pinch runs for Larry Biittner.
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Foster scores. Driessen moves to third. O'Berry moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Jackson
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Joe Price. Grant Jackson now pitching. Junior Kennedy pinch hits for Harry Spilman.
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Driessen tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mejias vs. Jackson
Mejias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Berry scores. Oester moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. Jackson
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching. Junior Kennedy now playing third base. Mike O'Berry now catching.
Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hume
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Hume
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Hume
Pena is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1981 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Collins D, rf 3 0 0 0 Moreno O, cf 3 0 0 0
Mejias S, rf 1 0 1 1 Foli T, ss 4 0 0 0
Griffey K, cf 5 0 1 0 Easler M, rf 4 0 2 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 0 0 0 Milner J, lf 3 0 0 0
Foster G, lf 3 1 2 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Garner P, 2b 4 1 1 0
Nolan J, c 3 1 1 0 Pena T, c 3 0 1 0
Driessen D, pr 0 1 0 0 Berra D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hume T, p 0 0 0 0 Perez P, p 2 0 0 0
Knight R, 3b 2 0 1 0 Stargell W, ph 1 0 1 1
Biittner L, ph 0 0 0 0 Lacy L, pr 0 0 0 0
O'Berry M, pr-c 0 1 0 0 Romo E, p 0 0 0 0
Oester R, 2b 4 0 1 1 Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0
Pastore F, p 3 0 0 0
Price J, p 0 0 0 0
Spilman H, ph 0 0 0 0
Kennedy J, ph-3b 0 0 0 1
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31 4 7 3 31 1 5 1
Cincinnati 000 000 103 -- 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 010 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Pastore F 7.2 5 1 1 1 6
Price J (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Hume T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Perez P 8.0 5 1 1 2 6
Romo E (L) 0.1 1 3 0 2 0
Jackson G 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Concepcion D 2, Thompson J
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 6
SB -- Moreno O, Lacy L
CS -- Pena T
SH -- Pena T, Bench J
SF -- Kennedy J
HBP -- by Perez P (Knight R)
WP -- Perez P, Romo E
T -- 2:46
A -- 10592
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