Cubs @ Reds
May 12, 1981

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Cubs 1 4 3
Reds 1 4 0
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Cubs 1 4 3
Reds 1 4 0

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .322
OBP .667 .394
At Bats 3 59
Hits 2 19
• Singles 2 14
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 7

Dick Tidrow Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 1
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Riverfront Stadium - May 12, 1981
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Strikeout
Dick Tidrow
Tim Blackwell
Bill Buckner
Joe Strain
Hector Cruz
Ivan De Jesus
Steve Henderson
Scot Thompson
Leon Durham
Johnny Bench
George Foster
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Bench strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 There goes Foster. The throw from Blackwell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 8 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Concepcion strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dick Tidrow now pitching. Griffey hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Soto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Oester hits a line drive into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Cruz. The throw from Nolan and he is out, Oester applying the tag.
Top 7 Martz bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 7 Blackwell bunts towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Martz, and towards Strain, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bench strikes out.
Top 6 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Henderson strikes out.
Top 6 Durham strikes out.
Bottom 5 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 De Jesus strikes out.
Bottom 4 Soto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to home to get Foster.
Bottom 4 Oester takes first base on ball four. Knight moves to second.
Bottom 4 Knight takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Foster moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain misplays the ball. That's an error on Strain.
Top 4 Martz strikes out.
Top 4 Blackwell hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores.
Top 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Thompson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion bunts towards the mound. Martz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Durham strikes out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Soto strikes out.
Bottom 2 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.
Top 2 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martz takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to third. Blackwell moves to second.
Top 2 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Cruz. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 2 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and has Griffey trapped. There's the throw to Cruz and over to Strain, who tags Griffey for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Collins scores.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Durham. Griffey reaches second base with a double. Collins moves to third.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Durham is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Strain is called out on strikes.
Top 1 De Jesus strikes out.