Pirates @ Reds
May 6, 1981

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 11 2
Reds 8 13 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 11 2
Reds 9 14 2

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .286
OBP .250 .390
At Bats 4 35
Hits 1 10
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 4

Kent Tekulve Season Stats

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Riverfront Stadium - May 6, 1981
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Single
Kent Tekulve
Steve Nicosia
Jason Thompson
Phil Garner
Bill Madlock
Tim Foli
Lee Lacy
Omar Moreno
Mike Easler
Johnny Bench
George Foster
Dave Concepcion
Ken Griffey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 11 2 7
Cincinnati Reds 9 14 2 8
Winning Pitcher Tom Hume
Losing Pitcher Grant Jackson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Bench
Attendance 14,551
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Concepcion moves to third. Foster moves to second. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Foster is walked intentionally. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 9 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Collins scores. Griffey moves to third.
Bottom 9 Griffey bunts towards the right side of the infield. Garner misplays the ball. That's an error on Garner. Collins moves to third.
Bottom 9 Lee Lacy now playing left field. Mike Easler now playing right field. Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops it up and throws to first, with Hume covering, for the out.
Top 9 Easler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Madlock moves to third.
Top 9 Madlock takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Parker strikes out.
Top 9 Joe Nolan now catching. Tom Hume now pitching. Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Harry Spilman pinch hits for Doug Bair. Grant Jackson now pitching. Mike Vail pinch hits for Harry Spilman. Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Mike O'Berry. Nolan hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oester tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Oester hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno who is chasing the ball. Oester reaches third base with a triple. Knight goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner misplays the ball. That's an error on Garner.
Bottom 8 Bench strikes out.
Top 8 Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Romo strikes out.
Top 8 Nicosia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Nicosia reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bair fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a line drive towards short. Foli reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Collins scores.
Bottom 7 Enrique Romo now pitching. Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno who is chasing the ball. Collins reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Easler hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Doug Bair now pitching. Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sam Mejias pinch hits for Joe Price. Mejias strikes out.
Bottom 6 O'Berry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Oester strikes out.
Bottom 6 Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Foli strikes out.
Top 6 Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Candelaria bunts towards the mound. Price juggles the ball. That's an error on Price. Nicosia moves to second.
Top 6 Nicosia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Garner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffey strikes out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a fly ball towards left. Foster catches it and throws to Concepcion who relays to Bench to double up Easler. Parker tags and scores.
Top 5 Easler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench fields it and throws to home to get Foli. Parker moves to third. Madlock moves to second.
Top 5 Madlock takes first base on ball four. Foli moves to third. Parker moves to second.
Top 5 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foli moves to second.
Top 5 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Collins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garner catches it and throws to first to double up Price.
Bottom 4 Price bunts towards third. Madlock fields it and has Oester trapped. There's the throw to Foli who tags Oester for the out. O'Berry moves to second.
Bottom 4 O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oester moves to second.
Bottom 4 Oester hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out.
Top 4 Candelaria strikes out.
Top 4 Joe Price now pitching. Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Garner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Garner reaches second base with a double. Easler scores. Thompson goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Thompson takes first base on ball four. Easler moves to second.
Top 4 Easler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Foster hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffey scores.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Easler. Griffey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pastore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Parker hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Top 3 Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moreno moves to second.
Top 3 Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicosia scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Candelaria bunts towards the mound. Pastore fields it and throws to first for the out. Nicosia moves to second.
Top 3 Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight juggles the ball. That's an error on Knight.
Top 3 Garner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Oester reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oester for the out.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a fly ball into left field. Easler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thompson strikes out.
Top 2 Easler hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Concepcion moves to third.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffey moves to third.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Moreno strikes out.