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Dodgers
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 11, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 11, 1981 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Reuss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mario Soto |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 25,237 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Randy Marsh 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Pedro Guerrero | Third Baseman |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Right Fielder |
| Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Jerry Reuss | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Mike O'Berry | Catcher |
| Mario Soto | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 11, 1981
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Soto
Lopes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Soto
Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Soto
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, 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. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Reuss
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Reuss
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Reuss
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Soto
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Soto
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Soto
Scioscia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first, with Soto covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Reuss
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Guerrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Reuss
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Guerrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Reuss
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Soto
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Soto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuss vs. Soto
Reuss strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Soto
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Reuss
Oester hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Berry vs. Reuss
O'Berry takes first base on ball four. Oester moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soto vs. Reuss
Soto bunts towards third. Guerrero fields it and throws to first for the out. Oester moves to third. O'Berry moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Reuss
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffey vs. Reuss
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Guerrero fields it and throws to home to get Oester. O'Berry moves to third. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Concepcion vs. Reuss
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Concepcion for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Soto
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops it up and throws to first, with Soto covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Soto
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Soto
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Reuss
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Reuss
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Reuss
Knight hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Soto
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Soto
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scioscia vs. Soto
Scioscia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Soto
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reuss vs. Soto
Reuss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Reuss
Oester hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Berry vs. Reuss
O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell misplays the ball. That's an error on Russell. Oester moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soto vs. Reuss
Soto bunts towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to third for the out. O'Berry moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Reuss
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Berry moves to third. Soto moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffey vs. Reuss
Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Monday. Griffey reaches second base with a double. O'Berry scores. Soto scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Reuss
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Soto
Paul Householder now playing right field.
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Soto
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landreaux for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Soto
Guerrero hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Soto
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Reuss
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Reuss
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Reuss
Knight hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Knight reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oester vs. Reuss
Oester is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Berry vs. Reuss
O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Berry for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Soto
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Soto
Monday hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Soto
Scioscia hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Soto
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuss vs. Soto
Reuss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Reuss
Mike Vail pinch hits for Mario Soto.
Vail strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Reuss
Householder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Reuss
Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Householder moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Stewart
Dave Stewart now pitching.
Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Stewart
Foster takes first base on ball four. Householder moves to third. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Stewart
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching. Dan Driessen now playing first base.
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Hume
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Hume
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Stewart
Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Stewart
Oester bunts towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nolan vs. Howe
Joe Nolan pinch hits for Mike O'Berry. Steve Howe now pitching. Derrel Thomas now playing center field.
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Knight moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Howe
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Hume
Joe Nolan now catching.
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Hume
Baker bunts towards the mound. Hume fields it and throws to first for the out. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Hume
Monday is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scioscia vs. Hume
Scioscia 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
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Howe
Householder strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Howe
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Howe
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Pena
Alejandro Pena now pitching. Ron Roenicke now playing right field.
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Biittner vs. Pena
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Tom Hume.
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Price
Joe Price now pitching.
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Price
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Price
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Pena
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Pena
Oester hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1981 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Collins D, rf 2 0 0 0
Landreaux K, cf 4 0 0 0 Householder P, rf 2 0 1 0
Howe S, p 0 0 0 0 Griffey K, cf 5 0 2 2
Roenicke R, rf 0 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 5 0 1 0
Guerrero P, 3b 4 1 1 1 Foster G, lf 4 0 1 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bench J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Baker D, lf 3 0 0 0 Hume T, p 0 0 0 0
Monday R, rf 3 1 2 1 Biittner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Pena A, p 0 0 0 0 Price J, p 0 0 0 0
Scioscia M, c 4 0 1 0 Knight R, 3b 5 0 2 0
Russell B, ss 4 0 1 0 Oester R, 2b 3 1 3 1
Reuss J, p 3 0 0 0 O'Berry M, c 2 1 0 0
Stewart D, p 0 0 0 0 Nolan J, ph-c 1 0 1 0
Thomas D, cf 1 0 0 0 Soto M, p 1 1 0 0
Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0
Driessen D, 1b 1 0 0 0
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35 2 7 2 37 3 11 3
Los Angeles 000 001 100 0 -- 2
Cincinnati 000 020 000 1 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss J 6.1 6 2 0 3 1
Stewart D 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Howe S 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Pena A (L) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Soto M 7.0 6 2 2 0 8
Hume T 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Price J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Russell B
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 5, Cincinnati 12
2B -- Griffey K, Knight R
HR -- Guerrero P, Monday R, Oester R
SH -- Soto M, Oester R, Baker D
T -- 2:42
A -- 25237
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