Top 1

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Seaver
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landreaux vs. Seaver
  
  Landreaux hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Seaver
  
  Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garvey vs. Seaver
  
  Garvey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Collins vs. Welch
  
  Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Griffey vs. Welch
  
  Griffey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Griffey reaches second base with a double. Collins goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Concepcion vs. Welch
  
  Concepcion bunts towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffey moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Foster vs. Welch
  
  Foster is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bench vs. Welch
  
  Bench hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Seaver
  
  Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight juggles the ball. That's an error on Knight. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Monday vs. Seaver
  
  Monday strikes out. There goes Cey. The throw from Nolan to Concepcion, and Cey is out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Seaver
  
  Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knight vs. Welch
  
  Knight strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nolan vs. Welch
  
  Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oester vs. Welch
  
  Oester hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Seaver
  
  Thomas strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Welch vs. Seaver
  
  Welch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Seaver
  
  Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Landreaux vs. Seaver
  
  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 

Bottom 3

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spilman vs. Welch
  
  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
  
  Spilman strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Collins vs. Welch
  
  Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Griffey vs. Welch
  
  Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Concepcion vs. Welch
  
  Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Moskau
  
  Paul Moskau now pitching.
  
  Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Moskau
  
  Garvey hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Moskau
  
  Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Monday vs. Moskau
  
  Monday strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Welch
  
  Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bench vs. Welch
  
  Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Bench reaches second base with a double. Foster goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Knight vs. Welch
  
  Knight takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nolan vs. Welch
  
  Nolan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oester vs. Welch
  
  Oester hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench scores. Knight moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Moskau vs. Welch
  
  Moskau bunts towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to first for the out. Oester moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Collins vs. Welch
  
  Collins is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 5

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Moskau
  
  Yeager strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Moskau
  
  Thomas hits a popup into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Welch vs. Moskau
  
  Welch hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Welch
  
  Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. Griffey reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Concepcion vs. Welch
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Foster vs. Welch
  
  Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bench vs. Welch
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Moskau
  
  Russell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Oester reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landreaux vs. Moskau
  
  Landreaux hits a popup into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Moskau
  
  Baker hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knight vs. Welch
  
  Knight hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nolan vs. Welch
  
  Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oester vs. Welch
  
  Oester takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moskau vs. Welch
  
  Moskau strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Moskau
  
  Garvey strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Moskau
  
  Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Moskau
  
  Monday hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Moskau
  
  Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Collins vs. Welch
  
  Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Welch
  
  Griffey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Welch
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Moskau
  
  Sam Mejias now playing center field. Ken Griffey now playing right field. Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Derrel Thomas.
  
  Johnstone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Moskau
  
  Pedro Guerrero pinch hits for Bob Welch.
  
  Guerrero strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Moskau
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moskau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landreaux vs. Moskau
  
  Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baker vs. Hume
  
  Tom Hume now pitching.
  
  Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landreaux moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Garvey vs. Hume
  
  Garvey 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 

Bottom 8

• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Castillo
  
  Bobby Castillo now pitching. Pepe Frias now playing second base. Rick Monday now playing left field. Pedro Guerrero now playing right field.
  
  Foster strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Castillo
  
  Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Knight vs. Castillo
  
  Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nolan vs. Castillo
  
  Nolan hits a line drive into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Hume
  
  Cey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Hume
  
  Monday strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Hume
  
  Reggie Smith pinch hits for Steve Yeager.
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench fields the ball and throws to Hume covering. Safe. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ferguson vs. Price
  
  Mike Scioscia pinch hits for Bobby Castillo. Joe Price now pitching. Mike O'Berry now catching. Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Mike Scioscia.
  
  Ferguson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/24/1981, game 1 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (D)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Russell B, ss         3  0  0  0   Collins D, rf         3  1  1  0   
Landreaux K, cf       4  0  1  0   Mejias S, cf          0  0  0  0   
Baker D, lf           4  0  2  0   Griffey K, cf-rf      4  0  2  1   
Frias P, 2b           0  0  0  0   Concepcion D, ss      3  0  0  0   
Garvey S, 1b          4  0  0  0   Foster G, lf          4  1  1  0   
Cey R, 3b             3  0  0  0   Bench J, 1b           4  1  2  1   
Monday R, rf-lf       4  1  1  1   Knight R, 3b          3  0  0  0   
Yeager S, c           3  0  0  0   Nolan J, c            4  0  0  0   
Smith R, ph           1  0  1  0   Price J, p            0  0  0  0   
Thomas D, 2b          2  0  0  0   Oester R, 2b          2  0  1  1   
Johnstone J, ph       1  1  1  1   Seaver T, p           0  0  0  0   
Castillo R, p         0  0  0  0   Spilman H, ph         1  0  0  0   
Scioscia M, ph        0  0  0  0   Moskau P, p           1  0  0  0   
Ferguson J, ph        1  0  0  0   Hume T, p             0  0  0  0   
Welch B, p            2  0  0  0   O'Berry M, c          0  0  0  0   
Guerrero P, ph-rf     1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  6  2                        29  3  7  3

Los Angeles      000 000 110 --  2
Cincinnati       100 200 00x --  3

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Welch B (L)           7.0  6  3  3  3  5
Castillo R            1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Seaver T              3.0  1  0  0  1  2
Moskau P (W)          4.2  3  2  2  1  4
Hume T                1.0  2  0  0  0  1
Price J (S)           0.1  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Knight R
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Griffey K, Bench J
3B -- Griffey K
HR -- Monday R, Johnstone J
CS -- Cey R
SH -- Concepcion D, Moskau P
T -- 2:33
A -- 0

    

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