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Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 23, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets, played on August 23, 1981 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 23, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Lynch |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 20,761 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Dave Pallone 3B: John McSherry |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
John Stearns | Catcher |
Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
Ed Lynch | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
George Foster | Left Fielder |
Joe Nolan | Catcher |
Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 23, 1981
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Seaver
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Seaver
There goes Wilson. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Seaver
Taveras bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brooks vs. Seaver
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Seaver
Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Seaver
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lynch
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Lynch
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Lynch
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Lynch
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foster for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Seaver
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Seaver
Stearns bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Seaver
There goes Stearns. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Stearns steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Seaver
Flynn hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Seaver
Lynch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Lynch
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Lynch covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Lynch
Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Lynch
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oester vs. Lynch
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Seaver
Wilson 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 -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Seaver
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Seaver
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Lynch
Seaver strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lynch
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Lynch
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Seaver
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Seaver
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Seaver
Staub 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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Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Lynch
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brooks. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Lynch
Foster hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Lynch
Nolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Lynch
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Seaver
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Seaver
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Seaver
Lynch 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 5
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Lynch
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Lynch
Oester hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Oester reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seaver vs. Lynch
Seaver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kingman throws the ball in to Flynn who tags Seaver trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Oester scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lynch
Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Leach
Terry Leach now pitching.
Griffey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Leach
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to third. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Leach
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Seaver
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Seaver
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Seaver
Brooks hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Leach
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Leach
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Leach
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Seaver
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Seaver
Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Seaver
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Leach
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Leach covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Leach
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Leach
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Leach covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Seaver
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Seaver
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Doug Flynn.
Cubbage hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Cubbage reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jorgensen vs. Seaver
Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Terry Leach.
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cubbage tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Seaver
Wilson 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
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Allen
Bob Bailor now playing second base. Neil Allen now pitching.
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Allen
There goes Griffey. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Griffey steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Allen
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Allen
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nolan vs. Allen
Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Allen
Knight takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Driessen vs. Allen
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Seaver
Mike O'Berry now catching.
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Seaver
Brooks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Brooks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Seaver
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brooks moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valentine vs. Seaver
O'Berrydrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Brooks. The throw to Seaver covering the plate. The slide. Brooks is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Allen
Oester strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Allen
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Allen
Collins hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching.
Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hume
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Hume
Alex Trevino pinch runs for Rusty Staub.
Stearns hits a line drive to center field. Griffey throws towards third. Knight fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Knight. Trevino moves to third. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailor vs. Hume
Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trevino tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Hume
Allen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Allen
Alex Trevino now playing second base. Bob Bailor now playing left field. Dave Kingman now playing first base.
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Allen
Concepcion bunts in front of the plate. Stearns fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Allen
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/1981 -- New York at Cincinnati (D) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Wilson M, cf 4 1 1 0 Collins D, rf 5 0 2 0 Taveras F, ss 3 0 0 0 Griffey K, cf 4 0 2 0 Brooks H, 3b 4 0 1 1 Concepcion D, ss 3 1 0 0 Kingman D, lf-1b 3 0 0 0 Foster G, lf 5 0 1 1 Valentine E, rf 4 0 0 0 Nolan J, c 4 0 0 0 Staub R, 1b 4 0 1 0 O'Berry M, c 0 0 0 0 Trevino A, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Knight R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Stearns J, c 4 0 2 0 Driessen D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Oester R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Cubbage M, ph 1 1 1 0 Seaver T, p 3 0 1 1 Bailor B, 2b-lf 0 0 0 1 Biittner L, ph 1 0 0 0 Lynch E, p 2 0 0 0 Hume T, p 0 0 0 0 Leach T, p 0 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, ph 0 0 0 1 Allen N, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 6 3 36 2 8 2 New York 100 000 010 1 -- 3 Cincinnati 000 110 000 0 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Lynch E 4.2 6 2 1 0 2 Leach T 2.1 0 0 0 2 2 Allen N (W) 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Seaver T 9.0 4 2 2 1 2 Hume T (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 E -- Brooks H, Valentine E, Knight R DP -- New York 2 LOB -- New York 3, Cincinnati 8 2B -- Oester R, Collins D, Brooks H 3B -- Cubbage M SB -- Wilson M, Stearns J, Griffey K SH -- Taveras F SF -- Jorgensen M, Bailor B T -- 2:38 A -- 20761
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