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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

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Game Played on Saturday, May 16, 1981 (D) at Three Rivers Stadium

CIN N    0  0  0    0  2  2    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Collins rf                    3   1   0   0       2   0       3   0
Griffey cf                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Mejias cf                   3   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Concepcion ss                 4   0   1   1       1   3       2   0
Foster lf                     4   0   2   1       0   1       4   0
Bench 1b                      5   0   1   0       0   2       8   2
Knight 3b                     5   1   2   0       0   0       0   4
Oester 2b                     2   1   1   1       3   0       3   4
O'Berry c                     4   0   1   1       1   0       2   0
LaCoss p                      4   0   0   0       0   3       2   1
Totals                       35   4   9   4       7   9      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Knight-Oester-Bench.
BATTING - 
2B: Bench (4,off Scurry); Knight (4,off Scurry); Oester (5,off Scurry); O'Berry
(1,off Cruz); Foster 2 (8,off Tekulve,off Romo).
SF: Foster (2,off Scurry).
HBP: Griffey (1,by Scurry).
GDP: O'Berry (1,off Scurry).
IBB: Collins (1,by Cruz); Oester 2 (3,by Tekulve,by Romo).
Team LOB: 13.
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moreno cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Foli ss                       4   0   1   0       0   0       2   5
Easler rf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Madlock 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Milner lf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Garner 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Thompson 1b                   3   0   0   0       0   0       9   0
Pena c                        3   0   1   0       0   0       8   0
Scurry p                      1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Cruz p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Bevacqua ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Tekulve p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  M. Alexander ph             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Romo p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   0   5   0       0   2      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Garner-Foli-Thompson.
E: Pena (2).
BATTING - 
GDP: Madlock (2,off LaCoss).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
LaCoss W(2-4)                 9     5   0   0   0   2   0  31

Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Scurry L(1-2)                 5     6   4   4   3   5   0  25
Cruz                          1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Tekulve                       2     1   0   0   2   3   0   9
Romo                          1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9     9   4   4   7   9   0  44
Scurry faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
HBP: Scurry (1,Griffey).
IBB: Cruz (2,Collins); Tekulve (3,Oester); Romo (5,Oester).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Cruz 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey
Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 11890
Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Collins             rf        Moreno              cf
2. Griffey             cf        Foli                ss
3. Concepcion          ss        Easler              rf
4. Foster              lf        Madlock             3b
5. Bench               1b        Milner              lf
6. Knight              3b        Garner              2b
7. Oester              2b        Thompson            1b
8. O'Berry             c         Pena                c
9. LaCoss              p         Scurry              p

REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Concepcion walked; Foster was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded
out (third to first); Easler grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Knight singled to center; Oester
walked [Knight to second]; O'Berry grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Oester out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock flied to center; Milner grounded out
(second to first); Garner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: LaCoss was called out on strikes; Collins flied to
center; Griffey was hit by a pitch; Concepcion struck out but
Griffey advanced to second and Concepcion advanced to first on
an error by Pena; Foster flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: MEJIAS REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); Thompson
flied to left; Ken Griffey left with twisted left knee;
Pena flied to right; Scurry singled to center; Moreno forced
Scurry (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench doubled to left; Knight grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Bench to third]; Oester grounded out (second to
first); O'Berry popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli flied to center; Easler popped to shortstop;
Madlock flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 5TH: LaCoss struck out; Collins walked; Mejias singled to
center [Collins to third]; Concepcion singled to shortstop
[Collins scored, Mejias to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Mejias scored]; Bench lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner
grounded out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

REDS 6TH: Knight doubled to center; Oester doubled to right
[Knight scored]; CRUZ REPLACED SCURRY (PITCHING); O'Berry
doubled to center [Oester scored]; On a bunt LaCoss made an out
to pitcher; Collins was walked intentionally; Mejias popped to
shortstop; Concepcion struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Pena singled to second; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR CRUZ;
Bevacqua struck out; Moreno singled to center [Pena to second];
Foli flied to right; Easler forced Moreno (second unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

REDS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Foster doubled
to right; Bench struck out; Knight grounded out (pitcher to
first); Oester was walked intentionally; O'Berry walked [Foster
to third, Oester to second]; LaCoss was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Madlock singled to center; Milner lined to right;
Garner struck out; Thompson flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 4, Pirates 0.

REDS 8TH: Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Mejias flied
to center; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Pena flied to center; M. ALEXANDER BATTED FOR
TEKULVE; M. Alexander flied to left; Moreno grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

REDS 9TH: ROMO REPLACED M. ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Foster doubled
to left; Bench flied to right [Foster to third]; Knight grounded
out (shortstop to first); Oester was walked intentionally;
O'Berry forced Oester (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Foli singled to left; Easler forced Foli (shortstop
unassisted); Madlock grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Easler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Reds 4, Pirates 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             4   9   0   13
 Pirates          0   5   1    4
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