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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1981-05-07 · Day game · Cinergy Field · Att: 20301 · 2:42

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 4th. Eddie Solomon earned the win. Phil Garner went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	7	12
CIN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7

W: Eddie Solomon L: Mike LaCoss SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Williams · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: John McSherry · 3B: Fred Brocklander · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Omar Moreno	5	1	1	0	0	1
Phil Garner	4	1	2	2	1	1
Dave Parker	3	0	1	0	0	0
Willie Stargell	4	0	1	0	1	0
Mike Easler	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Madlock	3	2	2	0	0	0
Steve Nicosia	3	2	1	1	1	1
Dale Berra	3	0	2	4	1	1
Eddie Solomon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Lee Lacy	1	0	0	0	1	1
Tim Foli	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Dave Collins	4	0	2	1	1
Sam Mejias	3	0	0	0	0
Dave Concepcion	4	0	0	0	1
George Foster	4	0	0	0	0
Larry Biittner	4	0	1	0	0
Harry Spilman	4	0	1	0	1
Ron Oester	3	1	1	0	0
Mike O'Berry	2	0	1	0	0
Mike LaCoss	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Vail	1	0	1	0	0
Joe Nolan	1	0	0	0	0
Ray Knight	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Solomon	8.0	7	0	3
Grant Jackson	1.0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike LaCoss	3.0	7	1	1
Paul Moskau	2.0	0	1	1
Joe Price	2.0	1	1	3
Geoff Combe	2.0	4	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Omar Moreno: 43
Phil Garner: 43
Dave Parker: 5/FL

Bot 1

Dave Collins: S9
Sam Mejias: 3/SH.1-2
Dave Concepcion: 7(B)75(2)/DP

Top 2

Willie Stargell: 43
Mike Easler: 13
Bill Madlock: S8
Steve Nicosia: D9.1-H
Dale Berra: S9.2-H;B-2(THH)
Eddie Solomon: 3/G

Bot 2

George Foster: 63
Larry Biittner: 7/F
Harry Spilman: K

Top 3

Omar Moreno: 7/F
Phil Garner: K
Dave Parker: D8/78
Willie Stargell: 4/P

Bot 3

Ron Oester: S9
Mike O'Berry: 9/F
Mike LaCoss: 14/SH.1-2
Dave Collins: S9.2-H
Sam Mejias: 43

Top 4

Mike Easler: S9
Bill Madlock: S9.1-3
Steve Nicosia: W.1-2
Dale Berra: D9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Eddie Solomon: K/BF
Omar Moreno: 7/F
Phil Garner: W
Dave Parker: 43

Bot 4

Dave Concepcion: K/C
George Foster: 9/F
Larry Biittner: S8
Harry Spilman: S8.1-3
Ron Oester: 7/F

Top 5

Willie Stargell: 4/P
Mike Easler: 7/F
Bill Madlock: 63

Bot 5

Mike O'Berry: T9/89
Mike Vail: S5/G.3-3
Dave Collins: K
Sam Mejias: FC1.3XH(125);1-2;B-1
Dave Concepcion: 4/P

Top 6

Steve Nicosia: K
Dale Berra: K
Eddie Solomon: 43

Bot 6

George Foster: 7/F
Larry Biittner: 63
Harry Spilman: 2/FL

Top 7

Omar Moreno: K
Phil Garner: D7
Lee Lacy: W
Willie Stargell: PO2(135)
Willie Stargell: CS2(26)

Bot 7

Ron Oester: 8/F
Joe Nolan: 43
Ray Knight: 9/L

Top 8

Willie Stargell: W
Mike Easler: S7.1-2
Tim Foli: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Steve Nicosia: 63
Dale Berra: IW
Eddie Solomon: 53

Bot 8

Dave Collins: 13
Sam Mejias: 63
Dave Concepcion: 8/F

Top 9

Omar Moreno: S4/G
Phil Garner: SB2
Phil Garner: HR/78.2-H
Lee Lacy: K/C
Willie Stargell: S9
Mike Easler: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

George Foster: 7/F
Larry Biittner: 63
Harry Spilman: 8/F

Notes & reviews

15 minute delay when Pirates left field because fans threw debris at Dave Parker
Bill Madlock left with pulled rib cage from sliding back into 1B in fourth inning

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