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San Francisco Giants @ Cincinnati Reds

1981-05-27 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 12223 · night, rain, wet · 2:30

Cincinnati Reds defeated San Francisco Giants 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 1st. Mario Soto earned the win. Dave Concepcion went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mario Soto L: Doyle Alexander SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Engel · 1B: Jerry Dale · 2B: Paul Runge · 3B: Steve Fields · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill North	4	0	2	0	0	2
Enos Cabell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	3	1	1	1	1	0
Jack Clark	4	0	1	1	0	2
Milt May	4	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Herndon	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dave Bergman	2	0	1	0	2	1
Johnnie LeMaster	3	0	1	0	0	0
Doyle Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rennie Stennett	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darrell Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Collins	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ken Griffey	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dave Concepcion	4	1	3	1	0	1
George Foster	3	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Bench	3	0	1	1	1	0
Ray Knight	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ron Oester	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mike O'Berry	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mario Soto	3	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doyle Alexander	6.0	6	3	5
Fred Breining	2.0	1	2	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mario Soto	9.0	8	3	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill North: K
Enos Cabell: S7
Joe Morgan: SB2
Joe Morgan: S9.2-H
Jack Clark: D7.1-H
Milt May: 43.2-3
Larry Herndon: K

Bot 1

Dave Collins: D9
Ken Griffey: 7
Dave Concepcion: D9.2-H
George Foster: W
Johnny Bench: S7.2-H;1-2
Ray Knight: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Ron Oester: K

Top 2

Dave Bergman: W
Johnnie LeMaster: WP.1-2
Johnnie LeMaster: S6.2-3
Doyle Alexander: 34/SH.1-2
Bill North: K/C
Enos Cabell: 53

Bot 2

Mike O'Berry: 9
Mario Soto: 63
Dave Collins: 7

Top 3

Joe Morgan: 4
Jack Clark: K
Milt May: K

Bot 3

Ken Griffey: 43
Dave Concepcion: S8
George Foster: 9
Johnny Bench: 8

Top 4

Larry Herndon: 9
Dave Bergman: S7
Johnnie LeMaster: 9
Doyle Alexander: 7

Bot 4

Ray Knight: D7
Ron Oester: 31.2-3
Mike O'Berry: W
Mario Soto: K
Dave Collins: S7.3-H;1-2
Ken Griffey: W.2-3;1-2
Dave Concepcion: K

Top 5

Bill North: D7
Enos Cabell: 63(B)35(2)/DP
Joe Morgan: 3

Bot 5

George Foster: K
Johnny Bench: 9
Ray Knight: K

Top 6

Jack Clark: K
Milt May: 9
Larry Herndon: S7
Dave Bergman: SB2
Dave Bergman: W
Johnnie LeMaster: 8

Bot 6

Ron Oester: 6/L
Mike O'Berry: 43
Mario Soto: 6

Top 7

Rennie Stennett: 6
Bill North: S8
Enos Cabell: CS2(24)
Enos Cabell: 8

Bot 7

Dave Collins: 13
Ken Griffey: K/C
Dave Concepcion: S8
George Foster: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Joe Morgan: W
Jack Clark: SB2
Jack Clark: 7.2-3
Milt May: 4(B)42(3)/DP/FL

Bot 8

Johnny Bench: W
Ray Knight: CS2(26)
Ray Knight: 63
Ron Oester: W
Mike O'Berry: K

Top 9

Larry Herndon: 13
Dave Bergman: K/C
Darrell Evans: 7

Notes & reviews

2:18 rain delay

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