August 11, 1981 Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 4
@BOS 2 MIL 6
@CLE 5 MIL 6
@CLE 1 TOR 6
@DET 4 OAK 6
@MIN 5 TEX 1
@NYY 0 SEA 4
CAL 1 NYM 4
@CHC 2 CIN 7
@LAD 6 PIT 6
@MON 3 PHI 6
STL 5
(10) ATL 5
@SDP 1 SFG 3
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 45,817

Tuesday, August 11, 1981, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Reds

36-22

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            2  0  1   0  0  0   4  0  0    7 10  1
Dodgers         2  0  0   1  3  0   0  0  0    6 11  0

W: S Brown (1-0), L: T Forster (0-1), S: T Hume (6)

Dodgers

37-22

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins RF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .308  .814    0    3   0   2·SB
  S Mejias RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .604         0   0   
K Griffey CF                  4   2   1   0    1   1  .299  .742    0    4   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   2   2   1    1   0  .308  .821    0    0   3   HR
G Foster LF                   2   1   2   1    2   0  .300  .926    0    0   0   
D Driessen 1B                 4   1   1   3    0   1  .202  .749    0   12   2   HR,GDP
R Knight 3B                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .252  .699    0    0   2   
R Oester 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .761    0    2   4   
J Nolan C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .793    0    4   0   
M Soto P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .065  .159    0    1   0   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666         1   0   
  R Landestoy PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .491    0    0   0   
  S Brown P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  T Hume P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   7  10   7    4   5                    27  12

BATTING

HR: D Concepcion (5, off F Valenzuela; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); D Driessen (6, off T Forster; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: D Concepcion 5; D Driessen 4; G Foster 2; D Collins 2; K Griffey; J Nolan; R Knight.

GIDP: D Driessen (3).

RBI: D Driessen 3 (24); R Knight 2 (20); G Foster (50); D Concepcion (45).

2-out RBI: D Driessen 3; R Knight 2; G Foster.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Concepcion-R Oester-D Driessen.

E: R Knight (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins 2 (18, 2nd base off F Valenzuela/M Scioscia 2).

PO: D Collins (1st base by D Stewart).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .165  .518    0    1   4   GDP
K Landreaux CF                5   1   2   0    0   1  .277  .737    0    4   0   3B,SB
D Baker LF                    4   2   1   2    1   0  .301  .788    0    1   0   HR
S Garvey 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .279  .748    0   12   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   1   3   1    0   0  .279  .835    0    0   1   2B
P Guerrero RF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .327  .928    0    2   0   2·2B
M Scioscia C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .708    0    5   0   
B Russell SS                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .201  .488    0    2   4   2B
F Valenzuela P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .486    0    0   2   SH
  T Forster P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  B Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.143         0   1   
  R Monday PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .900    0    0   0   
  D Stewart P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.000         0   1   
Totals                       37   6  11   5    2   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R Cey (13, off M Soto); P Guerrero 2 (13, off D Bair, off M Soto); B Russell (6, off M Soto).

3B: K Landreaux (4, off M Soto).

HR: D Baker (5, off M Soto; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: F Valenzuela (5, off M Soto).

TB: P Guerrero 4; D Baker 4; R Cey 4; K Landreaux 4; B Russell 3; S Garvey.

GIDP: D Lopes (3).

RBI: D Baker 2 (31); P Guerrero (31); B Russell (12); R Cey (31).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Landreaux (9, 2nd base off T Hume/J Nolan).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Soto                         4.1   8   6   6    2   2   1   3.56   23     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 1· 8     23    -     1.13  -0.42
D Bair                         1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.31    6     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 1          2-2    0.61  -0.07
S Brown, W (1-0)               2.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.03   0.21
T Hume, S (6)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.53    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    4.55   0.19
Totals                         9    11   6   6    2   3   1          40     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 2·11          3-2

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Valenzuela                   4.1   5   3   3    4   3   1   2.60   22     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 5     40    -     1.25  -0.22
T Forster, L (0-1)             2.2   4   4   4    0   1   1   6.00   11     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 4          2-0    1.10  -0.43
B Castillo                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.29    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.04
D Stewart                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.51    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.69   0.03
Totals                         9    10   7   7    4   5   2          39     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0·10          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Bair (3).

IBB: None.

PO: D Stewart (2; D Collins, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 45,817.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. D Collins            RF    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. K Griffey            CF    2. K Landreaux          CF 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. D Baker              LF 
4. G Foster             LF    4. S Garvey             1B 
5. D Driessen           1B    5. R Cey                3B 
6. R Knight             3B    6. P Guerrero           RF 
7. R Oester             2B    7. M Scioscia           C  
8. J Nolan              C     8. B Russell            SS 
9. M Soto               P     9. F Valenzuela         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  6-4  1-3      52%  68% D Driessen      T Forster       Home Run (Deep RF); Concepcion Scores; Foster Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  123      18%  71% R Knight        F Valenzuela    Single to CF; Collins Scores; Griffey Scores; Foster to 2B
   b 1   1  2-0  --3     -15%  48% D Baker         M Soto          Home Run (Deep LF); Landreaux Scores
   b 5   1  3-3  1-3     -15%  19% R Cey           M Soto          Double to LF; Baker Scores; Garvey to 3B
   b 9   2  7-6  -2-      13% 100% S Garvey        T Hume          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D Collins       Single to LF
          1--      56%  K Griffey       Collins Steals 2B
          -2-      60%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      57%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF; Collins to 3B
          1-3      60%  G Foster        Walk; Griffey to 2B
   O      123      53%  D Driessen      Strikeout
   RR     123      71%  R Knight        Single to CF; Collins Scores; Griffey Scores; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      68%  R Oester        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  D Lopes         Strikeout
          ---      63%  K Landreaux     Triple to RF
   RR     --3      48%  D Baker         Home Run (Deep LF); Landreaux Scores
   O      ---      49%  S Garvey        Lineout: CF
          ---      48%  R Cey           Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Fernando Valenzuela facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  J Nolan         Single to CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--      50%  M Soto          Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      47%  D Collins       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      49%  K Griffey       Collins Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      45%  B Russell       Single to LF
          1--      38%  F Valenzuela    Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt; Russell to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  D Lopes         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Fernando Valenzuela facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      63%  D Concepcion    Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      66%  G Foster        Single to LF
   O      1--      63%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      62%  R Knight        Groundout: P-1B; Foster to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  R Oester        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mario Soto facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  D Baker         Foul Popfly: C
          ---      62%  S Garvey        Walk
   O      1--      64%  R Cey           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Fernando Valenzuela facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      62%  J Nolan         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      61%  M Soto          Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  D Collins       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mario Soto facing 6-7-8
          ---      51%  P Guerrero      Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Guerrero to 3B
   R      --3      42%  B Russell       Double to LF; Guerrero Scores
   O      -2-      45%  F Valenzuela    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Russell to 3B
   O      --3      50%  D Lopes         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  D Concepcion    Walk
          1--      55%  G Foster        Walk; Concepcion to 2B
                  Terry Forster replaces Fernando Valenzuela pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      44%  D Driessen      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Mario Soto facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      43%  D Baker         Walk
          1--      34%  S Garvey        Single to RF; Baker to 3B
   R      1-3      19%  R Cey           Double to LF; Baker Scores; Garvey to 3B
                  Doug Bair replaces Mario Soto pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23      13%  P Guerrero      Wild Pitch; Garvey Scores; Cey to 3B
   R      --3       9%  " "             Double to CF (CF-RF); Cey Scores
   O      -2-      10%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      11%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, Terry Forster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       9%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       8%  R Oester        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       7%  J Nolan         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Doug Bair facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       8%  T Forster       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---       8%  D Lopes         Lineout: CF
   O      ---       8%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, Terry Forster facing 9-1-2
                  Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Doug Bair batting 9th
   O      ---       6%  R Landestoy     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       5%  D Collins       Strikeout Looking
          ---       6%  K Griffey       Single to RF
          1--       8%  D Concepcion    Single to CF; Griffey to 2B
   R      12-      16%  G Foster        Single to CF (CF-RF); Griffey Scores; Concepcion to 3B
   RRR    1-3      68%  D Driessen      Home Run (Deep RF); Concepcion Scores; Foster Scores
   O      ---      67%  R Knight        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 6-7, Scott Brown facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Brown replaces Rafael Landestoy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      72%  D Baker         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      72%  R Cey           Single to LF
   O      1--      77%  P Guerrero      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-6, Bobby Castillo facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Castillo replaces Terry Forster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  R Oester        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      74%  J Nolan         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  S Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 6-7, Scott Brown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  M Scioscia      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  B Russell       Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  Rick Monday pinch hits for Bobby Castillo batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  R Monday        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-6, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Stewart replaces Rick Monday pitching and batting 9th
          ---      88%  D Collins       Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  K Griffey       Collins Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      83%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  D Concepcion    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 6-7, Scott Brown facing 1-2-3
                  Sam Mejias replaces Dave Collins playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---      91%  D Lopes         Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  K Landreaux     Single to RF
                  Tom Hume replaces Scott Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
          1--      87%  S Garvey        Landreaux Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation