The Giants and Reds split a twin-bill, the Giants taking the opener, 4-0, as Ed Whitson became the first N.L pitcher to go the route since the strike, and the Reds won the second game, 7-6 in 10 innings. The Giants scoring in the opener came on an RBI double by Darrell Evans in the first inning, RBI single by Jeff Leonard and run-scoring fielder's choice grounder by Joe Morgan in the sixth, and a solo homer by Jack Clark in the seventh.

The score of the second game was 6-6 when Al Holland hit Dave Concepcion with a pitch to lead off the bottom of the 10th. Concepcion then stole second and George Foster was intentionally walked. After two successive forceouts left Foster at third, Sam Mejias hit a high bouncer that shortstop Johnnie LeMaster was unable to handle and Foster scored the winning run. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    14, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   4  8  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   1     2   0   .241      Collins rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Cabell 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Oester 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Clark rf              4   2   1   1     1   0   .235      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Evans 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .239      Foster lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Herndon lf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .306      Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .204
May c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .304      Knight 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Leonard cf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .208      Nolan c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .299
LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .251      Mejias cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Whitson p             3   0   1   0     1   0   .100      Berenyi p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
                                                            Combe p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Landestoy ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .346

Totals               33   4   8   4     6   2             Totals               28   0   4   0     1   1

Time of Game: 2:13
Left on Base: Giants 8, Reds 2
DP: Giants 3, Reds 1
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Evans (7), Leonard (2)
Home Runs: Clark (7)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (1)
GIDP: Leonard (1), Nolan (4), Collins 2 (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson W(3-5)          9     4   0   0   1   1   0  29   3.82
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   1   0  29

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenyi L(5-3)          5     6   3   1   6   2   0  26   4.13
Combe                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.07
Bair                    3     2   1   1   0   0   1  11   5.97
Totals                  9     8   4   2   6   2   1  39

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Eric Gregg


GIANTS 1ST: Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Cabell was called out on strikes; Clark
walked; Evans doubled to left [Clark scored]; Herndon grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (third to first); Oester grounded
out (first unassisted); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: May singled to left; Leonard grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [May out at second];
LeMaster singled to third; Whitson singled to right [LeMaster to
third]; Morgan walked [Whitson to second]; Cabell lined to
pitcher; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Driessen was called out on strikes;
Knight popped to right; Nolan forced Foster (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied
out to right; Herndon walked; May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Mejias flied out to right; Berenyi grounded out
(pitcher to first); Collins flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Leonard was called out on strikes; LeMaster grounded
out (shortstop to first); Whitson walked; Morgan popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Oester flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out
(second to first); Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Clark flied
out to left; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to center; Knight singled to third;
Nolan grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Knight out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon reached on an error by Concepcion; May
singled to right [Herndon to third]; Leonard singled to center
[Herndon scored (unearned), May to second]; LeMaster walked [May
to third, Leonard to second]; COMBE REPLACED BERENYI (PITCHING);
On a bunt Whitson forced May (catcher unassisted) [Leonard to
third, LeMaster to second]; Morgan forced Whitson (second to
shortstop) [Leonard scored (unearned), LeMaster to third];
Morgan was picked off first (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Mejias singled to right; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR COMBE;
Landestoy flied out to center; Collins grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Mejias out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

GIANTS 7TH: BAIR REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Cabell flied out
to center; Clark homered; Evans grounded out (shortstop to
first); Herndon flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Oester singled to right; Concepcion popped to catcher
in foul territory; Foster flied out to center; Driessen grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 0.

GIANTS 8TH: May grounded out (second to first); Leonard doubled
to left; LeMaster popped to first in foul territory; Whitson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Knight flied out to center; Nolan grounded out (second
to first); Mejias grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell made
an out to first; Clark made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR BAIR; Biittner singled to left;
Collins grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Biittner out at second]; Oester flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 0.