Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
August 30, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1981 at Shea Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins rf 5 1 1 1
  Mejias rf 0 0 0 0
Griffey cf 5 3 3 2
Concepcion ss 5 0 3 1
Foster lf 5 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 1 2 0
Nolan c 4 0 2 1
Oester 2b 4 0 1 1
Kennedy 3b 4 1 3 0
Moskau p 1 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 15 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 2 2 0
Taveras ss 3 0 1 1
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 1
Brooks 3b 5 0 1 0
Kingman lf 4 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 1 1 0
Staub 1b 1 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 3 1
Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0
  Boitano p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 1 0
  Bailor ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Cincinnati 110 012 0106150
New York 010 010 001391
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Moskau   4.0 4 2 2 3 2
  LaCoss  W (3-7) 5.0 5 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harris  L (2-4) 1.1 3 2 2 2 1
  Leach   2.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Boitano   2.0 5 3 3 0 1
  Miller   3.0 5 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
6
6
3
3

  E–Staub (4).  DP–Cincinnati 2, New York 1.  2B–Cincinnati Driessen (10,off Miller), New York Valentine (7,off Moskau).  3B–Cincinnati Griffey (5,off Miller), New York Mazzilli 2 (4,off Moskau,off LaCoss).  HR–Cincinnati Collins (3,6th inning off Boitano 0 on, 1 out); Griffey (2,6th inning off Boitano 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Moskau (2,off Harris); LaCoss 2 (7,off Miller 2).  SF–Oester (5,off Boitano).  HBP–Collins (3,by Harris); Staub (1,by Moskau).  HBP–Moskau (1,Staub); Harris (2,Collins).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:53.  A–18,770.
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