Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 5, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1981 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds 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 4, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins rf 3 1 1 0
  Mejias rf 0 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
Householder cf 5 1 2 2
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Foster lf 3 2 1 1
Bench 1b 3 0 2 0
  Barranca pr 0 0 0 0
  Driessen 1b 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 1 1
Nolan c 2 0 1 0
  O'Berry c 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 0 1 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
Soto p 3 0 0 0
  Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Smith cf 3 1 1 0
Rose 1b 4 0 1 2
Matthews lf 4 0 1 1
  Sandberg pr 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 2 0 0 0
Moreland c 4 0 1 0
Vukovich rf 4 1 2 0
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
Aguayo 2b 3 0 0 1
  Gross lf 0 1 0 0
Carlton p 3 0 0 0
  Trillo 2b 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 5 9 4
Cincinnati 000 003 0104101
Philadelphia 020 010 02x592
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto  L (8-8) 7.2 8 5 4 5 6
  Hume   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
6
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton   7.0 8 3 1 3 6
  Reed  W (3-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
4
7

  E–Soto (2), Smith (2), Bowa (6).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 3.  HR–Cincinnati Householder (1,6th inning off Carlton 1 on, 1 out); Foster (19,8th inning off R Reed 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Collins (5,by Carlton).  IBB–Schmidt (13,by Soto).  CS–Collins (9,2nd base by Carlton/Moreland).  SB–Smith 3 (14,2nd base off Soto/Nolan 2,3rd base off Soto/Nolan); Matthews 2 (11,2nd base off Soto/Nolan 2); G Vukovich (1,2nd base off Soto/Nolan).  BK–Soto (3).  HBP–Carlton (1,Collins).  IBB–Soto (3,Schmidt).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:43.  A–41,845.
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