May 19, 1981 · 4:33 AM EDT
W: Tom SeaverL: Rick ReuschelS: Paul Moskau
C2-3H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterJTJim Tracy
LF1-3H-ABP5.0IP0 ER · 3 K · WWinning pitcher
Rick ReuschelP5.2IP5 ER · 5 K · LP4.0IP0 ER · 5 K · SSaveBiggest lead CIN by 5
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CIReds | 66 | 42 | .611 | — |
2ST Cardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | 4.0 |
3LA Dodgers | 63 | 47 | .573 | 4.0 |
4WS Nationals | 60 | 48 | .556 | 6.0 |
5HO Astros | 61 | 49 | .555 | 6.0 |
6PH Phillies | 59 | 48 | .551 | 6.5 |
7SF Giants | 56 | 55 | .505 | 11.5 |
8AT Braves | 50 | 56 | .472 | 15.0 |
9PI Pirates | 46 | 56 | .451 | 17.0 |
10NY Mets | 41 | 62 | .400 | 22.5 |
11SD Padres | 41 | 69 | .373 | 26.0 |
| 12CHCubs | 38 | 65 | .373 | 25.5 |
2B: Oester, Nolan, Spilman
RBI: Knight 2, Kennedy, Spilman 2
LOB: 17
| IDIvan De Jesus Sr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JSJoe Strain2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBill Buckner1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LDLeon DurhamRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJerry MoralesCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JTJim TracyLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HCHector Cruz3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TBTim BlackwellC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RRRick ReuschelP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| STScot ThompsonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DCDoug CapillaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLMike LumPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DTDick TidrowP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
SB: Tracy
LOB: 18
| RRRick ReuschelL | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 49 |
| DCDoug Capilla | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| DTDick Tidrow | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 66 |
The Reds routed the Cubs 5-0 at Wrigley Field.
Tom Seaver got the win, Rick Reuschel took the loss and Paul Moskau earned the save. Joe Nolan went 2-for-3 for the Reds, while Jim Tracy went 1-for-3 for the Cubs.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
