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Game Log and Splits for 1979

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Previous Season Next Season Total Stats G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS Total 130 464 73 128 213 19 0 22 80 4 2 59 8 0 73 11 .276 .459 .364 .824 L/R G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS vs. Left 159 33 45 92 8 0 13 28 1 1 31 4 0 19 4 .283 .579 .410 .989 vs. Right 305 40 83 121 11 0 9 52 3 1 28 4 0 54 7 .272 .397 .338 .735 Site G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS Home 63 214 29 55 81 5 0 7 33 0 1 26 3 0 36 3 .257 .379 .341 .720 Road 67 250 44 73 132 14 0 15 47 4 1 33 5 0 37 8 .292 .528 .384 .912 Time of Day G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS Day 38 130 27 36 52 7 0 3 24 2 0 22 2 0 13 4 .277 .400 .390 .790 Night 92 334 46 92 161 12 0 19 56 2 2 37 6 0 60 7 .275 .482 .354 .836 Month G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS April 16 55 8 10 17 1 0 2 7 2 0 9 4 0 14 1 .182 .309 .333 .642 May 26 90 12 27 35 5 0 1 16 1 0 12 2 0 12 3 .300 .389 .390 .779 June 23 79 10 21 35 2 0 4 10 0 1 10 1 0 12 1 .266 .443 .356 .799 July 21 76 12 20 35 3 0 4 16 1 0 12 1 0 17 2 .263 .461 .367 .827 August 22 83 18 25 47 4 0 6 15 0 1 8 0 0 10 2 .301 .566 .363 .929 September 22 81 13 25 44 4 0 5 16 0 0 8 0 0 8 2 .309 .543 .367 .910 Position G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS At C 126 454 70 124 205 18 0 21 76 4 2 57 8 0 72 11 .273 .452 .361 .813 At PH 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .200 .200 At 1B 2 6 3 4 8 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 .714 2.048 Lineup position G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS Bat 4 23 84 18 25 45 5 0 5 19 1 0 14 0 0 16 2 .298 .536 .394 .930 Bat 5 69 259 41 75 130 10 0 15 42 2 2 26 4 0 35 6 .290 .502 .361 .863 Bat 6 26 93 9 20 26 3 0 1 11 1 0 13 3 0 19 2 .215 .280 .330 .610 Bat 7 6 16 5 6 10 1 0 1 5 0 0 6 1 0 2 1 .375 .625 .565 1.190 Bat 8 5 11 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .167 .348 Bat 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Opponent G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS Astros 16 62 9 16 20 4 0 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 12 2 .258 .323 .319 .641 Dodgers 16 55 7 16 19 3 0 0 9 1 0 6 1 0 6 0 .291 .345 .365 .711 Giants 16 52 8 17 33 1 0 5 10 0 0 9 1 0 7 1 .327 .635 .435 1.070 Padres 14 47 8 13 22 3 0 2 15 2 0 4 2 0 5 2 .277 .468 .358 .827 Braves 13 48 6 11 14 0 0 1 6 1 0 7 2 0 12 1 .229 .292 .339 .631 Phillies 11 38 7 11 22 2 0 3 5 0 2 7 1 0 4 1 .289 .579 .413 .992 Expos 10 38 7 12 25 1 0 4 6 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 .316 .658 .366 1.024 Cardinals 10 35 6 9 17 2 0 2 5 0 0 6 0 0 8 1 .257 .486 .366 .852 Mets 9 34 6 10 17 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 .294 .500 .333 .833 Pirates 8 29 4 9 19 1 0 3 8 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 .310 .655 .375 1.030 Cubs 7 26 5 4 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 4 2 .154 .192 .333 .526


Team Date Game Result GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA ORD POS CIN Apr 04 L, 5-11 vs Giants 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 5 c CIN Apr 06 L, 2-7 vs Giants 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 6 c CIN Apr 07 L, 2-4 vs Giants 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 5 c CIN Apr 08 W, 7-6 vs Giants 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .231 6 c CIN Apr 09 W, 9-4 at Braves 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 5 c CIN Apr 10 L, 4-6 at Braves 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .238 6 c CIN Apr 11 W, 9-5 at Braves 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .200 6 c CIN Apr 13 W, 4-2 at Padres 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .185 5 c CIN Apr 14 L, 2-3 at Padres 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 6 c CIN Apr 15 (1) L, 3-6 at Padres 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 5 c CIN Apr 17 W, 7-4 vs Braves 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .184 5 c CIN Apr 20 W, 10-3 at Cardinals 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .205 5 c CIN Apr 21 W, 4-1 at Cardinals 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .191 6 c CIN Apr 27 W, 4-3 vs Cardinals 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 6 c CIN Apr 28 L, 1-12 vs Cardinals 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 6 c CIN Apr 29 W, 5-1 vs Cardinals 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 5 c Team Date Game Result GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA ORD POS CIN May 01 L, 1-5 vs Cubs 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 5 c CIN May 02 W, 4-1 vs Cubs 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 8 c CIN May 04 W, 6-5 vs Astros 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 8 c CIN May 05 W, 6-2 vs Astros 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .206 7 c CIN May 06 (1) W, 17-5 vs Astros 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 7 c CIN May 08 W, 8-7 at Cubs 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .197 5 c CIN May 09 W, 7-4 at Cubs 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 6 c CIN May 10 L, 8-9 at Cubs 1 8 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 6 c CIN May 11 W, 8-4 at Pirates 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 6 c CIN May 12 L, 2-3 at Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 7 ph,c CIN May 13 W, 7-3 at Pirates 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 5 c CIN May 14 W, 7-4 vs Padres 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .196 6 c CIN May 15 L, 1-2 vs Padres 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 6 c CIN May 18 W, 7-6 vs Dodgers 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .214 6 c CIN May 19 W, 5-4 vs Dodgers 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 5 c CIN May 20 L, 4-6 vs Dodgers 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 5 c CIN May 22 L, 2-12 at Giants 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 5 c CIN May 23 W, 5-0 at Giants 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 4 c CIN May 24 L, 1-2 at Giants 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .215 4 c CIN May 25 L, 6-17 at Dodgers 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 5 c CIN May 26 W, 3-1 at Dodgers 1 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 5 c CIN May 27 L, 7-8 at Dodgers 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .242 5 c CIN May 28 W, 3-2 at Dodgers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 8 ph,c CIN May 29 L, 1-2 at Astros 1 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 4 c CIN May 30 L, 3-6 at Astros 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 5 c CIN May 31 L, 0-3 at Astros 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .255 5 c Team Date Game Result GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA ORD POS CIN Jun 01 W, 4-2 vs Phillies 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259 5 c CIN Jun 02 W, 4-2 vs Phillies 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 5 c CIN Jun 03 (2) W, 12-2 vs Phillies 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 6 c CIN Jun 04 L, 2-6 vs Mets 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 6 c CIN Jun 05 W, 6-1 vs Mets 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 5 c CIN Jun 06 L, 3-5 vs Mets 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 9 ph CIN Jun 08 W, 3-2 vs Expos 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 6 c CIN Jun 09 W, 7-1 vs Expos 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 5 c CIN Jun 11 L, 2-3 at Mets 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 5 c CIN Jun 15 W, 6-3 at Phillies 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 6 c CIN Jun 16 L, 3-4 at Phillies 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 5 c CIN Jun 17 L, 3-9 at Phillies 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 5 c CIN Jun 18 W, 3-2 at Expos 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 6 c CIN Jun 19 L, 2-3 at Expos 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 5 c CIN Jun 20 L, 4-5 at Expos 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 6 c CIN Jun 22 L, 2-3 vs Giants 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 8 ph,c CIN Jun 23 L, 2-5 vs Giants 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 5 c CIN Jun 24 W, 8-7 vs Giants 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 5 c CIN Jun 25 (1) W, 2-1 at Astros 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .254 6 c CIN Jun 26 L, 5-6 at Astros 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .251 6 c CIN Jun 27 W, 9-1 at Dodgers 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256 5 c CIN Jun 28 W, 2-1 at Dodgers 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 6 c CIN Jun 29 L, 4-6 at Giants 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 5 c Team Date Game Result GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA ORD POS CIN Jul 01 (1) L, 1-2 at Giants 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 5 c CIN Jul 03 L, 2-3 vs Astros 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 4 c CIN Jul 04 L, 2-3 vs Astros 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 4 c CIN Jul 05 W, 5-4 vs Astros 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .250 4 c CIN Jul 06 W, 2-1 vs Pirates 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .247 4 c CIN Jul 08 (1) W, 4-2 vs Pirates 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 4 c CIN Jul 09 L, 3-6 vs Cardinals 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 5 c CIN Jul 10 W, 4-2 vs Cardinals 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 6 c CIN Jul 11 W, 6-1 vs Cardinals 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 6 c CIN Jul 13 L, 1-3 vs Cubs 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 6 c CIN Jul 19 W, 16-4 at Cardinals 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 7 c CIN Jul 20 W, 3-0 at Cardinals 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 7 c CIN Jul 22 (1) W, 12-1 at Cubs 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .257 4 c CIN Jul 24 W, 6-5 at Pirates 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .256 7 c CIN Jul 25 W, 6-5 at Pirates 1 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 4 c CIN Jul 26 W, 9-7 at Pirates 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 4 c CIN Jul 27 W, 2-0 at Braves 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .261 4 c CIN Jul 28 (1) W, 8-6 at Braves 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 4 c CIN Jul 29 W, 9-4 at Braves 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .264 4 c CIN Jul 30 W, 9-4 vs Dodgers 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 4 c CIN Jul 31 L, 6-7 vs Dodgers 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 4 c Team Date Game Result GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA ORD POS CIN Aug 03 L, 4-6 vs Padres 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 4 c CIN Aug 05 W, 9-1 vs Padres 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 4 1b CIN Aug 06 W, 3-1 vs Braves 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 4 1b CIN Aug 07 L, 2-3 vs Braves 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .264 4 c CIN Aug 08 W, 3-1 vs Braves 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 4 c CIN Aug 10 L, 2-3 at Padres 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 4 c CIN Aug 12 (1) W, 9-2 at Padres 1 5 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 4 c CIN Aug 12 (2) L, 4-5 at Padres 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 8 ph CIN Aug 14 W, 2-1 vs Phillies 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 5 c CIN Aug 15 L, 2-3 vs Phillies 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .262 5 c CIN Aug 17 W, 4-3 vs Mets 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 5 c CIN Aug 18 W, 4-3 vs Mets 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 5 c CIN Aug 19 W, 6-5 vs Mets 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 5 c CIN Aug 20 L, 2-5 vs Expos 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265 5 c CIN Aug 21 W, 3-2 vs Expos 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 5 c CIN Aug 22 W, 7-2 vs Expos 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 5 c CIN Aug 25 W, 8-4 at Mets 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 5 c CIN Aug 26 W, 8-0 at Mets 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 5 c CIN Aug 27 W, 4-2 at Phillies 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 5 c CIN Aug 28 W, 5-2 at Phillies 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 5 c CIN Aug 29 W, 7-6 at Phillies 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 5 c CIN Aug 31 L, 7-8 at Expos 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 5 c Team Date Game Result GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA ORD POS CIN Sep 01 L, 2-7 at Expos 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 5 c CIN Sep 03 W, 6-5 at Braves 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 5 c CIN Sep 04 L, 6-7 at Braves 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 5 c CIN Sep 05 W, 6-5 vs Giants 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 5 c CIN Sep 06 W, 12-3 vs Giants 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 5 c CIN Sep 07 L, 5-6 vs Dodgers 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 5 c CIN Sep 08 W, 4-1 vs Dodgers 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 5 c CIN Sep 09 L, 1-3 vs Dodgers 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 5 c CIN Sep 11 W, 9-8 vs Astros 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 5 c CIN Sep 12 W, 7-4 vs Astros 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 5 c CIN Sep 15 W, 2-1 at Dodgers 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 5 c CIN Sep 16 W, 2-0 at Dodgers 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 5 c CIN Sep 17 L, 4-7 at Giants 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 5 c CIN Sep 18 L, 1-3 at Giants 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 5 c CIN Sep 19 W, 3-2 at Padres 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 5 c CIN Sep 20 W, 8-5 at Padres 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 5 c CIN Sep 21 L, 2-3 at Astros 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .279 5 c CIN Sep 22 L, 1-4 at Astros 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 5 c CIN Sep 23 W, 7-1 at Astros 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .278 5 c CIN Sep 25 L, 2-8 vs Padres 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 5 c CIN Sep 26 W, 4-3 vs Padres 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 5 c CIN Sep 28 W, 3-0 vs Braves 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 5 c
Batter data: GS: Game started; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; ORD: Batting order position; POS: Defensive position(s) played

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