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Friday September 1, 1978
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Only one out away from a complete game, Paul Moskau lost control and needed help from Doug Bair to save the Reds' 5-2 victory over the Cardinals. After Ted Simmons homered to lead off the Cards' ninth, Moskau retired Keith Hernandez and Ken Reitz but then walked both Jerry Mumphrey and Mike Phillips before Bair came in to face pinch-hitter Wayne Garrett.

In the previous night's game, Garrett smashed a grand-slam off Bair, but this time it was different. Bair struck out Garrett and picked up his 22nd save. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Reds         2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   5 10  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   2   2   0     0   0   .301      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .227
Morgan 2b             4   2   1   0     1   1   .240      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Griffey rf            4   0   2   2     1   0   .291      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .287      Simmons c             4   1   2   2     0   0   .287
Driessen 1b           4   1   2   1     1   2   .266      Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .255
Bench c               3   0   1   1     1   1   .252      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Mumphrey rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .247
Geronimo cf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .226      Phillips 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .287
Moskau p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .158      Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .180
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .139
                                                            Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .252

Totals               34   5  10   4     6   8             Totals               34   2   7   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 17,257
Left on Base: Reds 9, Cardinals 7
DP: Reds 0, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Driessen (22), Rose (44), Griffey (29), Hernandez (27)
Home Runs: Simmons (19)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (25), Griffey (20)
Caught Stealing: Griffey (5), Driessen (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Moskau (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau W(4-4)           8.2   7   2   2   2   4   1  35   4.14
Bair SV(22)             0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.04
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(11-9)           8     8   4   4   5   5   0  35   3.12
Schultz                 1     2   1   1   1   3   0   6   3.89
Totals                  9    10   5   5   6   8   0  41

Balks: Denny (4)

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Satch Davidson


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Morgan walked [Rose to second];
Griffey singled to left [Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Griffey
was caught stealing second (catcher to second) [Morgan to
third]; Denny balked [Morgan scored]; Foster walked; Driessen
singled to center [Foster to third]; Driessen stole second;
Bench struck out; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Templeton grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Brock to second]; Hendrick popped to
third; Simmons singled to second [Brock scored]; Hernandez
singled to left [Simmons to second]; Reitz struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo singled to center; Moskau out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Geronimo to second]; Rose flied out to
right; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Mumphrey flied out to left; Phillips popped to
third; Denny was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to center; Foster popped to second;
Driessen walked; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (third to first); Templeton
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench walked; On a bunt Concepcion struck out;
Geronimo singled to left [Bench to second]; On a bunt Moskau
struck out; Rose forced Geronimo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons popped to shortstop; Hernandez doubled to
center; Reitz flied out to center; Mumphrey lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 5TH: Morgan singled to center; Griffey flied out to center;
Foster popped to second; Driessen doubled to right [Morgan
scored]; Bench singled to left [Driessen scored]; Concepcion
forced Bench (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Phillips was called out on strikes; Denny was
called out on strikes; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Moskau
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton flied out to right; Hendrick grounded
out (third to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

REDS 7TH: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Griffey
walked; Griffey stole second; Foster flied out to left; Driessen
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reitz popped to second; Mumphrey singled to right; Phillips
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 1.

REDS 8TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion flied
out to right; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: IORG BATTED FOR DENNY; Iorg popped to third in
foul territory; Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
singled to left; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

REDS 9TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Moskau struck out;
Rose doubled to right; Morgan struck out; Griffey doubled to
left [Rose scored]; Foster was walked intentionally; Driessen
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons homered; Hernandez grounded out (first to
pitcher); Reitz flied out to right; Mumphrey walked; Phillips
walked [Mumphrey to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; BAIR
REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Garrett was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 2.



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