After 38 starts, Fred Norman pitched his first complete game since September 4, 1977, and breezed to victory as the Reds piled up 18 hits and trounced the Cardinals, 10-3. Ken Griffey, Johnny Bench and Dan Driessen smashed homers. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Friday, April     20, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  4    2  1  2    0  1  0  -  10 18  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  9  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            3   2   3   1     1   0   .400      Templeton ss          5   1   3   1     0   0   .264
  Collins rf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Scott rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Concepcion ss         5   1   3   1     1   0   .361        Swisher c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morgan 2b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .340      Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .277
  Kennedy 2b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Simmons c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Foster lf             6   1   2   1     0   2   .411        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bench c               6   2   2   2     0   3   .205        Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Driessen 1b           3   1   2   3     1   1   .283        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  DeFreites ph,1b     1   1   1   0     0   0   .400      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Knight 3b             3   0   1   1     2   0   .341      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .366
Geronimo cf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .220      Grieve lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Norman p              4   0   0   0     0   4   .143      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .240
                                                          Sykes p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Schultz p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mumphrey rf         1   1   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               43  10  18  10     6  12             Totals               36   3   9   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 17,311
Left on Base: Reds 13, Cardinals 8
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Knight, Simmons, Grieve
Doubles: Griffey (8), Bench (1), DeFreites (1), Grieve (1), Hernandez (5), Templeton (2)
Triples: Templeton (1)
Home Runs: Griffey (2), Bench (2), Driessen (3)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (3)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (3)
GIDP: Scott (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(1-2)           9     9   3   2   2   4   0  38   2.42
Totals                  9     9   3   2   2   4   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes L(1-1)            3.1   8   6   6   4   5   1  21   4.91
Schultz                 2.2   5   3   3   2   4   2  15   6.30
Knowles                 2     4   1   1   0   2   0  10   6.75
Littell                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    18  10  10   6  12   3  50

Umpires: HP - Bill Lawson, 1B - Jim Jones, 2B - Bob Sharp, 3B - Joe Bendekovits


REDS 1ST: Debut for umpires Joe Bendekovits and Jim
Jones; Griffey singled to right; Griffey stole second;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked;
Morgan was picked off first but was safe on an error by Simmons
[Griffey to third, Morgan to second]; Foster struck out; Bench
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to left; Scott grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Templeton out at
second]; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Knight flied out to center; Geronimo
struck out; Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
singled to left; Reitz singled to right [Hendrick to second];
Grieve grounded out (third to first) [Hendrick to third, Reitz
to second]; Tyson was walked intentionally; Sykes forced Tyson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals
0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey doubled to right; Concepcion walked; Morgan
forced Concepcion (first to shortstop) [Griffey to third];
Foster singled to left [Griffey scored, Morgan to third]; Bench
doubled to left [Morgan scored, Foster to third]; Driessen
singled to center [Foster scored, Bench scored]; Driessen was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Knight walked;
Geronimo popped to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (catcher to first); Hernandez grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Norman was called out on strikes; Griffey homered;
Concepcion singled to left [Concepcion to second (error by
Grieve)]; Morgan singled to center [Concepcion scored]; SCHULTZ
REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Foster singled to center [Morgan to
third]; Bench was called out on strikes; Driessen struck out; 2
R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons struck out; Hendrick popped to second;
Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: Knight grounded out (third to first); Geronimo singled
to center; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Geronimo to second]; Griffey walked; Concepcion singled to
right [Geronimo scored, Griffey to third]; Morgan popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Grieve flied out to center; Tyson struck out;
Schultz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 7, Cardinals 0.

REDS 6TH: Foster struck out; Bench homered; Driessen homered;
Knight walked; Geronimo flied out to right; Norman struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: COLLINS REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); KENNEDY
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Templeton grounded out (shortstop
to first); Scott flied out to right; Hernandez singled to
pitcher; Simmons singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Hendrick
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
9, Cardinals 0.

REDS 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); SWISHER REPLACED
SCOTT (PLAYING C ); MUMPHREY REPLACED SCHULTZ (PLAYING RF);
Collins singled to left; Concepcion flied out to right; Kennedy
flied out to center; Foster lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 9, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz struck out; Grieve doubled to left; Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grieve to third]; Mumphrey
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Cardinals 0.

REDS 8TH: Bench was called out on strikes; DEFREITES BATTED FOR
DRIESSEN; DeFreites doubled to left; Knight singled to center
[DeFreites scored]; Geronimo singled to center [Knight to
second]; Norman was called out on strikes; Collins flied out to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 10, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: DEFREITES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Templeton
tripled to right; Swisher popped to first; Hernandez doubled to
right [Templeton scored]; FREED BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Freed
reached on an error by Knight [Hernandez scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Freed to second]; Hendrick flied to right in foul
territory; Reitz struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
10, Cardinals 2.

REDS 9TH: LITTELL REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Concepcion singled
to right; Kennedy struck out; Foster flied out to center; Bench
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Grieve flied out to right; Tyson grounded out
(third to first); Mumphrey walked; Templeton doubled to left
[Mumphrey scored]; Swisher grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Cardinals 3.