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Friday April 20, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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.



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