Homers by John Milner and Dave Parker highlighted a 17-hit attack that carried the Pirates to a 9-2 rout of the Reds. The Bucs got a pair of runs in the first inning on a single by Omar Moreno, triple by Parker and single by Willie Stargell. Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 2Game Played on Tuesday, April 24, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumPirates 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 - 9 17 0 Reds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .304 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .362 Foli ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .045 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .342 Parker rf 5 2 3 2 0 1 .304 Morgan 2b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .350 Stargell 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .341 Kennedy 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Milner lf 5 1 3 2 0 1 .484 Foster lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .424 Garner 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Ott c 5 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Knight 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .321 Stennett 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .235 Geronimo cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .190 D. Robinson p 3 1 2 0 0 0 .364 Correll c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .286 Pastore p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Capilla p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Collins ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Summers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Totals 42 9 17 9 0 4 Totals 34 2 10 2 2 2 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 18,372 Left on Base: Pirates 7, Reds 7 DP: Pirates 3, Reds 1 Doubles: Stennett 2 (3), Stargell (4), Milner (4), Correll (2), Geronimo (2) Triples: Parker (2), Moreno (3) Home Runs: Milner (4), Parker (2), Morgan (2) Stolen Bases: Moreno (7), Morgan (7) Sacrifice Hits: D. Robinson (2) GIDP: Moreno (1), Driessen (1), Foster (4), Knight (3) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson W(2-1) 9 10 2 2 2 2 1 36 2.16 Totals 9 10 2 2 2 2 1 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore L(0-2) 3.2 10 6 6 0 3 0 20 5.68 Capilla 3.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 14 4.50 Tomlin 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 9 2.25 Totals 9 17 9 9 0 4 2 43 Wild Pitches: Pastore (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Cliff Schaller, 2B - Jerry Fick, 3B - Ed Oliger PIRATES 1ST: Debut for umpire Ed Oliger; Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Foli flied out to right; Parker tripled to right [Moreno scored]; Stargell singled to left [Parker scored]; Milner singled to center [Stargell to second]; Garner struck out; Ott grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Morgan homered; Foster walked; Driessen popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett doubled to right; D. Robinson reached on a fielder's choice [Stennett out at third (pitcher to third)]; Moreno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [D. Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Knight was called out on strikes; Geronimo flied out to right; Correll doubled to center; Pastore lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. PIRATES 3RD: Foli flied out to left; Parker struck out; Stargell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Griffey struck out; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Foster walked; Driessen popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. PIRATES 4TH: Milner was called out on strikes; Garner grounded out (second to first); Ott singled to left; Pastore threw a wild pitch [Ott to second]; Stennett singled to right [Ott scored]; D. Robinson singled to right [Stennett to second]; Moreno tripled to right [Stennett scored, D. Robinson scored]; Foli singled to left [Moreno scored]; CAPILLA REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Parker popped to shortstop; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo flied out to left; Correll flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 1. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell doubled to left; Milner homered [Stargell scored]; Garner flied out to center; Ott flied out to center; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Capilla singled to left; Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1. PIRATES 6TH: D. Robinson singled to second; Moreno lined to left; Foli flied out to left; Parker singled to right [D. Robinson to third]; Stargell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Foster singled to right; Driessen grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Foster out at second]; Knight popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1. PIRATES 7TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Garner grounded out (second to first); Ott lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Correll flied out to right; COLLINS BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Collins singled to left; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1. PIRATES 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Stennett doubled to right; D. Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stennett to third]; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy singled to left; Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kennedy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 1. PIRATES 9TH: Parker homered; Stargell struck out; Milner doubled to left; Garner grounded out (third to first) [Milner to third]; Ott lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Reds 1. REDS 9TH: Driessen singled to right; Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Driessen out at second]; Geronimo doubled to center; Correll singled to right [Geronimo scored]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Summers flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Reds 2. |
The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".