A sacrifice fly by Lee Lacy in the 11th inning provided the winning margin as the Pirates downed the Reds, 3-2. Dave Parker led off with a double, took third on an infield out and scored on Lacy's fly. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     25, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  -   3  6  0
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .295      Griffey rf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .351
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .040      Concepcion ss         5   0   1   1     0   0   .333
  Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .323
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     1   2   .400
  Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Driessen 1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Parker rf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .311      Knight 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .328
B. Robinson 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .179
Lacy lf               3   0   1   1     1   1   .231      Correll c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .294
Garner 3b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Norman p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .218        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nicosia c             2   1   1   1     1   0   .250        Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ott c               1   0   0   0     0   1   .289        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Berra ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               37   3   6   3     3   8             Totals               37   2   6   2     3   8

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 20,155
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Reds 7
DP: Pirates 0, Reds 0
Doubles: Garner (7), Parker (3)
Triples: Lacy (1)
Home Runs: Nicosia (2)
Stolen Bases: Alexander (1), Moreno (8), Griffey (5)
Sacrifice Hits: B. Robinson (1), Norman 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Lacy (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                6.2   5   2   2   2   5   0  27   6.00
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.08
Romo                    0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.70
Tekulve W(1-3)          3.1   0   0   0   0   2   0  10   4.70
Totals                 11     6   2   2   3   8   0  42

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  7.2   4   2   2   1   3   1  28   2.40
Bair                    1.1   1   0   0   2   3   0   7   3.00
Tomlin L(0-1)           1.1   1   1   1   0   2   0   5   3.38
Borbon                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.38
Totals                 11     6   3   3   3   8   1  42

Umpires: HP - Ed Oliger, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Cliff Schaller, 3B - Bob Beck


PIRATES 1ST: Debut for umpire Bob Beck; Moreno grounded
out (first unassisted); Foli flied out to left; Parker grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); Morgan lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner doubled to left;
Stennett popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds
0.

REDS 2ND: Foster popped to first; Driessen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Knight singled to right; Geronimo grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia homered; Blyleven grounded out (shortstop
to first); Moreno flied out to center; Foli grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Correll singled to pitcher; Norman out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Correll to second]; Griffey singled to
right [Correll scored]; Griffey stole second; Concepcion singled
to center [Griffey scored]; Morgan flied out to center; Foster
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; B. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lacy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Knight flied
out to left; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Reds 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner popped to catcher in foul territory;
Stennett flied out to center; Nicosia flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Correll walked; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Correll to second]; Griffey grounded out (second to
first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Blyleven flied out to right; Moreno grounded out
(first to pitcher); Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Foster grounded
out (shortstop to first); Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker popped to catcher in foul territory; B.
Robinson struck out; Lacy tripled to center; Garner popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Knight singled to right; Geronimo struck out; Correll
struck out; Norman walked [Knight to second]; JACKSON REPLACED
BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia
walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR NICOSIA; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR
JACKSON; Alexander stole second; Sanguillen grounded out (third
to first); Moreno singled to right [Alexander scored]; BAIR
REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); STARGELL BATTED FOR FOLI; Moreno
stole second; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: BERRA REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING SS); ROMO REPLACED
STARGELL (PITCHING); OTT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C );
Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan struck out; Foster walked;
Driessen singled to center [Foster to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED
ROMO (PITCHING); Knight grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker singled to pitcher; B. Robinson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Parker to second]; Lacy was
walked intentionally; Garner walked [Parker to third, Lacy to
second]; Stennett struck out; Ott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Correll
grounded out (shortstop to first); SUMMERS BATTED FOR BAIR;
Summers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Reds 2.

PIRATES 10TH: TOMLIN REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Berra grounded
out (shortstop to first); Moreno struck out; Tekulve struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 2.

REDS 10TH: Griffey struck out; Concepcion flied out to right;
Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Reds 2.

PIRATES 11TH: Parker doubled to left; B. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Parker to third]; BORBON REPLACED TOMLIN
(PITCHING); Lacy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Parker scored];
Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Reds 2.

REDS 11TH: Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to center;
Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Reds 2.