Behind the brilliant relief pitching of Paul Moskau, who took over after Tom Seaver suffered a back sprain in the third inning, the Reds defeated the Cardinals, 5-1. A four-run fourth inning proved decisive for the Reds.

A walk to Johnny Bench and a double by Ray Knight tied the score at 1-1. Cesar Geronimo followed with a single and Moskau also singled to drive in his own deciding run. A single by Ken Griffey and double by Dave Concepcion added another pair. George Foster blasted a homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Sunday, April 29, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Reds         0  0  0    4  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .309      Griffey rf            2   0   2   1     2   0   .361
Brock lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .277      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   1   .315
Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .247      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .329
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Foster lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .383
Hendrick rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Bench c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .182
Scott cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .325      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Knight 3b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .310
Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .179
  Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Seaver p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Oberkfell 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Moskau p            4   1   1   1     0   1   .167
Sykes p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Schultz p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   4   1     1   3             Totals               31   5   9   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 40,153
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Reds 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Reds 1
Doubles: Knight 2 (6), Concepcion (2)
Home Runs: Foster (4)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (2), Griffey (6), Morgan (8)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hernandez (1)
GIDP: Scott (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes L(1-2)            3.2   8   4   4   2   3   0  20   5.89
Schultz                 3.1   1   1   1   3   2   1  13   4.96
Bruno                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     9   5   5   5   5   1  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  2.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   8   3.68
Moskau W(1-0)           6.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  23   0.73
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   3   0  31

Wild Pitches: Sykes (2)

Umpires: HP - Cliff Schaller, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Jerry Fick, 3B - Ed Oliger


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to first; Templeton stole
second; Brock grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to
third]; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Templeton
scored]; Simmons popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey walked; Griffey stole second; Concepcion
struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Griffey to
third]; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick singled to center; Scott grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hendrick out at
second]; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Driessen flied out to left; Knight
doubled to left; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; MOSKAU REPLACED SEAVER
(PITCHING); Sykes struck out; Tom Seaver left with back
spasms; Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Moskau grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
singled to center; Concepcion forced Griffey (third to second);
Morgan singled to center [Concepcion to third]; Foster grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds
0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock walked; Hernandez flied out to left;
Simmons flied out to center; Hendrick popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench walked; Sykes threw a wild pitch [Bench to
second]; Driessen popped to second; Knight doubled to right
[Bench scored]; Geronimo singled to second [Knight to third];
Moskau singled to left [Knight scored, Geronimo to third];
Griffey singled to center [Geronimo scored, Moskau to third];
Concepcion doubled to center [Moskau scored, Griffey out at home
(right to second to catcher), Concepcion to third (on throw to
home)]; SCHULTZ REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Morgan popped to
catcher in foul territory; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Reds 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Reitz
grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Foster homered; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); Driessen lined to center; Knight walked; Geronimo flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Schultz flied out to right; Templeton singled to
center; Brock singled to third [Templeton to second]; Hernandez
forced Brock (second to shortstop) [Templeton to third]; Simmons
lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Moskau struck out; Griffey walked; Concepcion forced
Griffey (shortstop to second); Concepcion was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Reds 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Reitz flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Foster struck out;
Bench popped to shortstop; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: IORG BATTED FOR TYSON; Iorg flied out to left;
CARBO BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Carbo flied out to center; Templeton
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: OBERKFELL REPLACED IORG (PLAYING 2B); BRUNO REPLACED
CARBO (PITCHING); Knight flied out to center; Geronimo lined to
pitcher; Moskau grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

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