Dave Concepcion hit a homer, triple and two singles, driving in four runs, and Junior Kennedy scored four times after hitting four singles, leading the Reds to an 8-4 victory over the Pirates. Concepcion clouted his homer with a man on base in the third inning and added a two-run triple in the ninth.

George Foster also homered for the Reds, while Dave Parker had an inside-the-park blow for the Pirates on a drive to right-center field that skipped between Cesar Geronimo and Ken Griffey. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Friday, May       11, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         1  0  2    0  0  1    0  1  3  -   8 14  1
Pirates      0  0  2    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .323      Moreno cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .327
Kennedy 2b            5   4   4   1     0   0   .353      Foli ss               4   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Concepcion ss         5   1   4   4     0   1   .348      Parker rf             5   1   1   2     0   3   .317
Foster lf             4   1   1   1     1   2   .350      Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Summers 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .256      B. Robinson lf        4   0   2   0     0   1   .267
  Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Alexander pr,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .198      Ott c                 3   2   2   0     0   0   .282
Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .233
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .193      Garner 3b             3   0   1   2     0   1   .230
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Easler ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Collins 1b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .421        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               39   8  14   7     2   9             Totals               33   4   9   4     3   8

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 14,115
Left on Base: Reds 6, Pirates 8
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Bonham
Doubles: Bench (3), Geronimo (3), Ott 2 (3)
Triples: Concepcion (3)
Home Runs: Concepcion (5), Foster (5), Parker (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (1), Ott (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Garner (1)
GIDP: Geronimo (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  6     7   4   4   3   6   1  28   4.91
Tomlin W(1-1)           1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.00
Bair SV(6)              1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.95
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   8   1  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                6     7   4   4   0   5   2  24   5.66
Whitson L(1-2)          1.2   3   1   1   0   2   0   8   4.79
Tekulve                 1.1   4   3   3   2   2   0   9   5.40
Totals                  9    14   8   8   2   9   2  41

Wild Pitches: Bonham 2 (2), Blyleven 3 (4)

Umpires: HP - Dick Tremblay, 1B - Joe Schratz, 2B - Bob Nelson, 3B - Harry Smail


REDS 1ST: 70 minute rain delay before start of game;
Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy singled to
right; Concepcion singled to left [Kennedy to second]; Blyleven
threw a wild pitch [Kennedy to third, Concepcion to second];
Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Kennedy scored, Concepcion to
third]; Foster struck out; Summers lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli singled to pitcher [Foli to
second (error by Bonham)]; Parker struck out; Milner flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench doubled to center; Knight flied out to right
[Bench to third]; Geronimo was called out on strikes; Bonham
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson singled to center; Ott forced B.
Robinson (shortstop to second); Stennett singled to left [Ott to
second]; Garner struck out; Blyleven flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to center; Kennedy singled to
center; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Kennedy to second];
Concepcion homered [Kennedy scored]; Foster popped to second;
Summers struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli walked;
Parker hit an inside the park homer to center [Foli scored];
Milner flied out to right; B. Robinson struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to left; Knight singled to center;
Geronimo grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Knight out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott doubled to right; Bonham threw a wild pitch
[Ott to third]; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Garner singled to left [Ott scored]; Blyleven out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Garner to second]; Moreno struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 3.

REDS 5TH: Bonham struck out; Griffey grounded out (second to
first); Kennedy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Foli grounded out (first to pitcher); Parker struck
out; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 3.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion struck out; Foster homered; Summers flied
out to center; Bench popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Ott
doubled to left; Stennett walked; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Ott
to third, Stennett to second]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Ott scored]; EASLER BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Easler walked;
Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 4, Pirates 4.

REDS 7TH: WHITSON REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Knight flied out
to center; Geronimo struck out; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR BONHAM;
Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Foli lined to
center; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 4.

REDS 8TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
singled to left; Concepcion singled to center [Kennedy to
second]; Foster struck out; Summers singled to right [Kennedy
scored, Concepcion to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED WHITSON
(PITCHING); Bench forced Summers (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: B. Robinson singled to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR B.
ROBINSON; Ott out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Alexander to second]; BAIR REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); COLLINS
REPLACED TOMLIN (PLAYING 1B); Stennett struck out; Garner popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 4.

REDS 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Knight struck
out; Geronimo doubled to left; Collins singled to center
[Geronimo out at home (center to catcher), Collins to second (on
throw to home)]; Griffey was walked intentionally; Kennedy
singled to right [Collins scored, Griffey to third]; Concepcion
tripled to right [Griffey scored, Kennedy scored]; Foster was
walked intentionally; Bair struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 8, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Sanguillen flied out
to right; Moreno singled to left; Foli flied out to center;
Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates 4.