Singles by Joe Morgan and Dan Driessen around a sacrifice by Paul Blair in the ninth inning gave the Reds a 7-6 victory over the Dodgers. Cesar Geronimo drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and a double, and Johnny Bench batted in pair with a bases-loaded single to help the Reds take a 6-2 lead before the Dodgers erupted to tie the score with two-run homers by Bill Russell and Steve Garvey in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Game Played on Friday, May 18, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   6  9  1
Reds         2  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  1  -   7  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   2   1   1     1   0   .239      Griffey rf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .308
Russell ss            4   1   2   2     0   1   .311      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     1   1   .333
Thomasson cf          3   1   1   0     1   2   .271      Morgan 2b             4   2   1   0     1   0   .320
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .307      Foster lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .340
  Reuss p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blair lf,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Driessen 1b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .278
Joshua rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .294      Bench c               2   2   1   2     2   0   .214
Thomas 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .286      Knight 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .313
Yeager c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .154      Geronimo cf           2   0   1   3     0   0   .190
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Collins ph,lf       1   0   1   0     0   0   .409
  Oates c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      LaCoss p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .158
Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .150        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .375        Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Guerrero 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               33   6   9   6     3   5             Totals               33   7   9   7     6   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 34,192
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Reds 9
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 1
Errors: Thomas
Doubles: Joshua (1), Geronimo (4)
Triples: Thomas (2)
Home Runs: Lopes (6), Russell (3), Garvey (7)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (10)
Caught Stealing: Russell (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (2), Blair (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Geronimo (1)
GIDP: Garvey (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  7     6   6   5   6   3   0  34   2.89
Reuss L(1-3)            1.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   7   3.91
Totals                  8.1   9   7   6   6   4   0  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss                  7.1   7   5   5   3   4   2  30   3.10
Bair                    0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3   3.00
Borbon W(2-0)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.51
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3   5   3  37

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Les Treitel, 2B - Joe Schratz, 3B - Roger Grooms


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes homered; Russell struck out; Thomasson
singled to left; Garvey grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Thomasson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey walked; Concepcion walked [Griffey to second];
Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher) [Griffey to third,
Concepcion to second]; Foster struck out; Driessen walked; Bench
singled to left [Griffey scored, Concepcion scored, Driessen to
third]; Knight forced Bench (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Joshua doubled
to center; Thomas singled to center [Joshua scored]; Yeager
forced Thomas (shortstop to second); Hooton grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo flied out to center; LaCoss was called out on
strikes; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion struck out; Morgan lined to right; Foster
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Bench
walked; Knight singled to right [Bench to third]; Geronimo hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Bench scored]; On a bunt LaCoss lined
to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Yeager
walked; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Yeager to second]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Griffey flied out to right; Concepcion singled to
center; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Foster flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell singled to left; Russell was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Thomasson struck out;
Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Bench
walked; Knight reached on a fielder's choice [Bench to second
(error by Thomas)]; Geronimo doubled to left [Bench scored
(unearned), Knight scored]; LaCoss flied out to left; Griffey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Joshua singled
to center; Thomas grounded out (second to shortstop to first)
[Joshua to second]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: OATES REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); Concepcion
popped to first; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Foster
singled to left [Morgan scored]; Driessen singled to left
[Foster to second]; Bench popped to second; Knight grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 6.

DODGERS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); MOTA BATTED FOR
HOOTON; Mota flied out to center; George Foster left with
sprained right ankle; Lopes walked; Russell homered [Lopes
scored]; Thomasson walked; BAIR REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING);
Garvey homered [Thomasson scored]; Baker struck out; Joshua
flied out to right; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: GUERRERO REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING 1B); REUSS REPLACED
GARVEY (PITCHING); COLLINS BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Collins singled
to right; AUERBACH BATTED FOR BAIR; Auerbach forced Collins
(pitcher to shortstop); Griffey was called out on strikes;
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 6, Reds 6.

DODGERS 9TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BLAIR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BORBON REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING);
Thomas tripled to left; Oates grounded out (second to first);
Guerrero popped to second; Lopes popped to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Reds 6.

REDS 9TH: Morgan singled to center; Blair out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Morgan to second]; Driessen singled to
left [Morgan scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Reds 7.
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