A balk call that provoked an argument and resulted in the ejection of manager Tommy Lasorda of the Dodgers proved to be a factor in enabling the Reds to gain a 5-4 victory. With the Dodgers leading, 2-1, the Reds loaded the bases in the third inning on singles by Ken Griffey and Dave Concepcion and a pass to Joe Morgan.

Johnny Bench then singled, driving in two runs. Morgan took third and was waved home when Rick Sutcliffe was called for a balk. The Reds added what proved to be their deciding run in the fifth when Morgan doubled and Dan Driessen singled. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game Played on Saturday, May 19, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers      0  2  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   4 11  1
Reds         1  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     1   2   .234      Griffey rf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .309
Russell ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .310      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .331
Thomasson cf          4   1   1   0     1   3   .270      Morgan 2b             3   3   2   0     1   0   .330
Garvey 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Driessen 1b           4   0   2   2     0   1   .286
Baker lf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .280      Bench c               4   0   1   2     0   1   .215
Joshua rf             3   1   3   0     0   0   .351      Summers lf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .235
  Ferguson ph,rf      1   0   0   0     1   1   .209        Blair lf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Thomas 3b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .284      Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .312
Yeager c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .171      Geronimo cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .200
Sutcliffe p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Moskau p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .067
  Davalillo ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .077        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .444
  Martinez pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .667
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  11   4     5   7             Totals               33   5  10   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 46,753
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Reds 7
DP: Dodgers 2, Reds 1
Errors: Russell, Concepcion 2
Doubles: Thomas (4), Joshua (2), Russell (8), Baker (10), Morgan 2 (12), Knight (10), Geronimo (5)
Triples: Geronimo (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutcliffe 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Russell (2)
GIDP: Baker (4), Knight (6), Concepcion (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutcliffe L(4-3)        5     8   5   5   2   1   0  25   3.23
Hough                   2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   5.75
LaGrow                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   8.10
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   5   0  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau W(4-0)           6.2  10   3   3   4   5   0  32   3.11
Tomlin                  0.2   1   1   0   1   0   0   4   2.41
Borbon SV(1)            1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.37
Totals                  9    11   4   3   5   7   0  42

Wild Pitches: Moskau 2 (2)
Balks: Sutcliffe (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Moskau threw a wild pitch [Lopes to
second]; Russell popped to shortstop; Thomasson struck out;
Garvey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion flied out to
left; Morgan doubled to center; Driessen singled to center
[Morgan scored]; Bench flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker walked; Joshua singled to center [Baker to
second]; Thomas doubled to center [Baker scored, Joshua scored,
Thomas out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Yeager
singled to third; Sutcliffe out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes reached on an error by
Concepcion [Yeager to third, Lopes to first]; Russell forced
Lopes (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Summers grounded out (first unassisted); Knight
doubled to left; Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Knight to third]; Moskau flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomasson struck out; Garvey singled to left; Baker
flied out to right; Joshua doubled to center [Garvey out at home
(center to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Griffey singled to center; Concepcion singled to right
[Griffey to second]; Morgan walked [Griffey to third, Concepcion
to second]; Driessen popped to second; Bench singled to center
[Griffey scored, Concepcion scored, Morgan to third]; Sutcliffe
balked [Morgan scored, Bench to second]; Dodgers Manager Tom
Lasorda ejected by HP umpire Les Treitel; Summers walked;
Knight grounded into a double play (third to first) [Bench out
at third]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Thomas flied out to left; Yeager singled to right;
Sutcliffe out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yeager to
second]; Moskau threw a wild pitch [Yeager to third]; Lopes was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo flied out to right; Moskau grounded out
(third to first); Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell doubled to left; Thomasson singled to
center [Russell to third]; Garvey popped to second; Baker
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Thomasson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Morgan
doubled to right; Driessen singled to right [Morgan scored];
Bench struck out; Summers reached on an error by Russell
[Driessen to third, Summers to first]; Knight flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Joshua singled to center; Thomas flied out to
center; Yeager flied out to center; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR
SUTCLIFFE; Davalillo walked [Joshua to second]; Lopes struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Geronimo tripled
to center; Moskau struck out; Griffey walked; Concepcion
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds
5.

DODGERS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING LF); Russell flied
out to center; Thomasson walked; Garvey flied out to right;
Baker doubled to center [Thomasson scored]; TOMLIN REPLACED
MOSKAU (PITCHING); FERGUSON BATTED FOR JOSHUA; Ferguson walked;
Thomas flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Morgan flied out
to right; Driessen struck out (catcher to first); Bench grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Yeager flied out to right; MOTA BATTED FOR HOUGH;
Mota singled to left; MARTINEZ RAN FOR MOTA; BORBON REPLACED
TOMLIN (PITCHING); Lopes reached on an error by Concepcion
[Martinez to third, Lopes to first]; Russell hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Martinez scored (unearned)]; Thomasson struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: LAGROW REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Blair struck out;
Knight struck out; Geronimo doubled to left; Borbon grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 5.

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