A homer by Dusty Baker with a man on base in the seventh inning capped a three-run rally by the Dodgers and produced an 8-7 victory over the Reds. The Dodgers were ahead, 5-3, until the top of the seventh when the Reds erupted for four runs on four hits, two walks and an error by Bill Russell.

Lerrin LaGrow, who brought the inning to a close after giving up a walk to Ken Griffey and single by Dan Driessen, gained credit for his first N.L. victory when the Dodgers came back in their half of the seventh. Russell led off with a single, took third on a hit by Reggie Smith and scored on a sacrifice fly by Steve Garvey before Baker smacked his decisive homer. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 7
Game Played on Sunday, May       27, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    1  1  1    4  0  0  -   7 11  1
Dodgers      1  1  0    0  1  2    3  0  x  -   8 11  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            4   2   1   1     1   1   .306      Lopes 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .233
Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .312      Russell ss            5   1   2   1     0   1   .314
Morgan 2b             2   1   0   0     3   0   .314      Smith rf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .242
Driessen 1b           5   0   2   2     0   2   .282      Garvey 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .320
Bench c               4   1   1   0     1   0   .242      Cey 3b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .287
Knight 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .325        Martinez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .467
Collins lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .381      Baker lf              3   2   1   2     1   0   .305
Geronimo cf           3   1   2   2     0   1   .226      Thomasson cf          3   2   1   1     1   0   .277
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .077        Welch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .202
  Henderson ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .400        Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .165
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .338        Joshua ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .362
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reuss p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .270

Totals               36   7  11   6     5   7             Totals               33   8  11   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 44,150
Left on Base: Reds 8, Dodgers 7
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Bonham, Russell, Baker, Yeager
Doubles: Bench (5), Driessen (8), Geronimo (9), Lopes (8)
Home Runs: Griffey (5), Thomasson (5), Baker (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Geronimo (2), Garvey (3)
GIDP: Knight (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  5.2   6   5   5   3   4   1  26   4.85
Hume                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.61
Borbon L(2-1)           1     3   3   3   0   1   1   6   3.03
Bair                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.84
Totals                  8    11   8   8   4   5   2  39

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             6     4   3   3   1   4   1  23   4.55
Reuss                   0.1   3   4   2   1   0   0   5   4.56
LaGrow W(1-0)           0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   7.50
Welch SV(4)             2     3   0   0   2   3   0  10   2.55
Totals                  9    11   7   5   5   7   1  42

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


REDS 1ST: Griffey struck out; Concepcion flied out to right;
Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
struck out; Smith singled to shortstop; Garvey singled to third
[Smith to second]; Cey singled to center [Smith scored, Garvey
to third]; Baker popped to shortstop in foul territory; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to center; Bench grounded out
(third to first); Knight grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Thomasson homered; Ferguson struck out; Messersmith
flied out to right; Lopes lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 3RD: Collins grounded out (catcher to first); Geronimo
struck out; Bonham popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

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

REDS 4TH: Griffey homered; Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan
grounded out (first to pitcher); Driessen struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to right; Baker popped to second;
Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Dodgers 2.

REDS 5TH: Bench doubled to left; Knight grounded out (second to
first) [Bench stayed at second]; Collins singled to first [Bench
to third]; Geronimo hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bench scored];
Bonham struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson flied out to center; Messersmith struck
out; Lopes doubled to center; Russell singled to left [Lopes
scored]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 3.

REDS 6TH: Griffey popped to second; Concepcion grounded out
(catcher to first); Morgan walked; Driessen doubled to center
[Morgan scored]; Bench grounded out (pitcher to pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey flied out to left; Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baker walked; Thomasson walked [Baker to
second]; Thomasson was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Bonham [Baker scored, Thomasson to second]; Ferguson walked;
JOSHUA BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; HUME REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING);
Joshua singled to left [Thomasson scored, Ferguson to second];
Lopes flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers
5.

REDS 7TH: REUSS REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Knight singled to
third; Collins forced Knight (second to shortstop); Geronimo
doubled to left [Collins scored]; HENDERSON BATTED FOR HUME;
Henderson singled to center [Geronimo scored]; Griffey walked
[Henderson to second]; LAGROW REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING);
Concepcion reached on an error by Russell [Henderson scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Griffey to second, Concepcion to first];
Concepcion was picked off first (pitcher to first); Morgan
walked; Driessen singled to left [Griffey scored (unearned)
(RBI), Morgan to third, Driessen to second (error by Baker)];
Bench flied out to right; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Russell
singled to center; Smith singled to center [Russell to third];
Garvey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Russell scored]; Cey struck
out; Baker homered [Smith scored]; Thomasson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 8.

REDS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); WELCH REPLACED
THOMASSON (PITCHING); THOMAS REPLACED LAGROW (PLAYING CF);
Knight singled to right; Collins struck out; Geronimo singled to
left [Knight to third]; FOSTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Foster struck
out; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7,
Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Ferguson singled
to left; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Ferguson to second]; Lopes walked; Russell flied out to right;
Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers
8.

REDS 9TH: YEAGER REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Concepcion
singled to right; Morgan walked [Concepcion to second]; Driessen
struck out; Morgan was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Yeager [Concepcion to third, Morgan to second]; Bench was
walked intentionally; Knight grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 8.