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Sunday July 8, 1979
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 8, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .296      Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .302
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Kennedy ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Parker rf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .298      Morgan 2b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .282
Stargell 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .311      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .254
  B. Robinson lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Knight 3b             1   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Milner lf,1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .237        Spilman 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Madlock 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .264        Foster ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
Ott c                 3   0   1   0     0   1   .263        Auerbach pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Geronimo cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .249
Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Cruz lf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .120
  Sanguillen ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hume p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   7   2     0   5             Totals               29   1   5   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 43,099
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Reds 5
DP: Pirates 2, Reds 1
Doubles: Moreno (9), Griffey (24)
Home Runs: Stargell (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (9), Blyleven (6), Sanguillen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (3)
GIDP: Milner (2), Driessen (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                7     5   1   1   1   5   0  26   3.70
Jackson W(5-2)          1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.38
Tekulve SV(11)          0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.77
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   6   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume                    8     6   1   1   0   4   0  29   3.12
Tomlin L(2-2)           1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   2.31
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   5   1  33

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno doubled to center; Foli out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Moreno to third]; Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Moreno scored]; Stargell grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey struck out; Kennedy struck out; Morgan singled
to second; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner singled to right; Madlock struck out; Ott
flied out to left; Stennett popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight singled to left; Geronimo singled to center
[Knight to third]; Cruz walked [Geronimo to second]; Correll
flied into a double play to right [Knight out at home (right to
third to catcher)]; Ray Knight ejected by HP umpire Charlie
Williams; Hume grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

PIRATES 3RD: SPILMAN REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING 3B); Blyleven
struck out; Moreno flied out to center; Foli singled to right;
Parker forced Foli (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to left; Kennedy grounded out
(second to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell singled to right; Milner grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at
second]; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to left; Spilman grounded out
(second to first); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott singled to center; Stennett lined to shortstop;
Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ott to
second]; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Correll flied out
to center; Hume popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli flied out to right; Parker flied out to left;
Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Griffey doubled to left; Kennedy flied out to right
[Griffey to third]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Griffey scored]; Driessen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Reds 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Milner flied out to center; Madlock flied out to
left; Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Spilman grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
singled to left; Cruz flied out to center; Correll struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett singled to right; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR
BLYLEVEN; Sanguillen out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Stennett to second]; Moreno flied out to right; Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds
1.

REDS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); COLLINS BATTED
FOR HUME; Collins struck out; Griffey grounded out (second to
first); Kennedy popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Reds 1.

PIRATES 9TH: TOMLIN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Parker struck
out; Stargell homered; Milner popped to shortstop; Madlock
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); MILNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Morgan walked; Driessen grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at
second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR SPILMAN; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Foster walked; AUERBACH RAN FOR FOSTER; Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Reds 1.



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