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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