Pushing across a run in the 10th inning, the Reds edged the Pirates, 6-5. The score was 5-5 when Dave Collins began the Reds' 10th with a double and hector Cruz followed with another two-bagger. The Reds had trailed, 5-4, in the eighth but tied the score on Johnny Bench's second homer of the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Wednesday, July      25, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         2  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   6 10  2
Pirates      0  1  0    1  3  0    0  0  0    0  -   5 14  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .344      Moreno cf             5   1   0   0     0   0   .293
Cruz rf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .123      Milner lf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .269
Morgan 2b             3   2   1   1     2   0   .251        B. Robinson lf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Bench c               5   2   2   2     0   1   .259      Parker rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Concepcion ss         5   0   2   1     0   1   .298      Stargell 1b           5   1   3   0     0   1   .315
Knight 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .305      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .284
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Ott c                 4   0   0   0     1   2   .264
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .176      Garner ss             4   1   3   1     0   0   .305
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   2     1   0   .243
  Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Candelaria p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .128
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .264
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  10   6     2   9             Totals               40   5  14   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 17,296
Left on Base: Reds 6, Pirates 9
DP: Reds 3, Pirates 0
Errors: Morgan, Bench
Doubles: Blair (4), Collins (6), Cruz (1), Garner (20), Stargell 2 (14)
Home Runs: Morgan (6), Bench 2 (10), Milner (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Knight (6), Garner (2)
GIDP: Stargell (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  6     9   5   3   2   4   1  28   3.30
Tomlin                  2     3   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.84
Bair W(6-5)             2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.79
Totals                 10    14   5   3   3   6   1  44

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria              8     7   5   5   1   6   3  32   3.45
Tekulve L(3-6)          2     3   1   1   1   3   0  10   3.36
Totals                 10    10   6   6   2   9   3  42

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dave Pallone


REDS 1ST: Collins lined to right; Cruz popped to shortstop;
Morgan homered; Bench homered; Concepcion singled to third;
Knight struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to left; Milner flied out to
right; Parker lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Blair
doubled to left; Seaver struck out; Collins struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to right; Madlock singled to right
[Stargell to second]; Ott struck out; Garner singled to
shortstop [Stargell to third, Madlock to second]; Stennett
walked [Stargell scored, Madlock to third, Garner to second];
Candelaria lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted)
[Garner out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

REDS 3RD: Cruz singled to left; Morgan walked [Cruz to second];
Bench flied out to right [Cruz to third]; Concepcion singled to
left [Cruz scored, Morgan to third]; Knight hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Morgan scored]; Driessen struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Milner
singled to right; Parker flied out to left; Stargell struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 1.

REDS 4TH: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver flied
out to center; Collins lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Madlock popped to shortstop; Ott grounded out
(first to pitcher); Garner doubled to center; Stennett singled
to center [Garner scored, Stennett to second (error by Bench)];
Candelaria struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 2.

REDS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Morgan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno reached on an error by Morgan [Moreno to
first]; Milner homered [Moreno scored (unearned)]; Parker
singled to right; Stargell doubled to right [Parker to third];
Madlock struck out; Ott was walked intentionally; Garner
sacrifice flied into a double play to right [Ott out at second
(right to first to second to first), Parker scored (unearned)];
3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 5.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion popped to second; Knight flied out to
right; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett flied out to right; Candelaria flied out
to left; Moreno lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 5.

REDS 7TH: Blair flied out to right; AUERBACH BATTED FOR SEAVER;
Auerbach popped to first; Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Milner singled
to left; Parker forced Milner (shortstop to second); Stargell
doubled to left [Parker out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher)]; Madlock was walked intentionally; Ott grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 5.

REDS 8TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Cruz lined
to shortstop; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench
homered; Concepcion popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: On a bunt Garner made an out to pitcher; Stennett
singled to left; 31 minute rain delay; LACY BATTED FOR
CANDELARIA; Lacy struck out; Moreno forced Stennett (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 5.

REDS 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Knight singled to
right; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Knight to
second]; Blair struck out; SPILMAN BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Spilman
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 9TH: BAIR REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); B. Robinson
singled to shortstop; Parker lined to center; Stargell grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [B. Robinson
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 5.

REDS 10TH: Collins doubled to center; Cruz doubled to left
[Collins scored]; Morgan was walked intentionally; Bench struck
out; Concepcion struck out; Knight forced Morgan (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 10TH: Madlock flied out to right; Ott struck out; Garner
singled to shortstop; Stennett grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 5.