The Dodgers withstood a last-ditch rally by the Reds and hung on to post a 7- 6 triumph. The Dodgers scored three times in the first inning on a walk and singles by Bill Russell, Steve Garvey, Dusty Baker and Joe Ferguson.

Steve Yeager singled a run home in the third inning and Baker singled home another in the seventh. A two-run triple by Russell in the eighth completed the Dodger scoring. Ray Knight slammed a bases-loaded double for the Reds in the ninth and scored on a double by Hector Cruz before Dave Patterson came on to record the final two outs and save the game. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 6

Game Played on Tuesday, July 31, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers      3  0  1    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   7 11  1
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  4  -   6  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .260      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .254
Russell ss            5   1   3   2     0   0   .270      Collins lf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .337
Garvey 1b             5   2   2   1     0   0   .317      Concepcion ss         4   2   2   0     0   0   .307
Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     1   0   .273      Bench c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .260
Baker lf              5   0   2   2     0   0   .286      Driessen 1b           1   1   0   0     3   0   .246
Ferguson rf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .243      Knight 3b             4   1   1   3     0   0   .311
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Yeager c              4   1   2   1     0   1   .211      Cruz rf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .161
Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Moskau p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .081
Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .161        Pastore p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Beckwith p          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Spilman ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .321
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .290
  Joshua rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .296

Totals               37   7  11   7     4   1             Totals               32   6   6   5     5   5

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 32,649
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Reds 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 1
Errors: Baker
Doubles: Bench (11), Knight (23), Cruz (4)
Triples: Russell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Beckwith (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (3)
GIDP: Garvey (17), Knight (13)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(8-12)          5.1   2   2   1   1   3   0  20   4.53
Beckwith                2.2   1   1   1   2   1   0  10   4.32
Forster                 0     2   3   3   1   0   0   3   5.87
Brett                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.06
Patterson SV(3)         0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   6.00
Totals                  9     6   6   5   5   5   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau L(5-4)           3     5   4   4   3   1   0  17   3.67
Pastore                 5     6   3   3   1   0   0  22   7.90
Soto                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.87
Totals                  9    11   7   7   4   1   0  42

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell singled to center [Lopes to
second]; Garvey singled to left [Lopes scored, Russell to
second]; Cey popped to second; Baker singled to left [Russell
scored, Garvey to second]; Ferguson singled to left [Garvey
scored, Baker to second]; Yeager struck out; Thomas popped to
catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Morgan flied out to right; Collins lined to shortstop;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
flied out to center; Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench popped to first in foul territory; Driessen
walked; Knight flied out to left; Geronimo lined to pitcher; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Garvey popped to shortstop; Cey walked; Baker
grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Cey to second];
Ferguson was walked intentionally; Yeager singled to right [Cey
scored, Ferguson to third]; Thomas lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Moskau flied out
to center; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: PASTORE REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Sutton grounded
out (third to first); Lopes walked; Russell singled to right
[Lopes to third]; Garvey grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Collins singled to center; Concepcion singled to
center [Collins to third]; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Collins scored, Concepcion to second]; Driessen grounded out
(first unassisted) [Concepcion to third]; Knight reached on an
error by Baker [Concepcion scored (unearned) (no RBI), Knight to
second]; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey flied out to center; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Pastore struck out;
Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Reds 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager flied out to center; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); Sutton lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Don Sutton
struck on left knee; BECKWITH REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING);
Concepcion flied out to left; Bench grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes flied out to right; Russell grounded out
(third to first); Garvey singled to center; Cey singled to third
[Garvey to second]; Baker singled to right [Garvey scored, Cey
to third]; Ferguson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Driessen walked; Knight grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Driessen out at second];
Geronimo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Reds 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Yeager singled to right; Thomas flied out to left;
Beckwith reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Yeager to second]; Lopes flied out to right; Russell tripled to
right [Yeager scored, Beckwith scored]; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; SPILMAN BATTED FOR
PASTORE; Spilman walked; Morgan popped to second; Collins forced
Spilman (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
7, Reds 2.

DODGERS 9TH: SOTO REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Cey popped to
third in foul territory; Baker popped to third in foul
territory; Ferguson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion singled to left; FORSTER REPLACED BECKWITH
(PITCHING); Bench doubled to left [Concepcion to third];
Driessen walked; Knight doubled to right [Concepcion scored,
Bench scored, Driessen scored]; BRETT REPLACED FORSTER
(PITCHING); Geronimo popped to third in foul territory; Cruz
doubled to left [Knight scored]; KENNEDY BATTED FOR SOTO;
PATTERSON REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); JOSHUA REPLACED BRETT
(PLAYING RF); Kennedy struck out; Morgan was walked
intentionally; Collins grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Reds 6.

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