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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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