An eight-run first inning propelled the Reds to a 10-5 thumping of the Dodgers. Dave Concepcion drove in three runs with a pair of singles in the big frame and Ray Knight and Vic Correll each smacked a two-run double. Knight also added a run-scoring single in the sixth stanza. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Game Played on Wednesday, August    1, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  1  0    3  0  0  -   5 13  2
Reds         8  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  x  -  10  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas cf,2b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .258      Collins lf            4   2   1   0     1   1   .335
Russell ss            3   1   2   1     1   0   .273      Kennedy 2b            2   2   0   1     3   1   .287
  Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .345      Concepcion ss         4   2   3   3     1   0   .311
Garvey 1b             4   2   3   1     1   0   .321      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Cey 3b                5   0   2   2     0   0   .275        Spilman 1b          1   0   0   1     0   0   .310
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .283      Knight 3b             5   1   2   3     0   0   .312
Ferguson rf           5   1   1   0     0   2   .242      Cruz rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .165
Yeager c              2   0   1   0     0   1   .213      Geronimo cf           2   1   0   0     2   1   .243
  Oates c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .053      Correll c             4   1   1   2     0   0   .245
Martinez 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .296      LaCoss p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .118
  Joshua ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .293        Hume p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Hough p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Brett p             3   0   2   1     0   0   .429
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  13   5     3   7             Totals               34  10   9  10     7   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 28,409
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Reds 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 2
Errors: Garvey, Cey, Concepcion
Doubles: Garvey (24), Cey (12), Collins (9), Knight (24), Correll (8)
Home Runs: Garvey (16)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (12), Concepcion (15)
GIDP: Martinez (2), Cey (9)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hough L(2-3)            0.2   5   8   8   3   0   0  10   5.20
Brett                   6.1   4   1   0   3   3   0  26   4.23
Patterson               1     0   1   0   1   0   0   5   5.79
Totals                  8     9  10   8   7   3   0  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss W(11-4)          6    11   5   5   3   3   1  31   2.81
Hume SV(6)              3     2   0   0   0   4   0  11   3.12
Totals                  9    13   5   5   3   7   1  42

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


DODGERS 1ST: 2:18 rain delay before start of game; Thomas
grounded out (third to first); Russell singled to left; Garvey
singled to right [Russell to third]; Cey popped to shortstop;
Baker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins doubled to right; Kennedy walked; Concepcion
singled to center [Collins scored, Kennedy to third]; Concepcion
stole second; Driessen lined to shortstop; Knight doubled to
left [Kennedy scored, Concepcion scored]; Cruz singled to left
[Knight to third]; Geronimo walked [Cruz to second]; Correll
doubled to left [Knight scored, Cruz scored, Geronimo to third];
LaCoss grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins walked; BRETT
REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Kennedy walked [Geronimo scored,
Correll to third, Collins to second]; Concepcion singled to left
[Correll scored, Collins scored, Kennedy to second]; Driessen
grounded out (second to first); 8 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 8.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson singled to right; Yeager singled to center
[Ferguson to second]; Martinez grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Ferguson to third, Yeager out at
second]; Brett singled to center [Ferguson scored]; Thomas
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Reds 8.

REDS 2ND: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied
out to left; Geronimo walked; Correll grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 8.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell walked; Garvey walked [Russell to second];
Cey grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Russell to third, Garvey out at second]; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 8.

REDS 3RD: LaCoss grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
flied out to center; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 8.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson struck out; Yeager struck out; Martinez
reached on an error by Concepcion [Martinez to first]; Brett
singled to left [Martinez to second]; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 8.

REDS 4TH: OATES REPLACED YEAGER (PLAYING C ); Concepcion singled
to right; Driessen popped to second; Knight flied out to center;
Cruz forced Concepcion (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 8.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Garvey
homered; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker walked;
Ferguson forced Baker (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 8.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll
grounded out (third to first); LaCoss singled to center; Collins
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Reds 8.

DODGERS 6TH: Oates grounded out (second to first); Martinez
flied out to center; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 8.

REDS 6TH: Kennedy flied out to right; Concepcion walked;
Concepcion was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Garvey [Concepcion to second]; Driessen popped to shortstop;
Knight singled to left [Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Cruz
forced Knight (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 9.

DODGERS 7TH: SPILMAN REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 1B); Thomas
singled to right; Thomas stole second; Russell singled to center
[Thomas scored]; Garvey doubled to left [Russell to third]; Cey
singled to left [Russell scored, Garvey scored]; HUME REPLACED
LACOSS (PITCHING); Baker flied out to center; Ferguson was
called out on strikes; Oates grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 9.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo struck out; On a bunt Correll grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hume flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 9.

DODGERS 8TH: JOSHUA BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Joshua struck out;
SMITH BATTED FOR BRETT; Smith struck out; Thomas struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 9.

REDS 8TH: JOSHUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THOMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); PATTERSON REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING);
Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Kennedy walked;
Concepcion reached on an error by Cey [Kennedy to third,
Concepcion to first]; Spilman grounded out (second to first)
[Kennedy scored (unearned), Concepcion to second]; Knight
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Reds 10.

DODGERS 9TH: MOTA BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Mota singled to first;
Garvey flied out to center; Cey doubled to left [Mota to third];
Baker popped to first in foul territory; Ferguson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 10.