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Saturday August 4, 1979
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Although 9-8 for the season, Fred Norman brought his record to 6-1 since June 27 by pitching the Reds to a 7-1 victory over the Padres. The lefthander allowed only four hits, while the Reds rapped 11, including three apiece by Dave Collins and Ray Knight. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 4, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Reds         0  2  1    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 11  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .251
Dade cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .288        Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Bevacqua 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Collins lf            3   2   3   0     1   0   .337
Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .338      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   1     0   1   .306
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .252        Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Gonzalez 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Driessen 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .245
  Almon 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Knight 3b             4   1   3   2     0   0   .314
Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Cruz rf               2   1   0   0     2   1   .177
Smith ss              3   1   2   0     0   0   .202      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .242
D'Acquisto p          1   0   1   1     0   0   .160      Correll c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .040      Norman p              3   1   1   1     1   1   .178
  Lolich p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Wilhelm ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .160
  Mura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   4   1     3   3             Totals               31   7  11   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 37,453
Left on Base: Padres 4, Reds 6
DP: Padres 2, Reds 2
Errors: Kendall
Doubles: Smith (11)
Stolen Bases: Collins (3)
Caught Stealing: Collins (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (5)
GIDP: Richards 2 (6), Morgan (6), Concepcion (15)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto L(7-9)       3.2   9   7   6   3   1   0  22   4.85
Rasmussen               0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.15
Lolich                  3.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  10   4.23
Mura                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.23
Totals                  8    11   7   6   5   4   0  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(9-8)           9     4   1   1   3   3   0  32   3.32
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   3   0  32

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Dade flied out to center;
Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Morgan flied out to center; Collins singled to left;
Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield lined to first; Tenace struck out; Gonzalez
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to left; Knight singled to right;
Cruz walked [Knight to second]; Geronimo singled [Knight scored,
Cruz to second]; Correll forced Geronimo (shortstop to second)
[Cruz to third]; Norman singled to shortstop [Cruz scored,
Correll to second]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 2.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
doubled to center; D'Acquisto singled to center [Smith scored];
Richards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [D'Acquisto out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Collins walked; Collins stole second; Concepcion flied
out to center; Driessen walked; Knight singled to right [Collins
scored (error by Kendall) (unearned) (no RBI), Driessen to
second]; Cruz popped to second; Geronimo flied out to left; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 3.

PADRES 4TH: Dade singled to center; Bevacqua walked [Dade to
second]; Winfield lined to shortstop; Tenace flied out to right;
Gonzalez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: ALMON REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING 2B); Correll singled
to right; On a bunt Norman forced Correll (pitcher to
shortstop); Morgan singled to right [Norman to second]; Collins
singled to center [Norman to third, Morgan to second];
Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to center [Norman scored];
Driessen singled to right [Morgan scored, Collins to third,
Driessen to second (on throw)]; RASMUSSEN REPLACED D'ACQUISTO
(PITCHING); Knight singled to right [Collins scored, Driessen
scored]; Cruz walked [Knight to second]; LOLICH REPLACED
RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Geronimo flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 7.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall flied out to left; Smith singled to center;
Lolich walked [Smith to second]; Richards grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Lolich out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 7.

REDS 5TH: Correll lined to third; Norman walked; Morgan grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Norman out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 7.

PADRES 6TH: Dade flied out to center; Bevacqua grounded out
(third to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 7.

REDS 6TH: Collins singled to left; Concepcion grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Collins out at
second]; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 7.

PADRES 7TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Tenace
walked; Almon forced Tenace (third to second); Kendall flied out
to left; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: Knight lined to shortstop; Cruz struck out; Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 7.

PADRES 8TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); WILHELM BATTED
FOR LOLICH; Wilhelm grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards
flied out to center; Dade lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: MURA REPLACED WILHELM (PITCHING); Correll popped to
third in foul territory; Norman struck out; Kennedy struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 7.

PADRES 9TH: Bevacqua struck out; Winfield grounded out (first to
pitcher); Tenace lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Reds 7.



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