Saturday August 4, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
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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