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Sunday August 5, 1979
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Homers by Ray Knight, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench and Hector Cruz powered the Reds to a 9-1 rout of the Padres. Bench doubled home a run in the first inning and Knight followed with a round-tripper. Morgan led off the third with his circuit clout and Bench capped a four-run fifth frame with a three-run blast. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 9, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Reds         3  0  1    0  4  1    0  0  x  -   9  9  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           4   1   3   0     0   1   .279      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .252
Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Auerbach ss           3   2   2   1     1   0   .218
Dade cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Collins lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .335
Winfield rf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .338      Bench 1b              3   2   2   4     0   0   .265
  Tolan rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Spilman ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .323
Tenace c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Knight 3b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .313
  Fahey c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Cruz rf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .180
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .176
Briggs 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .212      Correll c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .248
Almon 2b,ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .205      Pastore p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .180        Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .285
  Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .040
  Johnstone ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Gonzalez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .224

Totals               34   1   7   1     1   6             Totals               31   9   9   9     2   4

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 42,812
Left on Base: Padres 7, Reds 1
DP: Padres 1, Reds 0
Errors: Bevacqua
Doubles: Richards (12), Bench (12)
Home Runs: Knight (7), Morgan (7), Bench (12), Cruz (2)
Stolen Bases: Richards (13)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Pastore (1)
GIDP: Pastore (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(8-7)            4.2   7   7   7   1   2   2  21   3.82
Rasmussen               1.1   2   2   2   0   1   2   6   4.28
Fingers                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.01
Totals                  8     9   9   9   2   4   4  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore W(2-5)          7     7   1   1   1   6   0  29   6.80
Hume                    2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.07
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   6   0  35

Passed Balls: Tenace (7)

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


PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to center; Richards stole second;
Smith flied to right in foul territory; Dade struck out;
Winfield singled to center [Richards scored]; Tenace struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Morgan walked; Auerbach singled to left [Morgan to
second]; Morgan was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[Auerbach to second]; On a bunt Collins made an out to catcher;
Bench doubled to left [Auerbach scored]; Tenace allowed a passed
ball [Bench to third]; Knight homered [Bench scored]; Cruz
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 3.

PADRES 2ND: Bevacqua flied out to right; Briggs struck out;
Almon walked; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll flied
out to left; Pastore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 3.

PADRES 3RD: Richards struck out; Smith popped to shortstop; Dade
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Morgan homered; Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to
first); Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Reds 4.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield flied out to center; Tenace flied out to
center; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Knight struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Blair grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

PADRES 5TH: Briggs singled to right; Almon flied out to center;
On a bunt Jones made an out to pitcher; Richards doubled to
right [Briggs to third]; Smith popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Correll singled to left; Pastore out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Correll to second]; Morgan grounded
out (second to first) [Correll to third]; Auerbach singled to
left [Correll scored]; Collins singled to center [Auerbach to
second]; RASMUSSEN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Bench homered
[Auerbach scored, Collins scored]; Knight flied out to right; 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 8.

PADRES 6TH: Dade flied out to right; Winfield struck out; Tenace
singled to center; Bevacqua forced Tenace (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 8.

REDS 6TH: TOLAN REPLACED WINFIELD (PLAYING RF); FAHEY REPLACED
TENACE (PLAYING C ); Cruz homered; Blair struck out; Correll
reached on an error by Bevacqua [Correll to first]; Pastore
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Correll out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 9.

PADRES 7TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
RASMUSSEN; Johnstone singled to left; Richards singled to
shortstop [Johnstone to second]; Smith grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 9.

REDS 7TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 2B); FINGERS
REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); ALMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Morgan grounded out (second to first); Auerbach walked; Collins
flied out to left; SPILMAN BATTED FOR BENCH; Spilman struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 9.

PADRES 8TH: SPILMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HUME REPLACED
MORGAN (PITCHING); KENNEDY REPLACED PASTORE (PLAYING 2B); Dade
flied to right in foul territory; Tolan grounded out (second to
first); Fahey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Reds 9.

REDS 8TH: Knight grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blair grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 9.

PADRES 9TH: Bevacqua flied out to right; Briggs grounded out
(second to first); Almon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 9.



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