With Tom Seaver posting his ninth straight victory, the Reds won the opener of a doubleheader, 9-2, before losing the nightcap to the Padres, 5-4. The Reds broke the first game open with four runs in the third inning. A double by Johnny Bench plated two tallies, a double by Ray Knight added another and an infield out by Dave Concepcion produced the fourth run of the frame. Cincinnati Reds 9, San Diego Padres 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, August 12, 1979 (Day game) at San Diego StadiumReds 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 - 9 13 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Morgan 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Richards cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .272 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Smith ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 .210 Collins lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .320 Dade 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Cruz rf 4 2 1 1 1 1 .205 Winfield rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Bench c 5 3 2 2 0 0 .264 Turner lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .252 Concepcion ss 3 2 0 1 2 1 .300 Tenace c 2 0 1 0 2 1 .262 Knight 3b 5 0 3 3 0 0 .318 Briggs 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Driessen 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .241 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Spilman pr,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .102 Geronimo cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .249 Owchinko p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .095 Seaver p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .135 Tolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Mura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 40 9 13 9 3 3 Totals 31 2 7 1 4 5 Time of Game: 2:24 Left on Base: Reds 7, Padres 6 DP: Reds 3, Padres 1 Errors: Richards Doubles: Collins (11), Knight (26), Driessen (18), Bench (13), Gonzalez (12) Home Runs: Cruz (4) GIDP: Seaver (1), Briggs 2 (3), Gonzalez (8) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(11-5) 9 7 2 2 4 5 0 35 3.22 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 5 0 35 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(10-9) 2.1 6 5 5 2 1 0 15 3.02 Owchinko 3.2 3 2 1 1 1 0 15 4.11 Mura 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.17 Fingers 2 4 2 2 0 1 1 10 4.69 Totals 9 13 9 8 3 3 1 43 Passed Balls: Tenace (8) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jerry Dale REDS 1ST: Morgan flied out to left; Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; Dade grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0. REDS 2ND: Concepcion walked; Knight flied out to left; Driessen grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to second]; Geronimo singled to center [Concepcion scored, Geronimo to second (on throw to home)]; Seaver singled to shortstop [Geronimo out at home (first to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (second to first); Turner grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0. REDS 3RD: Morgan singled to right; Collins doubled to left [Morgan to third]; Cruz walked; Bench singled to left [Morgan scored, Collins scored, Cruz to third, Bench to second (on throw)]; Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Cruz scored, Bench stayed at second]; Knight doubled to center [Bench scored]; OWCHINKO REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Driessen flied out to center; Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Briggs struck out; Gonzalez flied out to right; Owchinko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 0. REDS 4TH: Seaver struck out; Morgan flied out to center; Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Richards flied out to right; On a bunt Smith singled; Dade lined to right; Winfield flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Padres 0. REDS 5TH: Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Bench reached on an error by Richards [Bench to second]; Concepcion walked; Knight singled to center [Bench scored (unearned), Concepcion to second]; Driessen singled to center [Concepcion to third, Knight to second]; Geronimo singled to left [Concepcion scored, Knight to third, Driessen to second]; Seaver grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Knight out at home]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Turner walked; Tenace singled to center [Turner to third]; Briggs grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Turner scored (no RBI), Tenace out at second]; Gonzalez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Padres 1. REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to right; Collins grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: TOLAN BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Tolan popped to second; Richards singled to center; Smith singled to right [Richards to second]; Dade forced Smith (third to second) [Richards to third]; Winfield singled to left [Richards scored, Dade to second]; Turner struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Padres 2. REDS 7TH: MURA REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; Knight flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: Tenace walked; Briggs grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Tenace out at second]; Gonzalez doubled to center; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR MURA; Johnstone lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Padres 2. REDS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Driessen doubled to left; SPILMAN RAN FOR DRIESSEN; Geronimo flied out to center; Seaver reached on a fielder's choice [Spilman out at third (shortstop to third)]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: SPILMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Richards grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Smith walked; Dade flied out to right; Winfield forced Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Padres 2. REDS 9TH: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz homered; Bench doubled to left; Concepcion struck out; Knight singled to left [Bench scored, Knight to second (on throw to home)]; Spilman flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Turner struck out; Tenace walked; Briggs singled to center [Tenace to third]; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Briggs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Padres 2. |
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