Joe Morgan singled with two out in the eighth inning and scored on a double by Dave Concepcion to bring the Reds a 1-0 victory over the Mets. Bill Bonham, who was removed for a pinch-hitter before the Reds got their run, gained the victory. Tom Hume pitched the last two innings.

Ray Burris, making his first start for the Mets since his acquisition from the Yankees, allowed only two hits in seven innings. Burris also was removed for a pinch-hitter and Neil Allen, who took over in relief, was the Mets' losing pitcher. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 1, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Friday, August    24, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .326      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Cruz rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .242      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Concepcion ss         3   0   2   1     1   0   .294      Hebner 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .258
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .225
  Blair lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Youngblood lf         4   0   0   0     0   3   .291
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Norman rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .196
Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .314      Flynn 2b              3   0   3   0     1   0   .253
Geronimo cf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .252      Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .235        Flores ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .140        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .275        Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               30   1   4   1     2   6             Totals               32   0   6   0     3   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 12,057
Left on Base: Reds 5, Mets 9
DP: Reds 0, Mets 0
Errors: Geronimo, Hebner
Doubles: Morgan (19), Concepcion (21), Flynn 2 (19), Hebner (14)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Collins (2), Flores (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(7-5)           7     5   0   0   3   6   0  29   3.67
Hume SV(10)             2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.81
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   6   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  7     2   0   0   2   3   0  26   5.43
Allen L(4-7)            2     2   1   1   0   3   0   7   3.87
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   6   0  33

Wild Pitches: Burris (1)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert


REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Morgan doubled to right;
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Stearns was called out on
strikes; Mazzilli singled to center; Mazzilli stole second;
Hebner walked; Kranepool popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to center; Knight grounded out
(third to first); Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Youngblood struck out; Norman popped to second; Flynn
doubled to center; Burris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Correll flied out to left; Bonham popped to second;
Collins flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets
0.

METS 3RD: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
flied out to center; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion
singled to center; Foster flied out to right; Driessen flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Hebner flied out to center; Kranepool walked;
Youngblood struck out; Norman singled to center [Kranepool to
third, Norman to second (error by Geronimo)]; Flynn was walked
intentionally; Burris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 0.

REDS 5TH: Knight was called out on strikes; Geronimo lined to
right; Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Taveras flied out to right; Stearns grounded out
(second to first); Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 6TH: Bonham reached on an error by Hebner [Bonham to
first]; Collins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Bonham to second]; Morgan flied out to right; Concepcion
walked; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Hebner doubled to right; Kranepool made an out to
shortstop; Youngblood was called out on strikes; Norman grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 7TH: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Knight
grounded out (third to first); Geronimo walked; Burris threw a
wild pitch [Geronimo to second]; Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Flynn singled to left; FLORES BATTED FOR BURRIS;
Flores out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flynn to
second]; Taveras grounded out (third to first); Stearns lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); SPILMAN BATTED FOR
BONHAM; Spilman was called out on strikes; Collins struck out;
Morgan singled; Concepcion doubled to right [Morgan scored,
Concepcion out at third (right to second to catcher to third to
shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: HUME REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Mazzilli flied out
to center; Hebner grounded out (second to first); Kranepool
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Mets 0.

REDS 9TH: Foster popped to first; Driessen flied out to right;
Knight was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Mets 0.

METS 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); BLAIR REPLACED
FOSTER (PLAYING LF); Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to
first); Norman grounded out (third to first); Flynn doubled to
right; HODGES BATTED FOR ALLEN; Hodges made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.