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Notching his 11th straight victory and 51st career shutout, Tom Seaver pitched the Reds to an 8-0 triumph over the Mets. The game was scoreless until the seventh inning when the Reds tallied twice on a double by Hector Cruz and singles by Dave Collins and Joe Morgan. Seaver doubled home two markers in the eighth and Cruz hit a two-run single in the ninth when the Reds finished their scoring. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 0Game Played on Sunday, August 26, 1979 (Day game) at Shea StadiumReds 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 - 8 15 0
Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 3
Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Collins rf,lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .330 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259
Morgan 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .245 Trevino c,2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 .296 Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Foster lf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .315 Kranepool 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .234
Blair pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .159 Youngblood rf,lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .289
Bench c 5 2 2 1 0 0 .271 Stearns lf,c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Driessen 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .241 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Knight 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .310 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cruz cf,rf 4 2 3 2 1 0 .245 Falcone p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .195
Seaver p 5 0 2 2 0 1 .180 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Flores rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Totals 40 8 15 8 5 4 Totals 29 0 4 0 0 5
Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 20,619
Left on Base: Reds 10, Mets 2
DP: Reds 2, Mets 2
Errors: Taveras, Stearns, Flynn
Doubles: Cruz (6), Seaver (3), Driessen (19)
Triples: Cruz (2)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (27)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (5), Kranepool (1)
GIDP: Foster (7), Seaver (2), Taveras (10)
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Seaver W(13-5) 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 29 3.00
Totals 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 29
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Falcone L(5-10) 6.1 9 2 2 2 4 0 30 4.20
Murray 2 4 5 5 2 0 0 11 4.98
Glynn 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 3.32
Totals 9 15 8 8 5 4 0 45
Wild Pitches: Falcone (9)
Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Ed Montague
REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Morgan popped to third in
foul territory; Concepcion singled to center; Foster forced
Concepcion (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0,
Mets 0.
METS 1ST: Taveras struck out; Trevino flied out to right;
Mazzilli singled to center; Mazzilli stole second; Hebner flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.
REDS 2ND: Bench popped to first in foul territory; Driessen
singled to right; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Knight struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0,
Mets 0.
METS 2ND: Kranepool singled to right; Youngblood struck out
while Kranepool was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 0.
REDS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Seaver singled to
left; Collins struck out; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.
METS 3RD: Flynn flied out to center; Falcone grounded out
(shortstop to first); Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.
REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster
singled to center; Bench forced Foster (shortstop to second);
Falcone threw a wild pitch [Bench to second]; Driessen flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.
METS 4TH: Trevino flied out to right; Mazzilli grounded out
(second to first); Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.
REDS 5TH: Knight popped to second; Cruz tripled to center;
Seaver struck out; Collins struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 0.
METS 5TH: Kranepool flied out to left; Youngblood struck out;
Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets
0.
REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Concepcion
walked; Foster walked [Concepcion to second]; Bench reached on
an error by Taveras [Concepcion to third, Foster to second,
Bench to first]; Driessen flied out to right; Knight forced
Bench (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.
METS 6TH: Flynn struck out; Falcone grounded out (second to
first); Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets
0.
REDS 7TH: Cruz doubled to left; On a bunt Seaver grounded out
(pitcher to second); Collins singled to left [Cruz scored,
Collins to third (error by Stearns)]; Morgan singled to right
[Collins scored]; Concepcion singled to center [Morgan to
second]; MURRAY REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Foster grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Concepcion
out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.
METS 7TH: Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0.
REDS 8TH: On a bunt Bench singled; Driessen flied out to center
[Bench to second (error by Flynn)]; Knight flied out to right;
Cruz was walked intentionally; Seaver doubled to left [Bench
scored, Cruz scored]; Collins flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 0.
METS 8TH: Kranepool singled to right; Youngblood forced
Kranepool (center to second); Stearns flied out to right; Flynn
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 0.
REDS 9TH: Morgan singled to right; Concepcion forced Morgan
(third to second); Foster walked [Concepcion to second]; BLAIR
RAN FOR FOSTER; Bench singled to left [Concepcion scored, Blair
to second]; FLORES REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING RF); GLYNN REPLACED
FLYNN (PITCHING); TREVINO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); STEARNS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Driessen doubled to left [Blair scored,
Bench to third]; Knight was walked intentionally; Cruz singled
to left [Bench scored, Driessen scored, Knight to second];
Seaver grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cruz out at second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Mets
0.
METS 9TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); KENNEDY REPLACED
MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
COLLINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Flores singled to
center; Taveras grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Flores out at second]; Trevino grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Mets 0.
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