After failing to hold a 5-1 lead, the Dodgers scored on a sacrifice fly by Gary Thomasson with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to beat the Reds, 6-5. The Dodgers built up their early advantage with the aid of a homer by Ron Cey. The Reds, who had a circuit clout by Dan Driessen in the second, added two runs in the sixth on a single by George Foster, pass to Johnny Bench and a pair of infield outs. Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 5Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumDodgers 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 - 6 11 0 Reds 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 - 5 10 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .262 Collins rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .327 Thomas cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .260 Mejias pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 Garvey 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .311 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cey 3b 4 2 2 1 1 0 .274 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Baker lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .282 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Ferguson c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .252 Morgan 2b 5 0 3 0 0 2 .257 Martinez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .288 Yeager c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Foster lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .314 Thomasson rf 3 0 0 1 1 1 .247 Bench c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Russell ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .264 Driessen 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .246 Hough p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .179 Spilman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Auerbach ph,3b 2 1 1 2 0 0 .225 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Joshua ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 LaCoss p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Castillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Santo Domingo ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hannahs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blair ph,rf 1 0 0 1 0 1 .156 Totals 34 6 11 5 7 5 Totals 36 5 10 5 3 8 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 33,937 Left on Base: Dodgers 12, Reds 8 DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 1 Errors: Collins Doubles: Russell (23), Baker (28), Foster (18) Triples: Auerbach (1) Home Runs: Cey (25), Driessen (17) Stolen Bases: Baker (9), Collins (14) Sacrifice Hits: Russell (12) Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (3), Thomasson (1), Blair (2) GIDP: Garvey (22) Hit by Pitch: Thomas (5,by LaCoss) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hough 5 5 2 2 3 3 1 23 4.89 Brett 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 3.76 LaGrow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.04 Castillo W(2-0) 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 5 1.00 Hannahs SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 10 5 5 3 8 1 40 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss 5 5 5 4 5 2 1 25 3.22 Sarmiento 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.45 Bair 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 3.84 Hume L(9-8) 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 7 2.81 Totals 9 11 6 5 7 5 1 45 Passed Balls: Ferguson (7) Hit by Pitch: LaCoss (1) Wild Pitches: LaCoss (2) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Thomas was hit by a pitch; Garvey grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Thomas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins struck out; Morgan singled to right; Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Morgan to second]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker walked; Baker stole second; Ferguson flied out to right; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to center; Driessen homered; Spilman flied out to center; Geronimo grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 1. DODGERS 3RD: Russell doubled to center; On a bunt Hough struck out; Lopes singled to right [Russell scored, Lopes to third (error by Collins)]; Thomas hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopes scored (unearned)]; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: LaCoss lined to shortstop; Collins singled to left; Collins stole second; Morgan struck out; Concepcion walked; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 1. DODGERS 4TH: Cey walked; Baker doubled to left [Cey to third]; Ferguson grounded out (second to first) [Cey scored, Baker stayed at second]; Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell was walked intentionally; Hough singled to shortstop [Baker to third, Russell to second]; LaCoss threw a wild pitch [Baker scored, Russell to third, Hough to second]; Lopes walked; Thomas flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (second to first); Driessen struck out; Spilman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Reds 1. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey homered; Baker walked; Ferguson forced Baker (third to second); Thomasson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Geronimo flied out to left; SANTO DOMINGO BATTED FOR LACOSS; Santo Domingo walked; Debut game for Rafael SantoDomingo; Collins flied out to center; Morgan singled to right [Santo Domingo to second]; Concepcion forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 1. DODGERS 6TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED SANTO DOMINGO (PITCHING); Russell popped to first in foul territory; Hough struck out; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Foster singled to right; Bench walked [Foster to second]; BRETT REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher) [Foster to third, Bench to second]; AUERBACH BATTED FOR SPILMAN; Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first) [Foster scored]; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 2. DODGERS 7TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Thomas singled to right; Garvey forced Thomas (second to shortstop); Cey flied out to center; Baker grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: BLAIR BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Blair struck out; Collins singled to left; MEJIAS RAN FOR COLLINS; Morgan singled to left [Mejias to second]; Concepcion forced Morgan (shortstop to second) [Mejias to third]; Foster doubled to right [Mejias scored, Concepcion to third]; LAGROW REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Bench grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 3. DODGERS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAIR REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Ferguson singled to left; MARTINEZ RAN FOR FERGUSON; Thomasson walked [Martinez to second]; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Martinez to third, Thomasson to second]; JOSHUA BATTED FOR LAGROW; Joshua was walked intentionally; Lopes struck out; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING C ); CASTILLO REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Driessen singled to third; Auerbach tripled to right [Driessen scored]; Geronimo struck out; Blair hit a sacrifice fly to center [Auerbach scored]; CRUZ BATTED FOR BAIR; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Reds 5. DODGERS 9TH: HUME REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Garvey singled to center; Cey singled to left [Garvey to second]; Baker popped to first; Yeager singled to shortstop [Garvey to third, Cey to second]; Thomasson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garvey scored]; Russell singled to shortstop [Cey to third, Yeager to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Mota flied out to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 6, Reds 5. REDS 9TH: HANNAHS REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Morgan was called out on strikes; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Reds 5. |
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