Dave Collins homered in the eighth inning to tie the score and Dan Driessen followed with a circuit clout in the ninth to give the Reds a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. A homer by Dusty Baker in the fourth accounted for the Dodgers run. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  6  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .325      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Mejias cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Russell ss            4   0   3   0     0   0   .269
Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   2   .291      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .314      Baker lf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .278
Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Ferguson rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Driessen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .246      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .214
Cruz cf,rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Welch p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .155        Beckwith p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .667

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   5             Totals               32   1   6   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 27,892
Left on Base: Reds 5, Dodgers 5
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Collins (15), Russell (24)
Home Runs: Collins (3), Driessen (18), Baker (22)
Caught Stealing: Russell (9)
GIDP: Norman (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  7     6   1   1   1   4   1  27   3.53
Soto W(3-2)             2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   4.88
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   7   1  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch                   4     3   0   0   1   2   0  15   4.05
Beckwith L(1-2)         5     3   2   2   1   3   2  19   5.52
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   5   2  34

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


REDS 1ST: Collins struck out; Kennedy flied out to center;
Concepcion popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Russell doubled to left
[Lopes to third]; Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Cey
struck out; Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench walked; Driessen grounded out
(second to first) [Bench to second]; Knight popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Thomas
lined to third; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Cruz singled to left; Norman grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second];
Collins doubled to left; Kennedy grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Welch struck out; Lopes popped to shortstop;
Russell singled to left; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
singled to left; Bench flied out to left; Driessen popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Baker homered;
Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 5TH: BECKWITH REPLACED WELCH (PITCHING); On a bunt Knight
grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (third to
first); Norman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager flied out to right; Beckwith popped to
shortstop; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 6TH: On a bunt Collins made an out to first; Kennedy
walked; Concepcion struck out; Foster popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell singled to shortstop; Russell was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Garvey singled to center;
Cey popped to shortstop; Baker walked [Garvey to second];
Ferguson popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers
1.

REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (second to first); Driessen popped
to third; Knight singled to center; Cruz forced Knight (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
struck out; Beckwith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 8TH: SPILMAN BATTED FOR NORMAN; Spilman struck out; Collins
homered; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: SOTO REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Lopes flied out
to right; Russell flied out to left; Garvey grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 1.

REDS 9TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench grounded
out (third to first); Driessen homered; Knight popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cey struck out; Baker struck out;
Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.
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