Coming from behind with five runs after two were out in the eighth inning, the Reds defeated the Padres, 8-5. Dave Concepcion started the Reds' rally with a double, George Foster walked and Johnny Bench drove in two runs with a double.

Randy Jones gave way to Steve Mura on the mound for the Padres and was greeted with a single by Ray Knight that tied the score at 5-5. Dan Driessen followed with a double for the go-ahead run and Hector Cruz added another tally with a single. The Reds tacked on an extra run in the ninth to wrap up the victory that kept them 2½ games ahead of the Astros in the West division race. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Diego Padres 5
Game Played on Thursday, September 20, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  5  1  -   8 10  2
Padres       0  2  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   5  8  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .319      Richards cf           3   1   1   2     1   0   .271
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Johnstone lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .251      Dade 3b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .273
Concepcion ss         5   1   2   1     0   2   .289      Tenace 1b             4   0   1   1     1   1   .267
Foster lf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .306      Winfield rf           4   0   1   2     1   0   .302
Bench c               4   1   1   2     0   0   .282      Bevacqua lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .256
Knight 3b             4   2   1   1     0   1   .314        Greer pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Driessen 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .249      Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .179
Cruz cf,rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .232      Flannery 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Norman p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .153        Perkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .217        Gonzalez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .571      Smith ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .215
  Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Jones p               3   2   1   0     0   0   .181
                                                            Mura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .129
                                                            Turner ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .247
                                                            Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               37   8  10   7     2   7             Totals               33   5   8   5     6   4

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance:  9,997
Left on Base: Reds 5, Padres 8
DP: Reds 1, Padres 2
Errors: Concepcion, Norman, Richards, Dade 2
Doubles: Morgan (26), Concepcion (25), Bench (18), Driessen (24)
Triples: Richards (8)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (25), Collins (15)
Caught Stealing: Winfield (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (6), Flannery (1)
GIDP: Foster 2 (10), Kendall (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  6     6   2   2   1   2   0  24   3.52
Soto                    0.2   1   3   0   3   0   0   6   4.46
Bair W(11-7)            2.1   1   0   0   2   2   0  10   4.00
Totals                  9     8   5   2   6   4   0  40

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   7.2   5   5   3   2   6   0  32   3.64
Mura L(3-3)             0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   2.89
D'Acquisto              0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.79
Lee                     1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.40
Totals                  9    10   8   6   2   7   0  40

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
doubled to right; Concepcion struck out; Foster grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to right; Dade singled to
pitcher; Tenace singled to left [Dade to second]; Winfield flied
out to right [Dade to third]; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to center; Knight reached on an error
by Dade [Knight to second]; Driessen singled [Knight scored
(unearned)]; Cruz reached on an error by Dade [Driessen to
second, Cruz to first]; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Driessen to third, Cruz to second]; Collins flied out
to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall flied out to right; Flannery grounded out
(second to first); Smith singled to first; Jones singled to left
[Smith to third]; Richards tripled to right [Smith scored, Jones
scored]; Dade flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Padres 2.

REDS 3RD: Morgan singled to center; Concepcion struck out;
Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Tenace popped to second; Winfield walked; Winfield
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bevacqua struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight struck
out; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Kendall singled to third; Flannery out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kendall to second]; Smith
flied out to left; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 2.

REDS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Norman struck out;
Collins grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Richards flied out to center; Dade grounded out
(pitcher to first); Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 2.

REDS 6TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Concepcion flied
out to center [Morgan to third]; Foster grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bench reached on an error by Richards [Morgan scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Bench to first]; Knight forced Bench (third
to second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield reached on an error by Norman [Winfield to
first]; Bevacqua flied out to right; Kendall grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Winfield out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 2.

REDS 7TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); AUERBACH BATTED FOR NORMAN; Auerbach
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: SOTO REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Flannery grounded
out (second to first); Smith singled to center [Smith out at
second (center to shortstop)]; Jones reached on an error by
Concepcion [Jones to first]; Richards walked [Jones to second];
Dade walked [Jones to third, Richards to second]; Tenace walked
[Jones scored (unearned), Richards to third, Dade to second];
BAIR REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Winfield singled to left
[Richards scored (unearned), Dade scored (unearned), Tenace to
second]; Bevacqua walked [Tenace to third, Winfield to second];
GREER RAN FOR BEVACQUA; Kendall forced Greer (shortstop to
second); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 5.

REDS 8TH: GREER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); JOHNSTONE REPLACED
RICHARDS (PLAYING LF); Collins struck out; Morgan popped to
first in foul territory; Concepcion doubled; Foster walked;
Bench doubled to left [Concepcion scored, Foster scored]; MURA
REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Knight singled to left [Bench
scored]; Driessen doubled to center [Knight scored]; D'ACQUISTO
REPLACED MURA (PITCHING); Cruz singled to left [Driessen
scored]; Bair struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres
5.

PADRES 8TH: PERKINS BATTED FOR FLANNERY; Perkins grounded out
(first to pitcher); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first);
TURNER BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Turner walked; Johnstone struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 5.

REDS 9TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED PERKINS (PLAYING 2B); LEE REPLACED
TURNER (PITCHING); Collins singled to first; Collins stole
second; Morgan flied out to center; Concepcion singled to center
[Collins scored]; Foster grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 8, Padres 5.

PADRES 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Dade grounded out (shortstop to first);
Tenace struck out; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Padres 5.