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Wednesday September 26, 1979
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Closing in on the West division championship, the Reds edged the Padres, 4-3. The Reds trailed, 3-2, going into the bottom of the eighth inning but scored two runs on doubles by Ray Knight and Hector Cruz and a two-out single by Dave Collins. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 3

Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Padres       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  2
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   4 11  3


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .277      Collins rf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .315
Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .153
Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Morgan 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Winfield rf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .307      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Johnstone lf          2   0   0   1     2   0   .277      Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Bevacqua 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .275
Fahey c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Knight 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .320
Almon 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .216      Driessen 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .252
  Turner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Cruz cf,rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .232
  Flannery pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Jones p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .174        Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Perkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .274        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .174

Totals               31   3   6   3     5   5             Totals               34   4  11   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 21,146
Left on Base: Padres 6, Reds 9
DP: Padres 0, Reds 2
Errors: Smith, Tenace, Concepcion, Bench, Driessen
Doubles: Turner (23), Knight (37), Cruz (10)
Home Runs: Winfield (33), Richards (4)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (15), Richards (23), Morgan (27)
Caught Stealing: Almon (4), Collins (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Morgan (3)
GIDP: Bevacqua 2 (13)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(11-12)          8    11   4   3   2   2   0  37   3.63
Totals                  8    11   4   3   2   2   0  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(16-6)          8     5   3   2   5   4   2  32   3.14
Hume SV(17)             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.78
Totals                  9     6   3   2   5   5   2  36

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Dick Stello


PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith
grounded out (second to first); Tenace flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins lined to second; Morgan singled to left;
Concepcion flied out to center; Foster singled to center [Morgan
to second]; Morgan stole third; Bench singled to right [Morgan
scored, Foster to second]; Knight grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Reds 1.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield homered; Johnstone walked; Bevacqua
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Johnstone out at second]; Fahey reached on an error by
Concepcion [Fahey out at third (shortstop to third)]; 1 R, 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Seaver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 1.

PADRES 3RD: Almon singled to center; Jones forced Almon (pitcher
to shortstop); Richards struck out; Smith grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion walked; Foster
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Reds 1.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace struck out; Winfield singled to shortstop;
Winfield stole second [Winfield to third (error by Bench)];
Johnstone reached on an error by Driessen [Winfield scored
(unearned) (RBI), Johnstone to second]; Bevacqua walked; Fahey
flied out to right; Almon forced Bevacqua (shortstop to second);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight grounded
out (shortstop to first); Driessen singled to right; Cruz
singled to shortstop [Driessen to second]; Seaver flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

PADRES 5TH: Jones struck out; Richards singled to shortstop;
Smith grounded out (second to first) [Richards to second];
Richards stole third; Tenace flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Collins singled to shortstop; On a bunt Morgan singled
[Collins to second]; Concepcion forced Collins (catcher to
third) [Morgan to second]; Foster flied out to right; Bench
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnstone
walked; Bevacqua grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Johnstone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
singled to right; Cruz grounded out (third to first) [Driessen
to second]; Seaver flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Reds 1.

PADRES 7TH: Fahey struck out; Almon walked; Almon was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Jones grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Collins walked; Morgan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Collins to second]; Concepcion flied out to
right; Foster reached on an error by Smith [Collins scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Foster to second (error by Tenace)]; Bench
flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Reds
2.

PADRES 8TH: Richards homered; Smith flied out to right; Tenace
walked; Winfield flied out to right; Johnstone lined to first; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Knight doubled to left; Driessen popped to second;
Cruz doubled to center [Knight scored]; AUERBACH BATTED FOR
SEAVER; Auerbach lined to third; Collins singled to left [Cruz
scored]; Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 4.

PADRES 9TH: HUME REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); BLAIR REPLACED
COLLINS (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Bevacqua popped to first; Fahey grounded out (shortstop to
first); TURNER BATTED FOR ALMON; Turner doubled to left;
FLANNERY RAN FOR TURNER; PERKINS BATTED FOR JONES; Perkins
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Reds 4.



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