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Friday September 28, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

The Reds, who got four-hit pitching from Frank Pastore, beat the Braves, 3-0, and clinched the West division championship when the challenging Astros lost to the Dodgers. Cesar Geronimo homered in the third inning and then tripled and scored on a single by Dave Collins in the fifth. The Reds' other run counted in the eighth on singles by Dave Concepcion and George Foster and sacrifice fly by Johnny Bench. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Reds         0  0  1    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   3  9  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Collins rf            3   0   2   1     1   0   .318
Royster 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Cruz rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Matthews rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .284
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Foster lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .306
Bonnell lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Bench c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .158      Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
  Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .319
  J. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Geronimo cf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .241
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pastore p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .160
  B. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Benedict c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .220
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Frias ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Solomon p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .203
  Nolan ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .246

Totals               32   0   4   0     1   7             Totals               31   3   9   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 33,142
Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 8
DP: Braves 1, Reds 0
Errors: Solomon, Morgan, Knight
Doubles: Royster (25)
Triples: Geronimo (4)
Home Runs: Geronimo (4)
Stolen Bases: Bonnell 2 (8), Morgan (28)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon L(7-14)         6     7   2   2   1   3   1  25   4.21
J. McLaughlin           1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   2.48
Bradford                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.95
B. McLaughlin           0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.05
Totals                  8     9   3   3   3   3   1  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore W(6-7)          9     4   0   0   1   7   0  33   4.25
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   7   0  33

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (second to first); Royster
doubled to left; Matthews flied out to left; Horner reached on
an error by Knight [Royster to third, Horner to first]; Murphy
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Morgan flied out to
center; Concepcion made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Bonnell singled to right; Bonnell stole second;
Bonnell stole third; Chaney struck out; Benedict grounded out
(second to first); Solomon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Bench hit into a double play (left to
first) [Foster out at second]; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Miller flied out to center; Royster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Knight grounded out (third to first); Geronimo
homered; Pastore struck out; Collins singled to second; Collins
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Solomon
[Collins to third]; Morgan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner flied out to center; Murphy struck out;
Bonnell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
struck out; Bench singled to shortstop; Driessen flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney popped to shortstop; Benedict walked; Solomon
struck out; Miller singled to right [Benedict to second];
Royster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds
1.

REDS 5TH: Knight grounded out (third to first); Geronimo tripled
to center; Pastore struck out; Collins singled to right
[Geronimo scored]; Morgan singled to center [Collins to third];
Morgan stole second; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews singled to center; Horner forced Matthews
(shortstop to second) [Horner to second (error by Morgan)];
Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench popped to
catcher in foul territory; Driessen singled to center; Knight
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 7TH: BEALL BATTED FOR CHANEY; Beall struck out; POCOROBA
BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted);
NOLAN BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Nolan popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FRIAS REPLACED
POCOROBA (PLAYING SS); J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING);
Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Pastore flied out to
right; Collins walked; Morgan made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Miller struck
out; Royster flied out to right; Matthews flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion singled; Foster singled [Concepcion to
third]; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to center [Concepcion scored];
BRADFORD REPLACED J. MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Driessen grounded
out (first unassisted) [Foster to second]; B. MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Knight walked; Geronimo grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner grounded out (second to first); Murphy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.



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