Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 2

League Championship Series Game 1 Played on Tuesday, October 2, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Pirates 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 10 0 Reds 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .200 Collins rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .400 Foli ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Alexander pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .400 B. Robinson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foster lf 3 1 1 2 2 0 .333 Parker rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Bench c 3 0 2 0 2 0 .667 Stargell 1b 4 1 1 3 1 1 .250 Knight 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Milner lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Stennett 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Madlock 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .400 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ott c 5 0 1 0 0 2 .200 Auerbach ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Garner 2b,ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 .500 Hume p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Candelaria p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Easler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Robinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 5 10 5 3 7 Totals 37 2 7 2 5 8 Time of Game: 3:14 Attendance: 55,006 Left on Base: Pirates 7, Reds 7 DP: Pirates 2, Reds 1 Triples: Moreno (1), Bench (1) Home Runs: Garner (1), Stargell (1), Foster (1) Stolen Bases: Madlock 2 (2), Collins (1) Caught Stealing: Bench (1) Sacrifice Flies: Foli (1) GIDP: Parker (1), Knight (1), Concepcion (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria 7 5 2 2 1 4 1 26 2.57 Romo 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0.00 Tekulve 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.00 Jackson W(1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 0.00 D. Robinson SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 11 7 2 2 5 8 1 42 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver 8 5 2 2 2 5 1 30 2.25 Hume L(0-1) 2.1 5 3 3 0 1 1 12 11.57 Tomlin 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 11 10 5 5 3 7 2 45 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Frank Pulli, LF - Dick Stello, RF - Jim Quick PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); 45 minute rain delay at start; Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins made an out to second; Morgan flied out to right; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Milner popped to first; Madlock singled; Madlock stole second; Ott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench tripled; Knight struck out; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 3RD: Garner homered; Candelaria struck out; Moreno tripled; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to right [Moreno scored]; Parker walked; Stargell walked [Parker to second]; Milner popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Cruz flied out to right; Seaver struck out; Collins singled; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. PIRATES 4TH: Madlock made an out to second; Ott singled; Garner flied out to center; Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled; Foster homered [Concepcion scored]; Bench singled; Knight grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; Driessen made an out to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled; Parker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Seaver grounded out (third to first); Collins popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 6TH: Stargell popped to shortstop; Milner flied out to right; Madlock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster walked; Bench grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 7TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (second to first); Candelaria struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Knight flied out to right; Driessen was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 8TH: Moreno was called out on strikes; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); AUERBACH BATTED FOR SEAVER; Auerbach struck out; Collins singled; Collins stole second; Morgan walked; TEKULVE REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 9TH: HUME REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Stargell grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench walked; Bench was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Knight grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 10TH: Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner singled; EASLER BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Easler flied out to left; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 10TH: JACKSON REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Driessen made an out to first; Cruz struck out; Hume was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 11TH: Foli singled; ALEXANDER RAN FOR FOLI; Parker singled [Alexander to second]; Stargell homered [Alexander scored, Parker scored]; Milner grounded out (second to first); Madlock singled; TOMLIN REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Madlock stole second; Ott struck out; Garner was walked intentionally; Jackson made an out to pitcher; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 2. REDS 11TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING LF); STENNETT REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 2B); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Collins grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to right; Concepcion singled; Foster walked [Concepcion to second]; D. ROBINSON REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Bench walked [Concepcion to third, Foster to second]; Knight struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 2.

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