Wednesday October 3, 1979
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

League Championship Series Game 2 Played on Wednesday, October 3, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 11 0 Reds 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .300 Collins rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .300 Foli ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .000 Parker rf 5 0 2 1 0 2 .333 Concepcion ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .400 Stargell 1b 3 0 2 0 2 0 .429 Foster lf 3 0 1 0 2 1 .333 Milner lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Bench c 5 0 0 0 0 2 .250 B. Robinson lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Driessen 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .125 Madlock 3b 5 0 0 1 0 0 .200 Knight 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .200 Ott c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Garner 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .375 Pastore p 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Cruz ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Robinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 11 3 4 3 Totals 35 2 8 2 6 9 Time of Game: 3:24 Attendance: 55,000 Left on Base: Pirates 9, Reds 11 DP: Pirates 0, Reds 1 Doubles: Foli (1), Stargell (1), Concepcion (1), Cruz (1), Collins (1) Stolen Bases: Morgan (1), Knight (1), Collins (2) Caught Stealing: Concepcion (1) Sacrifice Hits: Bibby 2 (2), Foli (1), Geronimo (1) Sacrifice Flies: Pastore (1) GIDP: Madlock (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby 7 4 1 1 4 5 0 28 1.29 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Romo 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Tekulve 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 6 3.38 Roberts 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 D. Robinson W(1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0.00 Totals 10 8 2 2 6 9 0 43 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore 7 7 2 2 3 1 0 28 2.57 Tomlin 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Hume 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 7.36 Bair L(0-1) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 9.00 Totals 10 11 3 3 4 3 0 42 Wild Pitches: Tekulve (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dick Stello, LF - Jim Quick, RF - John Kibler PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli flied out to center; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Concepcion flied out to right; Foster walked; Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Milner flied out to left; Madlock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen singled; Knight singled [Driessen to third]; Geronimo struck out; Pastore hit a sacrifice fly to center [Driessen scored]; Knight stole second; Collins struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1. PIRATES 3RD: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (second to first); Bibby walked; Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Morgan made an out to shortstop; Concepcion doubled; Foster walked; Concepcion was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Bench made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1. PIRATES 4TH: Foli singled; Parker singled [Foli to second]; Stargell singled [Foli to third, Parker to second, Stargell out at second (left to second to first)]; Milner was walked intentionally; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Foli scored, Parker to third, Milner to second]; Ott popped to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Knight made an out to first; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 1. PIRATES 5TH: Garner singled to right; Bibby out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Garner to second]; Moreno flied out to center; Foli doubled [Garner scored]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Pastore walked; Collins forced Pastore (pitcher to shortstop); Morgan flied out to center; Collins stole second; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. PIRATES 6TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Milner made an out to shortstop; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Foster struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. PIRATES 7TH: Ott singled; Garner flied out to left; Bibby out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ott to second]; Moreno singled to left [Ott out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Knight singled; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Knight to second]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR PASTORE; Spilman flied out to left; Collins struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. PIRATES 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Foli grounded out (second to first); Parker struck out; Stargell doubled; HUME REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (second to first); ROMO REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Concepcion singled; Foster singled [Concepcion to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Bench struck out while Concepcion advanced to third and Foster advanced to second on a wild pitch; Driessen was walked intentionally; Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. PIRATES 9TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott singled; Garner forced Ott (third to second); Tekulve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1. REDS 9TH: Geronimo struck out; CRUZ BATTED FOR HUME; Cruz doubled; Collins doubled [Cruz scored]; ROBERTS REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Morgan walked; D. ROBINSON REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Concepcion struck out; Foster grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 10TH: BAIR REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Moreno singled; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Moreno to second]; Parker singled [Moreno scored]; Stargell was walked intentionally [Parker to second]; B. Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2. REDS 10TH: Bench struck out; Driessen flied out to left; Knight flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

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