Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Dodgers
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 20, 1979
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 20, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 40,087 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Jim Quick |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Von Joshua | Right Fielder |
| Derrel Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Don Sutton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Junior Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Champ Summers | Left Fielder |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Dodgers
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
May 20, 1979
Top 1
-
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Seaver
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Seaver
Bench fires to first and picks off Lopes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Seaver
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Seaver
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomasson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Sutton
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutton covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Sutton
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Sutton
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Driessen vs. Sutton
Driessen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes catches it and throws to second with Russell covering, to double up Concepcion. View Play
Top 2
-
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Seaver
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Seaver
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joshua vs. Seaver
Joshua hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sutton
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Sutton
The ball gets by Yeager for a passed ball. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Summers vs. Sutton
Summers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Sutton
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Sutton
Geronimo hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Seaver
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Seaver
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutton vs. Seaver
Sutton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Seaver
Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Seaver
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Sutton
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Sutton
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields the ball and throws to Sutton covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Sutton
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Sutton
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffey tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Sutton
Driessen hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Seaver
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Seaver
Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Seaver
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sutton
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Sutton
Summers strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Sutton
Knight is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
-
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joshua vs. Seaver
Joshua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Seaver
There goes Joshua. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Seaver
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Seaver
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Sutton
Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Sutton
Seaver hits a line drive towards third. Thomas catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Geronimo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffey vs. Sutton
Griffey hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Sutton
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Seaver
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Seaver
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Seaver
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomasson vs. Seaver
Thomasson takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garvey vs. Seaver
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Sutton
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Sutton
Driessen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sutton
Bench strikes out. View Play
Top 7
-
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Seaver
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joshua vs. Seaver
Joshua hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Summers. Joshua reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Seaver
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Seaver
Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Joshua scores. There goes Thomas trying to get to second. Summers throws the ball in to Knight who relays the ball to Concepcion who tags Thomas for the out. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutton vs. Seaver
Sutton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Sutton
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Sutton
Knight is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Sutton
Geronimo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Joshua. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Sutton
Dave Collins pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching. Rick Auerbach now playing second base.
Lopes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Summers. Lopes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Hume
Russell bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomasson vs. Hume
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Auerbach misplays the ball. That's an error on Auerbach. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Hume
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopes tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Hume
Baker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Sutton
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Sutton
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes misplays the ball. That's an error on Lopes. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Sutton
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Auerbach moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Sutton
There's a wild pitch. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Driessen vs. Sutton
Driessen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sutton
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Sutton
Summers hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joshua vs. Hume
Joshua hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hume
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Pastore
Frank Pastore now pitching.
Yeager bunts towards the mound. Pastore fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Pastore
Reggie Smith pinch hits for Don Sutton.
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Pastore
Ted Martinez pinch runs for Reggie Smith.
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Pastore
Russell hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Welch
Ted Martinez now playing third base. Bob Welch now pitching. Derrel Thomas now playing center field. Gary Thomasson now playing right field.
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Welch
Geronimo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Welch
Paul Blair pinch hits for Frank Pastore.
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Welch
Griffey strikes out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 5/20/1979 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 4 2 3 2 Griffey K, rf 5 1 1 0
Russell B, ss 5 0 1 0 Kennedy J, 2b 3 0 2 0
Thomasson G, cf-rf 3 0 0 0 Auerbach R, 2b 1 1 0 0
Garvey S, 1b 3 0 0 1 Concepcion D, ss 3 1 2 1
Baker D, lf 4 0 0 0 Driessen D, 1b 4 1 1 3
Joshua V, rf 4 2 3 1 Bench J, c 4 0 1 0
Welch B, p 0 0 0 0 Summers C, lf 4 0 0 0
Thomas D, 3b-cf 2 2 1 0 Knight R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Yeager S, c 3 0 1 1 Geronimo C, cf 4 0 3 0
Sutton D, p 3 0 0 0 Seaver T, p 2 0 0 0
Smith R, ph 1 0 1 1 Collins D, ph 1 0 0 0
Martinez T, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Hume T, p 0 0 0 0
Pastore F, p 0 0 0 0
Blair P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 10 6 36 4 10 4
Los Angeles 002 000 112 -- 6
Cincinnati 001 000 030 -- 4
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton D (W) 8.0 9 4 3 0 6
Welch B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T 7.0 7 3 3 3 3
Hume T (L)* 1.0 2 3 2 1 1
Pastore F 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Thomas D, Auerbach R, Lopes D
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 5, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Concepcion D, Joshua V, Geronimo C 2, Lopes D
HR -- Lopes D, Driessen D, Joshua V
CS -- Joshua V
SH -- Yeager S
SF -- Concepcion D, Garvey S
WP -- Sutton D
PB -- Yeager S
T -- 2:34
A -- 40087
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
