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Expos
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
June 8, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Montreal Expos, played on June 8, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Rogers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 27,833 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Dutch Rennert 3B: Dave Pallone |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Steve Rogers | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Junior Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
June 8, 1979
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. LaCoss
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. LaCoss
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. LaCoss
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Rogers
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Rogers
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Rogers
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. LaCoss
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. LaCoss
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. LaCoss
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off LaCoss, and towards Concepcion, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. LaCoss
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Rogers
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Rogers
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Rogers
There goes Driessen. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Driessen steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Rogers
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Rogers
Knight strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. LaCoss
Speier strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogers vs. LaCoss
Rogers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. LaCoss
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. LaCoss
There goes Dawson. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Dawson steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. LaCoss
There's a wild pitch. Dawson moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. LaCoss
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cromartie vs. LaCoss
There goes Scott. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Scott steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cromartie vs. LaCoss
Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Rogers
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Rogers
LaCoss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Rogers
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. LaCoss
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. LaCoss
Carter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. LaCoss
Valentine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Valentine reaches second base with a double. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parrish vs. LaCoss
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Speier vs. LaCoss
Speier is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rogers vs. LaCoss
Rogers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Rogers
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Rogers
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Rogers
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Rogers
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. Kennedy scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Rogers
Bench hits a popup towards the mound. Rogers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. LaCoss
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. LaCoss
There goes Dawson. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Dawson steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. LaCoss
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. LaCoss
Cromartie hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. LaCoss
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Rogers
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Rogers
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCoss vs. Rogers
LaCoss bunts towards the mound. Rogers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Scott covering - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. LaCoss
Carter hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. LaCoss
Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. LaCoss
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. LaCoss
Speier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Rogers
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Rogers
There goes Griffey. The throw from Carter and he is out, Speier applying the tag. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Rogers
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Rogers
Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Rogers
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. LaCoss
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Steve Rogers.
Hutton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. LaCoss
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hutton moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. LaCoss
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out. Hutton moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cromartie vs. LaCoss
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder now pitching.
Driessen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Schatzeder
Bench hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Schatzeder
Knight hits a line drive into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Schatzeder
Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. LaCoss
Perez hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. LaCoss
Carter hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. LaCoss
Valentine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Valentine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. LaCoss
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Schatzeder
LaCoss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Schatzeder
Griffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sosa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Sosa
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Sosa
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Sosa
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. LaCoss
Jerry White pinch hits for Chris Speier.
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy misplays the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. White moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. LaCoss
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Elias Sosa.
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Solaita for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dawson vs. LaCoss
Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. LaCoss
Scott hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. LaCoss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1979 -- Montreal at Cincinnati (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Dawson A, cf 4 0 3 1 Griffey K, rf 3 0 1 0
Scott R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 2b 3 2 1 0
Cromartie W, lf 4 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 0 2 0
Perez T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Foster G, lf 4 0 1 1
Carter G, c 3 0 0 0 Driessen D, 1b 4 1 2 2
Valentine E, rf 4 0 2 0 Bench J, c 3 0 0 0
Parrish L, 3b 4 1 1 1 Knight R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Speier C, ss 2 0 0 0 Geronimo C, cf 3 0 1 0
White J, ph 1 1 0 0 LaCoss M, p 3 0 0 0
Rogers S, p 2 0 0 0
Hutton T, ph 0 0 0 0
Schatzeder D, p 0 0 0 0
Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0
Solaita T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 30 3 8 3
Montreal 000 001 001 -- 2
Cincinnati 000 100 11x -- 3
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers S 6.0 5 1 1 1 3
Schatzeder D (L) 1.1 1 2 2 1 0
Sosa E 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (W) 9.0 7 2 1 4 3
E -- Kennedy J
DP -- Montreal 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Montreal 9, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Valentine E 2
HR -- Parrish L, Driessen D
SB -- Driessen D, Dawson A 2, Scott R
CS -- Griffey K
SF -- Dawson A
WP -- LaCoss M
T -- 2:32
A -- 27833
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