Top 1

• Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richards vs. Pastore
  
  Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Pastore
  
  There goes Richards. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Richards steals second. View Play 
• Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. Pastore
  
  Smith hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dade vs. Pastore
  
  Dade strikes out. View Play 
• Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Winfield vs. Pastore
  
  Winfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richards scores. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tenace vs. Pastore
  
  Tenace strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Jones
  
  Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Auerbach vs. Jones
  
  Auerbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Collins vs. Jones
  
  There goes Morgan. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Bevacqua applying the tag. Auerbach moves to second. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Collins vs. Jones
  
  Collins bunts in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bench vs. Jones
  
  Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Bench reaches second base with a double. Auerbach scores. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Knight vs. Jones
  
  The ball gets by Tenace for a passed ball. Bench moves to third. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Knight vs. Jones
  
  Knight hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Jones
  
  Cruz strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Pastore
  
  Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Briggs vs. Pastore
  
  Briggs strikes out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Almon vs. Pastore
  
  Almon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Pastore
  
  Jones strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Jones
  
  Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Correll vs. Jones
  
  Correll hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pastore vs. Jones
  
  Pastore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richards vs. Pastore
  
  Richards strikes out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Pastore
  
  Smith hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dade vs. Pastore
  
  Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Jones
  
  Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Auerbach vs. Jones
  
  Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Collins vs. Jones
  
  Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Jones
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Winfield vs. Pastore
  
  Winfield hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tenace vs. Pastore
  
  Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Pastore
  
  Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knight vs. Jones
  
  Knight strikes out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Jones
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Jones
  
  Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Briggs vs. Pastore
  
  Briggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Almon vs. Pastore
  
  Almon hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Pastore
  
  Jones bunts towards the mound. Pastore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Richards vs. Pastore
  
  Richards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Richards reaches second base with a double. Briggs moves to third. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Smith vs. Pastore
  
  Smith hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Correll vs. Jones
  
  Correll hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pastore vs. Jones
  
  Pastore bunts in front of the plate. Tenace fields it and throws to first for the out. Correll moves to second. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morgan vs. Jones
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Correll moves to third. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Auerbach vs. Jones
  
  Auerbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Correll scores. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Collins vs. Jones
  
  Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Auerbach moves to second. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bench vs. Rasmussen
  
  Eric Rasmussen now pitching.
  
  Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knight vs. Rasmussen
  
  Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dade vs. Pastore
  
  Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Winfield vs. Pastore
  
  Winfield strikes out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tenace vs. Pastore
  
  Tenace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bevacqua vs. Pastore
  
  Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Rasmussen
  
  Bobby Tolan now playing right field. Bill Fahey now catching.
  
  Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Rasmussen
  
  Blair strikes out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Correll vs. Rasmussen
  
  Correll hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua juggles the ball. That's an error on Bevacqua. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pastore vs. Rasmussen
  
  Pastore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Briggs vs. Pastore
  
  Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Almon vs. Pastore
  
  Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Pastore
  
  Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen.
  
  Johnstone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Richards vs. Pastore
  
  Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnstone moves to second. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smith vs. Pastore
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Fingers
  
  Fernando Gonzalez now playing second base. Rollie Fingers now pitching. Bill Almon now playing shortstop.
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Auerbach vs. Fingers
  
  Auerbach takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Collins vs. Fingers
  
  Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spilman vs. Fingers
  
  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Johnny Bench.
  
  Spilman strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dade vs. Hume
  
  Harry Spilman now playing first base. Tom Hume now pitching. Junior Kennedy now playing second base.
  
  Dade hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolan vs. Hume
  
  Tolan 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 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fahey vs. Hume
  
  Fahey hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knight vs. Fingers
  
  Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Fingers
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Fingers
  
  Blair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blair for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Hume
  
  Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Briggs vs. Hume
  
  Briggs 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 
• Padres, 1 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Almon vs. Hume
  
  Almon hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/5/1979 -- San Diego at Cincinnati (D)

  San Diego          AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Richards G, lf        4  1  3  0   Morgan J, 2b          3  1  1  1   
Smith O, ss           4  0  0  0   Hume T, p             0  0  0  0   
Fingers R, p          0  0  0  0   Auerbach R, ss        3  2  2  1   
Dade P, cf            4  0  0  0   Collins D, lf         4  1  1  0   
Winfield D, rf        3  0  1  1   Bench J, 1b           3  2  2  4   
Tolan B, rf           1  0  0  0   Spilman H, ph-1b      1  0  0  0   
Tenace G, c           3  0  1  0   Knight R, 3b          4  1  1  2   
Fahey B, c            1  0  0  0   Cruz H, rf            4  1  1  1   
Bevacqua K, 3b        4  0  0  0   Blair P, cf           4  0  0  0   
Briggs D, 1b          4  0  1  0   Correll V, c          3  1  1  0   
Almon B, 2b-ss        3  0  0  0   Pastore F, p          2  0  0  0   
Jones R, p            2  0  0  0   Kennedy J, 2b         0  0  0  0   
Rasmussen E, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Johnstone J, ph       1  0  1  0                                      
Gonzalez F, 2b        0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  1  7  1                        31  9  9  9

San Diego        100 000 000 --  1
Cincinnati       301 041 00x --  9

  San Diego            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones R (L)           4.2  7  7  7  1  2
Rasmussen E           1.1  2  2  2  0  1
Fingers R             2.0  0  0  0  1  1

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pastore F (W)         7.0  7  1  1  1  6
Hume T                2.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Bevacqua K
DP -- San Diego 1
LOB -- San Diego 7, Cincinnati 1
2B -- Bench J, Richards G
HR -- Knight R, Morgan J, Bench J, Cruz H
SB -- Richards G
CS -- Morgan J
SH -- Pastore F
PB -- Tenace G
T -- 2:00
A -- 42812

    

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