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Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 26, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 26, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Falcone |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,619 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Lanny Harris 3B: Ed Montague |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Hector Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Alex Trevino | Catcher |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| John Stearns | Left Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Pete Falcone | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 26, 1979
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Falcone
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Falcone
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Falcone
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Falcone
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Flynn fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Seaver
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Seaver
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Seaver
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Seaver
There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Mazzilli steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Seaver
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Falcone
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Falcone
Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Falcone
There goes Driessen. The throw from Trevino and he is out, Flynn applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Falcone
Knight strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Seaver
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Seaver
Youngblood strikes out. There goes Kranepool. The throw from Bench to second, and Kranepool is out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Seaver
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Falcone
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Falcone
Seaver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Falcone
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Falcone
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Seaver
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falcone vs. Seaver
Falcone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Seaver
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Falcone
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Falcone
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Falcone
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Falcone
There's a wild pitch. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Falcone
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Seaver
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Seaver
Mazzilli 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 -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Seaver
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Falcone
Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Falcone
Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Seaver vs. Falcone
Seaver strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Falcone
Collins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Seaver
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Seaver
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Seaver
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Falcone
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Falcone
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Falcone
Foster takes first base on ball four. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Falcone
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. Concepcion moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Driessen vs. Falcone
Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Knight vs. Falcone
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Seaver
Flynn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falcone vs. Seaver
Falcone 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 -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Seaver
Taveras strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Falcone
Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stearns. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seaver vs. Falcone
Seaver bunts towards the mound. Falcone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Falcone
Collins hits a line drive into left field. Stearns picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stearns. Cruz scores. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Falcone
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Falcone
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Seaver
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Seaver
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Seaver
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Murray
Bench bunts towards the mound. Murray fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Murray
Driessen hits a fly ball towards center field. Mazzilli fields the ball and throws to second. Flynn drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Flynn. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Murray
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Murray
Cruz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seaver vs. Murray
Seaver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stearns. Seaver reaches second base with a double. Bench scores. Cruz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Murray
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Stearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Seaver
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Seaver
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards center. Cruz fields it and throws to second to catch Kranepool for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Seaver
Stearns hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Seaver
Flynn hits a line drive into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Murray
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Murray
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Murray
Foster takes first base on ball four. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Murray
Paul Blair pinch runs for George Foster.
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Glynn
Gil Flores now playing right field. Ed Glynn now pitching. Alex Trevino now playing second base. Joel Youngblood now playing left field. John Ste
Driessen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Driessen reaches second base with a double. Blair scores. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knight vs. Glynn
Knight is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Glynn
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench scores. Driessen scores. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seaver vs. Glynn
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Seaver
Paul Blair now playing center field. Junior Kennedy now playing second base. Hector Cruz now playing right field. Dave Collins now playing left fi
Flores hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Seaver
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Seaver
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1979 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Collins D, rf-lf 5 1 1 1 Taveras F, ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 5 0 2 1 Trevino A, c-2b 4 0 0 0
Kennedy J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 1 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 1 2 0 Hebner R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Foster G, lf 3 0 1 0 Kranepool E, 1b 3 0 2 0
Blair P, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Youngblood J, rf-lf 3 0 0 0
Bench J, c 5 2 2 1 Stearns J, lf-c 3 0 0 0
Driessen D, 1b 5 1 2 1 Flynn D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Knight R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Glynn E, p 0 0 0 0
Cruz H, cf-rf 4 2 3 2 Falcone P, p 2 0 0 0
Seaver T, p 5 0 2 2 Murray D, p 0 0 0 0
Flores G, rf 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 8 15 8 29 0 4 0
Cincinnati 000 000 224 -- 8
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone P (L) 6.1 9 2 2 2 4
Murray D 2.0 4 5 5 2 0
Glynn E 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
E -- Taveras F, Stearns J, Flynn D
DP -- Cincinnati 2, New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, New York 2
2B -- Cruz H, Seaver T, Driessen D
3B -- Cruz H
SB -- Mazzilli L
CS -- Driessen D, Kranepool E
WP -- Falcone P
T -- 2:27
A -- 20619
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