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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 21, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 21, 1979 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Silvio Martinez |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 16,776 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Sharp 1B: Bill Lawson 2B: Joe Bendekovits 3B: Jim Jones |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| 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 |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Tony Scott | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
| Silvio Martinez | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 21, 1979
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Martinez
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Martinez
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Martinez
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Martinez
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Driessen vs. Martinez
Driessen hits a line drive into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffey tags and scores. Concepcion tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Martinez
There goes Morgan. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bench vs. Martinez
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. LaCoss
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. LaCoss
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. LaCoss
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Martinez
Knight takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Martinez
Geronimo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCoss vs. Martinez
LaCoss bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Oberkfell covering, for the out. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Martinez
Griffey hits a line drive into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. LaCoss
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. LaCoss
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. LaCoss
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it and throws to second for the out. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. LaCoss
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oberkfell vs. LaCoss
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Martinez
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Martinez
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Simmons settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Simmons. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Martinez
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Martinez
There goes Morgan. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Martinez
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Martinez
Driessen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. LaCoss
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. LaCoss
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. LaCoss
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Martinez
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Martinez
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Martinez
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCoss vs. Martinez
LaCoss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. LaCoss
Hernandez hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. LaCoss
Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. LaCoss
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. LaCoss
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. LaCoss
Reitz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Martinez
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Martinez
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Martinez
There goes Concepcion. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Concepcion steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Martinez
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Martinez
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. LaCoss
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. LaCoss
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. LaCoss
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Martinez
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Martinez
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Martinez
Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Martinez
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. LaCoss
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. LaCoss
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. LaCoss
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. LaCoss
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Martinez
LaCoss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Martinez
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Martinez
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Martinez
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Martinez
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Martinez
Driessen takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Bruno
Tom Bruno now pitching.
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. LaCoss
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. LaCoss
Reitz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. LaCoss
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Bruno
Knight hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Bruno
Geronimo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Bruno
LaCoss is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. LaCoss
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Tom Bruno.
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carbo for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. LaCoss
Brock 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, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. LaCoss
Templeton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. LaCoss
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Littell
Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. Mark Littell now pitching.
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Littell
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Littell
There goes Concepcion. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Concepcion steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Littell
There's a wild pitch. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Littell
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Littell
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Littell
There's a wild pitch. Morgan scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Littell
Driessen takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Littell
Bench takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to third. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Knight vs. Littell
Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Geronimo vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bair
Doug Bair now pitching.
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Bair
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Bair
Scott hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Bair
Reitz hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1979 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Griffey K, rf 5 1 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 2 2 0 Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 2 1 2 0 Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0
Foster G, lf 5 0 2 2 Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 0
Driessen D, 1b 2 0 0 1 Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench J, c 3 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 2 1 2 1
Knight R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hendrick G, cf 2 0 0 0
Geronimo C, cf 5 0 0 0 Scott T, rf 4 0 0 0
LaCoss M, p 3 0 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bair D, p 0 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, 2b 3 0 0 0
Martinez S, p 2 0 0 0
Bruno T, p 0 0 0 0
Carbo B, ph 1 0 0 0
Mumphrey J, lf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 3 30 1 3 1
Cincinnati 100 000 102 -- 4
St.Louis 000 100 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (W) 8.0 3 1 1 3 2
Bair D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez S (L) 6.2 8 2 2 5 5
Bruno T 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Littell M 0.2 1 2 2 4 0
Knowles D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Simmons T
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 13, St.Louis 6
HR -- Simmons T
SB -- Morgan J 2, Concepcion D 2
SH -- LaCoss M
SF -- Driessen D
WP -- Littell M 2
T -- 2:35
A -- 16776
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