Cubs @ Reds
July 15, 1979

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 5 1
Reds 7 10 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 5 1
Reds 7 10 1

Mike Vail Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .350
OBP .000 .404
At Bats 0 80
Hits 0 28
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 19

Doug Bair Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 13
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Riverfront Stadium - July 15, 1979
•
Strikeout
Doug Bair
Vic Correll
Harry Spilman
Junior Kennedy
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Mike Vail

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 5 1 8
Cincinnati Reds 7 10 1 10
Winning Pitcher Tom Seaver
Losing Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ray Knight
Attendance 36,071
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
View Box Score
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mike Vail pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen. Vail strikes out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bill Buckner pinch hits for Ted Sizemore. Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out.
Top 9 Doug Bair now pitching. Foote strikes out.
Bottom 8 Spilman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Seaver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ontiveros for the out.
Top 8 Biittner strikes out.
Top 8 Martin strikes out.
Top 8 Henderson takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second.
Top 8 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Seaver strikes out.
Bottom 7 Correll hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Geronimo takes first base on ball four. Knight moves to second.
Bottom 7 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Steve Dillard pinch hits for Rick Reuschel. Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spilman hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Foster takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second.
Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffey tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffey moves to third.
Bottom 6 Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Foote strikes out.
Top 6 Ontiveros strikes out.
Top 6 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. Martin moves to third.
Top 6 Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Martin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Correll strikes out.
Bottom 5 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out. Spilman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Knight strikes out.
Bottom 5 Spilman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Reuschel strikes out.
Bottom 4 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore. Griffey moves to third.
Bottom 4 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Seaver strikes out.
Bottom 4 Correll hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Foote hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Correll settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ontiveros for the out.
Bottom 3 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Spilman bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to third for the out. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 3 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Martin reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Correll hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 2 Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Knight hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thompson. Knight reaches second base with a double. Foster scores. Spilman goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Spilman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 1 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kennedy bunts towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields the ball and throws to Reuschel covering. Safe.
Top 1 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 1 Ontiveros is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. Biittner moves to second.
Top 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out. De Jesus scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight juggles the ball. That's an error on Knight.