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September 15, 1979

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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Reds	1	5	0
Dodgers	1	6	0

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Reds	1	5	0
Dodgers	1	6	0

Bill Russell Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.270
OBP	1.000	.294
At Bats	3	593
Hits	3	160
• Singles	2	125
• Doubles	1	24
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	21
RBI’s	0	50

Mario Soto Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	2	0

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Dodger Stadium - September 15, 1979

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Out

Mario Soto

Johnny Bench

Dan Driessen

Junior Kennedy

Ray Knight

Dave Concepcion

George Foster

Hector Cruz

Dave Collins

Bill Russell

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 8 Mario Soto now pitching. Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Concepcion strikes out.

Top 8 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Collins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 8 Harry Spilman pinch hits for Fred Norman. Spilman strikes out.

Bottom 7 Beckwith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckwith for the out.

Bottom 7 Yeager strikes out.

Bottom 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Driessen hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Ferguson hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Baker takes first base on ball four. Garvey moves to second.

Bottom 6 Cey hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 There goes Russell. The throw from Bench and he is out, Kennedy applying the tag.

Bottom 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 6 Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Concepcion strikes out.

Top 6 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Collins bunts towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Beckwith hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Norman hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Joe Beckwith now pitching. Knight bunts towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 4 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Driessen hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Lopes hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Welch strikes out.

Top 3 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Collins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Collins reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 Norman bunts towards the mound. Welch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Lopes covering - double play.

Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Yeager strikes out.

Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Knight reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Knight hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bench moves to second.

Top 2 Bench takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Foster strikes out.

Bottom 1 Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Cey strikes out.

Bottom 1 Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Russell reaches second base with a double. Lopes moves to third.

Bottom 1 Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Concepcion hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Collins strikes out.

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Reds @ Dodgers
September 15, 1979