Reds @ Cardinals
April 20, 1979

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Top 6 R H E
Reds 7 11 0
Cardinals 0 3 2
Top 6 R H E
Reds 8 12 0
Cardinals 0 3 2

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .195
OBP .333 .333
At Bats 3 41
Hits 1 8
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 1 6

Buddy Schultz Season Stats

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0 1 0
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Busch Stadium - April 20, 1979
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Home Run
Buddy Schultz
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Mike Tyson
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Tom Grieve
George Hendrick
Tony Scott
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 5 Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tyson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Morgan hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geronimo scores. Griffey moves to third.
Top 5 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Norman bunts towards the mound. Schultz fields it and throws to first for the out. Geronimo moves to second.
Top 5 Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hendrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons strikes out.
Top 4 Driessen strikes out.
Top 4 Bench is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Buddy Schultz now pitching. Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to third.
Top 4 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion scores.
Top 4 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field. Grieve picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Grieve. Concepcion moves to second.
Top 4 Griffey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Norman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Knight takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Driessen. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag.
Top 3 Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster scores. Bench scores.
Top 3 Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Bench reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. Foster moves to third.
Top 3 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Morgan moves to third.
Top 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Griffey moves to third.
Top 3 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scott. Griffey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Sykes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Tyson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. Hendrick moves to third. Reitz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Norman strikes out.
Top 2 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 2 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bench is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Foster strikes out.
Top 1 Simmons fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Simmons. Griffey moves to third. Morgan moves to second.
Top 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Griffey. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Griffey steals second.
Top 1 Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.