Reds @ Cardinals
April 20, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 10 18 1
Cardinals 3 9 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 10 18 1
Cardinals 3 9 2

Steve Swisher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .000
At Bats 1 2
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Fred Norman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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Busch Stadium - April 20, 1979
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Out
Fred Norman
Johnny Bench
Arturo DeFreites
Junior Kennedy
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Dave Collins
Steve Swisher
Garry Templeton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 10 18 1 13
St. Louis Cardinals 3 9 2 8
Winning Pitcher Fred Norman
Losing Pitcher Bob Sykes
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI George Foster
Attendance 17,311
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Templeton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Templeton reaches second base with a double. Mumphrey goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kennedy strikes out.
Top 9 Mark Littell now pitching. Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Reitz strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hendrick hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Roger Freed pinch hits for Darold Knowles. Freed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight juggles the ball. That's an error on Knight. Hernandez scores. Freed moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Templeton scores.
Bottom 8 Swisher hits a popup towards first. DeFreites settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Arturo DeFreites now playing first base. Templeton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Norman is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knight moves to second.
Top 8 Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeFreites scores.
Top 8 Arturo DeFreites pinch hits for Dan Driessen. DeFreites hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. DeFreites reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Bench is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Mumphrey hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grieve moves to third.
Bottom 7 Grieve hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Grieve reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Reitz strikes out.
Top 7 Foster hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Darold Knowles now pitching. Steve Swisher now catching. Jerry Mumphrey now playing right field. Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hendrick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dave Collins now playing right field. Junior Kennedy now playing second base. Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Norman strikes out.
Top 6 Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Knight takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Driessen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
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.