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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Mets

1979-08-25 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 16635 · 2:43

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Mets 8–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 9th. Doug Bair earned the win. Joel Youngblood went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	8	9
NYN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	9

W: Doug Bair L: Jeff Reardon SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Montague · 1B: Lee Weyer · 2B: Dutch Rennert · 3B: Lanny Harris · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Collins	4	2	3	2	1	0
Joe Morgan	4	0	1	0	1	0
Dave Concepcion	4	0	1	3	0	0
George Foster	4	1	1	1	1	0
Johnny Bench	5	2	2	1	0	0
Dan Driessen	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ray Knight	2	0	0	0	0	1
Cesar Geronimo	2	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Norman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Blair	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Spilman	0	1	0	0	1	0
Hector Cruz	1	1	1	1	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Taveras	5	0	2	1	0	1
Alex Trevino	2	0	1	0	1	1
Lee Mazzilli	3	0	0	0	2	1
John Stearns	5	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Hebner	3	1	0	0	1	0
Joel Youngblood	4	1	1	2	0	0
Dan Norman	4	1	1	0	0	1
Doug Flynn	4	0	2	0	0	0
Craig Swan	1	1	1	1	0	0
Elliott Maddox	1	0	1	0	0	0
Gil Flores	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Kranepool	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Hodges	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Norman	6.1	7	2	4
Doug Bair	1.2	1	1	0
Tom Hume	1.0	1	2	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Craig Swan	4.0	4	1	1
Andy Hassler	3.0	1	0	1
Jeff Reardon	1.0	2	0	0
Neil Allen	1.0	2	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Collins: S4
Joe Morgan: S9.1-3
Dave Concepcion: 9/SF.3-H
George Foster: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Frank Taveras: 13/BG
Alex Trevino: S8
Lee Mazzilli: W.1-2
John Stearns: 3/P
Richie Hebner: 46(1)/FO

Top 2

Johnny Bench: 3/G
Dan Driessen: 7
Ray Knight: HP
Cesar Geronimo: 63

Bot 2

Joel Youngblood: 8
Dan Norman: S9
Doug Flynn: 63.1-2
Craig Swan: D9.2-H
Frank Taveras: T7.2-H
Alex Trevino: K

Top 3

Fred Norman: 5/FL
Dave Collins: W
Joe Morgan: SB2
Joe Morgan: 31.2-3
Dave Concepcion: S7.3-H
George Foster: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Lee Mazzilli: 13
John Stearns: 563
Richie Hebner: 6/L

Top 4

Johnny Bench: HR/78
Dan Driessen: 9
Ray Knight: K
Cesar Geronimo: 63

Bot 4

Joel Youngblood: 43
Dan Norman: 63
Doug Flynn: S9
Elliott Maddox: S9.1-3
Frank Taveras: K

Top 5

Fred Norman: K/C
Dave Collins: S7
Joe Morgan: 46(1)/FO
Dave Concepcion: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Alex Trevino: W
Lee Mazzilli: K/C
John Stearns: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

George Foster: 9/9D
Johnny Bench: 63
Dan Driessen: 31

Bot 6

Richie Hebner: 3/G
Joel Youngblood: 63
Dan Norman: K

Top 7

Ray Knight: 4/L
Paul Blair: 53
Fred Norman: 63

Bot 7

Doug Flynn: S8
Gil Flores: 3/SH.1-2
Frank Taveras: 8
Ed Kranepool: 5/P

Top 8

Dave Collins: 43
Joe Morgan: 6/P
Dave Concepcion: 9

Bot 8

Lee Mazzilli: 9
John Stearns: 43
Richie Hebner: W
Joel Youngblood: HR/7.1-H
Dan Norman: 9

Top 9

George Foster: HR/78
Johnny Bench: D8/89
Dan Driessen: IW
Ray Knight: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Harry Spilman: IW
Hector Cruz: S/BG.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dave Collins: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Joe Morgan: SB2
Joe Morgan: IW
Dave Concepcion: 54(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
George Foster: W.1-2
Johnny Bench: 4/P

Bot 9

Doug Flynn: 43
Ron Hodges: W
Frank Taveras: S8.1-2
Ed Kranepool: 13.2-3;1-2
Lee Mazzilli: W
John Stearns: 6(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Jeff Reardon
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