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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1979-07-24 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 19517 · 3:16

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–5. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 1st. Fred Norman earned the win and Doug Bair picked up the save. Ken Griffey went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	13
PIT	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	11

W: Fred Norman L: Bruce Kison SV: Doug Bair

Umpires — HP: Dave Pallone · 1B: Paul Runge · 2B: Dick Stello · 3B: Bob Engel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Collins	5	1	3	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	4	1	0	0	1	1
Ken Griffey	5	2	3	2	0	0
Dan Driessen	5	1	1	1	0	1
Dave Concepcion	4	1	2	0	1	2
Ray Knight	5	0	2	2	0	0
Johnny Bench	4	0	1	1	1	1
Paul Blair	4	0	1	0	0	1
Fred Norman	4	0	0	0	0	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Omar Moreno	4	0	1	0	1	0
Tim Foli	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Parker	3	1	1	0	2	0
Bill Robinson	5	1	1	0	0	1
Willie Stargell	4	2	3	2	0	1
Bill Madlock	4	1	1	2	0	0
Phil Garner	3	0	1	0	1	0
Steve Nicosia	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Coleman	1	0	1	0	0	0
Lee Lacy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Sanguillen	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Milner	1	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Easler	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Norman	7.1	10	2	1
Doug Bair	1.2	1	2	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bruce Kison	0.1	6	0	1
Joe Coleman	3.2	3	0	3
Enrique Romo	3.0	3	2	5
Grant Jackson	1.0	1	0	0
Kent Tekulve	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Collins: S9
Joe Morgan: K
Ken Griffey: S8.1-3
Dan Driessen: S4.3-H;1-2
Dave Concepcion: S8.2-3;1-2
Ray Knight: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Johnny Bench: S7.3-H;1-2
Paul Blair: WP.2-3;1-2
Paul Blair: K
Fred Norman: K

Bot 1

Omar Moreno: 53
Tim Foli: 3/P
Dave Parker: W
Bill Robinson: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Dave Collins: S7
Joe Morgan: 53.1-2
Ken Griffey: S3.2-3
Dan Driessen: 7
Dave Concepcion: K

Bot 2

Willie Stargell: K
Bill Madlock: 63
Phil Garner: 53

Top 3

Ray Knight: 8
Johnny Bench: 4/P
Paul Blair: S8
Fred Norman: 3/G

Bot 3

Steve Nicosia: 8/L
Joe Coleman: D8
Omar Moreno: 3/G.2-3
Tim Foli: 53

Top 4

Dave Collins: 31
Joe Morgan: 9/9D
Ken Griffey: 8

Bot 4

Dave Parker: D9
Bill Robinson: 43.2-3
Willie Stargell: S9.3-H
Bill Madlock: HR/78.1-H
Phil Garner: S8
Steve Nicosia: S8.1-2
Lee Lacy: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Omar Moreno: W.1X3(6)

Top 5

Dan Driessen: K
Dave Concepcion: K
Ray Knight: E5.B-1
Johnny Bench: BK.1-2
Johnny Bench: K

Bot 5

Tim Foli: 6/P
Dave Parker: 8/L
Bill Robinson: 8

Top 6

Paul Blair: 8
Fred Norman: K
Dave Collins: 13/BG

Bot 6

Willie Stargell: S9
Bill Madlock: 54(1)/FO
Phil Garner: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Joe Morgan: W
Ken Griffey: HR/9.1-H
Dan Driessen: 9
Dave Concepcion: S7
Ray Knight: S8.1-3
Johnny Bench: IW.1-2
Paul Blair: 4/P
Fred Norman: K

Bot 7

Steve Nicosia: 53
Manny Sanguillen: 13
Omar Moreno: S8
Tim Foli: 53

Top 8

Dave Collins: S7
Joe Morgan: 4/P
Ken Griffey: 46(1)/FO
Dan Driessen: WP.1-2
Dan Driessen: 8

Bot 8

Dave Parker: 3/G
Bill Robinson: D7
Willie Stargell: S8.2-H
Bill Madlock: 9
Phil Garner: W.1-2
John Milner: S9.2-H;1-3
Mike Easler: K/C

Top 9

Dave Concepcion: W
Ray Knight: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Johnny Bench: 43

Bot 9

Omar Moreno: 7
Tim Foli: 4/P
Dave Parker: W
Bill Robinson: K

Notes & reviews

Protest=H
Lee Lacy broke for 2B on ball four and thought he was out, so he left the base and was tagged out; the Pirates argued 34 minutes and then protested game

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