Homers by John Milner and Dave Parker highlighted a 17-hit attack that carried the Pirates to a 9-2 rout of the Reds. The Bucs got a pair of runs in the first inning on a single by Omar Moreno, triple by Parker and single by Willie Stargell.

Four runs followed in the fourth on singles by Ed Ott, Rennie Stennett, Bill Robinson and Tim Foli and a triple by Moreno. Milner homered with one on in the fifth and Parker added a solo blast in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     24, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      2  0  0    4  2  0    0  0  1  -   9 17  0
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   2   2   2     0   0   .304      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .362
Foli ss               5   0   1   1     0   0   .045      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .342
Parker rf             5   2   3   2     0   1   .304      Morgan 2b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .350
Stargell 1b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .341        Kennedy 2b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Milner lf             5   1   3   2     0   1   .484      Foster lf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .424
Garner 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Ott c                 5   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .321
Stennett 2b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .235      Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .190
D. Robinson p         3   1   2   0     0   0   .364      Correll c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
                                                          Pastore p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Capilla p           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Collins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               42   9  17   9     0   4             Totals               34   2  10   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 18,372
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Reds 7
DP: Pirates 3, Reds 1
Doubles: Stennett 2 (3), Stargell (4), Milner (4), Correll (2), Geronimo (2)
Triples: Parker (2), Moreno (3)
Home Runs: Milner (4), Parker (2), Morgan (2)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (7), Morgan (7)
Sacrifice Hits: D. Robinson (2)
GIDP: Moreno (1), Driessen (1), Foster (4), Knight (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson W(2-1)      9    10   2   2   2   2   1  36   2.16
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   2   1  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore L(0-2)          3.2  10   6   6   0   3   0  20   5.68
Capilla                 3.1   4   2   2   0   0   1  14   4.50
Tomlin                  2     3   1   1   0   1   1   9   2.25
Totals                  9    17   9   9   0   4   2  43

Wild Pitches: Pastore (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Cliff Schaller, 2B - Jerry Fick, 3B - Ed Oliger


PIRATES 1ST: Debut for umpire Ed Oliger; Moreno singled
to center; Moreno stole second; Foli flied out to right; Parker
tripled to right [Moreno scored]; Stargell singled to left
[Parker scored]; Milner singled to center [Stargell to second];
Garner struck out; Ott grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(second to first); Morgan homered; Foster walked; Driessen
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Reds 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett doubled to right; D. Robinson reached on a
fielder's choice [Stennett out at third (pitcher to third)];
Moreno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [D. Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Knight was called out on strikes; Geronimo flied out
to right; Correll doubled to center; Pastore lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli flied out to left; Parker struck out; Stargell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Griffey struck out; Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Foster
walked; Driessen popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Milner was called out on strikes; Garner grounded
out (second to first); Ott singled to left; Pastore threw a wild
pitch [Ott to second]; Stennett singled to right [Ott scored];
D. Robinson singled to right [Stennett to second]; Moreno
tripled to right [Stennett scored, D. Robinson scored]; Foli
singled to left [Moreno scored]; CAPILLA REPLACED PASTORE
(PITCHING); Parker popped to shortstop; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
flied out to left; Correll flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell doubled to left; Milner homered [Stargell
scored]; Garner flied out to center; Ott flied out to center;
Stennett grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 8, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Capilla singled to left; Griffey flied out to center;
Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Reds 1.

PIRATES 6TH: D. Robinson singled to second; Moreno lined to
left; Foli flied out to left; Parker singled to right [D.
Robinson to third]; Stargell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Foster singled to right; Driessen grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Foster out at second]; Knight
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 8, Reds 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Garner
grounded out (second to first); Ott lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Correll flied out to
right; COLLINS BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Collins singled to left;
Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8,
Reds 1.

PIRATES 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); KENNEDY
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Stennett doubled to right; D.
Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stennett to
third]; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Foli flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
singled to left; Foster grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Kennedy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 8, Reds 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker homered; Stargell struck out; Milner doubled
to left; Garner grounded out (third to first) [Milner to third];
Ott lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Driessen singled to right; Knight grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Driessen out at
second]; Geronimo doubled to center; Correll singled to right
[Geronimo scored]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Summers flied out
to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Reds 2.