Omar Moreno rapped a pair of singles and drove in two runs, including the deciding counter in the seventh inning, to enable the Pirates to defeat the Reds, 3-2. The Reds went ahead, 2-1, in the top of seventh when Ken Griffey singled, stole second and scored on an overthrow by catcher Steve Nicosia and a bobble of the ball by Moreno in center field.

In the Pirates' half, Willie Stargell delivered a pinch-single to drive in the tying run and Moreno, making up for his error, followed with a single to account for the winning tally. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       12, 1979 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  3  0
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   3  8  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .319      Moreno cf             4   0   2   2     0   1   .333
Kennedy 2b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Concepcion ss         3   1   0   0     1   1   .341      Parker rf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .327
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .341      B. Robinson lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Summers 1b            2   0   1   1     2   0   .268      Nicosia c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Knight 3b             2   0   1   0     2   1   .304        Ott ph,c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Sanguillen 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Morgan ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
  Bench ph,c          0   0   0   0     1   0   .198        Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .667
Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   3   .292        Berra 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Collins ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Garner 3b,2b          1   2   0   0     2   0   .228
Norman p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .111      Kison p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pastore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stargell ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .345
  Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Blyleven pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   3   1     8  11             Totals               29   3   8   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 18,745
Left on Base: Reds 9, Pirates 6
DP: Reds 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Moreno, Nicosia
Doubles: Summers (2), Parker (8)
Stolen Bases: Knight (2), Concepcion (9), Griffey (9), Moreno (16)
Caught Stealing: Garner (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kison (4)
GIDP: Sanguillen (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  6     2   1   1   3   2   0  22   3.74
Pastore L(1-3)          0.2   3   2   2   0   1   0   5   4.15
Tomlin                  1.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.76
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   3   0  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   5     1   0   0   4   4   0  20   3.94
Bibby W(3-1)            2     2   2   1   1   4   0   9   3.86
Tekulve                 0.2   0   0   0   2   2   0   4   5.25
Jackson SV(4)           1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.32
Totals                  9     3   2   1   8  11   0  38

Passed Balls: Nicosia (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Schratz, 1B - Bob Nelson, 2B - Harry Smail, 3B - Dick Tremblay


REDS 1ST: Griffey struck out; Kennedy grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to center; Foli flied out to
center; Parker doubled to left; B. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Summers
grounded out (second to first); Knight singled to right; Knight
stole second; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Nicosia struck out; Sanguillen flied out to right;
Stennett lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates
0.

REDS 3RD: Correll struck out; Norman struck out; Griffey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner walked; Kison out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Garner to second]; Moreno singled to right [Garner
scored]; Moreno stole second; Foli flied out to left; Parker
walked; B. Robinson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 4TH: Kennedy flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Foster walked; Summers walked [Foster to
second]; Knight walked [Foster to third, Summers to second];
Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Nicosia grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); Stennett grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 5TH: Correll struck out; Norman walked; Griffey flied out
to left; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner walked; EASLER BATTED FOR KISON; Garner was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Easler flied out
to center; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 1.

REDS 6TH: BIBBY REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Concepcion walked;
Concepcion stole second; Foster struck out; Summers doubled to
right [Concepcion scored]; Nicosia allowed a passed ball
[Summers to third]; Knight struck out; Geronimo grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
flied out to right; B. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 1.

REDS 7TH: Correll struck out; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR NORMAN;
Driessen grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled to
right; Griffey stole second [Griffey scored (error by Nicosia)
(error by Moreno) (unearned)]; Kennedy struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: PASTORE REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); OTT BATTED
FOR NICOSIA; Ott struck out; Sanguillen singled to right;
Stennett singled to center [Sanguillen to second]; ALEXANDER RAN
FOR STENNETT; Garner forced Sanguillen (third unassisted)
[Alexander to second]; STARGELL BATTED FOR BIBBY; Stargell
singled to right [Alexander scored, Garner to third]; BLYLEVEN
RAN FOR STARGELL; TOMLIN REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Moreno
singled to center [Garner scored, Blyleven to second]; Foli
forced Blyleven (third unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
2, Pirates 3.

REDS 8TH: OTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GARNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BERRA REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 3B);
TEKULVE REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Concepcion was called out
on strikes; Foster struck out; Summers walked; Knight walked
[Summers to second]; MORGAN BATTED FOR GERONIMO; JACKSON
REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); BENCH BATTED FOR MORGAN; Bench
walked [Summers to third, Knight to second]; COLLINS BATTED FOR
CORRELL; Collins flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BENCH STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Parker singled to center; B. Robinson
singled to center [Parker to second]; Ott forced Parker (pitcher
to third) [B. Robinson to second]; Sanguillen grounded into a
double play (third to first) [B. Robinson out at third]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 3.

REDS 9TH: AUERBACH BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Auerbach popped to right;
Griffey was called out on strikes; Kennedy flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 3.