Posting the 50th shutout of his career, Tom Seaver pitched the Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals and extended his personal winning streak to eight games. The Reds scored all their runs on two homers off John Denny in the second inning. Johnny Bench lashed a drive into the left field stands and Cesar Geronimo walked. Dave Collins then sliced a drive to left field and when Lou Brock missed an attempt at a shoestring catch, Collins raced around the bases for an inside-the-park homer to score behind Geronimo. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Friday, July      20, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  4
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   1   1   2     0   1   .344      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .318
  Blair lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .326
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Scott cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .271
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Driessen 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .246      Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Kennedy c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Reitz 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .278
Bench c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .254      Oberkfell 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Geronimo cf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .250      Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .140        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
                                                            McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   6   3     4   3             Totals               34   0   6   0     0   1

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 30,280
Left on Base: Reds 5, Cardinals 7
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 3
Errors: Collins, Concepcion, Bench, Seaver, Oberkfell
Doubles: Bench (10)
Home Runs: Bench (8), Collins (2)
Stolen Bases: Scott (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (3)
GIDP: Griffey (5), Bench (6), Collins (1), Templeton (7)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(10-5)          9     6   0   0   0   1   0  34   3.25
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   1   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(4-8)            7     5   3   3   4   3   2  28   4.89
McEnaney                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.63
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   3   2  35

Wild Pitches: Denny (4)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Jerry Dale


REDS 1ST: Collins struck out; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); Griffey reached on an error by Oberkfell [Griffey
to first]; Denny threw a wild pitch [Griffey to second];
Driessen walked; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott singled to center;
Scott stole second [Scott to third (error by Bench)]; Hernandez
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight struck out; Bench homered; Geronimo walked;
Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to
second]; Collins hit an inside the park homer to left [Geronimo
scored]; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied out to left; Kennedy singled to
left; Reitz popped to shortstop; Oberkfell flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: On a bunt Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first);
Driessen singled to first; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
second to first) [Driessen to second]; Knight grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Denny grounded out (third to first); Templeton
flied out to left; Brock singled to shortstop; Scott reached on
an error by Collins [Brock to third, Scott to second]; Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out (third
to first); Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick flied out to left; Kennedy grounded out
(first to pitcher); Reitz singled to center; Oberkfell lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: On a bunt Collins grounded out (pitcher to first);
Morgan walked; Griffey grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Denny reached on an error by Concepcion [Denny to
first]; Templeton grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Denny out at second]; Brock grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

REDS 6TH: Driessen flied out to center; Concepcion singled to
center; Knight singled to left [Concepcion to second]; Bench
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Knight out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott singled to second; Hernandez grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Scott to second]; Hendrick flied out to
center; Kennedy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo walked; On a bunt Seaver forced Geronimo
(pitcher to shortstop); Collins grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Seaver out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz singled to left; Oberkfell forced Reitz
(first to shortstop) [Oberkfell to second (error by Seaver;
assist by Concepcion)]; IORG BATTED FOR DENNY; Iorg lined to
left; Templeton popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (first unassisted);
Driessen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING LF); Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott popped to shortstop;
Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Knight
flied out to right; Bench doubled to left; Geronimo flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick popped to third in foul territory;
Kennedy lined to left; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 0.