With Tom Seaver posting his ninth straight victory, the Reds won the opener of a doubleheader, 9-2, before losing the nightcap to the Padres, 5-4. The Reds broke the first game open with four runs in the third inning. A double by Johnny Bench plated two tallies, a double by Ray Knight added another and an infield out by Dave Concepcion produced the fourth run of the frame.

The Padres scored twice in the seventh inning to capture the second game. A triple by Jay Johnstone drove home the tying run and a pinch-single by Jerry Turner scored Johnstone with the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, San Diego Padres 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    12, 1979 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  1  4    0  2  0    0  0  2  -   9 13  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Richards cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .272
  Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Smith ss              3   0   2   0     1   0   .210
Collins lf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .320      Dade 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Cruz rf               4   2   1   1     1   1   .205      Winfield rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Bench c               5   3   2   2     0   0   .264      Turner lf             3   1   0   0     1   2   .252
Concepcion ss         3   2   0   1     2   1   .300      Tenace c              2   0   1   0     2   1   .262
Knight 3b             5   0   3   3     0   0   .318      Briggs 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .211
Driessen 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .241      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .217
  Spilman pr,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .102
Geronimo cf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .249        Owchinko p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .095
Seaver p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .135        Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Mura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083

Totals               40   9  13   9     3   3             Totals               31   2   7   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Reds 7, Padres 6
DP: Reds 3, Padres 1
Errors: Richards
Doubles: Collins (11), Knight (26), Driessen (18), Bench (13), Gonzalez (12)
Home Runs: Cruz (4)
GIDP: Seaver (1), Briggs 2 (3), Gonzalez (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(11-5)          9     7   2   2   4   5   0  35   3.22
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   5   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(10-9)           2.1   6   5   5   2   1   0  15   3.02
Owchinko                3.2   3   2   1   1   1   0  15   4.11
Mura                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.17
Fingers                 2     4   2   2   0   1   1  10   4.69
Totals                  9    13   9   8   3   3   1  43

Passed Balls: Tenace (8)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jerry Dale


REDS 1ST: Morgan flied out to left; Collins grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz struck out but advanced to first on a
passed ball; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
popped to catcher in foul territory; Dade grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion walked; Knight flied out to left; Driessen
grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to second]; Geronimo
singled to center [Concepcion scored, Geronimo to second (on
throw to home)]; Seaver singled to shortstop [Geronimo out at
home (first to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (second to first); Turner
grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan singled to right; Collins doubled to left
[Morgan to third]; Cruz walked; Bench singled to left [Morgan
scored, Collins scored, Cruz to third, Bench to second (on
throw)]; Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Cruz scored,
Bench stayed at second]; Knight doubled to center [Bench
scored]; OWCHINKO REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Driessen flied out
to center; Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Briggs struck out; Gonzalez flied out to right;
Owchinko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

REDS 4TH: Seaver struck out; Morgan flied out to center; Collins
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
5, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Richards flied out to right; On a bunt Smith
singled; Dade lined to right; Winfield flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

REDS 5TH: Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Bench reached
on an error by Richards [Bench to second]; Concepcion walked;
Knight singled to center [Bench scored (unearned), Concepcion to
second]; Driessen singled to center [Concepcion to third, Knight
to second]; Geronimo singled to left [Concepcion scored, Knight
to third, Driessen to second]; Seaver grounded into a double
play (third to catcher to first) [Knight out at home]; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Turner walked; Tenace singled to center [Turner to
third]; Briggs grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Turner scored (no RBI), Tenace out at second];
Gonzalez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7,
Padres 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to right; Collins grounded out (third
to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: TOLAN BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Tolan popped to second;
Richards singled to center; Smith singled to right [Richards to
second]; Dade forced Smith (third to second) [Richards to
third]; Winfield singled to left [Richards scored, Dade to
second]; Turner struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7,
Padres 2.

REDS 7TH: MURA REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Bench grounded out
(third to first); Concepcion popped to first in foul territory;
Knight flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres
2.

PADRES 7TH: Tenace walked; Briggs grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Tenace out at second]; Gonzalez
doubled to center; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR MURA; Johnstone lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 2.

REDS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Driessen
doubled to left; SPILMAN RAN FOR DRIESSEN; Geronimo flied out to
center; Seaver reached on a fielder's choice [Spilman out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: SPILMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Richards
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Smith walked; Dade
flied out to right; Winfield forced Smith (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Padres 2.

REDS 9TH: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz homered;
Bench doubled to left; Concepcion struck out; Knight singled to
left [Bench scored, Knight to second (on throw to home)];
Spilman flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Padres
2.

PADRES 9TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Turner struck
out; Tenace walked; Briggs singled to center [Tenace to third];
Gonzalez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Briggs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9,
Padres 2.