A pair of errors in the fifth inning negated strong pitching by Jerry Reuss in the Dodgers' 4-1 loss to the Reds. Ron Cey's fumble of a sacrifice by Bill Bonham resulted in the bases being loaded with two out. Joe Morgan bounced to Cey, whose soft toss to Davey Lopes at second resulted in the second baseman leaving the bag to take the throw. Lopes was charged with an error, and Dave Concepcion then nailed the Dodgers to the cross with a single to right that plated two runs, Bonham scoring with a headfirst slide.

George Foster accounted for the Reds' final run with a single to left. Cey's double in the eighth sent Bill Russell home with the Dodgers' lone tally. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 8, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  2
Reds         0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   4  5  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .262      Collins rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .323
Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .264        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .309        Mejias cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Cey 3b                3   0   2   1     1   0   .277      Morgan 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .254
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Concepcion ss         3   0   2   2     1   1   .291
Ferguson rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Foster lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .316
Thomas cf             1   0   0   0     3   0   .259      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Knight 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .313
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Auerbach 3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Reuss p               1   0   1   0     1   0   .118      Driessen 1b           2   1   0   0     1   0   .244
  Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Cruz cf,rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .226
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bonham p              2   1   0   0     0   0   .148
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .163

Totals               31   1   6   1     6   2             Totals               29   4   5   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 40,345
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Reds 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 3
Errors: Lopes, Cey, Concepcion
Doubles: Cey (18)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (19)
Caught Stealing: Foster (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (5)
GIDP: Russell (17), Baker (14), Ferguson (10)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(5-13)           6     4   4   0   3   5   0  27   3.90
Patterson               2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.82
Totals                  8     5   4   0   3   7   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(8-5)           7.1   6   1   1   5   2   0  31   3.82
Hume SV(14)             1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.78
Totals                  9     6   1   1   6   2   0  37

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Lee Weyer


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lopes out at second]; Garvey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins struck out; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Concepcion walked; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to center; Baker grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Cey out at second];
Ferguson singled to center; Thomas grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight
grounded out (second to first); Driessen flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (pitcher to first); Reuss
singled to center; Lopes singled to pitcher [Reuss to second];
Russell forced Reuss (shortstop to third) [Lopes to second];
Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Bonham grounded out (shortstop to
first); Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey walked; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Cey to second]; Ferguson lined to right; Thomas walked; Yeager
forced Thomas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to left; Concepcion singled to
shortstop; Concepcion stole second; Foster flied out to right;
Bench popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Reds 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Reuss walked; Lopes popped to shortstop; Russell
flied out to center; Garvey popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Knight singled to left; Driessen walked [Knight to
second]; Cruz flied out to center; Bonham reached on an error by
Cey on a sacrifice bunt [Knight scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Driessen to third, Bonham to first]; Collins struck out; Morgan
reached on an error by Lopes [Driessen stayed at third, Bonham
to second, Morgan to first]; Concepcion singled to right
[Driessen scored (unearned), Bonham scored (unearned), Morgan to
third]; Foster singled to center [Morgan scored (unearned),
Concepcion to second]; Bench walked [Concepcion to third, Foster
to second]; Knight flied out to right; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 4.

DODGERS 6TH: AUERBACH REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING 3B); Cey grounded
out (second to first); Baker flied out to right; Ferguson popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Driessen popped to first in foul territory; Cruz
struck out; Bonham flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Thomas walked; Yeager flied out to center;
THOMASSON BATTED FOR REUSS; Thomasson popped to shortstop; Lopes
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: PATTERSON REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Collins flied
out to center; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 4.

DODGERS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); CRUZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Russell singled to right; Garvey
struck out; Cey doubled to center [Russell scored]; HUME
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Baker reached on an error by
Concepcion [Cey stayed at second, Baker to first]; Ferguson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Baker
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Foster singled to center; Foster was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Bench flied out to center; Auerbach
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

DODGERS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED GERONIMO (PLAYING CF); Thomas
walked; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo flied out to
center; JOSHUA BATTED FOR PATTERSON; Joshua flied out to left;
Lopes forced Thomas (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.