Tom Seaver fired his third three-hitter of the season and his fifth shutout, pitching the Reds to a 2-0 victory over the Dodgers. The Reds scored both their runs in the fifth inning on singles by Johnny Bench and Dan Driessen, a double by Ray Knight and single by Hector Cruz. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 16, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .321      Lopes 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .261
  Mejias cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Garvey 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Baker lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Bench c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .272      Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Driessen 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .247      Thomasson rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Knight 3b             4   0   2   1     0   2   .316      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Cruz cf,rf            3   0   2   1     1   1   .232      Sutton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Seaver p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .171        Guerrero ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Hannahs p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .288

Totals               34   2   8   2     2   7             Totals               27   0   3   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 28,322
Left on Base: Reds 7, Dodgers 2
DP: Reds 3, Dodgers 1
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Knight (34)
GIDP: Morgan (8), Garvey (23), Sutton (1), Russell (19)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(15-6)          9     3   0   0   2   4   0  29   3.27
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   4   0  29

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(12-15)         6     6   2   2   0   6   0  23   3.84
Hannahs                 3     2   0   0   2   1   0  13   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   7   0  36

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Morgan popped to second;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

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

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (second to first); Bench singled
to center; Driessen flied out to right; Knight struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey was called out on strikes; Baker popped to
shortstop; Ferguson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Seaver struck out; Collins popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomasson singled to right; Thomas flied out to
left; On a bunt Sutton grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to second) [Thomasson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
flied out to right; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes flied out to right; Russell grounded out
(third to first); Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 5TH: Bench singled to left; Driessen singled to right
[Bench to third]; Knight doubled to left [Bench scored, Driessen
to third]; Cruz singled to right [Driessen scored, Knight to
third]; On a bunt Seaver singled to third [Cruz to second,
Knight stayed at third]; Collins struck out; Morgan grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Seaver out at second];
2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker struck
out; Ferguson singled to left; Thomasson struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Thomas flied out to right; GUERRERO BATTED FOR
SUTTON; Guerrero singled to center; Lopes walked [Guerrero to
second]; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 7TH: HANNAHS REPLACED GUERRERO (PITCHING); Driessen walked;
Knight was called out on strikes; Cruz singled to left [Driessen
to second]; Seaver forced Driessen (pitcher to third) [Cruz to
second]; Collins forced Seaver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey grounded
out (third to first); Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 8TH: Morgan flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Ferguson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Thomasson flied out to right; Thomas grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 9TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
grounded out (second to first); Knight singled to shortstop
[Knight to second (error by Russell)]; Cruz was walked
intentionally; Seaver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); JOSHUA BATTED FOR HANNAHS; Joshua
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes popped to catcher in foul
territory; Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.