Johnny Bench paced the Reds to a 3-2 triumph over the Padres, cracking a two-run homer in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie. The homer was his 11th in his last 37 hits. The Reds scored their first run in the second on consecutive singles by George Foster and Bench and an infield out by Ray Knight. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Richards cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Bevacqua 3b           5   0   0   0     0   3   .259
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Winfield rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Foster lf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .309      Fahey c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .306
Bench c               4   1   2   2     0   1   .282      Johnstone lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Knight 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .315      Flannery 2b           2   0   1   1     1   0   .189
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .247        Dade ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Cruz cf,rf            2   0   1   0     2   0   .231        Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .140        Gonzalez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Soto p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .571      Smith ss              2   1   1   0     2   0   .213
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Shirley p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .102
  Hume p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .178        Perkins ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .272
                                                            Almon pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Mura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tolan ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .190

Totals               34   3   9   3     2   5             Totals               29   2   5   1     5   8

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 10,215
Left on Base: Reds 6, Padres 9
DP: Reds 1, Padres 1
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Cruz (9)
Triples: Winfield (10), Flannery (1)
Home Runs: Bench (22)
Stolen Bases: Almon (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Shirley (5), Tolan (4)
GIDP: Bonham (1)
Hit by Pitch: Richards (7,by Bonham), Tenace (7,by Bonham)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(9-6)           5.1   2   2   2   4   4   0  23   3.70
Soto                    1.2   2   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.54
Tomlin                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.83
Hume SV(16)             1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.79
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5   8   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(7-16)         7     8   3   3   1   4   1  29   3.52
Mura                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.64
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   5   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Bonham 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied
out to right; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Bevacqua struck out;
Tenace flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres
0.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to left; Bench singled to right [Foster
to third]; Knight forced Bench (third to second) [Foster
scored]; Driessen struck out; Cruz forced Knight (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield tripled to center; Fahey grounded out
(first unassisted); Johnstone struck out; Flannery walked; Smith
walked [Flannery to second]; Shirley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Bonham struck out; Collins popped to first in foul
territory; Morgan singled to right; Concepcion singled to left
[Morgan to second]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Richards was hit by a pitch; Bevacqua forced
Richards (shortstop to second); Tenace was hit by a pitch
[Bevacqua to second]; Winfield hit into a double play (left to
second) [Bevacqua out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Padres 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to left; Knight flied out to center;
Driessen popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Fahey popped to first; Johnstone grounded out
(second to first); Flannery grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

REDS 5TH: Cruz walked; On a bunt Bonham grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Collins
singled to left; Morgan popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Smith walked; Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Smith to second]; Richards singled to left [Smith
scored (on throw) (no RBI)]; Bevacqua struck out; Tenace flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 1.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
singled to left; Bench homered [Foster scored]; Knight flied out
to right; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield flied out to left; Bill Bonham left with
elbow problem; SOTO REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Fahey walked
(walk was charged to Bonham); Johnstone flied out to left;
Flannery tripled to right [Fahey scored]; Smith flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 7TH: Cruz doubled to left; On a bunt Soto grounded out
(third to second) [Cruz stayed at second]; Collins reached on a
fielder's choice [Cruz out at third (shortstop to third),
Collins to second]; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: PERKINS BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Perkins walked; ALMON
RAN FOR PERKINS; Almon stole second; Richards struck out;
Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 8TH: MURA REPLACED ALMON (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foster flied out to left; Bench struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield singled to shortstop [Winfield to second
(error by Concepcion)]; TOMLIN REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Fahey
struck out; Johnstone grounded out (second to first) [Winfield
to third]; DADE BATTED FOR FLANNERY; HUME REPLACED TOMLIN
(PITCHING); TURNER BATTED FOR DADE; Turner flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

REDS 9TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 2B); Knight singled
to center [Knight out at second (center to shortstop)]; Driessen
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz walked; Hume grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Smith singled to center; TOLAN BATTED
FOR MURA; Tolan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Smith to second]; Richards grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Smith to third]; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Padres 2.