| The Reds, who got four-hit pitching from Frank Pastore, beat the Braves, 3-0, and clinched the West division championship when the challenging Astros lost to the Dodgers. Cesar Geronimo homered in the third inning and then tripled and scored on a single by Dave Collins in the fifth. The Reds' other run counted in the eighth on singles by Dave Concepcion and George Foster and sacrifice fly by Johnny Bench. [The Sporting News] |
Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Reds 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 x - 3 9 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Collins rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .318 Royster 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Foster lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .306 Bonnell lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Bench c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .276 Chaney ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Knight 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .319 J. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Geronimo cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .241 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pastore p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .160 B. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Benedict c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .220 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Frias ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Solomon p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .203 Nolan ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Totals 32 0 4 0 1 7 Totals 31 3 9 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 33,142 Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 8 DP: Braves 1, Reds 0 Errors: Solomon, Morgan, Knight Doubles: Royster (25) Triples: Geronimo (4) Home Runs: Geronimo (4) Stolen Bases: Bonnell 2 (8), Morgan (28) Sacrifice Flies: Bench (4) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon L(7-14) 6 7 2 2 1 3 1 25 4.21 J. McLaughlin 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 2.48 Bradford 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.95 B. McLaughlin 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5.05 Totals 8 9 3 3 3 3 1 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore W(6-7) 9 4 0 0 1 7 0 33 4.25 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 7 0 33 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (second to first); Royster doubled to left; Matthews flied out to left; Horner reached on an error by Knight [Royster to third, Horner to first]; Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Morgan flied out to center; Concepcion made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 2ND: Bonnell singled to right; Bonnell stole second; Bonnell stole third; Chaney struck out; Benedict grounded out (second to first); Solomon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Bench hit into a double play (left to first) [Foster out at second]; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 3RD: Miller flied out to center; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Knight grounded out (third to first); Geronimo homered; Pastore struck out; Collins singled to second; Collins was picked off first but was safe on an error by Solomon [Collins to third]; Morgan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. BRAVES 4TH: Horner flied out to center; Murphy struck out; Bonnell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster struck out; Bench singled to shortstop; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. BRAVES 5TH: Chaney popped to shortstop; Benedict walked; Solomon struck out; Miller singled to right [Benedict to second]; Royster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Knight grounded out (third to first); Geronimo tripled to center; Pastore struck out; Collins singled to right [Geronimo scored]; Morgan singled to center [Collins to third]; Morgan stole second; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. BRAVES 6TH: Matthews singled to center; Horner forced Matthews (shortstop to second) [Horner to second (error by Morgan)]; Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Driessen singled to center; Knight popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. BRAVES 7TH: BEALL BATTED FOR CHANEY; Beall struck out; POCOROBA BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); NOLAN BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Nolan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FRIAS REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING SS); J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Pastore flied out to right; Collins walked; Morgan made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. BRAVES 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Miller struck out; Royster flied out to right; Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Concepcion singled; Foster singled [Concepcion to third]; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to center [Concepcion scored]; BRADFORD REPLACED J. MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Foster to second]; B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Knight walked; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 9TH: Horner grounded out (second to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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