The Reds swept a pair from the Cubs, 3-2 and 5-4, as Cesar Geronimo and Junior Kennedy were the heroes. In the lidlifter, the Reds tallied two runs in the sixth inning on a single by Dave Collins, pass to Ken Griffey, single by Ray Knight and sacrifice fly by Dan Driessen. In the top of the seventh, after the Cubs scored a run, center fielder Geronimo threw out Mike Tyson, who was attempting to score the tying tally on a fly off the bat of Ivan DeJesus. Then in the bottom of the frame, Geronimo provided the Reds' winning run with a homer.

The Reds trailed, 4-0, going into the bottom of the sixth inning of the second game when they loaded the bases on singles by Collins, Geronimo and Knight. A walk to Driessen was good for one run and Kennedy then connected for a grand slam -- only his second career home run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       4, 1980 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  8  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  x  -   3  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             3   0   3   0     0   0   .293      Collins lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .259        Mejias lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffey rf            3   1   2   0     1   1   .288
  Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knight 3b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .277
  Figueroa ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Driessen 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .197
De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Bench c               2   0   1   0     2   0   .242
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .352      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Geronimo cf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .229
Martin rf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .362      Leibrandt p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .182
Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .339        Hume p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lezcano cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .269
Tyson 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .222
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .385
Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .100
  Dillard ph,3b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .500
  Thompson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .261

Totals               32   2   8   2     5   4             Totals               29   3   8   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:18
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Reds 7
DP: Cubs 0, Reds 2
Errors: De Jesus, Leibrandt
Doubles: Martin (6), Randle (3), Knight (7)
Home Runs: Martin (5), Geronimo (1)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (6)
Caught Stealing: Tyson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (1), Kennedy (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Driessen (2)
GIDP: De Jesus (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(2-2)         6     6   2   2   2   4   0  25   3.82
Tidrow                  1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   2.08
Capilla                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.70
Caudill                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.63
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   5   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leibrandt W(2-2)        6     7   1   1   3   4   0  27   2.13
Hume SV(4)              3     1   1   1   2   0   1  11   2.38
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   4   1  38

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


CUBS 1ST: Randle singled to left; De Jesus grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Randle out at second];
Buckner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (third to first); Kennedy
grounded out (third to first); Griffey singled to right; Griffey
stole second; Knight struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (first unassisted); Martin
doubled to right; Foote grounded out (third to first); Lezcano
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen lined to shortstop; Bench singled to
shortstop [Bench to second (error by De Jesus)]; Concepcion
popped to first; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Tyson singled to second; Tyson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Reuschel struck out; Randle
doubled to right; De Jesus walked; Buckner flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Leibrandt struck out; Collins flied out to left;
Kennedy popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman grounded out (second to first); Martin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey singled to right; Griffey was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Knight flied out to right; Driessen singled;
Bench grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 5TH: Lezcano popped to shortstop; Tyson flied out to
center; Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds
0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Leibrandt struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 6TH: Randle singled to second; De Jesus reached on an error
by Leibrandt on a sacrifice bunt [Randle to second]; Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted) [Randle to third, De Jesus to
second]; Kingman popped to center; Martin was walked
intentionally; Foote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Collins singled; Kennedy out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Collins to second]; Griffey was walked
intentionally; Knight singled to right [Collins scored, Griffey
to third]; Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey
scored]; Bench walked [Knight to second]; Concepcion struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 2.

CUBS 7TH: Lezcano singled; Tyson singled to left [Lezcano to
second]; DILLARD BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Dillard walked [Lezcano to
third, Tyson to second]; HUME REPLACED LEIBRANDT (PITCHING);
BIITTNER BATTED FOR RANDLE; Biittner grounded out (first
unassisted) [Lezcano scored, Tyson to third, Dillard to second];
De Jesus hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Tyson out
at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: TIDROW REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); DILLARD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); Geronimo homered; Hume grounded out (second
to first); Collins flied out to left; Kennedy grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 3.

CUBS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING LF); Buckner flied
out to left; Kingman grounded out (third to first); Martin
homered; Foote flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: CAPILLA REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Griffey struck
out; Knight doubled to center; Driessen grounded out (second to
first) [Knight to third]; CAUDILL REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING);
Bench walked; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 3.

CUBS 9TH: Lezcano flied to right in foul territory; VAIL BATTED
FOR TYSON; Vail flied out to center; THOMPSON BATTED FOR
DILLARD; Thompson walked; FIGUEROA BATTED FOR CAUDILL; Figueroa
walked [Thompson to second]; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 3.