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June 5, 1979

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Mets 1 5 1
Reds 6 9 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Mets 1 5 1
Reds 6 9 1

Ken Griffey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .288
OBP .500 .340
At Bats 4 229
Hits 2 66
• Singles 2 44
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 21

Pete Falcone Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 5 0
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Riverfront Stadium - June 5, 1979
Pete Falcone
John Stearns
Willie Montanez
Doug Flynn
Joel Youngblood
Frank Taveras
Steve Henderson
Lee Mazzilli
Elliott Maddox
Ken Griffey
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Griffey takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Pete Falcone now pitching. Arturo DeFreites pinch hits for Fred Norman. DeFreites hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman juggles the ball. That's an error on Norman.
Top 8 Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell. Boisclair strikes out.
Top 8 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 7 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Twitchell juggles the ball. That's an error on Twitchell. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Stearns takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kennedy is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out.
Top 6 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mazzilli is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Foster throws the ball in to Knight who tags Maddox trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 5 Norman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Geronimo takes first base on ball four. Knight moves to second.
Bottom 5 Knight takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Driessen strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wayne Twitchell now pitching. Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alex Trevino pinch hits for Mike Scott. Trevino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flynn moves to second.
Top 5 Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson scores.
Top 5 Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Henderson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mike Scott now pitching. Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Scott, and towards Flynn, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Griffey. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Griffey steals second.
Bottom 4 Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Norman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Youngblood strikes out.
Top 4 Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Knight strikes out.
Bottom 3 Driessen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Bench hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Foster is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Kobel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Flynn is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kobel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 The umpire calls a balk on Kobel Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 2 Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Geronimo hits a popup, foul, towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Knight takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to third. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 1 Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster scores. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 1 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out.