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Reds
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
August 12, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 12, 1979 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 12, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
San Diego Padres
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 12, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | San Diego Padres |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shirley |
Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
City | San Diego |
State | CA |
Attendance | 25,049 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Collins | Left Fielder |
Junior Kennedy | Second Baseman |
Hector Cruz | Right Fielder |
Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
Harry Spilman | First Baseman |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Vic Correll | Catcher |
Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
John McNamara | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Dade | Third Baseman |
Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
Jay Johnstone | Left Fielder |
Fernando Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
Jim Wilhelm | Center Fielder |
Bill Fahey | Catcher |
Bob Shirley | Pitcher |
Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
August 12, 1979
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Shirley
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Shirley
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Shirley
There goes Kennedy. The throw from Fahey and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Shirley
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Shirley
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Collins scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Shirley
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. LaCoss
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dade for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaCoss
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. LaCoss
Tenace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. LaCoss
Winfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tenace moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnstone vs. LaCoss
Johnstone hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Shirley
Spilman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Shirley
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Shirley
Correll hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. LaCoss
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. LaCoss
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. LaCoss
Fahey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shirley vs. LaCoss
Shirley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Shirley
LaCoss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Shirley
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Shirley
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. LaCoss
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaCoss
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. LaCoss
Tenace hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. LaCoss
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Shirley
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Shirley
There goes Cruz. The throw from Fahey to Smith and they have Cruz trapped. The throw over to Tenace, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Shirley
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Shirley
Knight hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Knight reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spilman vs. Shirley
Spilman hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. LaCoss
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. LaCoss
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Gonzalez reaches third base with a triple. Johnstone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilhelm vs. LaCoss
Wilhelm hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. LaCoss
Fahey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. LaCoss
Shirley hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Shirley
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Shirley
Correll hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Shirley
LaCoss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Shirley
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. LaCoss
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaCoss
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. LaCoss
Tenace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Collins. Tenace reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Winfield vs. LaCoss
Winfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnstone vs. LaCoss
Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. Tenace tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. LaCoss
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Shirley
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Shirley
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Shirley
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Shirley
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spilman vs. Shirley
Spilman is hit by the pitch. Cruz moves to third. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blair vs. Shirley
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Knight scores. Spilman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Correll vs. Lee
Mark Lee now pitching. Bill Almon now playing second base.
Correll hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee has Spilman trapped. There's the throw to Fahey and over to Dade, who tags Spilman for the out. Blair moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCoss vs. Lee
LaCoss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. LaCoss
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. LaCoss
Fahey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. LaCoss
Almon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spilman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. LaCoss
Dade strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lee
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lee
Kennedy bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lee
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaCoss
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. LaCoss
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. LaCoss
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnstone vs. LaCoss
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Johnstone reaches third base with a triple. Smith scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bevacqua vs. LaCoss
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Mark Lee.
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Turner vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching. Jerry Turner pinch hits for Jim Wilhelm.
Turner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnstone scores. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fahey vs. Hume
Fahey hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Rasmussen
Dan Briggs now playing center field. Eric Rasmussen now pitching.
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Rasmussen
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Rasmussen
Spilman hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Hume
Almon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spilman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Hume
Dade hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hume
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Rasmussen
Joe Morgan pinch hits for Paul Blair.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Rasmussen
Johnny Bench pinch hits for Vic Correll.
Bench hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Rasmussen
George Foster pinch hits for Tom Hume.
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/12/1979, game 2 -- Cincinnati at San Diego (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI Collins D, lf 4 1 1 0 Dade P, 3b 5 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Smith O, ss 5 2 2 0 Cruz H, rf 2 1 0 0 Tenace G, 1b 4 0 4 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 0 1 1 Winfield D, rf 3 0 1 0 Knight R, 3b 4 1 2 1 Johnstone J, lf 3 2 2 2 Spilman H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez F, 2b 3 1 1 1 Blair P, cf 3 0 1 2 Lee M, p 0 0 0 0 Morgan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, ph 0 0 0 0 Correll V, c 3 0 0 0 Briggs D, cf 0 0 0 0 Bench J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilhelm J, cf 2 0 1 1 LaCoss M, p 2 0 1 0 Turner J, ph 1 0 1 1 Hume T, p 0 0 0 0 Rasmussen E, p 0 0 0 0 Foster G, ph 1 0 0 0 Fahey B, c 4 0 1 0 Shirley B, p 2 0 0 0 Almon B, 2b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 8 4 34 5 13 5 Cincinnati 100 003 000 -- 4 San Diego 000 210 20x -- 5 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO LaCoss M (L) 6.2 12 5 5 2 3 Hume T 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Shirley B 5.1 8 4 4 3 5 Lee M (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Rasmussen E (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- Cincinnati 1, San Diego 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 5, San Diego 9 2B -- Knight R, Tenace G 3B -- Gonzalez F, Johnstone J CS -- Kennedy J, Cruz H SF -- Wilhelm J, Johnstone J HBP -- by Shirley B (Spilman H) T -- 2:31 A -- 25049
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