1979 National League Championship Series
GAME 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 2
Tuesday, October 2, 1979 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
Pitt Pirates 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 10 0 Cinc Reds 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB K PO A Moreno cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Foli ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 5 Alexander pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Robinson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parker rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 Stargell 1b 4 1 1 3 1 1 18 0 Milner lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stennett 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Madlock 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 Ott c 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 2 Garner 2b,ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 5 Candelaria p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Easler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Robinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 41 5 10 5 3 7 33 19
FIELDING - DP: 2.
BATTING - 3B: Moreno (1,off Seaver). HR: Garner (1,3rd inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out); Stargell (1,11th inning off Hume 2 on, 0 out). SF: Foli (1,off Seaver). IBB: Garner (1,by Tomlin).
BASERUNNING - SB: Madlock 2 (2,2nd base off Seaver/Bench,2nd base off Tomlin/Bench).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB K PO A Collins rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 Concepcion ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 Foster lf 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 Bench c 3 0 2 0 2 0 7 0 Knight 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 16 0 Cruz cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Auerbach ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hume p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 37 2 7 2 5 8 33 14
FIELDING - DP: 1.
BATTING - 3B: Bench (1,off Candelaria). HR: Foster (1,4th inning off Candelaria 1 on, 0 out).
BASERUNNING - SB: Collins (1,2nd base off Romo/Ott). CS: Bench (1,2nd base by Tekulve/Ott).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H HR R ER BB K Candelaria 7 5 1 2 2 1 4 Romo 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Tekulve 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jackson W(1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 2 D. Robinson SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 11.0 7 1 2 2 5 8
Cincinnati Reds IP H HR R ER BB K Seaver 8 5 1 2 2 2 5 Hume L(0-1) 2.1 5 1 3 3 0 1 Tomlin 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 11.0 10 2 5 5 3 7
IBB: Tomlin (1,Garner).
Umpires: John Kibler, Ed Montague, Jerry Dale, Frank Pulli, Jim Quick, Dick Stello Time of Game: 3:14 Attendance: 55006 PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); 45 minute rain delay at start; Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins made an out to second; Morgan made an out to right; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Milner popped to first; Madlock singled; Madlock stole second; Ott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench tripled; Knight struck out; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0. PIRATES 3RD: Garner homered; Candelaria struck out; Moreno tripled; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to right [Moreno scored]; Parker walked; Stargell walked [Parker to second]; Milner popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Cruz made an out to right; Seaver struck out; Collins singled; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. PIRATES 4TH: Madlock made an out to second; Ott singled; Garner made an out to center; Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled; Foster homered [Concepcion scored]; Bench singled; Knight grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; Driessen made an out to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled; Parker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Seaver grounded out (third to first); Collins popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 6TH: Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner made an out to right; Madlock made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster walked; Bench grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 7TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (second to first); Candelaria struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Knight made an out to right; Driessen was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 8TH: Moreno was called out on strikes; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker made an out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); AUERBACH BATTED FOR SEAVER; Auerbach struck out; Collins singled; Collins stole second; Morgan walked; TEKULVE REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 9TH: HUME REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Stargell grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock made an out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench walked; Bench was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Knight grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 10TH: Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner singled; EASLER BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Easler made an out to left; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. REDS 10TH: JACKSON REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Driessen made an out to first; Cruz struck out; Hume was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2. PIRATES 11TH: Foli singled; ALEXANDER RAN FOR FOLI; Parker singled [Alexander to second]; Stargell homered [Alexander scored, Parker scored]; Milner grounded out (second to first); Madlock singled; TOMLIN REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Madlock stole second; Ott struck out; Garner was walked intentionally; Jackson made an out to pitcher; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 2. REDS 11TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING LF); STENNETT REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 2B); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Collins grounded out (second to first); Morgan made an out to right; Concepcion singled; Foster walked [Concepcion to second]; D. ROBINSON REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Bench walked [Concepcion to third, Foster to second]; Knight struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 5 10 0 7 Reds 2 7 0 7