San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds
May 14, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 4, Cincinnati Reds 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 3 2 2 0
Smith ss 3 1 0 0
Turner lf 1 0 0 2
Briggs rf 3 0 2 2
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Fahey c 3 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0
Almon 2b 2 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
  Kinney p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  Winfield ph 1 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 0 1 0 0
  Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 4 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Griffey cf,rf 4 0 1 2
Kennedy 2b 5 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 5 2 3 0
Foster lf 4 2 3 2
Driessen 1b 4 0 3 3
Bench c 2 0 0 0
Summers rf 3 0 0 0
  Blair ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 2 2 0
Moskau p 3 1 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
San Diego 003 000 010440
Cincinnati 211 300 00x7120
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (0-4) 3.2 9 7 7 0 4
  D'Acquisto   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Kinney   2.1 2 0 0 3 0
  Lolich   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
3
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Moskau  W (3-0) 7.2 4 4 4 5 0
  Tomlin  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
4
4
5
3

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  PB–Fahey (2).  2B–San Diego Richards 2 (6,off Moskau 2); Briggs (3,off Moskau), Cincinnati Concepcion (6,off Rasmussen); Foster (6,off Rasmussen); Driessen 2 (6,off Rasmussen,off Kinney); Griffey (11,off Rasmussen); Knight (8,off Rasmussen).  HR–Cincinnati Foster (6,3rd inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Turner 2 (2,off Moskau 2); Griffey (2,off Rasmussen).  SH–Moskau (2,off Rasmussen).  IBB–Bench (5,by Kinney).  BK–Rasmussen (2).  IBB–Kinney (1,Bench).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Mick Sharkey, 2B–Dick Urlage, 3B–Cliff Schaller.  T–2:39.  A–19,133.
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