Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 27, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1979 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Griffey rf 4 2 1 1
Concepcion ss 5 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 2 1 0 0
Driessen 1b 5 0 2 2
Bench c 4 1 1 0
Knight 3b 5 0 2 0
Collins lf 4 1 1 0
Geronimo cf 3 1 2 2
Bonham p 2 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 1 1 1
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 6
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0
Russell ss 5 1 2 1
Smith rf 5 2 2 0
Garvey 1b 3 0 1 1
Cey 3b 4 0 1 1
  Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0
Baker lf 3 2 1 2
Thomasson cf 3 2 1 1
  Welch p 0 0 0 0
Ferguson c 3 0 1 0
  Yeager c 0 0 0 0
Messersmith p 2 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 1 1
  Reuss p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 7
Cincinnati 000 111 4007111
Los Angeles 110 012 30x8113
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   5.2 6 5 5 3 4
  Hume   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Borbon  L (2-1) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Bair   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
4
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   6.0 4 3 3 1 4
  Reuss   0.1 3 4 2 1 0
  LaGrow  W (1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Welch  SV (4) 2.0 3 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
11
7
5
5
7

  E–Bonham (2), Russell (9), Baker (1), Yeager (3).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Cincinnati Bench (5,off Messersmith); Driessen (8,off Messersmith); Geronimo (9,off Reuss), Los Angeles Lopes (8,off Bonham).  HR–Cincinnati Griffey (5,4th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Thomasson (5,2nd inning off Bonham 0 on, 0 out); Baker (5,7th inning off Borbon 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Geronimo (2,off Messersmith); Garvey (3,off Borbon).  IBB–Bench (6,by Welch).  SH–Thomas (3,off Bair).  IBB–Welch (3,Bench).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:45.  A–44,150.
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