Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1979 at Dodger Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 1
Griffey rf 4 0 1 0
Foster lf 3 0 2 1
Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 1 0
Auerbach 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0
Hume p 3 0 2 0
  Kennedy 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 10 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 1 2 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 1
Thomasson lf 4 0 0 0
Thomas cf 3 0 2 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Cincinnati 200 000 0002101
Los Angeles 000 001 000160
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hume  W (6-5) 7.0 5 1 1 1 3
  Bair  SV (11) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (7-5) 9.0 10 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
5

  E–Auerbach (4).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Cincinnati Morgan (14,off Hooton); Foster (11,off Hooton), Los Angeles Smith (8,off Hume).  SH–Concepcion (5,off Hooton); Hooton (5,off Hume).  SF–Foster (3,off Hooton); Cey (2,off Hume).  CS–Morgan (3,2nd base by Hooton/Yeager).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Lanny Harris.  T–2:03.  A–38,873.
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