Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
September 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1979 at Riverfront 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 0 1 1
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 3 1 1 1
Cey 3b 4 1 2 0
  Joshua pr 0 0 0 0
  Hatcher 3b 0 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 1 0
Ferguson rf 3 0 1 1
Thomas cf 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 4 1 1 0
Sutcliffe p 2 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins rf 5 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 1 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 2 0
Knight 3b 4 0 1 0
  Oester pr 0 0 0 0
Cruz cf 3 0 1 0
Norman p 1 0 0 1
  Santo Domingo ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Los Angeles 010 000 110370
Cincinnati 010 000 000160
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (14-9) 7.0 5 1 1 3 4
  LaGrow  SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  L (11-11) 7.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Bair   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 2.  PB–Bench (4).  2B–Los Angeles Cey 2 (20,off Norman,off Bair); Yeager (7,off Bair), Cincinnati Driessen (22,off Sutcliffe).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey (24,7th inning off Norman 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Ferguson (5,off Norman); Lopes (3,off Bair).  HBP–Russell (1,by Bair).  SB–Morgan (24,2nd base off Sutcliffe/Yeager).  WP–Sutcliffe (7).  HBP–Bair (3,Russell).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Lanny Harris.  T–2:42.  A–39,066.
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