Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 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
Collins rf 4 1 2 1
  Mejias cf 0 0 0 0
Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 0
Bench c 3 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 1 1 1
Knight 3b 4 0 1 0
Cruz cf,rf 3 0 1 0
Norman p 2 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Soto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 3 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 3 1 1 1
Ferguson rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas cf 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
Welch p 1 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Cincinnati 000 000 011260
Los Angeles 000 100 000160
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman   7.0 6 1 1 1 4
  Soto  W (3-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch   4.0 3 0 0 1 2
  Beckwith  L (1-2) 5.0 3 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Cincinnati Collins (15,off Welch), Los Angeles Russell (24,off Norman).  HR–Cincinnati Collins (3,8th inning off Beckwith 0 on, 1 out); Driessen (18,9th inning off Beckwith 0 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Baker (22,4th inning off Norman 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Russell (9,2nd base by Norman/Bench).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:22.  A–27,892.
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