September 15, 1979 Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
@BAL 2 CHW 3
OAK 0 KCR 5
SEA 4
(11) MIL 3
CAL 2 DET 4
@NYY 3 NYY 7
DET 1 MIN 11
@TEX 4 TOR 5
CLE 2 CIN 2
@LAD 1 MON 2
STL 1
(11) STL 4
@MON 1 PHI 8
CHC 1 PIT 5
NYM 4 ATL 6
@SDP 1 SFG 5
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 27,892

Saturday, September 15, 1979
Time of Game: 2:22

Reds

84-64

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    2  6  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0

W: M Soto (3-2), L: J Beckwith (1-2)

Dodgers

71-77

Lost 1

3rd, 13 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins RF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .325  .780    0    2   0   HR,2B
  S Mejias CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         0   0   
J Kennedy 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .654    0    1   1   
D Concepcion SS               4   0   0   0    0   2  .291  .788    0    3   3   
G Foster LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .314  .987    0    1   0   
J Bench C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .807    0    8   1   
D Driessen 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .246  .751    0    9   0   HR
R Knight 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .809    0    1   2   
H Cruz CF-RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .689    0    2   0   
F Norman P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .155  .389    0    0   0   GDP
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .619    0    0   0   
  M Soto P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    2   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D Collins (15, off B Welch).

HR: D Collins (3, off J Beckwith; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); D Driessen (18, off J Beckwith; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

TB: D Collins 6; D Driessen 4; H Cruz; R Knight; G Foster.

GIDP: F Norman (3).

RBI: D Driessen (72); D Collins (31).

2-out RBI: D Driessen.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .842    0    1   2   
B Russell SS                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .269  .653    0    1   3   2B,CS
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .312  .836    0   13   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .279  .875    0    2   6   
D Baker LF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .278  .803    0    1   0   HR
J Ferguson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .821    0    0   0   
D Thomas CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .687    0    2   0   
S Yeager C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .653    0    7   0   
B Welch P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .301    0    0   1   
  J Beckwith P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    1   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Russell (24, off F Norman).

HR: D Baker (22, off F Norman; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: D Baker 4; B Russell 4; D Lopes; S Garvey.

RBI: D Baker (84).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Welch-B Russell-S Garvey.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Russell (9, 2nd base by F Norman/J Bench).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Norman                       7     6   1   1    1   4   1   3.53   27     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 6     64    -     0.90   0.19
M Soto, W (3-2)                2     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.88    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.11   0.29
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   7   1          33     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 6           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Welch                        4     3   0   0    1   2   0   4.05   15     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 3     57    -     0.96   0.21
J Beckwith, L (1-2)            5     3   2   2    1   3   2   5.52   19     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 3          0-0    1.38  -0.23
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   5   2          34     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 27,892.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. D Collins            RF    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. J Kennedy            2B    2. B Russell            SS 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. S Garvey             1B 
4. G Foster             LF    4. R Cey                3B 
5. J Bench              C     5. D Baker              LF 
6. D Driessen           1B    6. J Ferguson           RF 
7. R Knight             3B    7. D Thomas             CF 
8. H Cruz               CF    8. S Yeager             C  
9. F Norman             P     9. B Welch              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  1-1  ---      42%  82% D Driessen      J Beckwith      Home Run (CF-RF)
   t 8   1  1-0  ---      27%  45% D Collins       J Beckwith      Home Run
   b 4   1  0-0  ---     -14%  33% D Baker         F Norman        Home Run
   b 1   0  0-0  1--     -10%  31% B Russell       F Norman        Double to LF; Lopes to 3B
   b 9   0  2-1  ---       8%  90% R Cey           M Soto          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Collins       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Kennedy       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  D Concepcion    Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Lopes         Single to CF
          1--      31%  B Russell       Double to LF; Lopes to 3B
   O      -23      37%  S Garvey        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -23      44%  R Cey           Strikeout
   O      -23      50%  D Baker         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  G Foster        Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Bench         Walk
   O      1--      48%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B; Bench to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  R Knight        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Ferguson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Thomas        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      50%  S Yeager        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  H Cruz          Single to LF
   OO     1--      46%  F Norman        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      48%  D Collins       Double to LF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      45%  J Kennedy       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  B Welch         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  D Lopes         Popfly: SS
          ---      47%  B Russell       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  G Foster        Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  J Bench         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      44%  D Driessen      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      33%  D Baker         Home Run
   O      ---      34%  J Ferguson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Beckwith facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Beckwith replaces Bob Welch pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      32%  R Knight        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      30%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      28%  F Norman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  S Yeager        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      32%  J Beckwith      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      33%  D Lopes         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Beckwith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      29%  D Collins       Bunt Popfly: 1B
          ---      33%  J Kennedy       Walk
   O      1--      29%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      1--      25%  G Foster        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fred Norman facing 2-3-4
          ---      22%  B Russell       Single to SS
   O      1--      27%  S Garvey        Russell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      25%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      27%  R Cey           Popfly: SS
          1--      26%  D Baker         Walk; Garvey to 2B
   O      12-      30%  J Ferguson      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Beckwith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      25%  J Bench         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      22%  D Driessen      Popfly: 3B
          ---      25%  R Knight        Single to CF
   O      1--      20%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fred Norman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      22%  D Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  S Yeager        Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  J Beckwith      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Beckwith facing 9-1-2
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Fred Norman batting 9th
   O      ---      19%  H Spilman       Strikeout
   R      ---      45%  D Collins       Home Run
   O      ---      42%  J Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
                  Mario Soto replaces Harry Spilman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  D Lopes         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      48%  B Russell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  S Garvey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Beckwith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      44%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      82%  D Driessen      Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---      81%  R Knight        Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
                  Sam Mejias replaces Dave Collins playing CF batting 1st; Hector Cruz moves to RF
   O      ---      90%  R Cey           Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  D Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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