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Scores
Standings
OAK
@CLE		3
5
SEA
@DET		8
4
BOS
@KCR		0
1
NYY
@MIN		1
4
MIL
@TEX		5
2
CAL
@TOR		24
2
STL
@LAD		5
4
CIN
@NYM		8
4
HOU
@PHI		3
1
PIT
@SDP		4
3		 
(19)
CHC
@SFG		2
5
Saturday, August 25, 1979
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 16,635, Time of Game: 2:43
Reds
8
73-57
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Mets
4
52-73
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 21 GB
W: Doug Bair (9-6)
L: Jeff Reardon (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  5    8  9  0
Mets            0  2  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    4  9  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Collins RF-LF 4 2 3 2 1 0 .332 .797 0.164 0.91 0.184 -0.020 2.6 2 0 2·SB
Joe Morgan 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .242 .762 0.015 0.97 0.094 -0.079 0.4 1 5 IW
Dave Concepcion SS 4 0 1 3 0 0 .294 .787 0.056 0.97 0.113 -0.057 0.2 3 5 SF
George Foster LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .315 .980 0.259 1.14 0.350 -0.091 0.4 0 0 HR,GDP
   Sam Mejias PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .490 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Johnny Bench C 5 2 2 1 0 0 .269 .810 0.268 0.99 0.308 -0.040 0.5 4 0 HR,2B
Dan Driessen 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .240 .724 -0.021 1.15 0.025 -0.047 -0.1 14 0 IW
Ray Knight 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .313 .807 -0.004 1.44 0.034 -0.038 -0.3 1 1 HBP,SH
Cesar Geronimo CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .674 -0.031 0.58 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 1 0
   Paul Blair CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .159 .461 -0.016 0.67 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 1 0
   Harry Spilman PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275 .746 -0.002 4.15 0.000 -0.002 0.2 IW
   Tom Hume P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .377 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Fred Norman P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .157 .389 -0.059 0.80 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 0 2
   Doug Bair P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hector Cruz PH-RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .230 .693 0.190 6.14 0.190 0.000 1.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 8 9 8 5 2 .273 .860 0.819 1.20 1.298 -0.480 3.9 27 14
2B: J Bench (14, off J Reardon).
HR: G Foster (23, off J Reardon; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); J Bench (16, off C Swan; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: D Concepcion (6, off C Swan).
SH: R Knight (4, off N Allen).
IBB: H Spilman (2, by N Allen); D Driessen (9, by N Allen); J Morgan (11, by N Allen).
HBP: R Knight (3, by C Swan).
TB: J Bench 6; G Foster 4; D Collins 3; J Morgan; H Cruz; D Concepcion.
GIDP: G Foster (6).
RBI: D Concepcion 3 (70); D Collins 2 (26); J Bench (61); H Cruz (21); G Foster (77).
2-out RBI: D Concepcion.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Concepcion-J Morgan-D Driessen.
Baserunning
SB: D Collins 2 (12, 2nd base off N Allen/J Stearns, 2nd base off C Swan/A Trevino).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 .261 .633 -0.022 1.58 0.143 -0.165 0.4 2 6 3B
Alex Trevino C 2 0 1 0 1 1 .303 .773 0.050 1.08 0.083 -0.033 0.3 2 0
   Ed Kranepool PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .589 -0.093 1.90 0.000 -0.093 -0.6 1 0
Lee Mazzilli CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 .300 .861 -0.071 1.51 0.065 -0.136 -0.2 0 0
John Stearns 1B-C 5 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .700 -0.227 1.63 0.000 -0.227 -1.9 7 2 GDP
Richie Hebner 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .255 .704 -0.060 1.25 0.035 -0.095 -0.6 1 4
Joel Youngblood LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .291 .844 0.558 1.43 0.640 -0.082 1.3 1 0 HR
Dan Norman RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .553 -0.017 0.63 0.028 -0.045 -0.1 4 0
Doug Flynn 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .255 .627 0.066 1.04 0.095 -0.029 0.1 7 3
Craig Swan P 1 1 1 1 0 0 .136 .375 0.121 1.31 0.121 0.000 1.0 1 0 2B
   Elliott Maddox PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .682 0.036 1.11 0.036 0.000 0.3
   Andy Hassler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .050 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Gil Flores PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .496 -0.033 3.20 0.000 -0.033 -0.2 SH
   Jeff Reardon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Neil Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ron Hodges PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .458 0.010 0.31 0.010 0.000 0.2
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 5 4 .265 .800 0.318 1.35 1.256 -0.938 -0.1 27 15
2B: C Swan (2, off F Norman).
3B: F Taveras (7, off F Norman).
HR: J Youngblood (16, off D Bair; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: G Flores (3, off F Norman).
TB: F Taveras 4; J Youngblood 4; C Swan 2; D Flynn 2; E Maddox; A Trevino; D Norman.
GIDP: J Stearns (18).
RBI: J Youngblood 2 (49); C Swan (2); F Taveras (28).
2-out RBI: J Youngblood 2; C Swan; F Taveras.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Hebner-D Flynn-J Stearns.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fred Norman 6.1 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.45 27 53 0.084 1.33 0.5
Doug Bair, BS (6), W (9-6) 1.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 3.94 7 1 0 -0.417 1.93 -0.9
Tom Hume 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.79 6 0 0 0.015 0.75 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 5 4 1 4.00 40 53 1 0 -0.318 1.20 0.1

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Craig Swan 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 3.29 17 42 -0.178 0.99 -1.2
Andy Hassler 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.78 10 0 0 0.149 0.77 1.4
Jeff Reardon, L (1-1) 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 9.00 5 0 0 -0.477 1.38 -1.2
Neil Allen 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 4.18 9 1 1 -0.312 1.92 -2.9
Team Totals 9 9 8 8 5 2 2 8.00 41 42 1 1 -0.818 1.35 -3.9
J Reardon faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Swan (2; R Knight).
IBB: N Allen 3 (11; D Driessen, H Spilman, J Morgan).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lanny Harris.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 16,635.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         New York Mets
1 Dave Collins RF 1 Frank Taveras SS
2 Joe Morgan 2B 2 Alex Trevino C
3 Dave Concepcion SS 3 Lee Mazzilli CF
4 George Foster LF 4 John Stearns 1B
5 Johnny Bench C 5 Richie Hebner 3B
6 Dan Driessen 1B 6 Joel Youngblood LF
7 Ray Knight 3B 7 Dan Norman RF
8 Cesar Geronimo CF 8 Doug Flynn 2B
9 Fred Norman P 9 Craig Swan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-3 2 1-- RR NYM J. Youngblood D. Bair -64% 14% Home Run; Hebner Scores
t9 3-4 0 --- R CIN G. Foster J. Reardon 35% 50% Home Run (LF-CF)
t9 4-4 1 123 R CIN H. Cruz N. Allen 19% 91% Single/Bunt; Bench Scores; Driessen to 3B; Spilman to 2B
t9 4-4 0 --- CIN J. Bench J. Reardon 17% 67% Double to CF (CF-RF)
t4 2-2 0 --- R CIN J. Bench C. Swan 13% 63% Home Run (LF-CF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CIN D. Collins C. Swan 4% 54% Single to 2B
t1 0-0 0 1-- CIN J. Morgan C. Swan 9% 63% Single to RF; Collins to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 RO CIN D. Concepcion C. Swan -2% 61% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Collins Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- OO CIN G. Foster C. Swan -4% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O NYM F. Taveras F. Norman 2% 59% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- NYM A. Trevino F. Norman -3% 56% Single to CF
b1 0-1 1 1-- NYM L. Mazzilli F. Norman -4% 52% Walk; Trevino to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- O NYM J. Stearns F. Norman 5% 57% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-1 2 12- O NYM R. Hebner F. Norman 4% 61% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Craig Swan facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O CIN J. Bench C. Swan -2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1-0 1 --- O CIN D. Driessen C. Swan -1% 58% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 2 --- CIN R. Knight C. Swan 1% 59% Hit By Pitch
t2 1-0 2 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo C. Swan -2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Fred Norman facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- O NYM J. Youngblood F. Norman 2% 59% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 1 --- NYM D. Norman F. Norman -3% 57% Single to RF
b2 0-1 1 1-- O NYM D. Flynn F. Norman 2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B; Norman to 2B
b2 0-1 2 -2- R NYM C. Swan F. Norman -12% 47% Double to RF; Norman Scores
b2 1-1 2 -2- R NYM F. Taveras F. Norman -12% 34% Triple to LF; Swan Scores
b2 2-1 2 --3 O NYM A. Trevino F. Norman 3% 38% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 2.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- O CIN F. Norman C. Swan -3% 35% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 1-2 1 --- CIN D. Collins C. Swan 3% 38% Walk
t3 1-2 1 1-- CIN J. Morgan C. Swan 2% 40% Collins Steals 2B
t3 1-2 1 -2- O CIN J. Morgan C. Swan -4% 36% Groundout: 1B-P; Collins to 3B
t3 1-2 2 --3 R CIN D. Concepcion C. Swan 11% 47% Single to LF; Collins Scores
t3 2-2 2 1-- O CIN G. Foster C. Swan -2% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Reds' Fred Norman facing 3-4-5
b3 2-2 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli F. Norman 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b3 2-2 1 --- O NYM J. Stearns F. Norman 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
b3 2-2 2 --- O NYM R. Hebner F. Norman 1% 50% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Mets' Craig Swan facing 5-6-7
t4 2-2 0 --- R CIN J. Bench C. Swan 13% 63% Home Run (LF-CF)
t4 3-2 0 --- O CIN D. Driessen C. Swan -2% 61% Flyball: RF
t4 3-2 1 --- O CIN R. Knight C. Swan -2% 60% Strikeout
t4 3-2 2 --- O CIN C. Geronimo C. Swan -1% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Fred Norman facing 6-7-8
b4 2-3 0 --- O NYM J. Youngblood F. Norman 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-3 1 --- O NYM D. Norman F. Norman 2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-3 2 --- NYM D. Flynn F. Norman -2% 62% Single to RF
Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Craig Swan (P) batting 9th
b4 2-3 2 1-- NYM E. Maddox F. Norman -4% 58% Single to RF; Flynn to 3B
b4 2-3 2 1-3 O NYM F. Taveras F. Norman 7% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mets' Andy Hassler facing 9-1-2
Andy Hassler replaces Elliott Maddox (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 3-2 0 --- O CIN F. Norman A. Hassler -2% 63% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-2 1 --- CIN D. Collins A. Hassler 2% 65% Single to LF
t5 3-2 1 1-- O CIN J. Morgan A. Hassler -3% 63% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 3-2 2 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion A. Hassler -2% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Fred Norman facing 2-3-4
Paul Blair replaces Cesar Geronimo playing CF batting 8th
b5 2-3 0 --- NYM A. Trevino F. Norman -6% 55% Walk
b5 2-3 0 1-- O NYM L. Mazzilli F. Norman 5% 60% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-3 1 1-- OO NYM J. Stearns F. Norman 8% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mets' Andy Hassler facing 4-5-6
t6 3-2 0 --- O CIN G. Foster A. Hassler -2% 65% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 3-2 1 --- O CIN J. Bench A. Hassler -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-2 2 --- O CIN D. Driessen A. Hassler -1% 62% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
b6 2-3 0 --- O NYM R. Hebner F. Norman 4% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 2-3 1 --- O NYM J. Youngblood F. Norman 3% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2-3 2 --- O NYM D. Norman F. Norman 2% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mets' Andy Hassler facing 7-8-9
t7 3-2 0 --- O CIN R. Knight A. Hassler -2% 69% Lineout: 2B
t7 3-2 1 --- O CIN P. Blair A. Hassler -2% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 3-2 2 --- O CIN F. Norman A. Hassler -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
b7 2-3 0 --- NYM D. Flynn F. Norman -8% 58% Single to CF
Gil Flores pinch hits for Andy Hassler (P) batting 9th
b7 2-3 0 1-- O NYM G. Flores F. Norman 3% 61% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Flynn to 2B
Doug Bair replaces Fred Norman pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-3 1 -2- O NYM F. Taveras D. Bair 8% 69% Flyball: CF
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Alex Trevino (C) batting 2nd
b7 2-3 2 -2- O NYM E. Kranepool D. Bair 7% 76% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mets' Jeff Reardon facing 1-2-3
Jeff Reardon replaces Gil Flores (PH) pitching and batting 9th
John Stearns moves from 1B to C
Ed Kranepool moves from PH to 1B
t8 3-2 0 --- O CIN D. Collins J. Reardon -2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-2 1 --- O CIN J. Morgan J. Reardon -1% 73% Popfly: SS
t8 3-2 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion J. Reardon -1% 72% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Doug Bair facing 3-4-5
b8 2-3 0 --- O NYM L. Mazzilli D. Bair 6% 78% Flyball: RF
b8 2-3 1 --- O NYM J. Stearns D. Bair 4% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-3 2 --- NYM R. Hebner D. Bair -4% 78% Walk
b8 2-3 2 1-- RR NYM J. Youngblood D. Bair -64% 14% Home Run; Hebner Scores
b8 4-3 2 --- O NYM D. Norman D. Bair 1% 15% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 4.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Mets' Jeff Reardon facing 4-5-6
t9 3-4 0 --- R CIN G. Foster J. Reardon 35% 50% Home Run (LF-CF)
t9 4-4 0 --- CIN J. Bench J. Reardon 17% 67% Double to CF (CF-RF)
Neil Allen replaces Jeff Reardon pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-4 0 -2- CIN D. Driessen N. Allen 3% 70% Intentional Walk
t9 4-4 0 12- O CIN R. Knight N. Allen 2% 72% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Bench to 3B; Driessen to 2B
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Paul Blair (CF) batting 8th
t9 4-4 1 -23 CIN H. Spilman N. Allen -0% 72% Intentional Walk
Hector Cruz pinch hits for Doug Bair (P) batting 9th
t9 4-4 1 123 R CIN H. Cruz N. Allen 19% 91% Single/Bunt; Bench Scores; Driessen to 3B; Spilman to 2B
t9 5-4 1 123 RR CIN D. Collins N. Allen 7% 98% Single to RF; Driessen Scores; Spilman Scores; Cruz to 3B
t9 7-4 1 1-3 CIN J. Morgan N. Allen 0% 98% Collins Steals 2B
t9 7-4 1 -23 CIN J. Morgan N. Allen 0% 98% Intentional Walk
t9 7-4 1 123 RO CIN D. Concepcion N. Allen 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cruz Scores; Collins to 3B
t9 8-4 2 1-3 CIN G. Foster N. Allen 0% 99% Walk; Concepcion to 2B
Sam Mejias pinch runs for George Foster (LF) batting 4th
t9 8-4 2 123 O CIN J. Bench N. Allen -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 8, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-8, Reds' Tom Hume facing 8-9-1
Tom Hume replaces Harry Spilman (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Dave Collins moves from RF to LF
Sam Mejias moves from PR to CF
Hector Cruz moves from PH to RF
b9 4-8 0 --- O NYM D. Flynn T. Hume 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Neil Allen (P) batting 9th
b9 4-8 1 --- NYM R. Hodges T. Hume -1% 98% Walk
b9 4-8 1 1-- NYM F. Taveras T. Hume -2% 96% Single to CF; Hodges to 2B
b9 4-8 1 12- O NYM E. Kranepool T. Hume 2% 98% Groundout: P-1B; Hodges to 3B; Taveras to 2B
b9 4-8 2 -23 NYM L. Mazzilli T. Hume -3% 96% Walk
b9 4-8 2 123 O NYM J. Stearns T. Hume 4% 100% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 8, Mets 4.

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