April 15, 1979 Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 14
CLE 4 NYY 6
@CHW 5 MIL 4
BAL 2 CAL 8
@OAK 1 MIN 18
@SEA 6 DET 11
@TEX 6 KCR 12
@TOR 10 ATL 11
@LAD 4 CHC 5
@MON 1 PHI 3
@NYM 2 PHI 6
@NYM 3 STL 9
@PIT 4
(10) SDP 6
CIN 3 CIN 7
@SDP 5 HOU 4
@SFG 3 HOU 9
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 15, 1979, 1:08PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Reds

4-6

Lost 2

3rd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  1    3  8  5
Padres          0  3  0   0  0  2   1  0  X    6 10  1

W: R Jones (2-1), L: F Norman (0-2), S: J D'Acquisto (1)

Padres

4-6

Won 2

6th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Griffey RF                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .318  .809    0    2   2   
D Concepcion SS               5   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .784    0    1   3   
J Morgan 2B                   5   2   3   1    0   0  .368 1.047    0    2   5   HR,3B,SB
G Foster LF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .395 1.034    0    1   0   
J Bench C                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .627    0    6   0   GDP
D Driessen 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .316  .939    0   10   0   
R Knight 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .310  .843    0    1   2   
C Geronimo CF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .171  .532    0    1   0   
F Norman P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   SH
  D Collins PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Tomlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Summers PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    4   5                    24  12

BATTING

3B: J Morgan (1, off R Jones).

HR: J Morgan (1, off J D'Acquisto; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: F Norman (2, off R Jones).

TB: J Morgan 8; G Foster 2; K Griffey; D Concepcion; R Knight.

GIDP: J Bench (1).

RBI: D Concepcion (7); J Bench (5); J Morgan (2).

2-out RBI: D Concepcion.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Knight-J Morgan-D Driessen.

E: D Concepcion 2 (3); D Driessen (1); D Tomlin (1); R Knight (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morgan (4, 2nd base off R Jones/G Tenace).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards CF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .522    0    4   0   
O Smith SS                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .098  .286    0    2   3   
J Turner LF                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .263  .622    0    1   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .459 1.265    0    1   0   
B Perkins 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .364  .781    0    9   1   
G Tenace C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .765    0    5   0   GDP
B Evans 3B                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .128  .369    0    0   2   
F Gonzalez 2B                 3   2   2   0    1   0  .282  .727    0    4   4   
R Jones P                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    1   2   
  J D'Acquisto P              2   0   1   2    0   1  .500 1.500    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       34   6  10   4    3   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: J D'Acquisto (1, off F Norman).

TB: B Perkins 2; O Smith 2; F Gonzalez 2; J D'Acquisto 2; D Winfield; R Jones; G Richards.

GIDP: G Tenace (1).

RBI: J D'Acquisto 2 (2); B Perkins (1); J Turner (5).

2-out RBI: J D'Acquisto 2; J Turner.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Evans-F Gonzalez-B Perkins.

E: B Evans (1).

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, L (0-2)              6     6   5   0    3   3   0   2.70   28     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 5     50    -     0.82  -0.26
D Tomlin                       0.1   3   1   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.17  -0.02
P Borbon                       1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         8    10   6   0    3   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 0· 8          2-0

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Jones, W (2-1)               5.2   5   1   1    2   1   0   5.63   24     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 1· 4     54    -     1.03   0.14
J D'Acquisto, S (1)            3.1   3   2   2    2   4   1   9.00   15     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 3          2-0    0.59   0.09
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   5   1          39     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 2· 7          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Campagna, 1B - Frank Fisher, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Terry Bovey.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               San Diego Padres                     
1. K Griffey            RF    1. G Richards           CF 
2. D Concepcion         SS    2. O Smith              SS 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. J Turner             LF 
4. G Foster             LF    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. J Bench              C     5. B Perkins            1B 
6. D Driessen           1B    6. G Tenace             C  
7. R Knight             3B    7. B Evans              3B 
8. C Geronimo           CF    8. F Gonzalez           2B 
9. F Norman             P     9. R Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  12-      12%  67% R Jones         F Norman        Single to 3B; Perkins Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER; Gonzalez to 3B
   b 2   2  0-1  1-3      10%  77% G Richards      F Norman        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Gonzalez Scores/No RBI/unER; Jones to 3B; Richards to 2B
   b 6   2  1-3  12-      10%  96% J D'Acquisto    F Norman        Double to LF; Evans Scores/unER; Gonzalez Scores/unER
   b 2   2  0-2  123       7%  85% J Turner        F Norman        Walk; Jones Scores/unER; Richards to 3B; Smith to 2B
   t 4   0  3-0  1--       7%  87% J Bench         R Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      51%  J Morgan        Triple to CF
   O      --3      55%  G Foster        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  G Richards      Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  O Smith         Single/Bunt
   O      1--      53%  J Turner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      55%  R Knight        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  B Perkins       Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  G Tenace        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      52%  B Evans         Flyball: RF
          1--      54%  F Gonzalez      Walk; Perkins to 2B
   R      12-      67%  R Jones         Single to 3B; Perkins Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER; Gonzalez to 3B
   R      1-3      77%  G Richards      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Gonzalez Scores/No RBI/unER; Jones to 3B; Richards to 2B
          -23      78%  O Smith         Walk
   R      123      85%  J Turner        Walk; Jones Scores/unER; Richards to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      123      82%  D Winfield      Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Jones facing 8-9-1
          ---      78%  C Geronimo      Walk
   O      1--      81%  F Norman        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      84%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
          1--      82%  D Concepcion    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Geronimo to 2B
   O      12-      86%  J Morgan        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-0, Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  B Perkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  G Tenace        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  B Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Jones facing 4-5-6
          ---      80%  G Foster        Single to P
   OO     1--      87%  J Bench         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  D Driessen      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-0, Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  G Richards      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Jones facing 7-8-9
          ---      82%  R Knight        Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  C Geronimo      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      87%  F Norman        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Geronimo to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-0, Fred Norman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Turner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      88%  D Winfield      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Jones facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  J Morgan        Single to RF
          1--      87%  G Foster        Morgan Steals 2B
          -2-      82%  " "             Single to RF; Morgan to 3B
   RO     1-3      83%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Morgan Scores
          1--      81%  D Driessen      Walk; Bench to 2B
                  John D'Acquisto replaces Randy Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      86%  R Knight        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-1, Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  B Perkins       Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  G Tenace        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  B Evans         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      86%  F Gonzalez      Single to LF; Evans to 2B
   RR     12-      96%  J D'Acquisto    Double to LF; Evans Scores/unER; Gonzalez Scores/unER
   O      -2-      95%  G Richards      Single to RF; D'Acquisto out at Hm/RF-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 5.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, John D'Acquisto facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  C Geronimo      Flyball: LF
                  Dave Collins pinch hits for Fred Norman batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  D Collins       Strikeout
          ---      97%  K Griffey       Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  D Concepcion    Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dave Tomlin facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Tomlin replaces Dave Collins pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  O Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  J Turner        Strikeout
          1--      99%  D Winfield      Single to P; Smith to 3B/Adv on E1; Winfield to 2B
   R      -23      99%  B Perkins       Single to RF; Smith Scores/unER; Winfield to 3B
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Dave Tomlin pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1-3      99%  G Tenace        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, John D'Acquisto facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      97%  J Morgan        Home Run
   O      ---      98%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Bench         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  D Driessen      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pedro Borbon facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  B Evans         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  F Gonzalez      Single to RF; Evans out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--      99%  J D'Acquisto    Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      99%  G Richards      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 6.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, John D'Acquisto facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  R Knight        Walk
   O      1--      99%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Champ Summers pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  C Summers       Strikeout Looking
          1--      99%  K Griffey       Walk; Geronimo to 2B
   R      12-      97%  D Concepcion    Single to RF; Geronimo Scores; Griffey to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Padres 6.

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