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1979 Cincinnati Reds (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
90-71, Finished 1st in NL Western Division
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Scored 731 runs, Allowed 644 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-71
Managed by John McNamara

Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,356,933 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost NL Championship Series (3-0) to Pittsburgh Pirates

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders (1978/1980) / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Wed,4/4 vs SFG L (5-11)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Auerbach-3B Geronimo-CF Seaver-P
2.Fri,4/6 vs SFG L (2-7) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Auerbach-3B Geronimo-CF Hume-P
3.Sat,4/7 vs SFG L (2-4)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Bonham-P
4.Sun,4/8 vs SFG W (7-6) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF LaCoss-P
5.Mon,4/9 at ATL W (9-4)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Seaver-P
6.Tue,4/10 at ATL L (4-6) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Norman-P
7.Wed,4/11 at ATL W (9-5) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Hume-P
8.Fri,4/13 at SDP W (4-2)# Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Bonham-P
9.Sat,4/14 at SDP L (2-3) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Seaver-P
10.Sun,4/15 at SDP L (3-6)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Norman-P
11.Sun,4/15 at SDP W (7-5)# Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Correll-C LaCoss-P
12.Tue,4/17 vs ATL W (7-4)# Concepcion-SS Geronimo-CF Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Summers-RF Hume-P
13.Thu,4/19 vs ATL W (2-0) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Correll-C Seaver-P
14.Fri,4/20 at STL W (10-3)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Norman-P
15.Sat,4/21 at STL W (4-1) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF LaCoss-P
16.Sun,4/22 at STL L (3-4) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Correll-C Hume-P
17.Tue,4/24 vs PIT L (2-9) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Correll-C Pastore-P
18.Wed,4/25 vs PIT L (2-3) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Correll-C Norman-P
19.Fri,4/27 vs STL W (4-3) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF LaCoss-P
20.Sat,4/28 vs STL L (1-12) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Hume-P
21.Sun,4/29 vs STL W (5-1)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Seaver-P
22.Tue,5/1 vs CHC L (1-5)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Norman-P
23.Wed,5/2 vs CHC W (4-1) Griffey-CF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Summers-RF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Bench-C LaCoss-P
24.Fri,5/4 vs HOU W (6-5) Griffey-CF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Summers-RF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Bench-C Seaver-P
25.Sat,5/5 vs HOU W (6-2) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Summers-1B Knight-3B Bench-C Geronimo-CF Hume-P
26.Sun,5/6 vs HOU W (17-5) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Summers-1B Knight-3B Bench-C Geronimo-CF Bonham-P
27.Sun,5/6 vs HOU L (2-8)# Griffey-CF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF DeFreitas-1B Summers-RF Knight-3B Correll-C Norman-P
28.Tue,5/8 at CHC W (8-7)# Griffey-CF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C DeFreitas-1B Summers-RF Knight-3B LaCoss-P
29.Wed,5/9 at CHC W (7-4) Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Summers-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Moskau-P
30.Thu,5/10 at CHC L (8-9) Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Summers-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Hume-P
31.Fri,5/11 at PIT W (8-4) Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Summers-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Bonham-P
32.Sat,5/12 at PIT L (2-3) Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Summers-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Correll-C Norman-P
33.Sun,5/13 at PIT W (7-3)# Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Bench-C DeFreitas-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF LaCoss-P
34.Mon,5/14 vs SDP W (7-4) Griffey-CF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Summers-RF Knight-3B Moskau-P
35.Tue,5/15 vs SDP L (1-2) Griffey-CF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Summers-RF Knight-3B Hume-P
36.Wed,5/16 vs SDP W (7-0) Griffey-CF Kennedy-2B Summers-RF Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Auerbach-SS Correll-C Bonham-P
37.Fri,5/18 vs LAD W (7-6) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF LaCoss-P
38.Sat,5/19 vs LAD W (5-4) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Driessen-1B Bench-C Summers-LF Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Moskau-P
39.Sun,5/20 vs LAD L (4-6) Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Driessen-1B Bench-C Summers-LF Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Seaver-P
40.Tue,5/22 at SFG L (2-12) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Driessen-1B Bench-C Summers-LF Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Bonham-P
41.Wed,5/23 at SFG W (5-0)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Collins-LF Blair-CF LaCoss-P
42.Thu,5/24 at SFG L (1-2)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Collins-LF Blair-CF Moskau-P
43.Fri,5/25 at LAD L (6-17) Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Collins-LF Geronimo-CF Seaver-P
44.Sat,5/26 at LAD W (3-1) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Collins-LF Geronimo-CF Norman-P
45.Sun,5/27 at LAD L (7-8) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Collins-LF Geronimo-CF Bonham-P
46.Mon,5/28 at LAD W (3-2)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF Correll-C LaCoss-P
47.Tue,5/29 at HOU L (1-2)# Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Bench-C Driessen-1B Henderson-LF Knight-3B Blair-CF Moskau-P
48.Wed,5/30 at HOU L (3-6) Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Collins-LF Geronimo-CF Seaver-P
49.Thu,5/31 at HOU L (0-3) Griffey-RF Collins-LF Knight-3B Driessen-1B Bench-C Geronimo-CF Kennedy-2B Auerbach-SS Norman-P
50.Fri,6/1 vs PHI W (4-2)# Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Bench-C Knight-3B DeFreitas-1B Blair-CF Bonham-P
51.Sat,6/2 vs PHI W (4-2)# Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Bench-C Knight-3B Driessen-1B Blair-CF LaCoss-P
52.Sun,6/3 vs PHI L (4-6) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Correll-C Moskau-P
53.Sun,6/3 vs PHI W (12-2) Collins-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Hume-P
54.Mon,6/4 vs NYM L (2-6) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Seaver-P
55.Tue,6/5 vs NYM W (6-1)# Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Norman-P
56.Wed,6/6 vs NYM L (3-5)# Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF Correll-C Bonham-P
57.Fri,6/8 vs MON W (3-2) Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF LaCoss-P
58.Sat,6/9 vs MON W (7-1)# Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF Seaver-P
59.Sun,6/10 vs MON W (3-2) Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Correll-C Moskau-P
60.Mon,6/11 at NYM L (2-3)# Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF Norman-P
61.Tue,6/12 at NYM L (6-12)# Collins-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF Correll-C Bonham-P
62.Wed,6/13 at NYM W (4-1) Griffey-RF Kennedy-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Driessen-1B Geronimo-CF Auerbach-3B Correll-C LaCoss-P
63.Fri,6/15 at PHI W (6-3) Collins-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Seaver-P
64.Sat,6/16 at PHI L (3-4)# Collins-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF Moskau-P
65.Sun,6/17 at PHI L (3-9)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF Norman-P
66.Mon,6/18 at MON W (3-2) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Bonham-P
67.Tue,6/19 at MON L (2-3)# Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF LaCoss-P
68.Wed,6/20 at MON L (4-5) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Geronimo-CF Auerbach-3B Seaver-P
69.Fri,6/22 vs SFG L (2-3)# Collins-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF Correll-C Moskau-P
70.Sat,6/23 vs SFG L (2-5)# Collins-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF Norman-P
71.Sun,6/24 vs SFG W (8-7)# Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Griffey-RF Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF Bonham-P
72.Mon,6/25 at HOU W (2-1) Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Griffey-RF Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Seaver-P
73.Mon,6/25 at HOU L (0-4)# Collins-RF Morgan-2B Concepcion-SS Foster-LF Driessen-1B Knight-3B Blair-CF Correll-C LaCoss-P
74.Tue,6/26 at HOU L (5-6) Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Griffey-RF Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Knight-3B Geronimo-CF Moskau-P
75.Wed,6/27 at LAD W (9-1)# Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Griffey-RF Foster-LF Bench-C DeFreitas-1B Auerbach-3B Blair-CF Norman-P
76.Thu,6/28 at LAD W (2-1) Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Griffey-RF Foster-LF Driessen-1B Bench-C Auerbach-3B Geronimo-CF Hume-P
77.Fri,6/29 at SFG L (4-6)# Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Griffey-RF Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Auerbach-3B Blair-CF Bonham-P
78.Sat,6/30 at SFG W (2-0) Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Griffey-RF Foster-LF Driessen-1B Spilman-3B Geronimo-CF Correll-C Seaver-P
79.Sun,7/1 at SFG L (1-2)# Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Griffey-RF Foster-LF Bench-C Driessen-1B Auerbach-3B Blair-CF LaCoss-P
80.Sun,7/1 at SFG L (3-7)# Concepcion-SS Kennedy-2B Griffey-RF Foster-LF Driessen-1B Cruz-CF Auerbach-3B Correll-C Moskau-P
81.Tue,7/3 vs HOU L (2-3) Griffey-RF Geronimo-CF Morgan-2B Bench-C Driessen-1B Concepcion-SS Knight-3B Cruz-LF Norman-P
82.Wed,7/4 vs HOU L (2-3) Griffey-RF Concepcion-SS Morgan-2B Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Cruz-LF Geronimo-CF Bonham-P
83.Thu,7/5 vs HOU W (5-4) Griffey-RF Geronimo-CF Morgan-2B Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Cruz-LF Auerbach-SS Seaver-P
84.Fri,7/6 vs PIT W (2-1) Griffey-RF Geronimo-CF Morgan-2B Bench-C Driessen-1B Knight-3B Cruz-LF Auerbach-SS LaCoss-P
85.