CIN @ PIT

Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates, October 5, 1979

At home, the Pittsburgh Pirates won 7-1 over the Cincinnati Reds on October 5, 1979, a League Championship Series game. The Pittsburgh Pirates won comfortably. Retrosheet records a crowd of 42,240, a running time of 165 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Cincinnati Reds' only run came in the sixth inning. The Pittsburgh Pirates' runs came in the first, second, third, fourth, and eighth innings, 2 of them in the third. Hits were 8 for the Cincinnati Reds and 7 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 and 0 errors. The win went to Bert Blyleven, allowing 1 earned run on 8 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Mike LaCoss after 1.2 innings and 2 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Bert Blyleven, who had 9. The Cincinnati Reds used Tom Hume, Mike LaCoss, Charlie Leibrandt, Fred Norman, and Mario Soto on the mound. The Cincinnati Reds' top hitter was Dave Collins, 2 for 4. Johnny Bench also homered for the Cincinnati Reds. For the Pittsburgh Pirates, Willie Stargell went 2 for 4, 1 home run, 1 double, and 3 RBI. The Pittsburgh Pirates got another home run from Bill Madlock. Jerry Dale worked home plate.