MLB
CINCINNATI REDS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/28/1980
 
MLB
CINCINNATI REDS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2910 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 1980 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (66-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (67-62) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4 13 0
Pirates Top Reds, 4-1
Ed Whitson never let the Reds get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his slider, to pitch the Pirates to a win, 4-1. Pittsburgh, at 67-62, occupies first place in the National League East Division.

The Pirates got a lift from second baseman Rennie Stennett, who in the bottom of the fifth stroked a first pitch screwball into right-center for a run-scoring single. It was his 95th hit of the season and put the Pirates ahead, 2-0.

"We put together a nice win," Whitson said.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. North CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .256 7 41
J. Bench 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 21 53
K. Griffey RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .272 10 56
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 14 44
D. Concepcion SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .288 6 46
B. Wynegar C 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .240 3 38
B. Clark LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 5 23
   a-J. Lyttle PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 0 7
G. Perry P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .094 0 1
   S. Perzanowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   b-J. Spencer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 13 40
B. Pocoroba 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .225 4 38
Totals 32 1 6 1 4 4 13      
a - J. Lyttle pinch hit for B. Clark in the 7th
b - J. Spencer pinch hit for S. Perzanowski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Griffey (26, 6th Inning off E. Whitson, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Concepcion (20, 8th Inning off K. Tekulve, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Griffey 2 , J. Morgan , D. Concepcion 3 , B. Wynegar , J. Lyttle
2-out RBI: D. Concepcion
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bench , J. Morgan , B. Pocoroba 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. North (83)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pocoroba-Morgan-Bench, Morgan-Concepcion-Bench)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Stennett 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .275 2 27
B. Oglivie LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .341 7 21
G. Hendrick CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273 13 41
J. Thompson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .257 5 11
D. Parker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 10 47
E. Ott C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .289 4 13
P. Garner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 0 34
B. Almon SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .250 2 11
E. Whitson P 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .267 0 5
   K. Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 13 4 0 3 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thompson (5, 1st Inning off G. Perry, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Oglivie (7, 1st Inning off G. Perry, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Almon (2, 7th Inning off G. Perry, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Stennett 2 , B. Oglivie 6 , J. Thompson 3 , E. Ott 2 , B. Almon 5 , E. Whitson 2
2-out RBI: R. Stennett , B. Oglivie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Hendrick , J. Thompson , D. Parker
GIDP: D. Parker , P. Garner
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Parker(Morgan at home))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Perry L (10-9) 7.2 13 4 4 0 3 2 103 2.86   
S. Perzanowski 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Perry 40
Batters Faced: G. Perry 34, S. Perzanowski 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Perry 8-10, S. Perzanowski 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Perry 103-65, S. Perzanowski 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Perzanowski 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Whitson W (5-7) 7.2 4 1 1 3 4 0 104 3.96   
K. Tekulve 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 31 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Whitson 68
Batters Faced: E. Whitson 30, K. Tekulve 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Whitson 6-13, K. Tekulve 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Whitson 104-69, K. Tekulve 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Tekulve 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Whitson
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 41698
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