Lead Story - 2/8/2024 Cincinnati Reds - 1979 World Series ChampionsThe Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 1, winning the 1979 World Series which was a hard-fought battle.
Ron Guidry and Gary Nolan pitched brilliantly in Game 1, as the game went to extra innings scoreless. Nolan went 8 innings for the Reds, allowing 3 hits, and Guidry went 9.1 for the Yanks allowing 1 run on 6 hits. The Reds broke the drought when Series MVP Johnny Bench hit a 2 out 2 run double in the 10th to give the Reds the victory 2-0.
Game 2 was the only runaway. Wayne Simpson continued the shutout pitching for the Reds, allowing 3 hits through 7.2 innings. Joe Lahoud got the scoring started with a 2 run homer in the 2nd and added a 3 run homer in the 5th, leading the Reds to an 8-0 win.
Don Gullet allowed 3 runs on 7 hits to lead the Reds to a 3-0 Series lead with the win in Game 3. Dan Driessen hit a 3 run homer in the 3rd putting the Reds on top 4-0. The Yankees finally got on the board after 22 scoreless innings when Davey Johnson hit a 2 run homer in the 5th, to narrow the lead 4-3. The Reds shut them down the remainder of the game to take the game 5-3.
The Yankees got into the win column in Game 4 behind Doug Capilla who held the Reds to 6 hits through 7. The Reds scored runs single runs in the 1st 3rd and 4th innings to hold a 3-1 lead into the 6th when Harmon Killebrew hit a solo homer to narrow the lead 3-2. In the 7th, the Yankees scored 4 runs on 5 hits with Bobby Murcer Jim Lyttle and Frank Robinson getting RBIs to take a 6-3 lead. The Reds tried to rally in the 9th but fell short 6-5.
Game 5 was a great one. Thurman Munson opened the scoring for the Yankees with a 2 run homer in the 4th, and Willie Randolph hit a 2 run triple in the 5th to give the Yankees a 5-1 lead. In the bottom of the 6th the Reds narrowed the score to 5-4 on Bernie Carbo’s RBI double. Driessen and Stanton followed with RBI singles. The Yankees carried that lead into the bottom of the 9th, when Dave Concepcion hit a walk off 2 run home run to give the Reds the World Championship with a 6-5 victory.
Series MVP Johnny Bench led the Reds with a .389 Avg, 1.611 OPS, 2 doubles 1 triple, 1 home run and 5 RBI.
Thurman Munson led the Yankees on offense with a .316 Avg, .895 OPS, and 1 home run. |
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