A perfect throw by Pete Rose in the ninth inning cut off a Giants' rally and enabled the Reds to emerge with a 3-1 victory. The Reds capitalized on an error by Willie McCovey to score twice in the first inning and added their other run in the second when Ross Grimsley scored from third base on a sacrifice fly by Joe Morgan.

Grimsley, who never has lost to the Giants, beat them for the fifth straight time, but his victory was on shaky ground in the ninth when Garry Maddox singled, reached third on two errors and scored on a single by Al Gallagher. With two out, Pedro Borbon took over in relief. Dave Kingman then smashed a drive off the left field fence and, trying for a double, was thrown out by Rose to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     8, 1973 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  2
Reds         2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Rose lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .385
Fuentes 2b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .400      Morgan 2b             3   1   0   1     0   0   .364
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .154      Tolan rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .333
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Bench c               2   0   1   0     2   1   .222
Maddox cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .385      Perez 1b              2   0   1   1     1   0   .200
Gallagher 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Geronimo cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .231
  Thomasson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chaney ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .100
Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Menke 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Grimsley p            4   1   0   0     0   1   .000
  Kingman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .500        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bradley p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hart ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   1     1   2             Totals               30   3   9   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 20,026
Left on Base: Giants 7, Reds 9
DP: Giants 1, Reds 1
Errors: McCovey, Gallagher, Perez, Menke
Doubles: Fuentes (1), Speier (1)
Triples: Matthews (1)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (1), Geronimo (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (1), Morgan (1)
GIDP: Gallagher (1), Geronimo (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(0-1)          6.2   6   3   1   4   2   0  31   1.35
Moffitt                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Barr                    1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     9   3   1   4   3   0  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(1-0)         8.2   8   1   1   1   2   0  34   1.04
Borbon SV(1)            0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   2   0  35

Wild Pitches: Bradley (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bob Engel


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds lined to left; Fuentes doubled to left; Speier
lined to second; McCovey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan reached on an error by
McCovey [Morgan to first]; Morgan stole second; Tolan walked;
Bench walked [Morgan to third, Tolan to second]; Perez hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Geronimo
singled to left [Tolan scored (unearned), Bench to second];
Chaney flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Maddox flied out to right; Gallagher flied out to
right; Matthews tripled to right; Rader popped to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Menke singled to third; Grimsley forced Menke (pitcher
to shortstop); Rose singled to right [Grimsley to third]; Morgan
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grimsley scored]; Tolan flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Bradley grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
flied out to right; Fuentes singled to shortstop; Speier flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Bench struck out; Perez reached on an error by
Gallagher [Perez to first]; Geronimo grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey flied out to left; Maddox singled to
shortstop; Gallagher grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); Menke was
called out on strikes; Grimsley grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Matthews flied out to center; Rader grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Bradley flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to right; Morgan popped to shortstop;
On a bunt Tolan singled; Bench singled to third [Tolan to
second]; Perez walked [Tolan to third, Bench to second];
Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0,
Reds 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds struck out; Fuentes singled to center; Speier
doubled to left [Fuentes to third]; McCovey grounded out
(pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Chaney flied out to right; Menke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grimsley lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Gallagher flied out to left; Matthews grounded out
(second to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan flied out
to right; Tolan singled; Bradley threw a wild pitch [Tolan to
second]; Bench walked; MOFFITT REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING);
Perez was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the
batted ball [Tolan to third, Bench out at second (second
unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 8TH: HART BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Hart walked; Bonds made an
out to catcher; Fuentes flied out to center; Speier popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: BARR REPLACED HART (PITCHING); Geronimo singled to
right; Geronimo stole second; Chaney singled to left [Geronimo
out at home (left to catcher), Chaney to second (on throw)];
Menke grounded out (first to pitcher) [Chaney to third];
Grimsley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox
singled to third [Maddox to third (error by Menke) (error by
Perez)]; Gallagher singled to center [Maddox scored]; THOMASSON
RAN FOR GALLAGHER; Matthews forced Thomasson (third to second);
BORBON REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); KINGMAN BATTED FOR RADER;
Kingman singled to left [Matthews to third, Kingman out at
second (left to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds
3.