A single by Dave Concepcion in the ninth inning for his fifth straight hit of the game drove in Don Gullett and brought the Reds a 4-3 victory over the Giants. Gullett, who was the winner in relief, beat out an infield hit with one away. Pete Rose followed with a single. After Joe Morgan struck out, Concepcion came through with his game-ending hit.

The Giants scored two runs on a homer by Bobby Bonds in the fifth and added one on a circuit clout by Chris Speier in the sixth before the Reds rallied to tie the score in their half of the sixth. A walk to Rose and singles by Morgan and Concepcion produced the first tally. Then, after a pass to Johnny Bench, Tony Perez hit a two-run double. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      5, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   4 11  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   1   2     0   2   .310      Rose lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .312
Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Morgan 2b             5   1   2   0     0   2   .298
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Concepcion ss         5   1   5   2     0   0   .279
Goodson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .332      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .235
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Perez 1b              3   0   1   2     1   1   .289
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tolan cf,rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Matthews lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .324      Kosco rf              2   0   0   0     1   2   .100
Speier ss             3   1   1   1     1   0   .276        King ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Thomasson 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .276        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .151
Rader c               2   0   0   0     2   0   .237      Menke 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Bryant p              2   1   0   0     1   1   .127        Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Phillips 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .025
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Chaney pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Gullett p           1   1   1   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   3   8   3     4   3             Totals               35   4  11   4     4   8

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 23,024
Left on Base: Giants 8, Reds 9
DP: Giants 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Concepcion (12), Perez (20)
Triples: Concepcion (3)
Home Runs: Bonds (24), Speier (9)
Caught Stealing: Matthews (2), Chaney (2)
GIDP: Menke (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant                  6.2   8   3   3   4   6   0  30   2.69
Sosa L(4-2)             1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   4.33
McMahon                 0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8.2  11   4   4   4   8   0  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                7     8   3   3   3   2   2  31   2.73
Gullett W(9-7)          2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.02
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   3   2  38

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan struck
out; Concepcion tripled to left; Bench flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Goodson grounded out (second to first); Matthews
singled to center; Speier walked [Matthews to second]; Thomasson
flied out to center; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kosco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds
0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bryant grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes singled to right;
Maddox singled to center [Fuentes to third]; Goodson flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Menke lined to third; Grimsley was called out on
strikes; Rose grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews singled to right; Matthews was picked off
and caught stealing second (catcher to first to second to
pitcher); Speier flied out to right; Thomasson singled to
center; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan lined to second; Concepcion doubled to left;
Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez was walked
intentionally; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Bryant walked; Bonds homered [Bryant scored];
Fuentes flied out to right; Maddox made an out to second;
Goodson popped to second in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Kosco struck out; Menke made an out to shortstop;
Grimsley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews popped to second; Speier homered; Thomasson
singled to center; Rader walked [Thomasson to second]; Bryant
struck out; Bonds lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
3, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose walked; Morgan singled to right [Rose to second];
Concepcion singled to left [Rose scored, Morgan to second];
Bench walked [Morgan to third, Concepcion to second]; Perez
doubled to left [Morgan scored, Concepcion scored, Bench to
third]; Tolan grounded out (second to first); Kosco was walked
intentionally; Menke grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Kosco out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Maddox flied out to
right; Goodson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Gagliano singled to
left; CHANEY RAN FOR GAGLIANO; Chaney was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Rose grounded out
(second to first); Morgan singled; Concepcion singled [Morgan to
second]; PHILLIPS REPLACED BRYANT (PLAYING 3B); SOSA REPLACED
GOODSON (PITCHING); Bench made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 8TH: GULLETT REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Matthews flied
out to right; Speier flied out to center; Thomasson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Perez flied out to right; Tolan grounded out (first
unassisted); KING BATTED FOR KOSCO; King struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED KING (PLAYING CF); TOLAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rader walked; On a bunt Phillips made an
out to pitcher; Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: DRIESSEN BATTED FOR MENKE; Driessen popped to second;
Gullett singled to shortstop; Rose singled to center [Gullett to
second]; MCMAHON REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Morgan struck out;
Concepcion singled to left [Gullett scored, Rose to second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 4.