Making up for two errors, Dave Kingman broke a 2-2 tie with a homer in the sixth inning and Bobby Bonds followed with a circuit clout in the seventh for the deciding run as the Giants defeated the Reds, 4-3. The Reds' first two runs were unearned on Kingman's errors and one by Steve Ontiveros. Ontiveros doubled for a run when the Giants tied the score in the third. Following the Giants' homers, the Reds fell short with a run in the eighth on a pass to Johnny Bench, single by Tony Perez and sacrifice fly by Merv Rettenmund. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     10, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  0
Giants       0  0  2    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   4  7  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               2   1   0   0     2   1   .393      Bonds rf              3   2   2   1     1   0   .304
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Speier ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Bench c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .190      Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .360
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Matthews lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .286
Rettenmund rf         3   0   0   1     0   2   .381      Ontiveros 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .190
Concepcion ss         4   1   0   0     0   1   .250      Kingman 3b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .350
Foster cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Phillips 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
  Griffey ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .083      Rudolph c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Driessen 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .375      Caldwell p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gullett p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gagliano ph         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   5   2     3   6             Totals               29   4   7   4     5   1

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  8,456
Left on Base: Reds 6, Giants 7
DP: Reds 1, Giants 2
Errors: Ontiveros, Kingman 2
Doubles: Ontiveros (1)
Home Runs: Kingman (2), Bonds (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Speier (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rettenmund (1)
GIDP: Perez (2), Maddox (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(0-1)          6     5   3   3   4   1   1  26   4.22
C. Carroll              2     2   1   1   1   0   1   9   1.29
Totals                  8     7   4   4   5   1   2  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(2-0)         7     4   2   0   2   4   0  28   1.35
Moffitt                 2     1   1   1   1   2   0   8   1.59
Totals                  9     5   3   1   3   6   0  36

Wild Pitches: Moffitt (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan reached on an error by Ontiveros
[Rose to second, Morgan to first]; Bench reached on an error by
Kingman [Rose to third, Morgan to second, Bench to first]; Perez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rose
scored (unearned), Morgan to third, Bench out at second];
Rettenmund struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Speier flied out to right; Maddox
flied out to right; Matthews walked [Bonds to second]; Ontiveros
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion reached on an error by Kingman [Concepcion
to second]; Foster singled to left [Concepcion to third];
Driessen forced Foster (second to shortstop) [Concepcion scored
(unearned)]; On a bunt Gullett forced Driessen (pitcher to
shortstop); Rose was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman walked; Phillips flied out to right; Rudolph
made an out to second; Caldwell grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: On a bunt Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds singled to third; Speier out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Bonds to second]; Maddox singled to
pitcher [Bonds stayed at second]; Matthews singled to right
[Bonds scored, Maddox to third]; Ontiveros doubled to left
[Maddox scored, Matthews to third]; Kingman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Phillips flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 2.

REDS 4TH: Rettenmund flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to
center; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants
2.

GIANTS 4TH: Rudolph flied out to left; Caldwell popped to third
in foul territory; Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 2.

REDS 5TH: Driessen singled to second; Gullett popped to third;
Rose walked [Driessen to second]; Morgan lined into a double
play (second unassisted) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier walked; Maddox grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Speier out at second]; Matthews
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out
to right; Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Ontiveros lined to third; Kingman homered; Phillips
struck out; Rudolph flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Giants 3.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
singled to center; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR GULLETT; Gagliano singled
to left [Driessen to second]; Rose forced Gagliano (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); THOMASSON
BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Thomasson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bonds homered; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first);
Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 4.

REDS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Morgan grounded
out (first unassisted); Bench walked; Perez singled to right
[Bench to third]; Rettenmund hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bench
scored]; Moffitt threw a wild pitch [Perez to second];
Concepcion struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Matthews flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded out
(second to first); Kingman walked; Phillips singled to left
[Kingman to second]; Rudolph forced Phillips (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 4.

REDS 9TH: GRIFFEY BATTED FOR FOSTER; Griffey struck out;
Driessen grounded out (second to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR C.
CARROLL; Crowley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 4.