Johnny Bench's leadoff homer in the fourth broke a scoreless tie and got the Reds started on their way to a 4-1 victory over the Giants and John D'Acquisto. Tony Perez followed Bench's blow with a triple and scored on an infield out for a 2-0 lead. Gary Matthews' homer in the fifth was the only Giant run off Don Gullett, who gave way to Pedro Borbon in the eighth but evened his record at 3-3. The Reds added two insurance runs in the seventh off reliever Jim Willoughby, one scoring on a double by Pete Rose. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Monday, May       13, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  0    2  0  x  -   4  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .216      Rose lf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .295
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Morgan 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .306
Maddox cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .322      Bench c               3   1   2   1     1   0   .265
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Perez 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .298
Matthews lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .238        Chaney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .264      Driessen 3b,1b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Rettenmund rf         3   0   0   1     1   0   .254
Rudolph c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
D'Acquisto p          1   0   0   0     1   1   .222      Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .311
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Gullett p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .273
  Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               30   1   6   1     3   6             Totals               31   4   9   4     5   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 12,586
Left on Base: Giants 5, Reds 9
DP: Giants 1, Reds 3
Errors: Matthews 2
Doubles: Rose (10)
Triples: Perez (1)
Home Runs: Matthews (4), Bench (6)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (14), Bench (2)
Caught Stealing: D'Acquisto (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gullett (2)
GIDP: Ontiveros (6), Fuentes (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto L(2-4)       5     5   2   2   2   2   1  22   4.86
Willoughby              2     3   2   2   1   0   0   9   4.63
Sosa                    0     1   0   0   2   0   0   3   2.49
Moffitt                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.13
Totals                  8     9   4   4   5   3   1  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(3-3)          7.1   5   1   1   3   6   1  28   2.98
Borbon SV(6)            1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.84
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   6   1  33

Wild Pitches: Gullett (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Maddox walked; Ontiveros forced Maddox (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan flied out to center; Bench lined
to third; Perez reached on an error by Matthews [Rose to third
(error by Matthews), Perez to first]; Driessen struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews struck out; Kingman struck out; Speier
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Rettenmund flied out to center; Concepcion grounded
out (shortstop to first); Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rudolph grounded out (third to first); D'Acquisto
walked; Bonds struck out while D'Acquisto was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Gullett struck out; Rose flied out to center; Morgan
singled to right; Morgan was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

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

REDS 4TH: Bench homered; Perez tripled to right; Driessen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rettenmund grounded out
(second to first) [Perez scored]; Concepcion flied out to right;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Matthews homered; Kingman grounded out (third to
first); Speier flied out to left; Rudolph flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Gullett walked; Rose
flied out to left; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

GIANTS 6TH: D'Acquisto struck out; Bonds grounded out (third to
first); Fuentes singled; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench singled to left; Perez singled to right [Bench
to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Driessen
lined into a double play (right to catcher to first) [Perez out
at first]; Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Ontiveros singled to right; Matthews flied out to
right; Kingman struck out; Speier forced Ontiveros (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Geronimo singled to
center; Gullett out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Geronimo to second]; Rose doubled [Geronimo scored]; Morgan
singled to left [Rose scored, Morgan to second (on throw to
home)]; Bench was walked intentionally; Morgan stole third;
Bench stole second; Perez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Rudolph singled to right; ARNOLD BATTED FOR
WILLOUGHBY; Gullett threw a wild pitch [Rudolph to second];
Arnold flied out to left; Bonds walked; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT
(PITCHING); Fuentes grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Driessen singled to
center; Rettenmund walked [Driessen to second]; Concepcion
walked [Driessen to third, Rettenmund to second]; MOFFITT
REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Geronimo forced Driessen (second to
catcher) [Rettenmund to third, Concepcion to second]; Borbon
struck out; Rose forced Geronimo (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 4.

GIANTS 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Maddox singled to center; Ontiveros
flied out to left; Matthews popped to catcher in foul territory;
Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Reds 4.