Brilliant relief pitching by Elias Sosa enabled the Giants to edge the Reds, 5-4. Sosa took over in the sixth inning and preserved a one-run margin, allowing the local nine but one hit the rest of the route. The Giants got only five hits but four of them came in the third inning and, combined with a couple of walks, enabled the victors to score their five runs. The key blows in the frame were bases-loaded singles by Steve Ontiveros and Ken Rudolph. The loss snapped a personal five-game winning streak for Red starter Don Gullett. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Friday, July      26, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  5  1
Reds         0  1  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              3   1   0   0     2   1   .262      Geronimo cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Rose lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .307      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .299
Ontiveros 1b          3   0   1   2     1   0   .260      Bench c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .274
Matthews lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .276      Perez 1b              4   2   2   2     0   0   .269
Arnold 2b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .280      Driessen 3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Miller 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Rudolph c             3   0   1   2     1   0   .213      Griffey rf            3   0   2   0     1   1   .184
Barr p                3   1   1   0     0   1   .237      Gullett p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Sosa p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Baney p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kosco ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                            C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235

Totals               31   5   5   5     7   4             Totals               34   4   8   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 30,094
Left on Base: Giants 7, Reds 8
DP: Giants 0, Reds 0
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Driessen (12), Rose (22), Bench (21)
Home Runs: Perez (18)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Speier (7), Baney (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (3)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(8-5)             5     7   4   4   2   0   1  25   2.64
Sosa SV(4)              4     1   0   0   1   2   0  14   2.39
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   2   1  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(12-7)         2.2   4   5   5   5   0   0  17   2.94
Baney                   3.1   1   0   0   1   2   0  12   4.58
C. Carroll              2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.86
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.03
Totals                  9     5   5   5   7   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Speier flied out
to right; Maddox popped to second; Ontiveros popped to second in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Arnold
walked; Miller flied out to right; Rudolph popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez singled
to pitcher; Driessen doubled [Perez to third]; Concepcion
singled to left [Perez scored, Driessen to third]; Griffey
walked [Concepcion to second]; Gullett flied out to right;
Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Barr singled to left; Bonds walked [Barr to second];
Speier out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Barr to third,
Bonds to second]; Maddox was walked intentionally; Ontiveros
singled to center [Barr scored, Bonds scored, Maddox to second];
Matthews walked [Maddox to third, Ontiveros to second]; Arnold
singled to center [Maddox scored, Ontiveros to third, Matthews
to second]; Miller forced Ontiveros (shortstop to catcher)
[Matthews to third, Arnold to second, Miller to first]; Rudolph
singled to right [Matthews scored, Arnold scored, Miller to
third]; BANEY REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Barr forced Rudolph
(shortstop to second) [Barr to first]; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 5, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose doubled to left; Morgan reached on an error by
Speier [Rose to third, Morgan to first]; Bench hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Rose scored]; Perez flied out to right; Driessen
walked [Morgan to second]; Concepcion lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox singled to right;
Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 5, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Griffey singled to center; Baney out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Griffey to second]; Geronimo grounded
out (third to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Arnold
lined to second; Miller popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench
doubled to center; Perez homered [Bench scored]; Driessen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion lined to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Rudolph walked; Barr was called out on strikes;
Bonds struck out; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: SOSA REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Griffey struck out;
KOSCO BATTED FOR BANEY; Kosco grounded out (third to first);
Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 4.

GIANTS 7TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED KOSCO (PITCHING); Maddox
grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros walked; Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ontiveros to second]; Arnold
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Bench made an out to second; Perez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Rudolph grounded
out (second to first); Sosa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); Griffey singled to center;
CROWLEY BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Crowley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 4.

GIANTS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Bonds flied out
to center; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5,
Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo popped to third in foul territory; Rose
grounded out (third to first); Morgan popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 4.