In a power display, the Reds outslugged the Giants, 9-7, capping their attack with a two-run homer by Johnny Bench in the ninth inning for the winning margin. Bench also drove in two earlier runs with a double. Ed Goodson homered to account for two of the Giants' three runs in the fourth inning and Bobby Bonds hit a grand slam off Pedro Borbon in the sixth to put the Frisco crew ahead, 7-4. The Reds came back with a two-run homer by Joe Morgan in the seventh and tied the score with a circuit clout by Tony Perez in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, San Francisco Giants 7
Game Played on Thursday, August    1, 1974 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         2  0  0    0  2  0    2  1  2  -   9  9  3
Giants       0  0  0    3  0  4    0  0  0  -   7 11  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Geronimo cf           4   3   1   0     1   1   .319      Bonds rf              5   1   2   4     0   1   .268
Rose lf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .280      Arnold 2b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Morgan 2b             4   3   2   2     1   0   .294      Thomasson cf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .226
Bench c               5   1   2   4     0   0   .282      Goodson 1b            5   1   1   2     0   2   .308
Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .274      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
  Chaney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Speier ss             4   1   3   0     0   0   .258
Driessen 3b,1b        4   0   1   2     0   1   .281      Miller 3b             3   2   1   0     0   0   .278
Concepcion ss         4   0   2   0     0   1   .275      Rudolph c             2   0   1   1     0   0   .212
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .187        Rader ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .297
T. Carroll p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Williams p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .158
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Ontiveros ph        1   1   0   0     0   0   .256
  Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .105        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Bryant p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .050
  C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               36   9   9   9     4   5             Totals               39   7  11   7     0   6

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  3,818
Left on Base: Reds 5, Giants 6
DP: Reds 0, Giants 0
Errors: Morgan, Concepcion 2, Arnold
Doubles: Bench (22)
Home Runs: Morgan (15), Perez (20), Bench (20), Goodson (4), Bonds (14)
Stolen Bases: Geronimo (3), Morgan (43), Concepcion (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Rose (1), Miller (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
T. Carroll              5.2   9   6   2   0   4   1  27   2.14
Borbon                  0.1   1   1   1   0   1   1   2   2.99
Hall                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.92
C. Carroll W(6-3)       2     1   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.77
Totals                  9    11   7   2*  0   6   2  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams                6     5   4   2   2   3   0  26   2.75
Sosa                    2     3   3   3   1   2   2  10   2.59
Bryant L(2-12)          1     1   2   2   1   0   1   5   6.38
Totals                  9     9   9   7   4   5   3  41

Wild Pitches: T. Carroll (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Tom Gorman


REDS 1ST: Geronimo reached on an error by Arnold [Geronimo to
first]; Geronimo stole second; Rose flied out to left; Morgan
walked; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first) [Geronimo to
third, Morgan to second]; Perez walked; Driessen singled to
center [Geronimo scored (unearned), Morgan scored (unearned),
Perez to second]; Concepcion lined to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds lined to second; Arnold grounded out (first to
pitcher); Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Griffey flied out to left; T. Carroll grounded out
(pitcher to first); Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Goodson was called out on strikes; Matthews grounded
out (shortstop to first); Speier singled to center; Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
2, Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled to
first; Bench flied out to right; Perez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rudolph popped to catcher in foul territory;
Williams flied out to right; Bonds singled to center; T. Carroll
threw a wild pitch [Bonds to second]; Arnold struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion
was called out on strikes; Griffey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson singled to right; Goodson homered
[Thomasson scored]; Matthews singled to center; Speier popped to
shortstop; Miller forced Matthews (second to shortstop) [Miller
to second (error by Concepcion)]; Rudolph singled to left
[Miller scored (unearned), Rudolph to second (on throw to
home)]; Williams struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
2, Giants 3.

REDS 5TH: T. Carroll struck out; Geronimo singled to center;
Rose reached on a fielder's choice [Geronimo to second]; Morgan
forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Geronimo to third]; Morgan
stole second; Bench doubled to left [Geronimo scored, Morgan
scored]; Perez flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds struck out; Arnold flied out to left;
Thomasson singled to right; Goodson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 3.

REDS 6TH: Driessen was called out on strikes; Concepcion singled
to left [Concepcion out at second (left to second)]; Griffey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
singled to left; Miller singled to center [Speier to second];
RADER BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Rader popped to second; ONTIVEROS
BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Ontiveros reached on an error by Morgan
[Speier to third, Miller to second, Ontiveros to first]; BORBON
REPLACED T. CARROLL (PITCHING); Bonds homered (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher) [Speier scored (unearned), Miller scored
(unearned), Ontiveros scored (unearned)]; Arnold struck out; 4 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 7.

REDS 7TH: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SOSA REPLACED
ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); GAGLIANO BATTED FOR BORBON; Gagliano flied
out to left; Geronimo struck out; Rose walked; Morgan homered
[Rose scored]; Bench grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 7.

GIANTS 7TH: HALL REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Thomasson flied
out to left; Goodson struck out; Matthews grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 7.

REDS 8TH: Perez homered; Driessen lined to third; Concepcion
singled to third; Griffey flied out to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
HALL; Concepcion stole second; Crowley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Speier
singled to left; Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Speier to second]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to
first); MADDOX BATTED FOR SOSA; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Giants 7.

REDS 9TH: BRYANT REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Geronimo walked;
Rose out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Geronimo to
second]; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Geronimo to
third]; Bench homered [Geronimo scored]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Giants 7.

GIANTS 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bonds popped to shortstop; Arnold flied
out to center; Thomasson reached on an error by Concepcion
[Thomasson to first]; Goodson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 9, Giants 7.