Dave Concepcion kept the Reds' West Division hopes alive with a run-scoring dash on an error in the ninth inning to beat the Giants, 4-3. Bobby Bonds homered following a walk to Gary Thomasson and single by Tito Fuentes to account for the Giants' runs in the first.

Tony Perez started the Reds' comeback with a round-tripper in the fourth. A double by Ken Griffey led to another run on a sacrifice fly by Pete Rose in the fifth before Concepcion tied the score with a homer in the seventh. Concepcion singled in the ninth for his third hit of the game. Griffey bunted and when Gary Lavelle, pitching in relief for the Giants, uncorked a wild throw, Concepcion raced home from first base to score the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Friday, September 27, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Reds         0  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  1  -   4  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomasson rf          4   1   0   0     1   1   .243      Rose lf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .279
Fuentes 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .253      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Bonds cf              3   1   2   3     1   0   .260      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .287      Perez 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .265
Goodson 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Driessen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Kingman ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ontiveros 3b          1   0   1   0     1   0   .267      Concepcion ss         4   2   3   1     0   0   .279
  Phillips 3b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Griffey rf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Chaney 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Rudolph c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .258        Kennedy 2b          1   0   1   0     1   0   .176
Barr p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Darcy p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            T. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
                                                            Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   6   3     5   7             Totals               29   4   7   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 18,967
Left on Base: Giants 7, Reds 6
DP: Giants 1, Reds 1
Errors: Lavelle
Doubles: Griffey (9)
Home Runs: Bonds (21), Perez (28), Concepcion (13)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (40)
Sacrifice Hits: Lavelle (2), Hall (3), Griffey (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (6)
GIDP: Fuentes (12), Rose (9)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    6.1   6   3   3   1   0   2  27   2.78
Lavelle L(0-2)          1.2   1   1   0   1   2   0   7   0.66
Totals                  8     7   4   3   2   2   2  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darcy                   1.2   3   3   3   4   2   1  12   3.94
Borbon                  1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.26
T. Carroll              2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.51
Hall W(3-1)             4     1   0   0   0   3   0  13   4.08
Totals                  9     6   3   3   5   7   1  37

Balks: Barr (4)

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


GIANTS 1ST: 6 minute rain delay before start of game;
Thomasson walked; Fuentes singled to left [Thomasson to third];
Bonds homered [Thomasson scored, Fuentes scored]; Matthews
struck out; Goodson grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros
singled to left; Speier grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); Bench singled to right; Perez
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Rudolph walked; Barr struck out; Thomasson grounded
out (second to first) [Rudolph to second]; Fuentes walked; Bonds
walked [Rudolph to third, Fuentes to second]; BORBON REPLACED
DARCY (PITCHING); Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
singled; Barr balked [Concepcion to second]; Griffey grounded
out (first unassisted) [Concepcion to third]; Chaney grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds
0.

GIANTS 3RD: KENNEDY REPLACED CHANEY (PLAYING 2B); Goodson popped
to shortstop; Ontiveros walked; Speier forced Ontiveros (third
to second); Rudolph forced Speier (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: PHILLIPS REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING 3B); GAGLIANO
BATTED FOR BORBON; Gagliano grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Geronimo flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: T. CARROLL REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Barr
singled to left; Thomasson forced Barr (first to shortstop);
Fuentes grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Thomasson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds
0.

REDS 4TH: On a bunt Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez
homered; Driessen lined to second; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Matthews
flied out to left; Goodson struck out; Phillips popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Griffey doubled; Kennedy walked; CROWLEY BATTED FOR T.
CARROLL; Crowley grounded out (pitcher to second to first)
[Griffey to third, Kennedy to second]; Rose hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Griffey scored, Kennedy to third]; Geronimo flied out
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

GIANTS 6TH: HALL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Speier struck out;
Rudolph flied out to center; Barr grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to center; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomasson struck out; Fuentes flied out to left;
Bonds popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion homered; Griffey lined to center; Kennedy
singled to right; Hall reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Kennedy to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED BARR
(PITCHING); Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Hall out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Matthews lined to shortstop; KINGMAN BATTED FOR
GOODSON; Kingman grounded out (pitcher to first); Phillips
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: KINGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Geronimo struck
out; Bench struck out; Perez walked; Driessen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Speier flied
out to left; Rudolph singled to right; Lavelle out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rudolph to second];
Thomasson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion singled to center; Griffey reached on an
error by Lavelle on a sacrifice bunt [Concepcion scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Griffey to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 4.