A three-run homer by Johnny Bench was not enough for the Reds, who lost to the Giants, 4-3, in 10 innings. The winning run in the extra frame was scored by Gary Matthews, who opened with a double, moved to third on an infield out and crossed the plate on a single by Chris Speier. The Reds had taken a 3-2 lead in the seventh when Bench homered behind a walk to Dave Concepcion and single by Joe Morgan.

San Francisco tied the score in the eighth when Ed Goodson singled, pinch-runner Gary Thomasson advanced to third when Speier's grounder got past John Vukovich at third for an error, Steve Ontiveros was walked intentionally to load the bases and Marc Hill hit a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Monday, April     21, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0    1  -   4  8  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  -   3  4  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .139      Rose lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Thomas 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .128      Concepcion ss         3   1   0   0     1   0   .255
Murcer rf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .348      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .412
Matthews lf           4   2   2   0     1   0   .318      Bench c               4   1   1   3     0   0   .254
Goodson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .143
  Thomasson pr,1b     1   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster cf,rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Speier ss             5   0   2   3     0   1   .234        Griffey ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     2   1   .233      Rettenmund rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hill c                2   0   2   1     1   0   .440        Geronimo cf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Caldwell p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Vukovich 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Flynn pr,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .375

Totals               36   4   8   4     5   3             Totals               33   3   4   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 12,397
Left on Base: Giants 9, Reds 3
DP: Giants 0, Reds 0
Errors: Vukovich
Doubles: Matthews 2 (6), Speier (2)
Home Runs: Bench (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (9)
Caught Stealing: Speier (3), Rose (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Caldwell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hill (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell                7     3   3   3   1   1   1  24   3.38
Moffitt                 1.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   8   0.00
Lavelle W(1-0)          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.80
Totals                 10     4   3   3   3   3   1  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  7.1   6   3   2   4   2   0  32   5.40
C. Carroll              0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.61
Borbon L(1-1)           2     2   1   1   0   1   0   7   4.58
Totals                 10     8   4   3   5   3   0  43

Wild Pitches: C. Carroll (2)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


GIANTS 1ST: Maddox singled to left; Thomas grounded out (second
to first) [Maddox to second]; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted) [Maddox to third]; Matthews walked; Goodson grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion lined
to second; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hill singled to center; Caldwell flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Maddox popped to second; Thomas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Vukovich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews flied out to right; Goodson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Speier popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose singled to center; Rose was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Concepcion flied out to right;
Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds
0.

GIANTS 5TH: Ontiveros struck out; Hill singled to right;
Caldwell out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Hill to
second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Bench flied out to left; Perez struck out; Foster
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer
walked; Matthews doubled to right [Murcer to third]; Goodson
grounded out (second to first); Speier doubled to left [Murcer
scored, Matthews scored]; Ontiveros walked; Hill walked [Speier
to third, Ontiveros to second]; Caldwell flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Vukovich
popped to second; Norman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Maddox flied out to left; Thomas flied out to
center; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion
walked; Morgan singled to right [Concepcion to third]; Bench
homered [Concepcion scored, Morgan scored]; Perez popped to
first; Foster lined to pitcher; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Reds 3.

GIANTS 8TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO
REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); Matthews flied out to center;
Goodson singled to right; THOMASSON RAN FOR GOODSON; C. CARROLL
REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); C. Carroll threw a wild pitch
[Thomasson to second]; Speier reached on an error by Vukovich
[Thomasson to third, Speier to second]; Ontiveros was walked
intentionally; Hill hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thomasson
scored (unearned)]; JOSHUA BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Joshua lined to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MOFFITT
REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Geronimo was called out on strikes;
Vukovich singled to left; FLYNN RAN FOR VUKOVICH; DRIESSEN
BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Driessen flied out to right; Rose
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Reds 3.

GIANTS 9TH: FLYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BORBON REPLACED
DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Maddox struck out; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan walked; Morgan
stole second; Bench popped to shortstop in foul territory; Perez
was walked intentionally; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR FOSTER; LAVELLE
REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 10TH: GRIFFEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Matthews
doubled to left; Thomasson grounded out (second to first)
[Matthews to third]; Speier singled to third [Matthews scored];
Speier was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Ontiveros
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 3.

REDS 10TH: Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Flynn
grounded out (third to first); ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR BORBON;
Armbrister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 3.