The Reds, who had won seven straight games, were stopped by the Giants, who posted a 4-1 victory to end their own four-game losing streak. The Giants decided the outcome against Gary Nolan with two runs in the first inning on a single by Larry Herndon and homer by Gary Matthews. San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 1Game Played on Wednesday, August 4, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkReds 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Giants 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 9 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .332 Herndon cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .300 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .338 Speier ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Morgan 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .319 Thomasson rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .253 Foster cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .325 Matthews lf 3 2 2 2 1 0 .274 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .291 Evans 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .207 Bench c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .280 Lum lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Rader c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Miller 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .182 Nolan p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .103 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Perez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montefusco p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .111 Armbrister ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 36 1 9 1 2 6 Totals 32 4 9 4 2 5 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 10,054 Left on Base: Reds 10, Giants 6 DP: Reds 1, Giants 0 Doubles: Driessen (10), Concepcion (19), Reitz (13), Matthews (16) Home Runs: Matthews (13) Stolen Bases: Morgan (35), Herndon 2 (10), Thomasson (5) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nolan L(10-6) 6 7 3 3 2 3 1 26 3.32 Sarmiento 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 1.80 Totals 8 9 4 4 2 5 1 34 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco W(11-9) 8 8 1 1 2 5 0 34 2.90 Moffitt SV(7) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.70 Totals 9 9 1 1 2 6 0 38 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John Kibler REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey walked; Morgan singled to left [Griffey to third]; Morgan stole second; Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled to left; Speier popped to first in foul territory; Herndon stole second; Thomasson flied out to center; Matthews homered [Herndon scored]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 2. REDS 2ND: Bench singled to third; Lum popped to second; Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; Nolan singled to center [Bench to second]; Rose struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 2ND: Reitz struck out; Rader popped to pitcher; Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 2. REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (third to first); Morgan singled to left; Foster struck out; Driessen doubled to right [Morgan scored]; Bench popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco struck out; Herndon singled to center; Herndon stole second; Speier flied out to center [Herndon to third]; Thomasson singled to right [Herndon scored]; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. REDS 4TH: Lum flied out to right; Concepcion doubled to right; Nolan grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to third]; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 4TH: Evans flied out to center; Reitz doubled; Rader made an out to shortstop; Miller was walked intentionally; Montefusco forced Miller (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. REDS 5TH: Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan popped to third; Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson singled to right; Thomasson stole second; Matthews walked; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. REDS 6TH: Driessen popped to shortstop; Bench singled to left; Lum popped to catcher in foul territory; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: Reitz made an out to shortstop; Rader singled to left; ADAMS BATTED FOR MILLER; Adams hit into a double play (right to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. REDS 7TH: PEREZ REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING 2B); GERONIMO BATTED FOR NOLAN; Geronimo flied out to right; Rose singled to center; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted) [Rose to second]; Morgan walked; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Montefusco struck out; Herndon popped to pitcher; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. REDS 8TH: Driessen struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: Thomasson flied out to center; Matthews doubled to left; Evans singled to right [Matthews scored]; Reitz struck out; Rader flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 4. REDS 9TH: MOFFITT REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Concepcion struck out; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Armbrister flied out to left; On a bunt Rose singled; Griffey forced Rose (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 4. |
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