Johnny Bench and Ken Griffey batted in nine runs between them and Doug Capilla, recently acquired from the Cardinals, gained a victory in his first major league start when the Reds defeated the Giants, 11-4. Bench accounted for five RBIs with a sacrifice fly, homer and two doubles, while Griffey hit a triple and homer to produce four runs. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 11, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      28, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   4  9  4
Reds         0  0  2    1  1  2    5  0  x  -  11 12  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Rose 3b               4   4   2   0     1   0   .315
Thomas cf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .251        Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
  Thomasson cf,lf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Griffey rf            5   2   2   4     0   0   .327
Madlock 3b            4   1   0   0     1   1   .298      Morgan 2b             3   1   2   0     2   0   .311
Clark rf              5   1   1   2     0   2   .257        Auerbach 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McCovey 1b            2   1   1   0     2   0   .302      Foster cf             4   2   1   0     0   0   .315
  LeMaster pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Bench c               4   1   3   5     0   0   .273
Harris ss,cf          4   0   2   1     0   2   .367        Moskau p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Evans lf,1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .261      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Hill c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     1   3   .302
  Rudolph c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Armbrister lf         4   1   0   0     1   1   .379
Knepper p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Capilla p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .133
  Cornutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Plummer c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .175
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .311
  Toms p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     5   5             Totals               37  11  12   9     6   8

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 21,959
Left on Base: Giants 9, Reds 10
DP: Giants 1, Reds 2
Errors: Andrews, Madlock, McCovey 2, Capilla
Doubles: Hill (4), Thomas (4), McCovey (11), Harris (5), Bench 2 (18)
Triples: Griffey (3)
Home Runs: Clark (8), Bench (17), Griffey (7)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (25), Concepcion 2 (20), Armbrister (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (4)
GIDP: Alexander (2), Armbrister (1)
Hit by Pitch: Foster (5,by Knepper)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(1-2)          5     4   4   1   3   5   1  27   3.80
Cornutt                 1.1   2   3   3   2   1   0   8   3.41
Curtis                  0.1   2   3   3   1   1   1   4   6.49
Moffitt                 0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.93
Toms                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.75
Totals                  8    12  11   8   6   8   2  45

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla W(1-0)          7     9   4   3   5   4   1  34   5.84
Moskau                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6  12.86
Totals                  9     9   4   3   5   5   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Knepper (3)
Wild Pitches: Moffitt (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


GIANTS 1ST: 30 minute rain delay before start of game;
Andrews singled to left; Thomas walked [Andrews to second];
Madlock struck out; Clark struck out; McCovey lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan singled to center;
Morgan stole second; Foster lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Harris was called out on strikes; Evans reached on
an error by Capilla [Evans to first]; 67 minute rain
delay; Hill doubled [Evans scored (unearned)]; Knepper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to left; Concepcion walked; Concepcion
stole second; Driessen walked; Armbrister grounded out (catcher
to first) [Concepcion to third, Driessen to second]; Capilla was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomas doubled to left; Madlock flied out to right
[Thomas to third]; Clark lined into a double play (left to
catcher) [Thomas out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled to center; Griffey reached on an error by
McCovey [Rose to second, Griffey to first]; Morgan reached on an
error by Andrews [Rose scored (unearned) (no RBI), Griffey to
third, Morgan to first]; Foster was hit by a pitch [Morgan to
second]; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to left [Griffey scored
(unearned)]; Concepcion forced Foster (third to second) [Morgan
to third]; Concepcion stole second; Driessen struck out; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey walked; Harris struck out; Evans singled to
left [McCovey to second]; Hill popped to second; Knepper singled
to center [McCovey to third, Evans to second]; Andrews flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Armbrister struck out; Capilla was called out on
strikes; Rose reached on an error by Madlock [Rose to second];
Griffey tripled to left [Rose scored (unearned)]; Morgan walked;
Foster flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
1, Reds 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomas lined to shortstop; Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: THOMASSON REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING CF); Bench homered;
Concepcion flied out to center; Driessen struck out; Armbrister
reached on an error by McCovey [Armbrister to first]; Capilla
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Reds 4.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey doubled to left; Harris doubled [McCovey
scored]; Evans walked; Hill popped to second; ALEXANDER BATTED
FOR KNEPPER; Alexander grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: CORNUTT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Rose singled to
center; Griffey flied out to center; Morgan walked [Rose to
second]; Foster forced Morgan (second to shortstop) [Rose to
third]; Bench doubled [Rose scored, Foster scored]; Concepcion
popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Andrews flied out to center; Thomasson flied out to
left; Madlock walked; Clark homered [Madlock scored]; McCovey
walked; LEMASTER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Harris singled to left
[LeMaster to second]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: LEMASTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HARRIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Driessen struck out;
Armbrister walked; LUM BATTED FOR CAPILLA; CURTIS REPLACED
CORNUTT (PITCHING); Armbrister stole second; Lum struck out;
Rose was walked intentionally; Griffey homered [Armbrister
scored, Rose scored]; Morgan singled to right; MOFFITT REPLACED
CURTIS (PITCHING); Foster singled to center [Morgan to second];
Bench doubled to left [Morgan scored, Foster to third]; Moffitt
threw a wild pitch [Foster scored, Bench to third]; Concepcion
singled to third [Bench out at home (first to catcher)]; 5 R, 5
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 11.

GIANTS 8TH: PLUMMER REPLACED LUM (PLAYING C ); MOSKAU REPLACED
BENCH (PITCHING); KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); AUERBACH
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Hill flied out to right; WHITFIELD
BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Whitfield flied out to left; Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
4, Reds 11.

REDS 8TH: TOMS REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); RUDOLPH REPLACED
HILL (PLAYING C ); Driessen singled to right; Armbrister
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Driessen out at second]; Plummer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 11.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomasson popped to first; Madlock flied out to
center; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds
11.