Willie McCovey doubled for the 2,000th hit of his career and also smashed his 489th homer to lead the Giants to a 6-3 victory over the Reds. McCovey drove in two runs with his double in the first inning and added two more with his homer in the third. The circuit clout was the veteran slugger's 24th of the season. Ed Halicki, who went 5 2/3 innings to gain the victory, chipped in with his first homer of the year. The Reds had round-trippers by George Foster, his 46th of the season, and Joe Morgan, who hit his 22nd. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 7, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       3  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 11  1
Reds         2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .264      Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .304
  Whitfield cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Griffey rf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .318
Andrews 2b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .265      Morgan 2b             5   1   1   2     0   2   .303
Evans 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Foster lf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .313
McCovey 1b            5   2   2   4     0   1   .278      Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .295
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .257      Bench c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .274
Thomasson lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .251      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Foli ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .228      Concepcion ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Hill c                4   0   2   1     0   0   .246        Auerbach ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Halicki p             3   1   1   1     0   0   .178      Soto p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .160
                                                            Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Armbrister ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               37   6  11   6     4   5             Totals               34   3   8   3     3  10

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 19,351
Left on Base: Giants 8, Reds 10
DP: Giants 0, Reds 0
Errors: McCovey, Concepcion, Auerbach
Doubles: McCovey (18)
Triples: Griffey (6)
Home Runs: McCovey (24), Halicki (1), Morgan (22), Foster (46)
Stolen Bases: Foli (1)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Auerbach (1)
Hit by Pitch: Geronimo (4,by Halicki), Soto (1,by Halicki)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(13-10)        5.2   7   3   3   2   6   2  28   3.40
Lavelle SV(18)          3.1   1   0   0   1   4   0  12   1.97
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3  10   2  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto L(2-5)             4     6   5   4   3   3   1  20   4.53
Sarmiento               2     2   1   1   1   1   1   9   3.04
Borbon                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.06
Murray                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.93
Totals                  9    11   6   5   4   5   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Halicki 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford


GIANTS 1ST: Thomas singled to center; Andrews walked [Thomas to
second]; Evans flied out to left; McCovey doubled to right
[Thomas scored, Andrews scored]; Clark struck out; Thomasson was
walked intentionally; Foli reached on an error by Concepcion
[McCovey to third, Thomasson to second, Foli to first]; Hill
singled to left [McCovey scored (unearned), Thomasson out at
home (left to catcher), Foli to second]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Griffey tripled to center;
Morgan homered [Griffey scored]; Foster was called out on
strikes; Driessen singled to second; Bench struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

GIANTS 2ND: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Halicki
flied out to center; Thomas walked; Thomas was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Andrews flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo was hit by a pitch; Auerbach popped to
second; Soto was hit by a pitch [Geronimo to second]; Rose flied
out to left; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Evans singled to right; McCovey homered [Evans
scored]; Clark struck out; Thomasson flied out to center; Foli
singled to center; Hill forced Foli (third to second); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Morgan popped to third; Foster grounded out (catcher
to first); Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Reds 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Halicki grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas
lined to second; Andrews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench singled to shortstop; Geronimo singled to right
[Bench to second]; Auerbach out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Bench to third, Geronimo to second]; LUM BATTED FOR
SOTO; Lum struck out; Rose walked; Griffey flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 2.

GIANTS 5TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Evans singled to
right; McCovey struck out; Clark walked [Evans to second];
Thomasson flied out to left; Foli popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: McCovey dropped a foul fly hit by Morgan for an error;
Morgan struck out; Foster homered; Driessen struck out; Bench
walked; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Hill popped to shortstop; Halicki homered; Thomas
flied out to left; Andrews flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING CF); Auerbach was
called out on strikes; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR SARMIENTO;
Armbrister singled to shortstop; Rose flied out to left; LAVELLE
REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Griffey was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 3.

GIANTS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Evans flied
out to left; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Clark
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Morgan was called out on strikes; Foster walked;
Driessen was called out on strikes; Bench forced Foster (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Thomasson flied out to left; Foli singled to right;
Foli stole second; Hill singled to center [Foli to third];
Lavelle struck out; Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Auerbach flied out
to right; KNIGHT BATTED FOR BORBON; Knight grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 3.

GIANTS 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Andrews singled
to shortstop [Andrews to second (error by Auerbach)]; Evans
lined to second; McCovey lined to left; Clark grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Rose singled to right; Griffey forced Rose (shortstop
to second); Morgan grounded out (catcher to first) [Griffey to
second]; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 6, Reds 3.