Joe Morgan's two doubles, a single and four RBIs sparked a 20-hit attack that spoiled Vida Blue's N.L. debut and carried the Reds to a 12-3 romp over the Giants. The Reds pounded out eight doubles and one triple with 10 of their 20 hits and six of their runs coming off Blue. Bill Bonham scattered five hits to pick up his second victory of the campaign. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 12, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     12, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  2
Reds         2  1  0    0  3  2    1  3  x  -  12 20  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Rose 3b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .296
Andrews 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .333        Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Griffey rf            5   4   3   1     0   0   .348
McCovey 1b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .188      Morgan 2b             4   2   3   4     0   0   .500
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Whitfield lf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .222      Foster lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .435
Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Lum lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
LeMaster ss           1   0   0   0     1   0   .067      Bench c               4   3   3   2     1   0   .300
  Harris ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Werner c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Concepcion ss         5   0   2   2     0   0   .348
  McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  James ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Driessen 1b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .333
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Geronimo cf           4   0   2   1     1   0   .400
                                                          Bonham p              4   1   1   0     0   2   .125

Totals               32   3   5   3     1   7             Totals               40  12  20  11     3   2

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 17,123
Left on Base: Giants 3, Reds 9
DP: Giants 1, Reds 0
Errors: LeMaster 2
Doubles: McCovey (1), Andrews (2), Rose (3), Morgan 2 (5), Concepcion (2), Bonham (1), Griffey 2 (2), Bench (1)
Triples: Whitfield (1), Griffey (1)
Home Runs: Whitfield (2)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (3)
Caught Stealing: Geronimo (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(0-1)             5    10   6   5   1   1   0  25   9.00
McGlothen               1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6  11.57
Curtis                  2     7   4   4   2   1   0  14  15.43
Totals                  8    20  12  11   3   2   0  45

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(2-0)           9     5   3   3   1   7   1  33   3.71
Totals                  9     5   3   3   1   7   1  33

Wild Pitches: Curtis 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Joe West


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews
struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled; Griffey reached on a fielder's choice
[Rose out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop), Griffey to
second]; Morgan doubled to right [Griffey scored]; Foster
reached on an error by LeMaster [Morgan to third, Foster to
first]; Bench reached on an error by LeMaster [Morgan scored
(unearned) (RBI), Foster to third, Bench to first]; Concepcion
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bench out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Reds 2.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey doubled; Clark grounded out (pitcher to
first); Whitfield homered [McCovey scored]; Hill grounded out
(first to pitcher); LeMaster walked; Blue struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to left; Driessen stole second;
Geronimo singled to center [Driessen scored]; Geronimo was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bonham struck
out; Rose singled to center; Griffey popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Morgan popped to second; Foster lined to second; Bench
singled to center; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield tripled to center;
Hill popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
singled to center; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster grounded out (first to pitcher); Blue
struck out; Herndon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Griffey tripled; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Griffey scored]; Foster singled to right; Bench walked [Foster
to second]; Concepcion doubled to right [Foster scored, Bench
scored, Concepcion out at third (right to second to third)];
Driessen grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Andrews doubled to left; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted) [Andrews to third]; McCovey singled to right
[Andrews scored]; Clark flied out to right; Whitfield grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Geronimo flied out
to left; Bonham doubled to left; Rose grounded out (pitcher to
first); Griffey doubled to right [Bonham scored]; Morgan doubled
to right [Griffey scored]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 8.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill flied out to left; HARRIS BATTED FOR LEMASTER;
Harris flied out to center; JAMES BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; James
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds
8.

REDS 7TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CURTIS REPLACED
JAMES (PITCHING); Bench doubled to right; Concepcion grounded
out (second to first) [Bench to third]; Curtis threw a wild
pitch [Bench scored]; Driessen walked; Geronimo forced Driessen
(third to second); Bonham struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 9.

GIANTS 8TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 9.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey doubled
to right; Morgan singled to center [Griffey scored]; Foster
singled to right [Morgan to second]; Bench singled to left
[Morgan scored, Foster to second]; Concepcion singled to right
[Foster out at home (right to catcher to third), Bench to
second]; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Bench to third, Concepcion
to second]; Driessen singled to shortstop [Bench scored,
Concepcion to third]; Geronimo walked [Driessen to second];
Bonham grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 12.

GIANTS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); KENNEDY REPLACED
MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); LUM REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); WERNER
REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION
(PLAYING SS); McCovey struck out; Clark popped to shortstop;
Whitfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 12.