A pinch double by Rick Auerbach scored Ray Knight from first base with the winning run in the 13th inning as the Reds edged the Giants, 7-6. Knight walked with one out.

The Reds came back from a 6-3 deficit in the eighth with three runs, scoring their tying tally when left fielder Vic Harris lost Pete Rose's drive in the sun. Rose was credited with a triple. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, San Francisco Giants 6
Game Played on Thursday, April     13, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  3    0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0    0  -   6 13  1
Reds         0  1  0    0  2  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    1  -   7 12  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Rose 3b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .313
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Andrews 2b            6   1   1   0     0   1   .292        Auerbach ph         1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
Ivie 1b               4   2   3   3     0   0   .600      Griffey rf            6   0   2   0     0   1   .345
  James 1b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Morgan 2b             5   0   1   0     1   0   .440
Clark rf              5   1   2   0     1   1   .269      Foster lf             5   1   0   0     0   1   .357
Hill c                6   0   1   2     0   0   .261      Driessen 1b           4   3   2   2     2   0   .360
Evans 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Bench c               5   1   2   0     1   1   .320
Harris lf,cf          6   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
LeMaster ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .100        Werner c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Montefusco p          2   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Concepcion ss         5   1   2   2     1   2   .357
  Heintzelman ph      1   1   1   1     0   0   .500      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   1     1   1   .333
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Whitfield ph,lf     2   0   2   0     0   0   .300        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knight 3b           1   1   0   0     1   0   .333

Totals               49   6  13   6     2   3             Totals               46   7  12   7     7   7

Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance: 19,309
Left on Base: Giants 7, Reds 11
DP: Giants 2, Reds 1
Errors: Harris
Doubles: Montefusco (1), Concepcion (3), Auerbach (1)
Triples: Rose (1)
Home Runs: Ivie (1), Heintzelman (1), Driessen (2)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (4), Driessen (4)
Caught Stealing: Herndon (2), Collins (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Geronimo (1)
GIDP: McCovey (1), Foster (1)
Hit by Pitch: Foster (2,by Montefusco)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              6     7   3   3   3   4   1  28   2.38
Lavelle                 1     0   2   2   2   0   0   5   4.50
Moffitt                 1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   6.00
Williams                2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Curtis L(0-1)           2.1   3   1   1   1   1   0  10   9.64
Totals                 12.1  12   7   7   7   7   1  55

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  6.1   8   4   4   1   1   2  28   3.07
Borbon                  0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   4   4.15
Tomlin                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.45
Bair                    3     2   0   0   1   1   0  11   0.00
Sarmiento W(1-0)        2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                 13    13   6   6   2   3   2  52

Hit by Pitch: Montefusco (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon flied out to center; Andrews flied out to
left; Ivie singled to center; Clark singled to center [Ivie to
second]; Hill flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey singled
to center; Griffey stole second; Morgan walked; Foster grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Harris flied
out to center; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Bench popped
to second; Concepcion singled to left [Driessen scored];
Geronimo walked [Concepcion to second]; Norman popped to catcher
in foul territory; Rose singled to second [Concepcion to third,
Geronimo to second]; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco doubled; Herndon flied out to center;
Andrews singled to left [Montefusco to third]; Ivie homered
[Montefusco scored, Andrews scored]; Clark flied out to right;
Hill flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Morgan flied out to left; Foster was hit by a pitch;
Driessen singled to right [Foster to second]; Bench struck out;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Harris flied
out to center; LeMaster singled to center; Montefusco struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo struck out; Norman struck out; Rose grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Andrews
grounded out (third to first); Ivie grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to left; Morgan forced Griffey (first
to shortstop); Foster forced Morgan (third to second); Driessen
homered [Foster scored]; Bench singled to center; Concepcion
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark walked; Hill flied out to center; Evans popped
to third; Harris popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
popped to third in foul territory; Rose grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); HEINTZELMAN
BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Heintzelman homered; Herndon singled to
third; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Herndon was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Andrews flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED HEINTZELMAN (PITCHING); Griffey
reached on an error by Harris [Griffey to second]; Morgan lined
into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Griffey out at
second]; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Reds 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Ivie singled; Clark singled [Ivie to third, Clark to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Hill singled [Ivie scored, Clark
scored]; TOMLIN REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Evans out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hill to second]; Harris
reached on a fielder's choice [Hill out at third (shortstop to
third)]; LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING 1B); Driessen walked;
Bench walked [Driessen to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED LAVELLE
(PITCHING); Concepcion doubled to center [Driessen scored, Bench
to third]; Geronimo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bench
scored]; LUM BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Lum popped to third in foul
territory; Rose tripled to left [Concepcion scored]; Griffey was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 6.

GIANTS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); KNIGHT REPLACED LUM
(PLAYING 3B); WHITFIELD BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Whitfield singled to
left; Herndon grounded out (second to first) [Whitfield to
second]; Andrews struck out; James walked; Clark grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 6.

REDS 9TH: WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HARRIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WILLIAMS REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING);
Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster struck out;
Driessen lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 6.

GIANTS 10TH: Hill popped to shortstop; Evans flied out to left;
Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 6, Reds 6.

REDS 10TH: Bench flied out to center; Concepcion walked;
Geronimo grounded out (third to first) [Concepcion to second];
Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 6, Reds 6.

GIANTS 11TH: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
singled to center; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; McCovey grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Whitfield
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 6.

REDS 11TH: CURTIS REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); KENNEDY BATTED
FOR BAIR; Kennedy flied out to center; Griffey flied out to
center; Morgan singled to center; Foster flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 6.

GIANTS 12TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Andrews
flied out to center; James grounded out (third to first); Clark
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds
6.

REDS 12TH: Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench
singled to left; COLLINS RAN FOR BENCH; Concepcion struck out;
Collins was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 6.

GIANTS 13TH: WERNER REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING C ); Hill flied
out to left; Evans flied out to center; Harris popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 6.

REDS 13TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Knight
walked; AUERBACH BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Auerbach doubled to left
[Knight scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 7.