A record Bay Area crowd of 50,510 on Bat Day went home disappointed when the Reds squeaked by the Giants, 2-1, in 10 innings. George Foster's single to deep short was the winning hit.

The decisive stanza began when Pete Rose singled to center after two were out. Ken Griffey followed with a double and Joe Morgan drew an intentional walk to set the stage for Foster. The Giants' run came in the fourth on a walk, two infield outs and a dropped throw at first by pitcher Fred Norman. The Reds tied the game in the sixth on a walk to Foster and triple by Dan Driessen. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     23, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   2  6  2
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  2  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .286      Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .226
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     2   1   .204
Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .324      Madlock 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .182
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Clark rf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .245
Foster lf             4   1   2   1     1   2   .303      Ivie 1b               5   0   0   0     0   3   .357
Driessen 1b           5   0   1   1     0   3   .283      Hill c                4   0   0   0     1   1   .191
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .311        Sadek pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Whitfield lf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .229
Auerbach ss           2   0   0   0     0   2   .250      LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .163
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Kennedy 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montefusco p          0   0   0   0     2   0   .167
Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250        McCovey ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Andrews pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Concepcion ph,ss    1   0   0   0     0   0   .306        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            James ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heintzelman ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               36   2   6   2     4  10             Totals               31   1   2   0    12   9

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 50,510
Left on Base: Reds 9, Giants 14
DP: Reds 0, Giants 0
Errors: Morgan, Norman, Madlock
Doubles: Geronimo (4), Griffey (5), LeMaster (1)
Triples: Driessen (1)
Stolen Bases: Whitfield (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Auerbach (1), Herndon (2), Whitfield (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  6     1   1   0   7   4   0  27   2.77
Murray W(1-0)           3     1   0   0   4   4   0  14   3.24
Bair SV(2)              1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                 10     2   1   0  12   9   0  45

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              7     3   1   1   3   5   0  28   1.37
Lavelle                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.75
Moffitt L(1-1)          1.2   3   1   1   1   3   0   9   3.86
Curtis                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   7.50
Totals                 10     6   2   2   4  10   0  41

Wild Pitches: Murray (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Madlock [Rose to second];
Griffey walked; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted) [Rose to
third, Griffey to second]; Foster struck out; Driessen popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans
popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); Auerbach was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Clark walked; Ivie flied out to center; Clark was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Morgan [Clark to
second]; Hill struck out; Whitfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: Norman was called out on strikes; Rose grounded out
(pitcher to first); Griffey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Montefusco
walked; Herndon walked [Montefusco to second]; Evans struck out;
Madlock popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants
0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to left; Foster singled to center;
Driessen struck out; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark walked; Ivie grounded out (first unassisted)
[Clark to second]; Hill grounded out (third to first) [Clark to
third]; Whitfield reached on an error by Norman [Clark scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Whitfield to first]; Whitfield stole
second; LeMaster walked; Montefusco walked [Whitfield to third,
LeMaster to second]; Herndon flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo doubled to center; Auerbach out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Geronimo to third]; Norman
grounded out (second to first); Rose walked; Griffey flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock
popped to second; Clark popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Giants 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to right; Foster walked; Driessen
tripled to right [Foster scored]; Bench reached on a fielder's
choice [Driessen out at home (third to catcher)]; Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Ivie struck out; Hill grounded out (pitcher to
first); Whitfield walked; LeMaster popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 1.

REDS 7TH: Auerbach was called out on strikes; Norman grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rose flied to left in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: MCCOVEY BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; McCovey singled to
right; ANDREWS RAN FOR MCCOVEY; MURRAY REPLACED NORMAN
(PITCHING); Herndon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Andrews to second]; Evans walked; Madlock lined to center;
Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 1.

REDS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Griffey flied out
to left; Morgan flied out to right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Ivie struck out; Hill flied out to center; Whitfield
walked; LeMaster doubled to center [Whitfield to third]; JAMES
BATTED FOR LAVELLE; James struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Giants 1.

REDS 9TH: MOFFITT REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Driessen struck
out; Bench struck out; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon struck out; Evans walked; Murray threw a
wild pitch [Evans to second]; Madlock was walked intentionally;
Clark popped to first in foul territory; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 1.

REDS 10TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Collins was called out
on strikes; CONCEPCION BATTED FOR MURRAY; Concepcion grounded
out (third to first); Rose singled to left; Griffey doubled to
center [Rose to third]; Morgan was walked intentionally; Foster
singled to shortstop [Rose scored, Griffey to third, Morgan to
second]; CURTIS REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Driessen struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 10TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KENNEDY
REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING 3B); BAIR REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING);
Hill walked; SADEK RAN FOR HILL; Whitfield out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Sadek to second]; HARRIS BATTED FOR
LEMASTER; Harris struck out; HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR CURTIS;
Heintzelman lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants
1.