An error by Phil Garner in the eighth inning resulted in the Reds' tie-breaking run, leading to a 6-4 victory over the Pirates. Dan Driessen drove in the Reds' first three runs with a homer and a single. Willie Stargell hit a double and a homer to account for two RBIs and help the Pirates to a 4-3 lead before Joe Morgan tied the score with a homer in the seventh.

With two out in the eighth, Pete Rose hit a grounder that went through Garner's legs for a two-base error. Ken Griffey followed with the tie-breaking single. Cesar Geronimo iced the decision with a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      10, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    1  2  0    1  1  1  -   6 13  0
Pirates      2  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   4 11  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   0   0     0   1   .275      Taveras ss            5   2   3   0     0   0   .267
Griffey rf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .333      Milner lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .268
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .247        Moreno pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Foster lf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .318      Parker rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .290
Driessen 1b           5   1   3   3     0   1   .309      B. Robinson cf,lf     4   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Concepcion ss         5   0   2   0     0   1   .313      Stargell 1b           3   1   2   2     1   0   .256
Lum cf                2   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .239        Mendoza 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Geronimo cf         1   1   1   1     0   0   .254        Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Werner c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .173        Macha 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Seaver p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .179      Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
                                                          Garner 3b,2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
                                                          Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .265

Totals               41   6  13   6     2   6             Totals               36   4  11   4     1   6

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 34,009
Left on Base: Reds 11, Pirates 7
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Garner 2
Doubles: Stargell (5)
Home Runs: Driessen (8), Morgan (8), Geronimo (3), Stargell (7)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (7), Driessen (12), Morgan (11), Taveras 2 (16)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (3), Blyleven (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(7-4)           9    11   4   4   1   6   1  38   3.53
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   6   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                6.1   9   4   4   2   5   2  31   4.19
Jackson L(1-2)          1.1   3   1   0   0   0   0   8   2.88
Tekulve                 1.1   1   1   1   0   1   1   5   2.82
Totals                  9    13   6   5   2   6   3  44

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; On a bunt Griffey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second;
Milner grounded out (first to pitcher) [Taveras to third];
Parker singled to right [Taveras scored]; On a bunt B. Robinson
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Parker to second]; Stargell
doubled to right [Parker scored]; Stennett grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to left; Driessen singled to right
[Foster to second]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first)
[Foster to third, Driessen to second]; Lum grounded out (third
to first); Werner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Dyer singled to third; Garner forced Dyer
(shortstop to second); Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Garner to second]; Taveras grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

REDS 3RD: Seaver flied out to center; Rose grounded out (second
to first); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Milner popped to shortstop; Parker lined to center;
B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Pirates 2.

REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Foster struck
out; Driessen homered; Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion
stole second; Lum walked; Werner flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Stennett
flied out to center; Dyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

REDS 5TH: Seaver singled to right; Rose was called out on
strikes; Griffey singled to center [Seaver to second]; Morgan
walked [Seaver to third, Griffey to second]; Foster struck out;
Driessen singled to center [Seaver scored, Griffey scored,
Morgan to third]; Driessen stole second; Concepcion was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Blyleven
grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras singled to center;
Taveras stole second; Milner singled to left [Taveras scored];
Parker singled to left [Milner to second]; B. Robinson struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 3.

REDS 6TH: Lum popped to second; Werner singled to center; Seaver
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Werner to second];
Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell homered; Stennett grounded out (second to
first); Dyer flied out to right; Garner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 4.

REDS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Griffey lined
to right; Morgan homered; Foster reached on an error by Garner
[Foster to first]; JACKSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING);
Driessen popped to second in foul territory; Concepcion singled
to left [Foster to second]; COLLINS BATTED FOR LUM; Collins
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Jackson
struck out; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); Milner
singled to center; MORENO RAN FOR MILNER; Moreno was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Pirates 4.

REDS 8TH: MORENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Werner grounded out (shortstop
to first); Seaver popped to shortstop; Rose reached on an error
by Garner [Rose to second]; Griffey singled to center [Rose
scored (unearned)]; Morgan singled to right [Griffey to third];
TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Morgan stole second; Foster
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker popped to third in foul territory; B.
Robinson struck out; Stargell walked; OTT BATTED FOR MENDOZA;
Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 4.

REDS 9TH: MACHA REPLACED OTT (PLAYING 3B); GARNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Driessen struck out; Concepcion grounded
out (shortstop to first); Geronimo homered; Werner flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Dyer popped to first in foul territory; Garner
singled to right; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Sanguillen
forced Garner (third to second); Taveras singled to left
[Sanguillen to second]; Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 4.