A homer, triple and double by George Foster highlighted a 12-hit attack as the Reds downed the Giants, 6-3. Foster hit a bases-empty round-tripper in the first inning, doubled and scored on a single by Dan Driessen in sixth and tripled home Joe Morgan with the go-ahead run in the eighth. Ken Griffey capped a ninth-inning rally with a two-run single. The Giants scored all their runs in the third on singles by Terry Whitfield, Jack Clark and Darrell Evans and a triple by Jim Dwyer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      20, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  2  -   6 12  1
Giants       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  4


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   2   2   0     0   0   .279      Whitfield lf          4   1   2   0     1   0   .296
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Griffey rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .325      Clark rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .303
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .259      Evans 3b              3   1   1   1     2   0   .270
Foster lf             4   2   3   2     1   1   .313      Dwyer 1b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .236
Driessen 1b           5   0   3   1     0   0   .315      Herndon cf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .272
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .305      LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .212
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .245      Sadek c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Werner c              4   0   0   0     0   3   .155        Madlock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Moskau p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .167        Hill c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .353
  Bair p              1   1   1   0     0   0   .200        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  12   5     4   8             Totals               34   3  10   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 55,920
Left on Base: Reds 8, Giants 10
DP: Reds 1, Giants 1
Errors: Concepcion, Andrews 2, LeMaster 2
Doubles: Rose (19), Driessen (14), Foster (11), Herndon (7)
Triples: Foster (5), Dwyer (1)
Home Runs: Foster (15)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (15), Herndon (7)
Caught Stealing: Foster (2), Evans (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffey (8), Andrews (1), LeMaster (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (7)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  6     7   3   3   3   4   0  27   5.25
Borbon W(4-1)           1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   5.45
Bair                    1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.21
Tomlin SV(2)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.80
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   4   0  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              6     7   3   3   2   6   1  26   3.41
Lavelle L(5-5)          2     2   1   1   1   2   0   8   3.76
Moffitt                 0.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   3   2.63
Curtis                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.00
Totals                  9    12   6   6   4   8   1  41

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Griffey out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Rose to third]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Rose scored]; Foster homered; Driessen singled to
center; Driessen stole second; Concepcion flied out to right; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield walked; Andrews grounded out (third to
first) [Whitfield to second]; Clark popped to third in foul
territory; Evans popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo flied out to center; Werner struck out;
Moskau walked; Rose forced Moskau (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Dwyer flied out to right; Herndon doubled to left;
LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); Sadek popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey singled to second; Morgan struck out; Griffey
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Foster struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco was called out on strikes; Whitfield
singled to center; Andrews flied out to center; Clark singled to
right [Whitfield to third]; Evans singled to right [Whitfield
scored, Clark to third, Evans to second (on throw)]; Dwyer
tripled [Clark scored, Evans scored]; Herndon walked; Herndon
stole second; LeMaster struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
2, Giants 3.

REDS 4TH: Driessen doubled to right; Concepcion popped to first
in foul territory; Geronimo flied out to left; Werner struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Sadek flied out to left; Montefusco grounded out
(pitcher to first); Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 3.

REDS 5TH: Moskau struck out; Rose grounded out (second to
first); Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Andrews flied out to center; Clark flied out to
center; Evans walked; Evans was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 3.

REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Foster doubled to center;
Driessen singled to center [Foster scored]; Concepcion grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Driessen to second]; Geronimo was walked
intentionally; Werner was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Dwyer was called out on strikes; Herndon singled to
shortstop; LeMaster singled to left [Herndon to second]; Sadek
flied out to left; IVIE BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Ivie struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 3.

REDS 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); KENNEDY BATTED FOR
MOSKAU; Kennedy was called out on strikes; Rose reached on an
error by LeMaster [Rose to third]; Griffey hit into a double
play (left to catcher) [Rose out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Whitfield
singled to right; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Whitfield to second]; Clark flied out to center
[Whitfield to third]; Evans was walked intentionally; Dwyer
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 3.

REDS 8TH: Morgan singled to shortstop [Morgan to third (error by
LeMaster) (error by Andrews)]; Foster tripled to right [Morgan
scored]; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion
was walked intentionally; Foster was caught stealing home
(catcher unassisted) [Concepcion to second]; missed squeeze
play; Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Herndon reached on an error by Concepcion [Herndon
to first]; LeMaster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Herndon to second]; MADLOCK BATTED FOR SADEK; BAIR REPLACED
BORBON (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first);
CRUZ BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Cruz popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 3.

REDS 9TH: HILL REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING C ); MOFFITT REPLACED
CRUZ (PITCHING); Werner flied out to right; Bair singled to
right; Rose singled to right [Bair to third, Rose to second (on
throw to 3b)]; CURTIS REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Griffey
singled to second [Bair scored, Rose scored (error by Andrews)
(no RBI), Griffey to second]; Morgan flied out to center; Foster
was walked intentionally; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Whitfield
grounded out (second to first); Andrews singled to shortstop; On
a bunt Clark singled [Andrews to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED BAIR
(PITCHING); Evans lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Clark out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 3.