Thumping four pitchers for 13 hits, the Reds breezed to a 5-0 blanking of the Giants. The Reds got a pair of runs in their first turn at bat when Ken Griffey singled with one out and scored when Frisco center fielder Larry Herndon misplayed Dave Concepcion's single and then threw poorly to the infield for two errors on one play. Concepcion reached third and scored on a single by George Foster.

The Reds' third run came in the fourth on two-out walks to Junior Kennedy and Don Werner and a single by Bill Bonham. Singles by Griffey, Concepcion and Foster scored one run in the seventh and another came home on a double-play ball. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      22, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         2  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 13  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .278      Whitfield lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Griffey rf            5   2   3   0     0   1   .325      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Concepcion ss         5   2   2   0     0   0   .303      McCovey 1b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .234
Foster cf,lf          5   0   2   2     0   1   .313        Barr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Knight 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Cruz rf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .244
Driessen 1b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .314      Herndon cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Kennedy 2b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .216      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Werner c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .167        Clark ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Bonham p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .143        LeMaster ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                          Knepper p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .079
                                                            Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .063
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               39   5  13   3     3   5             Totals               28   0   3   0     3   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 40,039
Left on Base: Reds 11, Giants 5
DP: Reds 1, Giants 1
Errors: Herndon 2
Doubles: Knight (3), McCovey (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Herndon (8)
GIDP: Knight (2), Herndon (7)
Hit by Pitch: Sarmiento (1,by Williams)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(8-1)           6.1   2   0   0   3   2   0  23   2.55
Sarmiento SV(4)         2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   1.95
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   2   0  32

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(8-5)          6     7   3   3   3   3   0  28   2.62
Williams                1.1   5   2   2   0   0   0   9   4.60
Curtis                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.89
Moffitt                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.56
Totals                  9    13   5   5   3   5   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Williams (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled
to left; Concepcion singled to center [Griffey scored (error by
Herndon) (error by Herndon), Concepcion to third]; Foster
singled to right [Concepcion scored]; Knight forced Foster
(third to second); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Andrews
grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); Werner
grounded out (third to first); Bonham flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Cruz struck out; Herndon grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McCovey out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to right; Griffey singled to left;
Concepcion forced Griffey (second unassisted); Foster flied to
right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger lined to third; Hill grounded out (shortstop
to first); Knepper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

REDS 4TH: Knight grounded out (second to first); Driessen struck
out; Kennedy walked; Werner walked [Kennedy to second]; Bonham
singled to center [Kennedy scored, Werner to third]; Rose walked
[Bonham to second]; Griffey flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews
grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster
grounded out (third to first); Knight struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled to center; Herndon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Cruz to second]; Metzger grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 0.

REDS 6TH: Driessen singled to right; Kennedy forced Driessen
(catcher to shortstop); Werner singled to right [Kennedy to
third]; On a bunt Bonham struck out; Rose forced Werner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Hill grounded out (third to first); HARRIS BATTED
FOR KNEPPER; Harris was called out on strikes; Whitfield
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Giants 0.

REDS 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Griffey singled
to right; Concepcion singled to left [Griffey to second]; Foster
singled to left [Griffey scored, Concepcion to third]; Knight
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Concepcion scored (no RBI), Foster out at second]; Driessen
singled to left; Kennedy forced Driessen (second to shortstop);
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Evans singled
to center; McCovey walked [Evans to second]; Cruz walked [Evans
to third, McCovey to second]; SARMIENTO REPLACED BONHAM
(PITCHING); Herndon popped to first in foul territory; CLARK
BATTED FOR METZGER; Clark flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 0.

REDS 8TH: LEMASTER REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING SS); Werner flied out
to right; Sarmiento was hit by a pitch; Rose singled to left
[Sarmiento to second]; CURTIS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING);
Griffey struck out; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hill flied out to right; DWYER BATTED
FOR CURTIS; Dwyer flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 0.

REDS 9TH: MOFFITT REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Foster was called
out on strikes; Knight doubled to left; Driessen popped to third
in foul territory; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Andrews lined to second; Evans popped to catcher in
foul territory; McCovey doubled to left; BARR RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants
0.