A homer by Dan Driessen in the top of the 10th inning enabled the Reds to post a 4-3 triumph over the Pirates. The Reds had tied the game with two out in the ninth. Ken Henderson walked and, after Kent Tekulve relieved Grant Jackson, Cesar Geronimo sacrificed Rick Auerbach, the pinch-runner for Henderson, to second. Pinch-hitter Johnny Bench fanned, but Pete Rose smashed a hit off the glove of second baseman Phil Garner to plate the tying tally. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    15, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  1    1  -   4  5  1
Pirates      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3  9  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   3   1     0   0   .311      Taveras ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Griffey rf            3   0   0   1     2   0   .288      Moreno cf             3   1   2   0     2   0   .226
Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Parker rf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .303
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     1   3   .291      Milner 1b             2   1   0   0     0   0   .291
Driessen 1b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .276        Brye lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .206
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     1   0   .306      B. Robinson lf,1b     4   0   1   0     1   2   .238
Lum cf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
  Henderson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Garner 2b             4   0   1   1     1   1   .254
  Auerbach pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .250      Berra 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .077
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Blyleven p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .121
Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .238        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Geronimo ph,cf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .230        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
LaCoss p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .143        Ott ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .239
  Collins ph          1   1   0   0     0   0   .238        Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bench ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .260

Totals               36   4   5   3     5   8             Totals               35   3   9   2     7   4

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 16,400
Left on Base: Reds 8, Pirates 10
DP: Reds 2, Pirates 0
Errors: Concepcion, Taveras, Parker, Garner
Doubles: Rose (38), Parker (19)
Home Runs: Driessen (15)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (17), Collins (5), Moreno (47), Garner (15)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Sanguillen (1)
GIDP: Garner (12), Parker (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss                  6     7   3   0   6   1   0  29   4.22
Hume                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.02
Bair W(6-4)             2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.34
Totals                 10     9   3   0   7   4   0  43

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                6.2   3   2   0   4   6   0  29   3.35
Jackson                 1.1   0   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.86
Tekulve                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.05
Whitson L(3-6)          1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   3.06
Totals                 10     5   4   2   5   8   1  42

Balks: Blyleven (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler


REDS 1ST: Rose lined to second; Griffey walked; Griffey stole
second; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; fan
interference; Foster walked; Driessen flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
singled to pitcher; Moreno stole second; Parker walked; Milner
reached on an error by Concepcion [Moreno scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Parker to third, Milner to second]; B. Robinson was walked
intentionally; Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly to right [Parker
scored (unearned), Milner to third]; Garner singled to third
[Milner scored (unearned), B. Robinson to second]; Berra walked
[B. Robinson to third, Garner to second]; Blyleven grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates
3.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion lined to second; Lum flied out to center;
Correll was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno walked; Parker
grounded out (third to first) [Moreno to second]; Milner flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 3.

REDS 3RD: LaCoss was called out on strikes; Rose doubled to
center; Griffey grounded out (second to first) [Rose to third];
Morgan reached on an error by Garner [Rose scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Morgan to first]; Foster struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: B. Robinson struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garner walked; Garner stole second; Berra
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 3.

REDS 4TH: BRYE REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); B. ROBINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Driessen grounded out (shortstop to
first); Concepcion singled to right [Concepcion to second (error
by Parker)]; Lum grounded out (first unassisted) [Concepcion to
third]; Correll popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Blyleven grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
singled to center; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 5TH: LaCoss struck out; Rose grounded out (third to first);
Griffey walked; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker doubled to right; Brye walked; B. Robinson
flied out to left; Sanguillen singled to second [Parker to
third, Brye to second]; Garner grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 6TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Driessen was called
out on strikes; Concepcion walked; Lum lined to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Berra singled to right; On a bunt Blyleven made an
out to first; Taveras forced Berra (shortstop to second); Moreno
singled to right [Taveras out at third (right to third)]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 7TH: Correll popped to shortstop; COLLINS BATTED FOR
LACOSS; Collins reached on an error by Taveras [Collins to
first]; Collins stole second; Rose singled to center [Collins to
third]; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Collins
scored (unearned)]; Blyleven balked [Griffey to second]; Bert
Blyleven and Pirates Manager Chuck Tanner ejected by 2B umpire
Joe West; JACKSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Morgan lined
to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: HUME REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Parker grounded
out (second to first); Brye flied out to left; B. Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 3.

REDS 8TH: Foster flied out to right; Driessen flied out to left;
Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); Berra popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 3.

REDS 9TH: HENDERSON BATTED FOR LUM; Henderson walked; AUERBACH
RAN FOR HENDERSON; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); GERONIMO
BATTED FOR CORRELL; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Auerbach to second]; BENCH BATTED FOR HUME; Bench
struck out; Rose singled to second [Auerbach scored, Rose to
second (on throw to home)]; Griffey grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: BENCH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GERONIMO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAIR REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); OTT
BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Ott singled to center; Taveras struck out;
Moreno walked [Ott to second]; Parker grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Moreno out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 3.

REDS 10TH: WHITSON REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster struck out; Driessen homered;
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 10TH: Brye grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson
singled to left; Sanguillen flied out to center; Garner was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 3.