Ken Griffey walked with two out in the bottom of the 11th inning, stole second and scored on a single by George Foster to give the Reds a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals. The Reds led, 4-0, going into the top of ninth, but the Cards rallied to tie contest, driving Tom Seaver from the hill. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    22, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  -   4 10  1
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  -   5  4  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              6   0   1   0     0   1   .224      Rose 3b               3   1   0   0     3   1   .308
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     1   2   .286      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     2   1   .242
Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Griffey rf            5   1   1   2     1   1   .290
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster lf             4   1   1   1     2   0   .289
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Driessen 1b           4   1   1   2     1   0   .272
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Bench c               4   0   0   0     1   0   .258
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     1   0   .302
Simmons c             4   1   2   1     1   1   .291      Lum cf                2   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Hernandez 1b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .253        Geronimo pr,cf      1   1   0   0     1   1   .227
Garrett 3b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .250      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     1   0   .132
Mumphrey rf           5   1   1   1     0   1   .248        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .051
Phillips 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .274        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Tyson ph,2b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .244        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .197
Denny p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .179        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Scott ph,cf         3   0   1   2     0   0   .235

Totals               41   4  10   4     4   7             Totals               34   5   4   5    14   5

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 31,182
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Reds 12
DP: Cardinals 1, Reds 1
Errors: Denny, Morgan
Doubles: Brock (7), Scott (3)
Home Runs: Simmons (17), Driessen (16)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (24), Concepcion (18), Griffey (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Denny (7), Seaver (10)
GIDP: Hernandez (10), Griffey (6)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   7     3   4   4   8   1   1  31   3.04
Littell                 1     0   0   0   3   1   0   6   2.68
Schultz                 2     0   0   0   2   2   0   8   3.82
Bruno L(3-1)            0.2   1   1   1   1   1   0   4   1.27
Totals                 10.2   4   5   5  14   5   1  49

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  8     5   3   3   3   5   1  33   3.01
Hume                    0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   3   4.84
Bair                    1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   1.39
Tomlin W(7-1)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.26
Totals                 11    10   4   4   4   7   1  46

Wild Pitches: Denny (7)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick lined to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan forced Rose (first to shortstop);
Morgan was picked off first but was safe on an error by Denny
[Morgan to second]; Griffey popped to shortstop; Foster walked;
Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hernandez flied out to left;
Garrett struck out; Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Concepcion grounded out (second to
first) [Bench to second]; Lum grounded out (first unassisted)
[Bench to third]; Seaver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips flied out to center; Denny walked; Brock
reached on an error by Morgan [Denny to second, Brock to first];
Templeton struck out; Hendrick walked [Denny to third, Brock to
second]; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Morgan popped to third in foul territory;
Griffey grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Reds 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Garrett
flied out to left; Mumphrey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster walked; Driessen homered [Foster scored]; Bench
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lum walked; Seaver flied out to right; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Phillips singled to center; Denny out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Phillips to second]; Brock
grounded out (second to first) [Phillips to third]; Templeton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
lined to first; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Garrett struck out; Mumphrey flied out to center;
Phillips flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: On a bunt Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first);
Lum singled to second; GERONIMO RAN FOR LUM; Seaver out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to second]; Denny
threw a wild pitch [Geronimo to third]; Rose walked; Morgan
walked [Rose to second]; Griffey singled to right [Geronimo
scored, Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Foster flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SCOTT
BATTED FOR DENNY; Scott popped to catcher in foul territory;
Brock doubled to right; Templeton lined to shortstop; Hendrick
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LITTELL REPLACED
HENDRICK (PITCHING); Driessen walked; Driessen stole second;
Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Geronimo was walked intentionally; Seaver
walked [Driessen to third, Geronimo to second]; Rose struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons homered; Hernandez singled to right;
Garrett singled to left [Hernandez to second]; HUME REPLACED
SEAVER (PITCHING); Mumphrey singled to left [Hernandez scored,
Garrett to second]; On a bunt Phillips singled to third [Garrett
to third, Mumphrey to second]; Scott doubled to right [Garrett
scored, Mumphrey scored, Phillips out at home (center to
shortstop to catcher), Scott to third (on throw to home)]; BAIR
REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Brock struck out; Templeton was walked
intentionally; MORALES BATTED FOR LITTELL; Morales forced
Templeton (shortstop to second); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Morgan walked; On
a bunt Griffey forced Morgan (third to shortstop); Foster popped
to shortstop; Driessen lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 10TH: Simmons singled to right; Hernandez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out
at second]; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

REDS 10TH: Bench popped to first in foul territory; Concepcion
walked; Concepcion stole second; Geronimo was called out on
strikes; HENDERSON BATTED FOR BAIR; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 11TH: TOMLIN REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Mumphrey
was called out on strikes; TYSON BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Tyson
singled to center; Scott flied out to center; Brock popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

REDS 11TH: BRUNO REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); TYSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rose flied out to left; Morgan was called out
on strikes; Griffey walked; Griffey stole second; Foster singled
to left [Griffey scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Reds 5.