A pinch-double by Ken Henderson with the bases loaded in the seventh inning rallied the Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Giants. With Marc Hill contributing a homer, the Giants held a 3-2 lead going into the seventh when the Reds loaded the bases on consecutive singles by Dave Concepcion, Dave Collins and Cesar Geronimo.

Henderson then batted for Bill Bonham and delivered his double, driving in two runs and putting the Reds ahead. Pete Rose followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 5-3. Concepcion added an insurance marker with another sacrifice fly in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       1  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  0    3  1  x  -   6  8  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .310      Rose 3b               3   1   1   1     0   0   .300
Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .244
Clark rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .307      Griffey rf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .286
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Foster lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .280
  Plank p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bench c               3   0   1   2     1   1   .253
Ivie 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Concepcion ss         2   1   1   1     1   0   .293
Dwyer cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .239      DeFreites 1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hill c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .230        Collins ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .228
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Knepper p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .056      Geronimo cf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .229
  Cruz 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Henderson ph        1   0   1   2     0   0   .203
                                                            Driessen pr,1b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .262

Totals               33   3   7   1     1   3             Totals               27   6   8   6     4   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 47,091
Left on Base: Giants 5, Reds 4
DP: Giants 2, Reds 1
Errors: Rose, Bonham
Doubles: Clark (40), Dwyer (10), Bench (13), Henderson (8)
Triples: Griffey (8)
Home Runs: Hill (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield (15), Griffey (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (6), Concepcion (3)
GIDP: Hill (11), Bench (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(15-10)        7     7   5   5   3   3   0  29   2.74
Plank                   1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   6.00
Totals                  8     8   6   6   4   3   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(11-4)          7     5   3   1   1   2   1  28   3.40
Bair SV(25)             2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.89
Totals                  9     7   3   1   1   3   1  35

Passed Balls: Bench (11)
Wild Pitches: Bonham 2 (7)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to left; Whitfield out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Madlock to second]; Bonham
threw a wild pitch [Madlock to third]; Bench allowed a passed
ball [Madlock scored (unearned)]; Clark walked; Evans popped to
catcher in foul territory; Ivie grounded out (third to first); 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan popped
to third in foul territory; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Dwyer struck out; Hill homered; Metzger flied out to
left; Knepper grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to center; Bench struck out;
Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
lined to shortstop; Clark doubled; Evans grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: DeFreites grounded out (third to first); Geronimo
struck out; Bonham popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie grounded out (second to first); Dwyer flied out
to right; Hill singled to right; Metzger grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose singled to center; Morgan walked [Rose to
second]; Griffey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Rose to third, Morgan to second]; Foster walked; Bench doubled
to left [Rose scored, Morgan scored, Foster to third];
Concepcion was walked intentionally; DeFreites popped to right;
Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Knepper grounded out (second to first); Madlock
grounded out (third to first); Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Bonham flied out to center; Rose grounded out (second
to first); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark reached on an error by Rose [Clark to first];
Clark was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bonham
[Clark to second]; Evans flied out to right [Clark to third];
Bonham threw a wild pitch [Clark scored (unearned)]; Ivie struck
out; Dwyer doubled to right; Hill grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Griffey flied out to right; Foster singled; Bench
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Foster
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Knepper
grounded out (second to first); Madlock grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to second; COLLINS BATTED FOR
DEFREITES; Collins singled to center [Concepcion to second]; On
a bunt Geronimo singled [Concepcion to third, Collins to
second]; HENDERSON BATTED FOR BONHAM; Henderson doubled
[Concepcion scored, Collins scored, Geronimo to third]; DRIESSEN
RAN FOR HENDERSON; Rose sacrifice flied into a double play
(right to first to third) [Geronimo scored, Driessen out at
third]; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.

GIANTS 8TH: DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BAIR REPLACED
COLLINS (PITCHING); Whitfield grounded out (second to first);
Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: PLANK REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); CRUZ REPLACED KNEPPER
(PLAYING 3B); Griffey tripled to center; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bench was walked intentionally; Concepcion
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Griffey scored]; Bair forced Bench
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Ivie singled to left; Dwyer singled to right [Ivie
to second]; Hill grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Ivie to third, Dwyer out at second];
Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds
6.