Combining on a seven-hitter, Tom Seaver and Doug Bair pitched the Reds to a an 8-1 decision over the Giants. A throwing error by shortstop Roger Metzger on a grounder by George Foster, a single by Dan Driessen and infield hit by Dave Concepcion gave the Reds their first run in the second inning. Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 1Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumGiants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Reds 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 x - 8 7 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .312 Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Clark rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Collins pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Griffey rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Dwyer cf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .235 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Hill c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Foster lf 3 1 0 1 0 0 .279 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Driessen 1b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .262 Halicki p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .140 Bench c 3 2 1 3 1 1 .254 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Correll c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Plank p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .294 Oester ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .226 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 33 1 7 1 1 7 Totals 31 8 7 7 3 4 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 43,779 Left on Base: Giants 6, Reds 3 DP: Giants 0, Reds 1 Errors: Metzger, Halicki Doubles: Hill (12), Clark (41), Concepcion (29) Home Runs: Madlock (15), Bench (22) Stolen Bases: Driessen (27), Bench (3) Sacrifice Flies: Foster (6) GIDP: Hill (12) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki L(8-8) 7 3 3 1 2 4 0 27 2.89 Curtis 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 0 5 3.62 Plank 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 7.36 Totals 8 7 8 6 3 4 1 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(13-14) 7 6 1 1 1 5 1 27 2.97 Bair SV(26) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 1.85 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 7 1 34 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo GIANTS 1ST: Madlock popped to shortstop; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark singled to left; Evans singled to right [Clark to third]; Ivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose lined to first; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Griffey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. GIANTS 2ND: Dwyer struck out; Hill doubled; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Hill to third]; Halicki struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster reached on an error by Metzger [Foster to first]; Driessen singled to right [Foster to third]; Driessen stole second; Bench was called out on strikes; Concepcion singled to shortstop [Foster scored (unearned), Driessen to third]; Concepcion was picked off first but was safe on an error by Halicki [Driessen scored (unearned), Concepcion to second]; Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher) [Concepcion to third]; Seaver flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. GIANTS 3RD: Madlock singled to right; Whitfield singled to left [Madlock to second]; Clark popped to third; Evans popped to center; Ivie flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Griffey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. GIANTS 4TH: Dwyer walked; Hill grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dwyer out at second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. GIANTS 5TH: Halicki was called out on strikes; Madlock homered; Whitfield popped to catcher in foul territory; Clark popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo struck out; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. GIANTS 6TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Ivie struck out; Dwyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to right; Morgan flied out to right; Griffey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. GIANTS 7TH: Hill grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger flied out to left; Halicki grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Foster flied out to left; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Bench walked; Bench stole second; Concepcion doubled to left [Bench scored]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; HENDERSON BATTED FOR SEAVER; Henderson popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 3. GIANTS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield struck out; Clark doubled to left; Evans popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Rose singled to right; Morgan singled to center [Rose to third]; COLLINS RAN FOR MORGAN; Griffey singled to right [Rose scored, Collins to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to right [Collins scored]; Driessen walked [Griffey to second]; PLANK REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Bench homered [Griffey scored, Driessen scored]; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 8. GIANTS 9TH: KENNEDY REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 2B); COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KNIGHT REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING 3B); CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); OESTER REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Ivie grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Ron Oester; Dwyer was called out on strikes; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 8. |
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