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.

Driessen scored a second marker on loser Ed Halicki's wild pickoff throw to first. A walk to Johnny Bench, a stolen base and a two-bagger by Concepcion gave the Reds another run in the seventh inning and they scored five in the eighth, including three on a homer by Bench. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       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.