With Tom Seaver pitching a two-hitter, the Reds knocked off the Giants, 6-1, and replaced them in second place in the West division, 8½ games behind the Dodgers. Seaver gave up a leadoff single by Bill Madlock in the first inning and a homer by Darrell Evans in the fourth.

Dave Concepcion drove in two runs with a pair of singles and Johnny Bench also accounted for two with a single and sacrifice fly as the Reds beat Vida Blue, who suffered his fifth straight defeat since his last victory on August 4. The loss was the seventh in a row for the Giants and the 10th in their last 11 games. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         2  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   6 12  0
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Madlock 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .313
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .293
Concepcion ss         5   2   4   2     0   0   .297      Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Griffey rf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .288      Evans 3b              2   1   1   1     1   0   .251
Foster lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .279      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Bench c               3   0   1   2     0   0   .253        Nastu p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Cruz cf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .236
Driessen 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .259      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .236
Kennedy 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .241      Sadek c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Seaver p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .104        Tamargo ph,c        0   0   0   0     1   0   .238
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .086
                                                            Gardner ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Cornutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .150
                                                            Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .104
                                                            James 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               37   6  12   5     1   4             Totals               26   1   2   1     4   9

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 22,726
Left on Base: Reds 6, Giants 2
DP: Reds 3, Giants 0
Errors: McCovey, Cruz
Doubles: Griffey (32)
Home Runs: Evans (19)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (21), Kennedy (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (5)
GIDP: Clark (14), McCovey (12), James (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(14-14)         9     2   1   1   4   9   1  30   2.89
Totals                  9     2   1   1   4   9   1  30

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(16-9)            3     7   5   4   0   2   0  15   2.82
Cornutt                 3     1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0.00
Barr                    1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.50
Nastu                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    12   6   5   1   4   0  39

Passed Balls: Bench (12)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
singled; Griffey was called out on strikes; Foster singled to
center [Concepcion scored (error by Cruz) (no RBI), Foster to
second]; Bench singled to left [Foster scored (unearned), Bench
out at second (left to second)]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to shortstop; Whitfield walked
[Madlock to second]; Clark grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Madlock to third, Whitfield out
at second]; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Henderson flied out to center; Driessen flied out to
left; Kennedy singled to right; Seaver was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz struck
out; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled to left; Rose was picked off first but
was safe on an error by McCovey [Rose to third]; Concepcion
singled to left [Rose scored]; Griffey doubled [Concepcion
scored]; Griffey stole third; Foster flied out to left; Bench
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey scored]; Henderson flied
out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Sadek struck out; GARDNER BATTED FOR BLUE; Gardner
struck out; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 0.

REDS 4TH: CORNUTT REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Driessen singled
to left; Kennedy grounded out (third to first) [Driessen to
second]; Seaver grounded out (third to first); Rose flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Clark
flied out to right; Evans homered; McCovey struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Griffey
flied out to center; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Cruz popped to shortstop; Metzger struck out; Sadek
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5,
Giants 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench popped to second; Henderson flied out to center;
Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR CORNUTT; Harris struck out;
Madlock struck out (first to pitcher); Whitfield grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Giants 1.

REDS 7TH: BARR REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Kennedy singled to
right; Kennedy stole second; On a bunt Seaver struck out; Rose
grounded out (second to first) [Kennedy to third]; Concepcion
singled to center [Kennedy scored]; Griffey singled to center
[Concepcion to second]; Foster flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans walked;
McCovey grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Giants 1.

REDS 8TH: NASTU REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); JAMES REPLACED BARR
(PLAYING 1B); Bench grounded out (third to first); Debut game
for Phil Nastu; Henderson grounded out (second to first);
Driessen walked; Kennedy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Cruz struck out; Metzger walked; TAMARGO BATTED FOR
SADEK; Bench allowed a passed ball [Metzger to second]; Tamargo
walked; James grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Tamargo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
6, Giants 1.

REDS 9TH: TAMARGO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Seaver struck
out; Rose flied out to right; Concepcion singled to right;
Griffey popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Madlock struck
out; Whitfield flied out to center; Clark popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Giants 1.