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Friday April 6, 1979
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Led by Bill Madlock and Darrell Evans, the Giants defeated the Reds, 7-2. Madlock, who hit a single and triple and also reached base on an error, drove in three runs and scored three times. Evans had a double and two singles and accounted for two RBIs. Dan Driessen homered for the Reds. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Friday, April 6, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  4  -   7  7  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              2   1   0   0     3   0   .000      Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .375
  Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         4   1   2   0     0   0   .429
Whitfield lf          4   1   0   1     0   0   .444      Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .375
Madlock 2b            5   3   2   3     0   0   .333      Foster lf             4   0   2   1     0   2   .375
Clark rf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Driessen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .250
Evans 3b              5   0   3   2     0   0   .556      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Ivie 1b               2   0   0   0     2   0   .333      Auerbach 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .125
Hill c                3   1   0   0     1   2   .143      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Hume p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LeMaster ss         1   1   0   0     1   0   .000        Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            DeFreites ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               32   7   7   7     7   3             Totals               36   2  10   2     0   8

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 15,343
Left on Base: Giants 7, Reds 7
DP: Giants 1, Reds 1
Errors: Clark, Concepcion
Doubles: Evans (1), Foster 2 (2)
Triples: Madlock (1)
Home Runs: Driessen (1)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (1), Griffey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield (1), Lavelle (1)
GIDP: Whitfield (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(1-0)       5.2   6   2   2   0   4   1  22   3.18
Lavelle SV(1)           3.1   4   0   0   0   4   0  14   0.00
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   8   1  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume L(0-1)             6     4   3   2   3   3   0  26   3.00
Norman                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Bair                    0.1   0   3   3   3   0   0   4  81.00
Tomlin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Borbon                  0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3  27.00
Totals                  9     7   7   6   7   3   0  41

Wild Pitches: Hume (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Tremblay, 1B - Les Treitel, 2B - Mick Sharkey, 3B - Roger Grooms


GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield
grounded out (second to first); Madlock popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Clark flied out to right; Evans made an out to
shortstop; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster doubled to right; Driessen struck out; Bench
struck out; Auerbach flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill flied out to center; Metzger grounded out
(pitcher to first); Montefusco popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo flied out to center; Hume popped to first in
foul territory; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: North walked; Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [North to second]; Madlock singled [North
scored]; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first) [Madlock to
second]; Evans doubled to right [Madlock scored]; Hume threw a
wild pitch [Evans to third]; Ivie walked; Hill struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled to left; Morgan lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Concepcion out at first]; Foster struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger singled to right; Montefusco forced Metzger
(third to shortstop); North forced Montefusco (third to second);
Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Driessen homered; Bench flied out to center; Auerbach
grounded out (third to first); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Madlock reached on an error by Concepcion; Madlock
stole second; Clark struck out; Evans singled to right [Madlock
scored (unearned), Evans to second (on throw to home)]; Ivie was
walked intentionally; Hill struck out; Metzger flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR HUME; Collins struck out; Griffey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion singled to center;
Morgan singled to right [Concepcion to second]; Foster doubled
to left [Concepcion scored, Morgan to third]; LAVELLE REPLACED
METZGER (PITCHING); LEMASTER REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PLAYING SS);
Driessen struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

GIANTS 7TH: NORMAN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); LeMaster
grounded out (third to first); North walked; Whitfield grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [North out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Auerbach flied
out to left; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Madlock flied out to right; Clark flied out to
right; Evans singled to right; Ivie forced Evans (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: KNIGHT BATTED FOR NORMAN; Knight grounded out (third
to first); Griffey singled; Griffey stole second; Concepcion
lined to second; Morgan singled to pitcher [Griffey to third];
Foster struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 2.

GIANTS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Hill walked;
Lavelle out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hill to
second]; LeMaster walked; North walked [Hill to third, LeMaster
to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Whitfield forced
North (shortstop to second) [Hill scored, LeMaster to third];
BORBON REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Madlock tripled to right
[LeMaster scored, Whitfield scored]; Clark singled to shortstop
[Madlock scored]; Evans flied out to left; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 7, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: HERNDON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Driessen grounded
out (second to first); Bench singled to right [Bench to second
(error by Clark)]; Auerbach singled to left [Bench to third];
Geronimo struck out; DEFREITES BATTED FOR BORBON; DeFreites
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 2.



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