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Still dangerous at bat, Willie McCovey delivered a pinch-double in the eighth inning, setting up the tie-breaking run as the Giants defeated the Reds, 4-2. Mike Ivie, who has replaced McCovey at first base for the Giants, hit a two-run homer in the seventh. San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 2Game Played on Saturday, April 7, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumGiants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 4 7 0
Reds 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 1
Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
North cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .167 Griffey rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .333
Roberts p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Whitfield lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .385 Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .417
Madlock 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Foster lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .273
Clark rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Bench c 2 0 1 0 2 0 .333
Evans 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .417 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250
Ivie 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .333 Knight 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .500
Hill c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Collins pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Metzger ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .200 Pastore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Knepper p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 DeFreites ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500
McCovey ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .167
Herndon pr,cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Bonham p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Auerbach ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Totals 33 4 7 4 4 3 Totals 33 2 8 2 3 6
Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 15,763
Left on Base: Giants 6, Reds 7
DP: Giants 1, Reds 1
Errors: Knight
Doubles: McCovey (1), Clark (2), Morgan (1), Griffey (3)
Home Runs: Ivie (2)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (1), Morgan (1)
Caught Stealing: North (1)
GIDP: Whitfield (2), Auerbach (1)
Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Knepper 6.2 7 2 2 2 5 0 28 2.70
Griffin W(1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Roberts SV(1) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 0.00
Totals 9 8 2 2 3 6 0 36
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Bonham 7 3 2 2 2 2 1 25 2.57
Pastore L(0-1) 1.2 4 2 2 2 0 0 11 3.86
Tomlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00
Totals 9 7 4 4 4 3 1 37
Umpires: HP - Roger Grooms, 1B - Dick Tremblay, 2B - Les Treitel, 3B - Mick Sharkey
GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield
made an out to first; Madlock reached on an error by Knight;
Clark forced Madlock (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.
REDS 1ST: Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion lined to
right; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants
0, Reds 0.
GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Ivie flied
out to center; Hill popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 0.
REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Bench singled to center [Foster to
third]; Driessen singled to center [Foster scored, Bench to
second]; Knight singled to right [Bench out at home (right to
catcher), Driessen to third]; Geronimo struck out; Bonham flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
GIANTS 3RD: Metzger walked; Knepper grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Metzger to second]; North singled to right [Metzger to
third]; Whitfield grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [North out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 1.
REDS 3RD: Griffey struck out; Concepcion flied out to left;
Morgan singled to shortstop; Morgan stole second; Foster
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0,
Reds 1.
GIANTS 4TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
REDS 4TH: On a bunt Bench made an out to catcher; Driessen
struck out; Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 1.
GIANTS 5TH: Ivie popped to shortstop; Hill grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
REDS 5TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Bonham struck out;
Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
GIANTS 6TH: Knepper struck out (catcher to first); North singled
to left; North was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
REDS 6TH: Concepcion popped to first; Morgan doubled to right;
Foster flied out to right; Bench was walked intentionally;
Driessen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0,
Reds 1.
GIANTS 7TH: Madlock flied out to center; Clark struck out; Evans
walked; Ivie homered [Evans scored]; Hill popped to catcher in
foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 1.
REDS 7TH: Knight singled to second; COLLINS RAN FOR KNIGHT;
Geronimo flied out to center; AUERBACH BATTED FOR BONHAM;
Auerbach popped to shortstop; Griffey doubled to center [Collins
scored]; GRIFFIN REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Concepcion flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2.
GIANTS 8TH: PASTORE REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); AUERBACH STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Metzger flied out to left; MCCOVEY BATTED
FOR GRIFFIN; McCovey doubled to center; HERNDON RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
North grounded out (second to first) [Herndon to third];
Whitfield singled to second [Herndon scored]; Madlock flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2.
REDS 8TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ROBERTS REPLACED
NORTH (PITCHING); Morgan popped to shortstop; Foster popped to
first in foul territory; Bench walked; Driessen flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2.
GIANTS 9TH: Clark doubled to right; Evans flied out to center;
Ivie was walked intentionally; Hill flied out to center [Clark
to third, Ivie to second]; Metzger singled to shortstop [Clark
scored, Ivie to third]; Metzger stole second; Herndon was walked
intentionally; TOMLIN REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Roberts
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 2.
REDS 9TH: DEFREITES BATTED FOR TOMLIN; DeFreites singled to
right; Geronimo struck out; Auerbach grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [DeFreites out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 2.
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