Raking five pitchers for 14 hits, the Giants routed the Reds, 12-2, as Ed Halicki pitched his third straight complete game. Darrell Evans and Roger Metzger drove home three runs apiece. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 12, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       22, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  9  3
Giants       3  0  0    1  2  1    0  5  x  -  12 14  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            4   1   2   0     1   0   .310      North cf              3   3   2   0     2   0   .239
Concepcion ss         5   0   1   1     0   1   .333        Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Morgan 2b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .324      Whitfield lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .304
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Clark rf              5   2   2   2     0   0   .270
Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .217      McCovey 1b            5   2   2   1     0   1   .260
Summers lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .203        Andrews pr,2b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .182
Knight 3b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .315      Madlock 2b,1b         4   2   2   1     1   0   .201
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Evans 3b              4   2   3   3     1   0   .291
Bonham p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Metzger ss            4   0   1   3     1   0   .208
  Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Sadek c               4   0   1   1     1   0   .067
  Kennedy ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .322      Halicki p             4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Pastore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  DeFreites ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Collins ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .417

Totals               35   2   9   2     3   5             Totals               37  12  14  11     6   2

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 20,058
Left on Base: Reds 9, Giants 8
DP: Reds 0, Giants 1
Errors: Concepcion, Summers, Knight, McCovey, Halicki
Doubles: Kennedy (4), Concepcion (8), Knight (11), McCovey (4), Madlock (5)
Triples: Metzger (4)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (11), North (9)
Caught Stealing: Evans (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(2-1)           4.1   7   6   4   2   1   0  23   4.32
Norman                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.68
Pastore                 1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   4.68
Tomlin                  1.2   4   5   1   2   0   0  11   2.66
Bair                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.96
Totals                  8    14  12   6   6   2   0  44

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(5-3)          9     9   2   2   3   5   0  38   3.48
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   5   0  38

Wild Pitches: Bonham (3)
Balks: Bonham (1), Halicki (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John McSherry


REDS 1ST: Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion struck out;
Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North singled to left; Whitfield out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [North to second]; Bonham threw a wild
pitch [North to third]; Clark grounded out (pitcher to first)
[North scored]; McCovey reached on an error by Summers [McCovey
to second]; Madlock singled to center [McCovey scored
(unearned)]; Bonham balked [Madlock to second]; Evans singled to
right [Madlock scored (unearned), Evans out at second (right to
shortstop)]; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

REDS 2ND: Driessen lined to second; Bench singled to left;
Summers lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Bench out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Sadek
batted left handed; Sadek walked; On a bunt Halicki forced Sadek
(pitcher to shortstop); North forced Halicki (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

REDS 3RD: Knight singled to center; Halicki balked [Knight to
second]; Geronimo struck out; Bonham grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffey popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield struck out; Clark popped to third in foul
territory; McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Giants 3.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
flied out to right; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
singled to right; Metzger grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Evans to second]; Sadek batted left handed; Sadek singled to
right [Evans scored]; Halicki reached on an error by Concepcion
[Sadek to second, Halicki to first]; North walked [Sadek to
third, Halicki to second]; Whitfield flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 4.

REDS 5TH: Bench grounded out (first unassisted); Summers popped
to second; Knight singled to center; Geronimo lined to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Clark singled to left; McCovey doubled to left
[Clark scored (on throw) (no RBI)]; Madlock grounded out (third
to first); NORMAN REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Evans singled to
right [McCovey scored, Evans to second (on throw to home)];
Evans was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Metzger
walked; Sadek popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 6.

REDS 6TH: KENNEDY BATTED FOR NORMAN; Kennedy doubled to right;
Griffey singled to left [Kennedy out at home (left to catcher),
Griffey to second (on throw to home)]; Concepcion doubled to
center [Griffey scored]; Morgan walked; Driessen popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bench popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: PASTORE REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Halicki flied
out to center; North walked; North stole second; Whitfield
singled to third [North to third]; Clark grounded out (pitcher
to second to first) [North scored, Whitfield to second]; McCovey
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 7.

REDS 7TH: Summers reached on an error by Halicki (assist by
Madlock) [Summers to first]; Knight flied out to center;
Geronimo flied out to center; DEFREITES BATTED FOR PASTORE;
DeFreites reached on an error by McCovey [Summers to second,
DeFreites to first]; Griffey singled to right [DeFreites out at
third (right to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 7.

GIANTS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED DEFREITES (PITCHING); Madlock
doubled to left; Evans flied out to center; Metzger popped to
first in foul territory; Sadek grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 7.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
walked; Morgan stole second; Driessen flied out to center; Bench
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: Halicki flied out to right; North singled to left;
Whitfield flied out to left; Clark singled to center [North to
second]; McCovey singled to right [North scored, Clark to third
(error by Knight), McCovey to second]; ANDREWS RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Madlock was walked intentionally; Evans walked [Clark scored
(unearned), Andrews to third, Madlock to second]; BAIR REPLACED
TOMLIN (PITCHING); Metzger tripled to right [Andrews scored
(unearned), Madlock scored (unearned), Evans scored (unearned)];
Sadek batted left handed; Sadek popped to shortstop; 5 R (1 ER),
4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 12.

REDS 9TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MADLOCK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HERNDON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF);
Summers was called out on strikes; Knight doubled to left;
Geronimo grounded out (second to first) [Knight to third];
COLLINS BATTED FOR BAIR; Collins singled to center [Knight
scored]; Griffey walked [Collins to second]; Concepcion forced
Griffey (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 12.