The Reds snapped their four-game losing streak by edging the Giants, 8-7. The Reds, behind 6-1 after five innings, scored in the sixth on a two-run homer by George Foster and added four runs in the seventh on five hits, the key blow being a bases-loaded single by Johnny Bench. A sacrifice fly by Ken Griffey with the bases loaded in the eighth inning plated the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 7
Game Played on Sunday, June      24, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    2  4  0    1  0  0  -   7 10  1
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  2    4  1  x  -   8 15  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .282      Concepcion ss         5   1   2   1     0   0   .296
Evans 3b              4   2   3   2     1   0   .260      Morgan 2b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .261
Clark rf              4   2   1   3     1   2   .295      Griffey rf            3   2   1   1     0   1   .294
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .278      Foster lf             5   1   2   3     0   2   .332
Madlock 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Bench c               4   0   1   2     0   1   .259
Whitfield lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .312      Driessen 1b           3   0   2   1     1   1   .264
LeMaster ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .262        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sadek c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .167      Knight 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .315
  Herndon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
  Hill c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Bonham p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .120
Knepper p             3   1   1   0     0   0   .195        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DeFreites ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .172
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Collins ph,1b       2   2   2   0     0   0   .355

Totals               34   7  10   6     5   4             Totals               36   8  15   8     2   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 32,829
Left on Base: Giants 5, Reds 8
DP: Giants 2, Reds 2
Errors: North
Doubles: Evans (9), Knepper (3), Whitfield (14), Griffey (20), Concepcion (13)
Triples: North (2), Collins (2)
Home Runs: Clark (13), Foster (16)
Caught Stealing: McCovey (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffey (3)
GIDP: Clark (4), Sadek (3), Concepcion (11), Knight (10)
Hit by Pitch: Griffey (1,by Griffin)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 6    11   6   6   1   5   1  29   4.21
Griffin                 0.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   3   4.07
Roberts L(0-2)          1.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   8   2.63
Totals                  8    15   8   8   2   6   1  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  4.1   5   6   6   5   0   1  22   4.61
Tomlin                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.05
Borbon                  2     3   1   1   0   1   0   8   3.50
Bair W(4-2)             2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.70
Totals                  9    10   7   7   5   4   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (4)
Wild Pitches: Knepper (3), Bonham (4)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lanny Harris


GIANTS 1ST: North lined to left; Evans singled to center; Clark
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

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

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to center; Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Whitfield popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench was called out on strikes;
Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Sadek popped
to second; Knepper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Knight singled to third; Blair grounded out (third to
first) [Knight to second]; Bonham lined to right; Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: North grounded out (second to first); Evans walked;
Clark walked [Evans to second]; McCovey singled to center [Evans
scored, Clark to third]; Madlock lined to shortstop; Bonham
threw a wild pitch [Clark scored, McCovey to second]; Whitfield
was walked intentionally; LeMaster popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Griffey doubled
to right; Foster singled to left [Griffey scored]; Knepper threw
a wild pitch [Foster to second]; Bench flied out to center
[Foster to third]; Driessen walked; Knight forced Driessen
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek singled to right; Knepper flied out to right;
North walked [Sadek to second]; Evans doubled to right [Sadek
scored, North to third]; Clark homered [North scored, Evans
scored]; McCovey walked; TOMLIN REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING);
Madlock flied out to center; McCovey was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Blair singled to left; DEFREITES BATTED FOR TOMLIN;
DeFreites struck out; Concepcion grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Blair out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 1.

GIANTS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED DEFREITES (PITCHING); Whitfield
grounded out (third to first); LeMaster singled to shortstop;
Sadek grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[LeMaster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds
1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan singled to center; Griffey flied out to center;
Foster homered [Morgan scored]; Bench flied out to left;
Driessen singled to center; Knight singled to right [Driessen to
second]; Blair forced Driessen (third unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Knepper doubled to right; North flied out to center;
Evans singled to center [Knepper scored, Evans to second (on
throw to home)]; Clark struck out; McCovey popped to third; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR BORBON; Collins tripled to right;
Concepcion doubled to right [Collins scored]; Morgan singled to
left [Concepcion to third]; GRIFFIN REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING);
Griffey was hit by a pitch [Morgan to second]; Foster struck
out; Bench singled to left [Concepcion scored, Morgan scored,
Griffey to second]; ROBERTS REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING);
Driessen singled to right [Griffey scored, Bench to third];
Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Driessen out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
7, Reds 7.

GIANTS 8TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BAIR REPLACED
DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Madlock struck out; Whitfield doubled to
left; LeMaster was called out on strikes; HERNDON BATTED FOR
SADEK; Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: HILL REPLACED HERNDON (PLAYING C ); Blair grounded out
(third to first); Collins singled to right; Concepcion singled
to center [Collins to third, Concepcion to second (error by
North)]; Morgan was walked intentionally; Griffey hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Collins scored]; Foster popped to second;
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 8.

GIANTS 9TH: IVIE BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Ivie flied out to center;
North tripled to left; Evans popped to third; Clark struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Reds 8.