Tom Seaver pitched a three-hitter and gained a 2-0 victory when the Reds counted twice on only one hit in the ninth inning to defeat the Giants. Ken Griffey opened the ninth with an infield single off Ed Whitson, who was on mound in relief for the Giants.

After a wild pitch, George Foster grounded out. Whitson then walked Dan Driessen intentionally and hit Harry Spilman with a pitch to load the bases. Cesar Geronimo grounded to second baseman Joe Strain, who threw home too late to prevent Griffey from scoring. A pass to Vic Correll forced in Driessen with an extra run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      30, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .287      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Strain 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .298      Clark rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .281
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .335      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Driessen 1b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .259      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Spilman 3b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .500      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .307
  Kennedy pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   1     1   1   .242      Sadek c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Correll c             3   0   0   1     1   2   .254      Montefusco p          2   0   1   0     0   1   .077
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .152        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .353
                                                            Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     4   6             Totals               30   0   3   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 28,512
Left on Base: Reds 8, Giants 4
DP: Reds 0, Giants 2
Doubles: Driessen (11), Montefusco (1)
Stolen Bases: Strain 2 (2), Clark (4), North (30)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (2)
GIDP: Griffey (3), Correll (1)
Hit by Pitch: Spilman (1,by Whitson)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(6-5)           9     3   0   0   1   5   0  31   3.77
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   5   0  31

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              6     3   0   0   2   5   0  22   4.27
Minton                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.12
Whitson L(2-4)          1     1   2   2   2   1   0   8   4.60
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   6   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Whitson (2)
Wild Pitches: Whitson (3)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Jerry Crawford


REDS 1ST: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Morgan
singled to right; Griffey grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Strain
singled to center; Strain stole second; Clark walked; Strain
stole third and Clark stole second; McCovey struck out; Evans
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to
first); Spilman walked; Geronimo was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield flied out to center; Metzger was called
out on strikes; Sadek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: Correll was called out on strikes; Seaver was called
out on strikes; Concepcion singled to left; Morgan flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco doubled to center; On a bunt North
singled to third [Montefusco to third]; Strain popped to first
in foul territory; North stole second; Clark struck out; McCovey
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey popped to shortstop; Foster popped to catcher
in foul territory; Driessen doubled to center; Spilman flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans popped to second; Whitfield popped to
shortstop; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo walked; Correll struck out; Seaver out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to second];
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek flied out to left; Montefusco struck out;
North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 6TH: Morgan lined to second; Griffey flied out to center;
Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Strain popped to shortstop; Clark grounded out
(third to first); McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 7TH: MINTON REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Driessen
singled to center; Spilman singled to right [Driessen to
second]; Geronimo forced Spilman (shortstop to second) [Driessen
to third]; Correll grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; Cesar Geronimo
called for interference at 2B; Reds manager John McNamara
ejected by 2B umpire Steve Fields; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans flied out to center; Whitfield flied out to
left; Metzger lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 0.

REDS 8TH: On a bunt Seaver grounded out (pitcher to first);
Concepcion flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Sadek popped to second; VENABLE BATTED FOR MINTON;
Venable flied out to right; North lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 9TH: WHITSON REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Griffey singled
to second; Whitson threw a wild pitch [Griffey to second];
Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen was walked
intentionally; Spilman was hit by a pitch [Griffey to third,
Driessen to second]; KENNEDY RAN FOR SPILMAN; Geronimo reached
on a fielder's choice [Griffey scored, Driessen to third,
Kennedy to second]; Correll walked [Driessen scored, Kennedy to
third, Geronimo to second]; Seaver was called out on strikes;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Strain grounded
out (third to first); Clark struck out; McCovey flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.