A five-run, first-inning explosion propelled the Giants to a 7-4 victory over the Reds. Bill North, Joe Strain, Mike Ivie and Darrell Evans all singled to account for the first two runs. Ivie scored on a wild pitch and Larry Herndon drew a walk before Roger Metzger drilled a triple to make the score 5-0. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   4 13  3
Giants       5  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   7 13  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            5   0   3   0     0   0   .325      North cf              5   1   3   0     0   1   .266
Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Strain 2b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .251
Concepcion ss         5   1   2   0     0   1   .290      Ivie 1b               3   1   2   1     1   0   .302
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Evans 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .258
Bench c               3   2   2   1     1   0   .275      Venable rf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .197
Knight 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .318      Herndon lf            1   2   0   0     3   1   .252
Driessen 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .249      Metzger ss            3   0   1   2     1   0   .239
Cruz cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .232        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
LaCoss p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .132        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Littlejohn c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .202
  Santo Domingo ph    1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Blue p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .128
  Leibrandt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LeMaster ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
  Blair ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Auerbach ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .220
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .263

Totals               38   4  13   4     1   4             Totals               33   7  13   5     5   7

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  4,880
Left on Base: Reds 8, Giants 7
DP: Reds 2, Giants 1
Errors: Morgan, Concepcion, Knight
Doubles: Driessen (23), Cruz (8)
Triples: Metzger (7)
Home Runs: Bench (20)
Stolen Bases: Strain (5)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (7), North (22)
GIDP: Evans (6), Metzger (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(14-7)          0.1   5   5   5   1   0   0   7   3.55
Sarmiento               1.2   3   0   0   0   2   0   7   5.19
Leibrandt               2     1   1   0   2   0   0   8   0.00
Tomlin                  2     1   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.87
Bair                    2     3   1   1   1   3   0  10   4.15
Totals                  8    13   7   6   5   7   0  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(13-13)           7    11   4   4   1   3   1  31   4.98
Minton                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.99
Lavelle SV(19)          1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.28
Totals                  9    13   4   4   1   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: LaCoss (3), Blue 2 (8)
Balks: LaCoss (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams


REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); Concepcion singled to shortstop; Concepcion
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North singled to second; LaCoss balked [North to
second]; North was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Concepcion [North to third]; Strain singled to third [North
stayed at third]; Ivie singled to right [North scored, Strain to
third]; Evans singled to center [Strain scored, Ivie to second];
Venable flied out to center [Ivie to third, Evans to second
(error by Knight)]; Herndon was walked intentionally; LaCoss
threw a wild pitch [Ivie scored, Evans to third, Herndon to
second]; Metzger tripled to center [Evans scored, Herndon
scored]; SARMIENTO REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Littlejohn
grounded out (third to first); Blue struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 5.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
homered; Knight grounded out (second to first); Driessen singled
to pitcher; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 2ND: North singled to left; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Strain popped to first in foul
territory; Ivie singled to center; Evans singled to right [Ivie
to second]; Venable was called out on strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 5.

REDS 3RD: SANTO DOMINGO BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Santo Domingo
struck out; Collins popped to first in foul territory; Morgan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 3RD: LEIBRANDT REPLACED SANTO DOMINGO (PITCHING); Herndon
walked; Debut game for Charlie Leibrandt; Metzger walked
[Herndon to second]; Littlejohn forced Metzger (third to second)
[Herndon scored (error by Morgan) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Blue
forced Littlejohn (third to shortstop); North popped to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 6.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Foster
popped to first; Bench walked; Knight flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain singled to center; Ivie lined to second;
Evans grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Strain out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 6.

REDS 5TH: Driessen doubled to center; Blue threw a wild pitch
[Driessen to third]; Cruz hit into a double play (left to
catcher) [Driessen out at home]; BLAIR BATTED FOR LEIBRANDT;
Blair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 5TH: TOMLIN REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); Venable struck
out; Herndon walked; Metzger grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Herndon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 6.

REDS 6TH: Collins singled to left; Blue threw a wild pitch
[Collins to second]; Morgan flied out to left; Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Littlejohn struck out (catcher to first); Blue
popped to catcher in foul territory; North singled to left
[North out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Giants 6.

REDS 7TH: Bench singled to left; Knight singled to center [Bench
to third]; Driessen forced Knight (second to shortstop) [Bench
scored]; Cruz doubled to left [Driessen to third]; AUERBACH
BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Driessen scored]; Collins singled to second [Cruz to third];
Morgan struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: BAIR REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Strain singled to
center; Strain stole second; Ivie walked; On a bunt Evans
singled to third [Strain to third, Ivie to second]; Venable
singled to left [Strain scored, Ivie to third, Evans to second];
Herndon struck out; Metzger flied out to left; Littlejohn struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 7.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion singled to left; Foster singled to left
[Concepcion to second]; MINTON REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING);
LEMASTER REPLACED BLUE (PLAYING SS); Bench made an out to
shortstop; Knight singled to left [Concepcion scored, Foster to
second]; LAVELLE REPLACED MINTON (PITCHING); Driessen forced
Knight (second to shortstop) [Foster to third]; Cruz flied out
to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: LeMaster flied out to center; North struck out;
Strain lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Giants 7.

REDS 9TH: KENNEDY BATTED FOR BAIR; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Collins singled to left; Morgan flied out
to left; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Giants 7.