Staging a Garrison finish, the undefeated Reds roared to their fifth victory, beating the Giants, 6-5. The Reds trailed, 5-1, going into the bottom of the ninth when Dave Concepcion began the winning surge with a single. George Foster flied out, but Johnny Bench singled Concepcion to third.

After Ray Knight was safe at first on a fielder's choice, a single by Dan Driessen plated Concepcion and brought on Gary Lavelle in relief of starter Bob Knepper. Junior Kennedy singled home another run and pinch-hitter Ken Griffey walked to load the bases. Dave Collins then drilled a game-winning three-run triple. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Monday, April     14, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       2  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   5  6  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  5  -   6  8  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              1   1   0   0     2   0   .313      Collins cf            5   0   1   3     0   0   .450
  Herndon ph,cf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Evans 3b              3   2   1   2     1   1   .200      Concepcion ss         4   2   2   0     0   1   .333
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .200      Bench c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .308
Whitfield lf          4   0   0   1     0   1   .091      Knight 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .222
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Driessen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .200
May c                 4   1   1   1     0   0   .182      Kennedy 2b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .563
LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Moskau p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Knepper p             4   0   2   1     0   0   .500        Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mejias ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Griffey ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .250

Totals               32   5   6   5     5   4             Totals               34   6   8   6     3   7

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 10,296
Left on Base: Giants 5, Reds 5
DP: Giants 0, Reds 0
Doubles: Stennett (2), Kennedy (3)
Triples: Concepcion (1), Collins (1)
Home Runs: Evans (1), May (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 8.2   6   4   4   2   7   0  34   6.23
Lavelle L(0-2)          0     2   2   2   1   0   0   3   7.36
Totals                  8.2   8   6   6   3   7   0  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  6     3   3   3   4   2   1  24   4.50
Soto                    2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   4.50
Tomlin W(1-0)           1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6  18.00
Totals                  9     6   5   5   5   4   2  37

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata


GIANTS 1ST: North walked; Evans homered [North scored]; Clark
flied out to center; McCovey walked; Whitfield was called out on
strikes; Stennett flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Cruz struck out;
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: May grounded out (first to pitcher); LeMaster flied
out to left; Knepper singled to left; North forced Knepper
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to center; Bench walked; Knight
forced Bench (shortstop to second); Driessen popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Evans walked; Clark flied out to right; McCovey
singled to center [Evans to third]; Whitfield grounded out
(first unassisted) [Evans scored, McCovey to second]; Stennett
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Kennedy doubled to left; Moskau grounded out
(shortstop to first); Collins flied out to left; Cruz struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: May popped to catcher in foul territory; LeMaster
flied out to right; Knepper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster flied out
to center; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

GIANTS 5TH: North walked; North was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Evans popped to third; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Knight flied out to right; Driessen struck out;
Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 3, Reds 0.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey lined to first; Whitfield flied out to
center; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: AUERBACH BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Auerbach struck out;
Collins grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 0.

GIANTS 7TH: SOTO REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); May homered;
LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Knepper grounded out
(first unassisted); HERNDON BATTED FOR NORTH; Herndon grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Concepcion
tripled to right; Foster lined to second; Bench popped to
second; Knight singled to center [Concepcion scored]; Driessen
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans struck out; Clark was called out on strikes;
McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Kennedy walked; MEJIAS BATTED FOR SOTO; Mejias struck
out; Collins flied out to right; Cruz popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

GIANTS 9TH: TOMLIN REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Whitfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett doubled to center;
May grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster was walked
intentionally; Knepper singled to center [Stennett scored,
LeMaster to third, Knepper to second (on throw)]; Herndon
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5,
Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion singled to center; Foster flied out to
center; Bench singled to third [Concepcion to second]; Knight
forced Bench (third to second) [Concepcion to third]; Driessen
singled to left [Concepcion scored, Knight to second]; LAVELLE
REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Kennedy singled to left [Knight
scored, Driessen to second]; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Griffey
walked [Driessen to third, Kennedy to second]; Collins tripled
to center [Driessen scored, Kennedy scored, Griffey scored]; 5
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 6.