The unbeaten Reds extended their winning streak to six games by pounding the Giants, 8-3. The Reds broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the fifth inning with two runs on a single by Dave Collins, triple by Ken Griffey and infield out by George Foster. Cincy added three in the sixth on run-producing singles by Harry Spilman and Collins and an RBI double by Dave Concepcion. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     15, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Reds         0  0  3    0  2  3    0  0  x  -   8 11  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .211      Collins cf            5   3   3   1     0   0   .480
Evans 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .174        Cruz rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Clark rf              2   1   1   1     1   1   .077      Griffey rf            2   2   2   1     1   0   .333
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   2     1   1   .222        Mejias rf,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Whitfield lf          4   0   3   0     0   0   .267      Concepcion ss         4   0   2   3     0   1   .360
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .318      Foster lf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .250
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Driessen 1b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .167
LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Whitson p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Knight 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .273
  Metzger ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kennedy 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Seaver p              1   1   0   0     1   1   .000
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Spilman ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .667
                                                            Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   3     5   4             Totals               32   8  11   8     2   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 11,544
Left on Base: Giants 7, Reds 5
DP: Giants 0, Reds 2
Errors: Bench
Doubles: McCovey (1), Stennett (3), Whitfield (2), Knight (2), Concepcion (3)
Triples: Knight (1), Griffey (2)
Stolen Bases: Herndon (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hume (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (1), Driessen (1)
GIDP: Metzger (1)
Hit by Pitch: Mejias (1,by Griffin)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson L(0-1)          5     6   5   5   2   3   0  23   5.91
Griffin                 3     5   3   3   0   0   0  14   5.40
Totals                  8    11   8   8   2   3   0  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(1-0)           6     6   3   3   5   2   0  27   4.50
Hume SV(1)              3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   4   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: 39 minute rain delay before start of game;
Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans grounded out
(second to first); Clark walked; McCovey was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Griffey singled to
center; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield singled to center; Stennett lined into a
double play (third to first) [Whitfield out at first]; May
singled to right; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to pitcher); Bench
struck out; Knight tripled to right; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitson grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
flied out to center; Evans walked; Clark singled to second
[Evans to second]; McCovey doubled to right [Evans scored, Clark
scored]; Whitfield flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Seaver walked; Collins singled to left [Seaver to
second]; Griffey walked [Seaver to third, Collins to second];
Concepcion singled to center [Seaver scored, Collins scored,
Griffey to second]; Foster flied out to left [Griffey to third];
Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to left [Griffey scored]; Bench
popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Stennett doubled to center; May grounded out (second
to pitcher) [Stennett to third]; LeMaster grounded out (third to
first); Whitson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Knight grounded out (first unassisted); Kennedy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon walked; Herndon stole second [Herndon to
third (error by Bench)]; Evans grounded out (third to first);
Clark hit a sacrifice fly to center [Herndon scored]; McCovey
walked; Whitfield singled to center [McCovey to second];
Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Collins singled to shortstop; Griffey tripled to right
[Collins scored]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first);
Foster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Griffey scored];
Driessen popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Reds 5.

GIANTS 6TH: MEJIAS REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); May grounded
out (second to first); LeMaster walked; METZGER BATTED FOR
WHITSON; Metzger grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [LeMaster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 3, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); Bench grounded
out (third to first); Knight doubled to left; Kennedy made an
out to shortstop; SPILMAN BATTED FOR SEAVER; Spilman singled to
right [Knight scored, Spilman to second (on throw to home)];
Collins singled to center [Spilman scored]; Mejias was hit by a
pitch [Collins to second]; Concepcion doubled to left [Collins
scored, Mejias out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 8.

GIANTS 7TH: HUME REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Herndon grounded
out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to right; Clark struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 8.

REDS 7TH: Foster flied out to left; Driessen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 8.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Whitfield
doubled to left; Stennett singled to right [Whitfield out at
home (right to catcher)]; May grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: Knight flied out to left; Kennedy singled to center;
Hume out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Kennedy to
second]; Collins grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 8.

GIANTS 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); MEJIAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); LeMaster flied out to center; WOHLFORD
BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Wohlford flied out to right; Herndon was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 8.