The streaking Reds won their seventh straight game, 5-3, over the Giants, as Dan Driessen led the way with four RBIs. The Cincy first baseman broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run homer in the fifth inning following a walk to George Foster. He also accounted for the Reds' first two runs, delivering a bases-loaded single in the first frame. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     16, 1980 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  1
Reds         2  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .278      Collins cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .448
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .148        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .059      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
McCovey 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .227      Concepcion ss         3   2   1   1     1   1   .357
Whitfield lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .278      Foster lf             2   1   1   0     2   1   .273
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .308      Driessen 1b           4   1   2   4     0   1   .227
May c                 4   0   1   2     0   0   .211      Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
LeMaster ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .208      Kennedy 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .478
Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Werner c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      LaCoss p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .200
  Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Herndon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   3   5   3     3   2             Totals               30   5   8   5     5   9

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 15,603
Left on Base: Giants 6, Reds 6
DP: Giants 2, Reds 0
Errors: May, Knight
Doubles: LeMaster (3), McCovey (2), May (2), LaCoss (1)
Home Runs: Concepcion (2), Driessen (1)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (3), Werner (1)
GIDP: Werner (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(0-2)       6     6   5   5   4   8   2  27   6.23
Holland                 2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  8     8   5   5   5   9   2  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss W(2-0)           9     5   3   3   3   2   0  36   1.80
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   2   0  36

Balks: Montefusco (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (catcher to first); Evans flied
out to left; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Montefusco balked [Collins
to second]; Griffey popped to second; Concepcion walked; Foster
singled to center [Collins to third, Concepcion to second];
Driessen singled to center [Collins scored, Concepcion scored,
Foster to second]; Knight popped to first in foul territory;
Kennedy was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 2.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Whitfield grounded out (second
to first); Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Werner walked; Werner stole second [Werner to third
(error by May)]; LaCoss struck out; Collins grounded out (second
to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 2.

GIANTS 3RD: May grounded out (third to first); LeMaster doubled
to left; Montefusco flied out to center [LeMaster to third];
North walked; North stole second; Evans grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion homered; Foster was called out on strikes;
Driessen struck out; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
doubled to right; Whitfield walked; Stennett singled to right
[McCovey scored, Whitfield to third]; May doubled to left
[Whitfield scored, Stennett scored]; LeMaster flied out to left;
Montefusco grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Kennedy popped to second in foul territory; Werner
struck out; LaCoss doubled to center; Collins was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

GIANTS 5TH: North walked; North stole second; Evans popped to
third in foul territory; Clark flied out to right [North to
third]; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Griffey was called out on strikes; Concepcion grounded
out (second to first); Foster walked; Driessen homered [Foster
scored]; Knight struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Reds 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stennett flied out to center; May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Kennedy walked; Werner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kennedy out at second]; LaCoss
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); WOHLFORD
BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Wohlford popped to shortstop; North
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: HOLLAND REPLACED WOHLFORD (PITCHING); Collins flied
out to right; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.

GIANTS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Evans flied
out to left; Clark flied out to center; McCovey flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: Foster walked; On a bunt Driessen hit into a double
play (second to pitcher to first) [Foster out at second]; Knight
singled to center; Kennedy singled to right [Knight to second];
Werner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Whitfield singled to right; Stennett reached on an
error by Knight [Whitfield to second]; May flied out to left;
LeMaster struck out; HERNDON BATTED FOR HOLLAND; Herndon lined
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.