Hitting his third single, Darrell Evans drove in his third run of the game with one out in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 4-3 victory over the Reds. Roger Metzger walked and Terry Whitfield sacrificed. The Reds then passed Bill North intentionally in a strategy that backfired when Evans connected for his winning single. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Friday, April     25, 1980 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 11  3
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   4  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mejias cf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .500      North cf              4   2   2   0     1   1   .308
  Geronimo ph,cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Evans 3b              5   0   3   3     0   0   .233
Kennedy 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Herndon lf            2   0   1   0     2   1   .283
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .500        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ivie 1b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .333
Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     1   1   .274      Clark rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .200
Foster lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .302      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Hill c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .327        May ph,c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Metzger ss            2   2   0   0     2   0   .000
Cruz rf               3   1   2   0     0   0   .222      Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Griffey ph,rf       1   0   1   0     0   0   .259        Whitfield ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Seaver p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .200
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oester ph,2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3  11   2     2   4             Totals               30   4   6   3     7   6

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 15,345
Left on Base: Reds 8, Giants 9
DP: Reds 1, Giants 1
Errors: Concepcion, Driessen, Cruz, Ivie
Doubles: Bench (3), Cruz (1), Seaver (1)
Stolen Bases: Mejias (1), North (5), Evans (3), Herndon (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (1), Seaver (1), Oester (1), Whitfield (2)
GIDP: Foster (2), Stennett (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  6.2   4   3   2   4   6   0  28   3.38
Hume                    1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   0.00
Bair L(0-1)             0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   1.80
Totals                  8.1   6   4   3   7   6   0  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    7    10   3   3   2   3   0  31   3.41
Minton W(1-0)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   4   0  38

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


REDS 1ST: Mejias singled to first; Mejias stole second; Kennedy
struck out; Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Mejias
scored (error by Ivie) (no RBI)]; Mike Ivie thought there
were 3 outs & rolled ball to mound; Foster singled to third;
Bench doubled to left [Foster scored]; Knight grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North singled to third; North stole second; Evans
singled to center [North scored]; Evans stole second; Herndon
walked; Ivie walked [Evans to third, Herndon to second]; Clark
struck out; Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Ivie out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 2, Giants 1.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); Seaver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Hill flied out to right; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Blue grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

REDS 3RD: Mejias singled to right; Kennedy singled to left
[Mejias to second]; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Mejias to third, Kennedy to second]; Foster was
walked intentionally; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory;
Knight lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: North flied out to left; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 1.

REDS 4TH: Driessen grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled
to right; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Cruz to second]; Mejias popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie flied out to center; Clark struck out; Stennett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 1.

REDS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
walked; Foster grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Driessen dropped a foul fly hit by Hill for an
error; Hill struck out; Metzger flied out to center; Blue
reached on an error by Cruz [Blue to second]; North was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench popped to shortstop; Knight singled to left
[Knight out at second (left to shortstop)]; Driessen struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to right; Herndon singled to left;
Herndon stole second; Ivie struck out; Clark walked; Stennett
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

REDS 7TH: Cruz doubled to left; Seaver doubled to left [Cruz
scored]; On a bunt Mejias singled to third [Seaver to third];
Kennedy popped to first; Concepcion struck out; Foster popped to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: MAY BATTED FOR HILL; May flied out to left; Metzger
walked; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR BLUE; Whitfield flied out to
center; North singled to right [Metzger to third]; HUME REPLACED
SEAVER (PITCHING); Evans singled to right [Metzger scored, North
scored (error by Concepcion) (unearned)]; Herndon walked [Evans
to second]; Ivie flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 3.

REDS 8TH: MINTON REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); MAY STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING C ); WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bench
popped to catcher; Knight popped to third; Driessen grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Stennett
grounded out (third to first); May lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 3.

REDS 9TH: GRIFFEY BATTED FOR CRUZ; Griffey singled to left;
OESTER BATTED FOR HUME; Oester out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Griffey to second]; GERONIMO BATTED FOR MEJIAS;
Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); SPILMAN BATTED FOR
KENNEDY; Spilman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAIR REPLACED
SPILMAN (PITCHING); GRIFFEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); OESTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Metzger walked; Whitfield out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; North
was walked intentionally; Evans singled to right [Metzger
scored, North to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants
4.