Four-hit pitching by Frank Pastore and a two-run homer by Ray Knight carried the Reds to a 3-1 victory over the Giants. Knight's blast followed a two-out single by Johnny Bench in the fourth inning. The Reds' other tally came in the sixth on a triple by Dave Concepcion and single by Harry Spilman. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     27, 1980 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .246      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Oester 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Herndon lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Ivie 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .321
Spilman 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .400      Clark rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .212
  Driessen 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Bench c               4   1   3   0     0   0   .294      Hill c                2   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Knight 3b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .300        Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .235        LeMaster ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .163
Pastore p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            May ph,c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                          Whitson p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
                                                            Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   7   3     1   4             Totals               30   1   4   1     0   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 32,084
Left on Base: Reds 6, Giants 2
DP: Reds 1, Giants 0
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Hill (1)
Triples: Concepcion (2)
Home Runs: Knight (2), Clark (2)
Stolen Bases: Bench (1)
GIDP: Clark (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore W(3-1)          9     4   1   1   0   4   1  30   2.17
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   4   1  30

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson L(0-4)          8     6   3   3   1   4   1  32   4.50
Minton                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   4   1  36

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Joe West


REDS 1ST: Griffey flied out to center; Oester grounded out
(pitcher to first); Concepcion reached on an error by Stennett;
Foster singled to right [Concepcion to third]; Spilman flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied
out to center; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: On a bunt Bench singled to third; Knight grounded out
(first unassisted) [Bench to second]; Geronimo struck out;
Pastore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark
homered; Stennett struck out; Hill grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to left; Oester grounded out (third
to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Whitson grounded out
(shortstop to first); North singled to center; Evans flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster popped to first; Spilman flied out to center;
Bench singled to shortstop; Knight homered [Bench scored];
Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

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

REDS 5TH: Pastore struck out; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to
first); Oester grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Stennett lined to left; Hill doubled to left;
Metzger flied out to center; Whitson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion tripled to right; Foster grounded out
(third to first); Spilman singled to right [Concepcion scored];
Bench forced Spilman (shortstop to second); Bench stole second;
Knight struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: North grounded out (second to first); Evans flied
out to right; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Giants 1.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo flied out to right; Pastore grounded out
(third to first); Griffey walked; Oester grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Ivie singled to left; Clark grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Ivie out at second];
Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 1.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spilman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED SPILMAN (PLAYING 1B); WHITFIELD
BATTED FOR HILL; Whitfield popped to first in foul territory;
MAY BATTED FOR METZGER; May grounded out (second to first);
MCCOVEY BATTED FOR WHITSON; McCovey grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 1.

REDS 9TH: LEMASTER REPLACED WHITFIELD (PLAYING SS); MAY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MINTON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); Bench
singled to left; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bench
to second]; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Bench to
third]; Pastore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans was
called out on strikes; Herndon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Giants 1.