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Tuesday July 1, 1980
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Scattering six hits, Ed Whitson recorded his fifth consecutive victory, pitching the Giants pastthe Reds. 4-1. A two-run homer by Rich Murray gave the Giants a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning. Two more runs followed in the sixth on singles by Max Venable, Jack Clark and Milt May and a sacrifice fly by Rennie Stennett. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 1, 1980 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  2  2    0  0  x  -   4  8  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      North cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Venable lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Griffey rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .314      Clark rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .293
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      May c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Stennett 2b           2   0   0   1     1   1   .247
Geronimo cf           3   1   0   0     0   0   .271      Strain 3b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .309
Kennedy 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Murray 1b             4   1   1   2     0   2   .217
Nolan c               2   0   0   1     0   0   .308      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Moskau p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Whitson p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .108
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spilman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .271
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     0   2             Totals               29   4   8   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 20,220
Left on Base: Reds 4, Giants 6
DP: Reds 1, Giants 1
Errors: May, Strain
Home Runs: Murray (2)
Stolen Bases: Collins (32)
Sacrifice Hits: North (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Nolan (2), Stennett (2)
GIDP: Strain (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau L(5-2)           5     6   4   4   2   1   1  22   3.86
Soto                    2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   4.83
Bair                    1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   5.27
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   6   1  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson W(7-7)          9     6   1   0   0   2   0  32   3.06
Totals                  9     6   1   0   0   2   0  32

Balks: Moskau (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Collins stole second;
Concepcion flied out to center [Collins to third]; Griffey
popped to shortstop; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North struck out; Venable grounded out (shortstop to
first); Clark walked; May forced Clark (second to shortstop); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight struck out; Geronimo reached on an error by
Strain; Kennedy singled to right [Geronimo to third, Kennedy to
second (error by May)]; Nolan hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Geronimo scored (unearned)]; Moskau struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Stennett walked; Strain grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stennett out at second]; Murray
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 0.

REDS 3RD: On a bunt Collins grounded out (catcher to first);
Concepcion flied out to right; Griffey singled to right; Griffey
was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitson
singled to shortstop; North out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Whitson to second]; Venable grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to left; Knight popped to first;
Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark popped to catcher in foul territory; May made
an out to second; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

REDS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Nolan grounded
out (first to pitcher); Moskau grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Strain singled to third; Murray homered [Strain
scored]; LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitson flied
out to center; North grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 2.

REDS 6TH: Collins grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
singled to shortstop; Griffey singled to right [Concepcion to
second]; Driessen lined into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Venable singled to center; Moskau balked [Venable to
second]; Clark singled to right [Venable scored]; May singled to
right [Clark to third]; SOTO REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING);
Stennett hit a sacrifice fly to center [Clark scored]; Strain
walked [May to second]; Murray struck out; LeMaster flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 4.

REDS 7TH: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
flied out to center; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitson struck out; North struck out; Venable
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 4.

REDS 8TH: Nolan flied out to center; SPILMAN BATTED FOR SOTO;
Spilman singled to right; Collins flied out to center;
Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Clark grounded out
(second to first); May singled to left; Stennett struck out;
Strain singled to center [May to second]; Murray struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 4.

REDS 9TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Driessen
popped to third in foul territory; Knight flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 4.



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