Unfurling a three-hitter, Tom Seaver recorded his fifth straight victory as the Reds defeated the Giants, 6-2. The Reds scored four runs in the first inning. Ken Griffey and Dave Concepcion walked and Dan Driessen doubled them home. Roy Knight then followed with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Monday, September 15, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  3  0
Reds         4  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   6 12  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .246      Collins cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Venable rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .292        Mejias cf           1   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Evans 3b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .261      Griffey rf            2   2   1   0     2   0   .292
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Householder rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .299      Concepcion ss         2   1   1   1     1   0   .263
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Foster lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .279
Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .224      Driessen 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .268
LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Knight 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .264
Knepper p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .152      Oester 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Correll c             4   1   3   0     0   0   .429
  Strain ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Seaver p              2   0   2   0     0   0   .128
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Rowland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   3   2     4   8             Totals               32   6  12   6     3   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 16,002
Left on Base: Giants 5, Reds 8
DP: Giants 1, Reds 1
Errors: Driessen, Correll
Doubles: Driessen (33)
Triples: Griffey (8)
Home Runs: Evans (18), Knight (12)
Stolen Bases: North (42), Venable (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver 2 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (4)
GIDP: May (13), Driessen (14)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(9-16)         2     5   4   4   2   0   1  13   4.15
Griffin                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.94
Lavelle                 3     3   1   1   0   2   0  11   3.08
Rowland                 1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.29
Totals                  8    12   6   6   3   2   1  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(9-7)           9     3   2   1   4   8   1  34   3.94
Totals                  9     3   2   1   4   8   1  34

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jerry Dale


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to right; North stole second [North to
third (error by Correll)]; Venable struck out; Evans reached on
an error by Driessen [North scored (unearned) (RBI), Evans to
second]; May flied out to right; Whitfield walked; Stennett
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Griffey walked; Concepcion
walked [Griffey to second]; Foster popped to shortstop; Driessen
doubled to right [Griffey scored, Concepcion scored]; Knight
homered [Driessen scored]; Oester popped to second; 4 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Murray struck out; LeMaster grounded out (third to
first); Knepper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: Correll grounded out (third to first); Seaver singled
to right; Collins flied out to center; Griffey flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 4.

GIANTS 3RD: North struck out; Venable walked; Venable stole
second; Evans flied out to left; May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 4.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to left; Foster singled to left
[Concepcion to second]; GRIFFIN REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING);
Driessen flied out to center; Knight forced Foster (second to
shortstop) [Concepcion to third]; Oester flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stennett grounded out (third to first); Murray walked; LeMaster
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Correll singled to left; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Correll to second]; Collins grounded
out (second to first) [Correll to third]; Griffey walked;
Concepcion forced Griffey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 4.

GIANTS 5TH: STRAIN BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Strain flied out to
center; North struck out; Venable struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: LAVELLE REPLACED STRAIN (PITCHING); Foster singled to
left; Driessen grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Foster out at second]; Knight grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans walked; May grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; Whitfield
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Oester struck out; Correll singled to left; Seaver out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Correll to second];
Collins made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Reds 4.

GIANTS 7TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Stennett
grounded out (second to first); Murray was called out on
strikes; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Griffey tripled to right; Concepcion hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Griffey scored]; Foster struck out; Driessen popped
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 5.

GIANTS 8TH: HOUSEHOLDER REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); WOHLFORD
BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Wohlford popped to catcher in foul
territory; North popped to catcher; Venable grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: ROWLAND REPLACED WOHLFORD (PITCHING); Knight grounded
out (second to first); Oester grounded out (second to first); On
a bunt Correll singled to third; Seaver singled to center
[Correll to third]; Mejias singled to third [Correll scored,
Seaver to second]; Householder flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans homered; May struck out; Whitfield flied out
to center; Stennett singled to center; Murray grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 6.