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Tuesday September 16, 1980
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A four-run uprising in the third inning started the Giants off to an 8-1 victory over the Reds behind the six-hit pitching of Ed Whitson. Bill North opened the third with a double and scored on a two-bagger by Darrell Evans. A single by Larry Herndon plated Evans and Jim Wohlford followed with a double, driving in Herndon. Rennie Stennett capped the rally with a single, scoring Wohlford. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 8, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 16, 1980 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants       0  0  4    0  0  0    2  0  2  -   8 14  0
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   2   3   0     2   0   .251      Collins cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .300
Evans 3b              3   1   1   1     2   0   .261      Griffey rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .294
Herndon rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .251      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Wohlford lf           5   2   3   1     0   0   .273        Kennedy 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Stennett 2b           5   0   2   2     0   0   .247      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Murray 1b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .223      Driessen 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Pettini ss            3   1   1   0     2   1   .246      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Sadek c               3   0   0   0     2   1   .235      Nolan c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Whitson p             4   0   1   2     0   0   .085      Oester 2b,ss          3   0   1   0     0   2   .275
                                                          Price p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Howell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Combe p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burnside p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Householder ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .216
                                                            Leibrandt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208

Totals               36   8  14   8     8   3             Totals               31   1   6   1     0   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 12,206
Left on Base: Giants 11, Reds 3
DP: Giants 1, Reds 2
Doubles: North (12), Evans (18), Wohlford (6), Nolan (8), Driessen (34), Oester (14)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (44)
Caught Stealing: North (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitson (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Herndon (4)
GIDP: Murray (7), Wohlford (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson W(10-11)        9     6   1   1   0   4   0  31   3.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   4   0  31

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Price L(6-3)            2     6   4   4   2   0   0  13   3.71
Howell                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3  13.50
Combe                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   8.44
Bair                    2.2   3   2   1   3   3   0  14   4.68
Burnside                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.93
Leibrandt               1     3   2   2   1   0   0   7   4.16
Totals                  9    14   8   7   8   3   0  46

Passed Balls: Nolan (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: North singled to left; North was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Evans walked; Herndon
flied out to center; Wohlford singled to right [Evans to
second]; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Griffey
singled to left; Concepcion lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Griffey out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Murray popped to second; Pettini walked; Sadek lined
to shortstop; Whitson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen
grounded out (second to first); Knight flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: North doubled to left; Evans doubled to right [North
scored]; Herndon singled to left [Evans scored]; Wohlford
doubled to left [Herndon scored]; HOWELL REPLACED PRICE
(PITCHING); Stennett singled to center [Wohlford scored]; Murray
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Stennett out
at second]; Pettini grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Nolan doubled to left; Oester struck out; MILNER
BATTED FOR HOWELL; Milner grounded out (second to first) [Nolan
to third]; On a bunt Collins singled to first [Nolan scored];
Griffey flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds
1.

GIANTS 4TH: COMBE REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Sadek popped to
second; Whitson grounded out (third to first); North walked;
North stole second; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Foster grounded out
(pitcher to first); Driessen doubled to right; Knight popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

GIANTS 5TH: KENNEDY REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING 2B); OESTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Herndon singled to center;
Wohlford grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Herndon out at second]; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Oester doubled
to left; GERONIMO BATTED FOR COMBE; Geronimo flied out to center
[Oester to third]; Collins lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 4, Reds 1.

GIANTS 6TH: BAIR REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Murray struck
out; Pettini struck out; Sadek walked; Whitson forced Sadek
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Griffey singled to center; Griffey was picked off
first (catcher to first); Kennedy flied out to center; Foster
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 1.

GIANTS 7TH: North singled to second; North stole second; Evans
grounded out (first unassisted) [North to third]; Herndon hit a
sacrifice fly to center [North scored]; Wohlford singled to
center; Nolan allowed a passed ball [Wohlford to second];
Stennett singled to right [Wohlford scored (unearned), Stennett
to second (on throw to home)]; Murray grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to center; Knight grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nolan popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Pettini walked; Sadek struck out; Whitson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Pettini to second]; North
walked; BURNSIDE REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Evans walked [Pettini
to third, North to second]; Herndon grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Oester struck out; HOUSEHOLDER BATTED FOR BURNSIDE;
Householder struck out; Collins grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Reds 1.

GIANTS 9TH: LEIBRANDT REPLACED HOUSEHOLDER (PITCHING); Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett grounded out (second
to first); Murray singled to right; Pettini singled to left
[Murray to second]; Sadek walked [Murray to third, Pettini to
second]; Whitson singled to left [Murray scored, Pettini scored,
Sadek to second]; North grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 8, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Kennedy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Reds 1.



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