An eighth-inning single by Dan Driessen drove in the decisive run as the Reds edged the Giants, 2-1. With two out in the eighth, Dave Concepcion walked and moved to third on a single by George Foster. Gary Lavelle replaced Alan Hargesheimer on the mound and Driessen bounced a single up the middle to plate Concepcion. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 23, 1980 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2 11  1
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .294      Venable cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
  Mejias cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Whitfield lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Griffey rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Concepcion ss         3   1   0   0     1   2   .261      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Foster lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .280      Evans 3b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .260
Driessen 1b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .270      Murray 1b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .214
Knight 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Sularz 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Oester 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Pettini ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .232
Correll c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .462      Hargesheimer p        3   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Pastore p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .161        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  11   2     1   7             Totals               30   1   3   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  6,326
Left on Base: Reds 9, Giants 5
DP: Reds 0, Giants 1
Errors: Pastore, Sularz
Doubles: Murray (7)
Stolen Bases: Oester (6), Mejias (4), Venable (7)
Caught Stealing: Collins (17), Murray (1)
GIDP: Knight (24)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore W(12-7)         9     3   1   1   3   6   0  33   3.15
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   6   0  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargesheimer L(4-6)     7.2   8   2   2   1   6   0  31   4.06
Lavelle                 1.1   3   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.01
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   7   0  38

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


REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Griffey reached on an
error by Sularz [Griffey to first]; Concepcion struck out;
Foster popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Venable walked; Venable stole second; Whitfield
flied out to left; Clark flied out to left; May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Knight
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oester popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans walked; Murray doubled to right [Evans
scored]; Murray was picked off and caught stealing third
(catcher to shortstop to third to shortstop); Sularz grounded
out (second to first); Pettini singled to center; Hargesheimer
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 1.

REDS 3RD: Correll popped to third; Pastore grounded out (first
unassisted); Collins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Venable grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
reached on an error by Pastore [Whitfield to first]; Clark
singled to right [Whitfield to second]; May grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Whitfield to third, Clark to second]; Evans was
walked intentionally; Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

REDS 4TH: Griffey lined to first; Concepcion grounded out
(second to first); Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Sularz popped to second; Pettini was called out on
strikes; Hargesheimer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 1.

REDS 5TH: Driessen singled to right; Knight grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Driessen out at second];
Oester singled to center; Oester stole second; Correll singled
to left [Oester scored]; Pastore struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Venable flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out
(second to first); Clark popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 1.

REDS 6TH: Collins singled to right; Collins was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Griffey singled to first; Concepcion
struck out; Foster singled to left [Griffey to second]; Driessen
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants
1.

GIANTS 6TH: May struck out; Evans grounded out (first to
pitcher); Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 1.

REDS 7TH: Knight grounded out (second to first); Oester grounded
out (second to first); Correll singled to third; Pastore
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Sularz grounded out (shortstop to first); Pettini
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargesheimer grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 1.

REDS 8TH: Collins struck out; Griffey flied out to right;
Concepcion walked; Foster singled to right [Concepcion to
third]; LAVELLE REPLACED HARGESHEIMER (PITCHING); Driessen
singled to center [Concepcion scored, Foster to second]; Knight
singled to third [Foster to third, Driessen to second]; Oester
struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Venable popped
to third in foul territory; Whitfield flied to left in foul
territory; Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

REDS 9TH: Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); Pastore
grounded out (third to first); Mejias singled to right; Mejias
stole second; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: May popped to first in foul territory; Evans was
called out on strikes; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Giants 1.