Blasting off with five runs in the first inning, the Giants outslugged the Reds, 12-7. Darrell Evans led the attack with three hits, including a homer, four runs scored and two RBIs. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 12, Cincinnati Reds 7

Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1981 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Reds 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 - 7 12 0 Giants 5 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 x - 12 15 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Householder rf 4 0 1 2 1 0 .222 Herndon lf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .287 Griffey cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .311 Bergman 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .264 Concepcion ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .320 Clark rf 4 3 2 2 1 1 .256 Foster lf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .287 Evans 3b 3 4 3 2 2 0 .252 Driessen 1b 5 2 3 2 0 1 .232 Leonard cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .272 Knight 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .264 May c 4 0 2 2 1 0 .309 Nolan c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .302 Smith 2b 3 1 0 1 2 1 .186 Oester 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 LeMaster ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .264 Soto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .068 Rowland p 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 LaCoss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Breining p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Barranca ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edelen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Fiala ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Moskau 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 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 7 12 6 3 5 Totals 37 12 15 12 7 4 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 4,168 Left on Base: Reds 8, Giants 8 DP: Reds 0, Giants 0 Doubles: Householder (1), Clark (17), Leonard 2 (6), May (14), Herndon (15), Bergman (9) Home Runs: Driessen (7), Evans (12), Clark (16) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Soto L(8-9) 0.1 3 4 4 2 1 0 6 3.79 LaCoss 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 6.38 Edelen 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 8.84 Moskau 2 5 3 3 2 1 0 12 4.10 Combe 2 4 3 3 2 1 1 12 7.88 Brown 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.72 Totals 8 15 12 12 7 4 2 44 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rowland 3.2 7 4 4 1 2 0 19 5.19 Breining W(4-2) 3.1 4 3 3 1 1 1 15 3.10 Minton 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 3.15 Totals 9 12 7 7 3 5 1 42 Wild Pitches: Breining (3) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Randy Marsh REDS 1ST: Householder grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to right; Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Griffey to second]; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Herndon walked; Bergman struck out; Clark doubled to left [Herndon scored]; Evans walked; Leonard doubled to left [Clark scored, Evans scored]; May doubled to left [Leonard scored]; LACOSS REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Smith walked; LeMaster singled to center [May out at home (center to catcher), Smith to second]; Rowland singled to right [Smith scored, LeMaster to third]; Herndon grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 5. REDS 2ND: Driessen was called out on strikes; Knight walked; Nolan flied out to center; Oester singled to left [Knight to second]; BARRANCA BATTED FOR LACOSS; Barranca forced Oester (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 5. GIANTS 2ND: EDELEN REPLACED BARRANCA (PITCHING); Bergman grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark popped to second; Evans homered; Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 6. REDS 3RD: Householder grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 6. GIANTS 3RD: May grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to center; LeMaster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 6. REDS 4TH: Foster singled to left; Driessen singled to right [Foster to second]; Knight singled to third [Foster to third, Driessen to second]; Nolan popped to first; Oester struck out; FIALA BATTED FOR EDELEN; On a bunt Fiala singled to pitcher [Foster scored, Driessen to third, Knight to second]; Householder doubled to right [Driessen scored, Knight scored, Fiala to third]; BREINING REPLACED ROWLAND (PITCHING); Breining threw a wild pitch [Fiala scored, Householder to third]; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 6. GIANTS 4TH: MOSKAU REPLACED FIALA (PITCHING); Breining grounded out (pitcher to first); Herndon doubled to left; Bergman doubled to right [Herndon scored]; Clark struck out; Evans singled to right [Bergman scored]; Leonard doubled to right [Evans to third]; May was walked intentionally; Smith walked [Evans scored, Leonard to third, May to second]; LeMaster popped to first; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 9. REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster walked; Driessen flied out to center; Knight singled to left [Foster to second]; Nolan singled to left [Foster scored, Knight to second]; Oester grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 9. GIANTS 5TH: Breining grounded out (first to pitcher); Herndon singled to center; Herndon was picked off first (pitcher to first); Bergman made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 9. REDS 6TH: MILNER BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Milner grounded out (second to first); Householder grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 9. GIANTS 6TH: COMBE REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Clark walked; Evans walked [Clark to second]; Leonard flied out to center [Clark to third]; May singled to center [Clark scored, Evans to third]; Smith popped to third; LeMaster singled to third [Evans scored, May to second]; Breining struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 11. REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to center; Foster popped to third in foul territory; Driessen homered [Concepcion scored]; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Giants 11. GIANTS 7TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Bergman flied out to left; Clark homered; Evans singled to right; Leonard grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Giants 12. REDS 8TH: MINTON REPLACED BREINING (PITCHING); Oester grounded out (second to first); BIITTNER BATTED FOR COMBE; Biittner struck out; Householder walked; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Giants 12. GIANTS 8TH: BROWN REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); May flied out to right; Smith struck out; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Giants 12. REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Foster flied out to center; Driessen singled to center; Knight grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Giants 12.

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