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Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 7, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 7, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 15,763 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Roger Grooms 1B: Dick Tremblay 2B: Les Treitel 3B: Mick Sharkey |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 7, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Bonham
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Bonham
Whitfield hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Bonham
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight juggles the ball. That's an error on Knight. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Bonham
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Knepper
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bonham
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Bonham covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Bonham
Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Bonham
Hill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Knepper
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster scores. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Bench trying to get to home. Clark throws the ball in to Hill who tags Bench who's trying to score from second, for the out. Driessen moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Geronimo vs. Knepper
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonham vs. Knepper
Bonham hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bonham
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knepper vs. Bonham
Knepper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Bonham
North hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitfield vs. Bonham
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Knepper
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Knepper
There goes Morgan. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Bonham
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Bonham
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bonham
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Knepper
Bench bunts in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Bonham
Ivie hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Bonham
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bonham
Metzger hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Knepper
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Knepper
Bonham strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Bonham
Knepper strikes out. Bench drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Knepper out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Bonham
North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Bonham
There goes North. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Bonham
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a popup towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Knepper
Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Knepper
Bench is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Bonham
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Bonham
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bonham
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Bonham
Ivie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Bonham
Hill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Knepper
Dave Collins pinch runs for Ray Knight.
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auerbach vs. Knepper
Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Bill Bonham.
Auerbach hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Griffey reaches second base with a double. Collins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Pastore
Frank Pastore now pitching. Rick Auerbach now playing third base.
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Pastore
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Tom Griffin.
McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. McCovey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Pastore
Larry Herndon pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herndon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitfield vs. Pastore
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Herndon scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Pastore
Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Roberts
Larry Herndon now playing center field. Dave Roberts now pitching.
Morgan hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Roberts
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Roberts
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Roberts
Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Pastore
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Pastore
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Pastore
Ivie is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Pastore
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark moves to third. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Metzger vs. Pastore
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clark scores. Ivie moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herndon vs. Pastore
There goes Metzger. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Metzger steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herndon vs. Pastore
Herndon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roberts vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeFreites vs. Roberts
Arturo DeFreites pinch hits for Dave Tomlin.
DeFreites hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Roberts
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auerbach vs. Roberts
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1979 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
North B, cf 4 0 2 0 Griffey K, rf 4 0 1 1
Roberts D, p 1 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 0 0 0
Whitfield T, lf 4 0 1 1 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Madlock B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Foster G, lf 3 1 0 0
Clark J, rf 4 1 1 0 Bench J, c 2 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 3 1 0 0 Driessen D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Ivie M, 1b 3 1 1 2 Knight R, 3b 3 0 2 0
Hill M, c 4 0 0 0 Collins D, pr 0 1 0 0
Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 1 Pastore F, p 0 0 0 0
Knepper B, p 2 0 0 0 Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0 DeFreitas A, ph 1 0 1 0
McCovey W, ph 1 0 1 0 Geronimo C, cf 4 0 0 0
Herndon L, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Bonham B, p 2 0 0 0
Auerbach R, ph-3b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 33 2 8 2
San Francisco 000 000 211 -- 4
Cincinnati 010 000 100 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B 6.2 7 2 2 2 5
Griffin T (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Roberts D (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham B 7.0 3 2 2 2 2
Pastore F (L) 1.2 4 2 2 2 0
Tomlin D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Knight R
DP -- San Francisco 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Morgan J, Griffey K, McCovey W, Clark J
HR -- Ivie M
SB -- Morgan J, Metzger R
CS -- North B
T -- 2:45
A -- 15763
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