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Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
June 24, 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 June 24, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 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 | June 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| 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 | 32,829 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Lanny Harris |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Mike Sadek | Catcher |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
June 24, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Bonham
North hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bonham
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Bonham
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Knepper
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Knepper covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bonham
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Bonham
Whitfield hits a popup towards third. Knight 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Knepper
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Bonham
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Bonham
Sadek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Bonham
Knepper hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Knepper
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bonham vs. Knepper
Bonham 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: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Bonham
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. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bonham
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Bonham
Clark takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Bonham
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Madlock vs. Bonham
Madlock hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitfield vs. Bonham
There's a wild pitch. Clark scores. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Bonham
Whitfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. Bonham
LeMaster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Knepper
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Griffey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffey scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Knepper
There's a wild pitch. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Knepper
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Bonham
Sadek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knepper vs. Bonham
Knepper hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
North vs. Bonham
North takes first base on ball four. Sadek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Bonham
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Evans reaches second base with a double. Sadek scores. North moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Bonham
Clark hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bonham
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Tomlin
There goes McCovey. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Knepper
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
DeFreites vs. Knepper
Arturo DeFreites pinch hits for Dave Tomlin.
DeFreites strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Borbon
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadek vs. Borbon
Sadek 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 6
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Knepper
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
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, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Knepper
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Knepper
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Borbon
Knepper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Knepper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Borbon
North hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Borbon
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knepper scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Borbon
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Borbon
McCovey hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Knepper
Dave Collins pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Collins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Collins reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Collins scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Knepper
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffey vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Griffey is hit by the pitch. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Griffin
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Griffin
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Morgan scores. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Roberts
Dave Roberts now pitching.
Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knight vs. Roberts
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Bair
Dave Collins now playing first base. Doug Bair now pitching.
Madlock strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Bair
Whitfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Bair
LeMaster strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Bair
Larry Herndon pinch hits for Mike Sadek.
Herndon 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 8
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Roberts
Marc Hill now catching.
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Roberts
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Roberts
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field. North picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on North. Collins moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Morgan vs. Roberts
Morgan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffey vs. Roberts
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Collins tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Roberts
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Bair
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Dave Roberts.
Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Bair
North hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster who is chasing the ball. North reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Bair
Evans hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Bair
Clark strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1979 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
North B, cf 4 1 1 0 Concepcion D, ss 5 1 2 1
Evans D, 3b 4 2 3 2 Morgan J, 2b 4 2 2 0
Clark J, rf 4 2 1 3 Griffey K, rf 3 2 1 1
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 1 Foster G, lf 5 1 2 3
Madlock B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bench J, c 4 0 1 2
Whitfield T, lf 3 0 1 0 Driessen D, 1b 3 0 2 1
LeMaster J, ss 4 0 1 0 Bair D, p 0 0 0 0
Sadek M, c 3 1 1 0 Knight R, 3b 4 0 2 0
Herndon L, ph 1 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 4 0 1 0
Hill M, c 0 0 0 0 Bonham B, p 1 0 0 0
Knepper B, p 3 1 1 0 Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0 DeFreitas A, ph 1 0 0 0
Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Ivie M, ph 1 0 0 0 Collins D, ph-1b 2 2 2 0
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34 7 10 6 36 8 15 8
San Francisco 000 240 100 -- 7
Cincinnati 000 102 41x -- 8
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B* 6.0 11 6 6 1 5
Griffin T 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
Roberts D (L) 1.2 3 1 1 1 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham B 4.1 5 6 6 5 0
Tomlin D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Borbon P 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Bair D (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- North B
DP -- San Francisco 2, Cincinnati 2
LOB -- San Francisco 5, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Griffey K, Evans D, Knepper B, Concepcion D, Whitfield T
3B -- Collins D, North B
HR -- Clark J, Foster G
CS -- McCovey W
SF -- Griffey K
HBP -- by Griffin T (Griffey K)
WP -- Bonham B, Knepper B
T -- 2:38
A -- 32829
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