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Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 6, 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 September 6, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 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 | September 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 20,935 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Paul Pryor |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Venable | Right Fielder |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Greg Johnston | Left Fielder |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Hector Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 6, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Seaver
Venable takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Seaver
Andrews bunts between the mound and first base. Seaver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Andrews for the out. Venable moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Seaver
Ivie strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Knepper
Collins 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 takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Foster reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bench vs. Knepper
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Venable. Knight reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Griffin
Seaver strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Seaver
Rick Auerbach now playing third base.
Johnston hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Seaver
LeMaster 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, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Seaver
Littlejohn hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Griffin
Collins hits a line drive towards first. Ivie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Griffin
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Griffin
Concepcion hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Griffin
Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Griffin
Bench hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auerbach vs. Griffin
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Griffin
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Seaver
Vic Correll now catching.
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Seaver
Venable hits a line drive into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Seaver
Andrews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Seaver
Ivie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Griffin
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Griffin
Seaver strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Griffin
Collins takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Plank
Ed Plank now pitching.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Concepcion vs. Plank
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores. Collins scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Plank
The ball gets by Littlejohn for a passed ball. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Plank
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnston vs. Seaver
Johnston strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. Seaver
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evans moves to third. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Littlejohn vs. Seaver
Littlejohn hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. Herndon tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitfield vs. Seaver
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Ed Plank.
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Holland
Al Holland now pitching.
Correll takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auerbach vs. Holland
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Holland
Driessen takes first base on ball four. Auerbach moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Holland
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seaver vs. Holland
Seaver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Seaver
Venable hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Venable for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Seaver
Andrews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Seaver
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Auerbach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Holland
Collins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Holland
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Holland
Concepcion strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Seaver
The ball gets by Correll for a passed ball. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Seaver
Johnston hits a popup, foul, towards third. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Seaver
LeMaster hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Littlejohn vs. Seaver
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Holland
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Holland
Correll hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auerbach vs. Holland
Auerbach hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Holland
The ball gets by Littlejohn for a passed ball. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Holland
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Seaver
Roger Metzger pinch hits for Al Holland.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Seaver
Venable hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Seaver
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Borbon
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Borbon
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Seaver
Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Borbon
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Borbon
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Borbon
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Borbon
Correll hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Venable. Correll reaches second base with a double. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Auerbach vs. Borbon
Auerbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Driessen vs. Borbon
Driessen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. There goes Correll trying to get to home. Venable throws the ball in to Littlejohn who tags Correll who's trying to score from second, for the out. Auerbach moves to second. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Sarmiento
Junior Kennedy now playing second base. Manny Sarmiento now pitching.
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Sarmiento
LeMaster strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Sarmiento
Littlejohn hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1979 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Venable M, rf 3 0 0 0 Collins D, rf 4 1 0 0
Andrews R, 2b 3 2 2 2 Morgan J, 2b 4 2 1 0
Ivie M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sarmiento M, p 0 0 0 0
Evans D, 3b 2 1 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 3 3 4
Herndon L, cf 4 0 2 0 Foster G, lf 4 2 2 2
Johnston G, lf 4 0 0 0 Bench J, c 2 1 2 3
LeMaster J, ss 4 0 1 0 Correll V, c 2 0 1 0
Littlejohn D, c 3 0 0 1 Knight R, 3b 1 1 1 0
Knepper B, p 0 0 0 0 Auerbach R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 1 0 0 0 Driessen D, 1b 4 1 2 3
Plank E, p 0 0 0 0 Cruz H, cf 4 1 1 0
Whitfield T, ph 1 0 0 0 Seaver T, p 4 0 0 0
Holland A, p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Metzger R, ph 1 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 5 3 36 12 13 12
San Francisco 001 110 000 -- 3
Cincinnati 632 000 01x -- 12
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (L) 0.1 5 6 6 1 0
Griffin T 2.0 5 5 5 1 3
Plank E 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Holland A 3.0 0 0 0 3 1
Borbon P 2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (W) 8.0 5 3 3 3 6
Sarmiento M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
LOB -- San Francisco 5, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Foster G, Knight R, Concepcion D, Correll V
HR -- Bench J, Driessen D, Concepcion D, Foster G, Andrews R 2
SH -- Andrews R
SF -- Littlejohn D
PB -- Littlejohn D 2, Correll V
T -- 2:47
A -- 20935
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