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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 23, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 23, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 21,080 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Dick Stello 2B: John McSherry 3B: Paul Runge |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Dave Collins | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Mike Sadek | Catcher |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 23, 1979
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Blue
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Blue
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
North vs. LaCoss
North strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. LaCoss
Whitfield 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. LaCoss
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blue
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Blue
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Blue
There's a wild pitch. Driessen moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Knight vs. Blue
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Blue
Collins hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Blue
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Blue
LaCoss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. LaCoss
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. LaCoss
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. LaCoss
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Blue
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Blue
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Blue
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. LaCoss
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. LaCoss
Sadek 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 -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. LaCoss
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Blue
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Blue
Knight hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Blue
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Blue
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
North vs. LaCoss
North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. LaCoss
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. LaCoss
There goes North. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. LaCoss
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Blue
LaCoss strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Blue
Griffey hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. LaCoss
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. LaCoss
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. LaCoss
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Blue
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 -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blue
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Blue
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Blue
Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Blue
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. LaCoss
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. LaCoss
Max Venable pinch hits for Mike Sadek.
Venable hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. LaCoss
John Tamargo pinch hits for Vida Blue.
Tamargo hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Roberts
John Tamargo now catching. Dave Roberts now pitching.
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Roberts
LaCoss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Roberts
Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Griffey reaches second base with a double. North throws the ball in to McCovey who tags Griffey trying to catch an extra base, for the out. LaCoss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Roberts
Concepcion 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
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
North vs. LaCoss
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 -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. LaCoss
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. LaCoss
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. LaCoss
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitfield moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Madlock vs. LaCoss
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Roberts
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Roberts
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Roberts
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Roberts
There goes Driessen. The throw from Tamargo and he is safe. Driessen steals second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Roberts
Knight hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. LaCoss
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. LaCoss
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. LaCoss
Rob Andrews pinch hits for Dave Roberts.
Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tamargo vs. LaCoss
Tamargo hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lavelle
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Lavelle
LaCoss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. LaCoss
Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Paul Blair now playing left field.
North bunts towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. LaCoss
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. LaCoss
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1979 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Griffey K, rf 4 0 1 1 North B, cf 4 0 1 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 0 0 0 Whitfield T, lf 3 0 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Clark J, rf 4 0 1 0
Bench J, c 3 1 1 1 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Driessen D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Madlock B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Knight R, 3b 4 1 2 1 Evans D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Collins D, lf 4 1 1 2 Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0
Geronimo C, cf 0 0 0 0 Sadek M, c 1 0 0 0
Blair P, cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Venable M, ph 1 0 0 0
LaCoss M, p 4 1 1 0 Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0
Andrews R, ph 1 0 1 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0
Blue V, p 1 0 0 0
Tamargo J, ph-c 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 5 29 0 3 0
Cincinnati 030 100 100 -- 5
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (L) 6.0 6 4 4 1 5
Roberts D 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Lavelle G 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, San Francisco 3
2B -- Griffey K
HR -- Bench J, Collins D, Knight R
SB -- Driessen D
CS -- North B
WP -- Blue V
T -- 1:56
A -- 21080
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