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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 26, 1980
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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 April 26, 1980 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 13,360 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Bill Williams 2B: John McSherry 3B: Steve Fields |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Mejias | Center Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Junior Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Don Werner | Catcher |
| Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 26, 1980
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Knepper
Mejias hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. LaCoss
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields the ball and throws to LaCoss covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. LaCoss
There goes North. The throw from Werner and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. LaCoss
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. LaCoss
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. North moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ivie vs. LaCoss
Ivie 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
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Knepper
There goes Driessen. The throw from May and he is safe. Driessen steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Knepper
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werner vs. Knepper
Werner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. LaCoss
Stennett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Stennett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. LaCoss
The umpire calls a balk on LaCoss Stennett moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. LaCoss
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. Stennett scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. LaCoss
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Knepper
LaCoss hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Knepper
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, 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. Mejias goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. LaCoss
Knepper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. LaCoss
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. LaCoss
There goes North. The throw from Werner and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herndon vs. LaCoss
Herndon 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
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a line drive into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Knepper
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werner vs. Knepper
There goes Kennedy. The throw from May and he is safe. Kennedy steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werner vs. Knepper
Werner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. LaCoss
Ivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. LaCoss
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Clark reaches third base with a triple. Ivie goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stennett vs. LaCoss
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to home to get Clark. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. LaCoss
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. LaCoss
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Knepper
LaCoss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Knepper
Mejias bunts towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. LaCoss moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Knepper
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, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. LaCoss
Knepper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. LaCoss
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. LaCoss
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. North moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herndon vs. LaCoss
Herndon hits a fly ball towards right. Griffey catches it and throws to home to double up North. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. LaCoss
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight juggles the ball. That's an error on Knight. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. LaCoss
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stennett vs. LaCoss
Stennett 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 -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. LaCoss
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. LaCoss
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Knepper
Johnnie LeMaster now playing shortstop.
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Knepper
Johnny Bench pinch hits for Don Werner.
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Knepper
Hector Cruz pinch hits for Mike LaCoss.
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Tomlin
Johnny Bench now catching. Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Knepper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Tomlin
North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knepper moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Tomlin
Evans bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Knepper moves to third. North moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herndon vs. Bair
Doug Bair now pitching.
Herndon hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knepper tags and scores. North tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ivie vs. Bair
Ivie hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Knepper
Mejias strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Knepper
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Bair
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Bair
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bair, and towards Kennedy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bair
May hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Knepper
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Knepper
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Knepper
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1980 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Mejias S, cf 3 1 1 0 North B, cf 3 0 2 0
Griffey K, rf 4 0 1 1 Evans D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 0 1 0 Herndon L, lf 3 0 0 1
Foster G, lf 4 0 0 0 Ivie M, 1b 4 1 1 0
Knight R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 4 0 1 1
Driessen D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Kennedy J, 2b 3 0 2 0 May M, c 3 0 0 1
Werner D, c 2 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 2 0 0 0
Bench J, ph-c 2 0 0 0 McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0
LaCoss M, p 2 0 1 0 LeMaster J, ss 0 0 0 0
Cruz H, ph 1 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 3 1 2 0
Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
Bair D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 30 3 8 3
Cincinnati 001 000 000 -- 1
San Francisco 010 100 10x -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (L) 6.0 6 2 2 2 0
Tomlin D 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Bair D 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 3
E -- Werner D, Knight R
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, San Francisco 7
2B -- Stennett R, Griffey K
3B -- Clark J
SB -- North B 2, Driessen D, Kennedy J
SH -- Mejias S, Evans D
SF -- Herndon L
HBP -- by Knepper B (Driessen D)
Balk -- LaCoss M
T -- 2:20
A -- 13360
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