Giants @ Reds
April 8, 1979

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Bottom 10 R H E
Giants 6 11 3
Reds 6 11 2
Bottom 10 R H E
Giants 6 11 3
Reds 7 12 2

Joe Morgan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .600 .471
OBP .600 .500
At Bats 5 17
Hits 3 8
• Singles 2 6
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 0

John Curtis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Riverfront Stadium - April 8, 1979
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Single
John Curtis
Marc Hill
Mike Ivie
Bill Madlock
Darrell Evans
Roger Metzger
Terry Whitfield
Larry Herndon
Hector Cruz
Joe Morgan
Rick Auerbach

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 6 11 3 7
Cincinnati Reds 7 12 2 12
Winning Pitcher Doug Bair
Losing Pitcher John Curtis
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Morgan
Attendance 30,196
Time of Game 3 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Auerbach scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 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. Auerbach moves to third.
Bottom 10 Griffey bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 John Curtis now pitching. Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Doug Bair. Auerbach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Auerbach reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Hill hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Venable moves to third. Evans moves to second.
Top 10 Max Venable pinch runs for Willie McCovey. Evans is walked intentionally.
Top 10 Willie McCovey pinch hits for Dave Roberts. McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of DeFreites. McCovey reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dave Roberts now pitching. DeFreites hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Knight takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to third. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 9 Driessen is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Larry Herndon now playing center field. Morgan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 North strikes out.
Top 9 Cruz strikes out.
Top 9 Arturo DeFreites now playing right field. Ken Griffey now playing center field. Metzger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Griffin now pitching. Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Griffey hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Evans. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag.
Top 8 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Knight strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bench takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 7 Driessen strikes out.
Bottom 7 Foster is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 There goes Morgan. The throw from Hill, and Madlock drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 7 Gary Lavelle now pitching. Hector Cruz now playing right field. Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Clark strikes out.
Top 7 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Doug Bair now pitching. Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Griffey hits a line drive towards first. Ivie reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Champ Summers pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Summers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Summers for the out. Knight moves to third.
Bottom 6 Geronimo bunts towards first. Ivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Madlock covering, for the out. Knight moves to second.
Bottom 6 Joe Coleman now pitching. Knight takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 North strikes out.
Top 6 John Tamargo pinch hits for Ed Halicki. Tamargo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Metzger hits a line drive into center field. Geronimo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Geronimo. Ivie scores. Metzger moves to third.
Top 6 Hill bunts towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out. Ivie moves to second.
Top 6 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Ivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 5 Driessen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Foster hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. Collins moves to third. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Collins moves to second.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dave Collins pinch hits for Doug Capilla. Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Geronimo takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Doug Capilla now pitching. Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Halicki fires to first and picks off Knight.
Bottom 4 Knight takes first base on ball four. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Foster moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger.
Top 4 North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moskau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Halicki hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moskau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moskau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out.
Top 3 Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Clark trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 3 Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out.
Top 2 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Madlock for the out.
Top 2 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Morgan bunts towards the mound. Halicki fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Griffey moves to third.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Griffey reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Paul Moskau now pitching. Halicki hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metzger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple. Ivie scores. Hill goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 1 Hill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. Ivie moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Ivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Clark moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Evans hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. North scores. Whitfield moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Madlock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Whitfield takes first base on ball four. North moves to second.
Top 1 North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss juggles the ball. That's an error on LaCoss.