April 17, 1976 San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
CHW 1 DET 2
@CAL 0 KCR 5
CLE 3
(5) NYY 10
MIN 0 BAL 6
@OAK 1 LAD 5
@ATL 1 PHI 18
@CHC 16
(10) CIN 11
SFG 0 HOU 5
SDP 4 NYM 17
@PIT 1 STL 4
MON 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 21,219

Saturday, April 17, 1976
Time of Game: 2:15

Giants

3-4

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2
Reds            4  1  0   1  3  1   0  1  X   11 15  0

W: F Norman (2-0), L: E Halicki (0-2)

Reds

5-2

Won 1

1st

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Joshua CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .580    0    2   0   
D Thomas 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .760    0    3   1   GDP
B Murcer RF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .348 1.109    0    0   0   
  G Thomasson RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    1   0   
G Matthews LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .800    0    2   1   
W Montanez 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .526    0    7   0   
C Speier SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .680    0    3   6   
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .641    0    1   0   
M Sadek C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.238    0    5   1   
E Halicki P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  C Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  G Minton P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  M Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  J D'Acquisto P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Arnold PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  M Caldwell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   4   0    1   5                    24  12

BATTING

TB: M Sadek; W Montanez; D Thomas; C Speier.

GIDP: D Thomas (3); C Arnold (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Speier-D Thomas-W Montanez.

E: C Speier (2); W Montanez (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     4   2   3   1    0   0  .548 1.310    0    0   3   
  J Youngblood 3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   1   
K Griffey RF                  4   2   3   2    0   0  .406 1.129    0    1   0   HR,2B
  M Lum RF                    1   1   0   0    0   0  .286  .804    0    2   0   
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   1   3    1   0  .500 1.481    0    1   3   HR
  D Flynn 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
T Perez 1B                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .250  .757    0    9   1   
  D Driessen 1B               0   0   0   0    1   0                0    3   0   
J Bench C                     3   1   1   1    2   0  .107  .572    0    5   0   2B,SB,GDP
G Foster LF                   5   1   3   4    0   0  .367  .924    0    1   0   HR
D Concepcion SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .103  .395    0    1   2   CS
C Geronimo CF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .417 1.194    0    3   0   2·2B
F Norman P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       36  11  15  11    5   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: K Griffey (4, off G Minton); J Bench (2, off M Caldwell); C Geronimo 2 (4, off G Minton, off C Williams).

HR: K Griffey (1, off J D'Acquisto; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); G Foster (1, off J D'Acquisto; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF); J Morgan (2, off E Halicki; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: F Norman (1, off C Williams).

TB: K Griffey 7; G Foster 6; J Morgan 4; C Geronimo 4; P Rose 3; J Bench 2; F Norman; T Perez.

GIDP: J Bench (1).

RBI: G Foster 4 (10); J Morgan 3 (10); K Griffey 2 (11); J Bench (5); P Rose (7).

2-out RBI: K Griffey; J Bench.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Youngblood-D Flynn-D Driessen; T Perez-D Concepcion-T Perez.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bench (3, 2nd base off G Minton/M Sadek).

CS: D Concepcion (1, 2nd base by C Williams/M Sadek).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Halicki, L (0-2)             0.1   5   4   4    0   0   1  10.13    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 5     25    -     0.91  -0.33
C Williams                     1     1   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.42  -0.00
G Minton                       2.2   4   1   1    1   0   0   1.35   12     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 4          1-1    0.27  -0.01
J D'Acquisto                   3     4   4   4    3   1   2  12.00   15     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 4          0-0    0.03  -0.01
M Caldwell                     1     1   1   0    1   1   0   4.50    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  11  10    5   2   3          42     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2·14          2-1

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Norman, W (2-0)              9     4   0   0    1   5   0   0.00   30     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 4     83    -     0.34   0.14
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   5   0          30     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: E Halicki (1); G Minton (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 21,219.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Cincinnati Reds                      
1. V Joshua             CF    1. P Rose               3B 
2. D Thomas             2B    2. K Griffey            RF 
3. B Murcer             RF    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. G Matthews           LF    4. T Perez              1B 
5. W Montanez           1B    5. J Bench              C  
6. C Speier             SS    6. G Foster             LF 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. D Concepcion         SS 
8. M Sadek              C     8. C Geronimo           CF 
9. E Halicki            P     9. F Norman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3      14%  82% J Morgan        E Halicki       Home Run; Rose Scores; Griffey Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  68% K Griffey       E Halicki       Single to RF; Rose to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  54% D Thomas        F Norman        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      -4%  46% V Joshua        F Norman        Walk
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       4%  58% P Rose          E Halicki       Single to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  V Joshua        Walk
   OO     1--      54%  D Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Murcer        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  P Rose          Single to LF
          1--      68%  K Griffey       Single to RF; Rose to 3B
   RRR    1-3      82%  J Morgan        Home Run; Rose Scores; Griffey Scores
          ---      84%  T Perez         Single to LF
          1--      85%  J Bench         Wild Pitch; Perez to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Perez to 3B
   R      --3      88%  G Foster        Single to LF; Perez Scores
                  Charlie Williams replaces Ed Halicki pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      87%  D Concepcion    Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Concepcion to 1B
   O      1--      86%  C Geronimo      Concepcion Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 4.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  C Speier        Single to LF
   O      1--      89%  K Reitz         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Charlie Williams facing 8-9-1
          ---      91%  C Geronimo      Double to LF
   O      -2-      91%  F Norman        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Geronimo to 3B
                  Greg Minton replaces Charlie Williams pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      93%  P Rose          Single to CF; Geronimo Scores
   O      1--      93%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      92%  J Morgan        Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 5.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  M Sadek         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  G Minton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  V Joshua        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Greg Minton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  T Perez         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      94%  J Bench         Walk
          1--      95%  G Foster        Bench Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      93%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 5.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Fred Norman facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  D Thomas        Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  B Murcer        Strikeout
   O      1--      95%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Matthews to 1B
          1--      94%  W Montanez      Single to CF; Matthews to 2B
   O      12-      96%  C Speier        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Greg Minton facing 8-9-1
          ---      97%  C Geronimo      Double to LF
   O      -2-      96%  F Norman        Bunt Groundout: P-2B
   O      -2-      95%  P Rose          Single to LF; Geronimo out at Hm/LF-C
          1--      95%  K Griffey       Wild Pitch; Rose to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  " "             Double (LF-CF); Rose Scores
   O      -2-      97%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-6, Fred Norman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  K Reitz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  M Sadek         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Marc Hill pinch hits for Greg Minton batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  M Hill          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, John D'Acquisto facing 4-5-6
                  John D'Acquisto replaces Marc Hill pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  T Perez         Walk
          1--      99%  J Bench         Walk; Perez to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  G Foster        Home Run; Perez Scores; Bench Scores
   O      ---     100%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  F Norman        Single to SS; Norman to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-     100%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 9.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-9, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  V Joshua        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Murcer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-0, John D'Acquisto facing 2-3-4
                  Gary Thomasson replaces Bobby Murcer playing RF batting 3rd
   R      ---     100%  K Griffey       Home Run
          ---     100%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--     100%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
   OO     1--     100%  J Bench         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 10.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-10, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Flynn replaces Joe Morgan playing 2B batting 3rd; Joel Youngblood replaces Pete Rose playing 3B batting 1st; Mike Lum replaces Ken Griffey playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  G Matthews      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  W Montanez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 10-0, John D'Acquisto facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  G Foster        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Concepcion to 1B
   O      1--     100%  C Geronimo      Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  F Norman        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 10.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-10, Fred Norman facing 7-8-9
                  Dan Driessen replaces Tony Perez playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  K Reitz         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  M Sadek         Single to LF
                  Chris Arnold pinch hits for John D'Acquisto batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  C Arnold        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 10-0, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Caldwell replaces Chris Arnold pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Youngblood    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  M Lum           Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lum to 1B
   O      1--     100%  D Flynn         Strikeout
          1--     100%  D Driessen      Walk; Lum to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Bench         Double to LF (Line Drive); Lum Scores/unER; Driessen to 3B
   O      -23     100%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 11.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-11, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  V Joshua        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Thomas        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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