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Standings
CHW
@BAL		3
6
BOS
@CLE		0
3
TEX
@DET		8
2
TOR
@KCR		4
7
MIL
@NYY		4
3
MIN
@OAK		3
1		 
(12)
CAL
@SEA		5
4
NYM
@CHC		9
4
SFG
@CIN		4
2
ATL
@HOU		0
6
SDP
@LAD		2
5
MON
@PIT		6
7
PHI
@STL		2
3
Saturday, April 7, 1979
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 15,763, Time of Game: 2:45
Giants
4
3-0
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
 at Reds
2
0-3
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 3 GB
W: Tom Griffin (1-0)
L: Frank Pastore (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  1    4  7  0
Reds            0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  8  1

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill North CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .500 -0.050 1.59 0.099 -0.149 -0.2 6 0 CS
   Dave Roberts P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.021 0.84 0.000 -0.021 -0.8 0 1
Terry Whitfield LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .385 .846 0.078 1.70 0.245 -0.167 -0.5 1 0 GDP
Bill Madlock 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .670 -0.083 1.03 0.012 -0.095 -0.5 0 0
Jack Clark RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .774 -0.026 0.86 0.045 -0.072 0.1 4 1 2B
Darrell Evans 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .417 .929 -0.042 0.75 0.025 -0.066 -0.6 0 1
Mike Ivie 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .333 1.538 0.373 1.10 0.421 -0.048 1.7 4 0 HR,IW
Marc Hill C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .322 -0.063 0.77 0.000 -0.063 -0.6 8 0
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 .200 .473 0.067 1.08 0.127 -0.060 1.1 4 1 SB
Bob Knepper P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.058 1.61 0.000 -0.058 -0.4 0 0
   Tom Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Willie McCovey PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 0.091 1.37 0.091 0.000 0.4 2B
   Larry Herndon PR-CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.003 0.62 0.003 0.000 0.2 0 0 IW
Team Totals 33 4 7 4 4 3 .212 .661 0.269 1.14 1.068 -0.799 -0.3 27 4
2B: W McCovey (1, off F Pastore); J Clark (2, off F Pastore).
HR: M Ivie (2, off B Bonham; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: M Ivie (2, by F Pastore); L Herndon (1, by F Pastore).
TB: M Ivie 4; B North 2; W McCovey 2; J Clark 2; R Metzger; T Whitfield.
GIDP: T Whitfield (2).
RBI: M Ivie 2 (3); T Whitfield (4); R Metzger (1).
2-out RBI: M Ivie 2; R Metzger; T Whitfield.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Roberts-R Metzger-M Ivie.
Outfield Assists: J Clark (J Bench at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: R Metzger (1, 2nd base off F Pastore/J Bench).
CS: B North (1, 2nd base by B Bonham/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ken Griffey RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .333 .968 0.216 0.97 0.268 -0.052 0.5 1 0 2B
Dave Concepcion SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .580 -0.112 1.07 0.000 -0.112 -0.8 4 5
Joe Morgan 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .417 .962 -0.011 0.92 0.060 -0.072 0.3 2 4 2B,SB
George Foster LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .273 .788 -0.069 1.25 0.038 -0.107 -0.4 1 0
Johnny Bench C 2 0 1 0 2 0 .333 .833 0.118 1.19 0.138 -0.020 1.0 3 2 IW
Dan Driessen 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .750 -0.065 1.55 0.055 -0.120 -0.2 11 1
Ray Knight 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.049 1.30 0.078 -0.028 -0.0 0 0
   Dave Collins PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Frank Pastore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Tomlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Arturo DeFreites PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .833 0.089 1.76 0.089 0.000 0.4
Cesar Geronimo CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .500 -0.226 2.26 0.000 -0.226 -1.6 4 0
Bill Bonham P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.058 1.09 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 1 1
   Rick Auerbach PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 -0.161 2.54 0.000 -0.161 -0.8 0 0 GDP
Team Totals 33 2 8 2 3 6 .242 .609 -0.230 1.37 0.726 -0.956 -2.3 27 13
2B: K Griffey (3, off B Knepper); J Morgan (1, off B Knepper).
IBB: J Bench (1, by B Knepper).
TB: J Morgan 3; R Knight 2; K Griffey 2; D Driessen; A DeFreites; J Bench.
GIDP: R Auerbach (1).
RBI: D Driessen (3); K Griffey (1).
2-out RBI: K Griffey.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Morgan-D Concepcion-D Driessen.
E: R Knight (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Morgan (1, 2nd base off B Knepper/M Hill).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Knepper 6.2 7 2 2 2 5 0 2.70 28 55 -0.055 1.13 1.0
Tom Griffin, W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.063 2.27 0.3
Dave Roberts, S (1) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.222 2.22 0.9
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 3 6 0 2.00 36 55 1 0 0.230 1.14 2.3

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Bonham 7 3 2 2 2 2 1 2.57 25 63 0.008 1.05 1.3
Frank Pastore, L (0-1) 1.2 4 2 2 2 0 0 3.86 11 0 0 -0.299 1.34 -1.8
Dave Tomlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 3 0 0.021 0.84 0.8
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 4 3 1 4.00 37 63 3 0 -0.270 1.37 0.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: F Pastore 2 (2; M Ivie, L Herndon); B Knepper (1; J Bench).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Roger Grooms, 1B - Dick Tremblay, 2B - Les Treitel, 3B - Mick Sharkey.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 15,763.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Cincinnati Reds
1 Bill North CF 1 Ken Griffey RF
2 Terry Whitfield LF 2 Dave Concepcion SS
3 Bill Madlock 2B 3 Joe Morgan 2B
4 Jack Clark RF 4 George Foster LF
5 Darrell Evans 3B 5 Johnny Bench C
6 Mike Ivie 1B 6 Dan Driessen 1B
7 Marc Hill C 7 Ray Knight 3B
8 Roger Metzger SS 8 Cesar Geronimo CF
9 Bob Knepper P 9 Bill Bonham P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 0-1 2 1-- RR SFG M. Ivie B. Bonham 41% 66% Home Run; Evans Scores
b7 1-2 2 1-- R CIN K. Griffey B. Knepper -27% 44% Double to CF; Collins Scores
t8 2-2 2 --3 R SFG T. Whitfield F. Pastore 25% 73% Single to 2B; Herndon Scores
t3 0-1 1 1-3 OO SFG T. Whitfield B. Bonham -14% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b9 2-4 1 1-- OO CIN R. Auerbach D. Roberts 10% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Bonham facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG B. North B. Bonham -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG T. Whitfield B. Bonham -2% 46% Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- SFG B. Madlock B. Bonham 1% 48% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 2 1-- O SFG J. Clark B. Bonham -2% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN K. Griffey B. Knepper 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CIN D. Concepcion B. Knepper 2% 49% Lineout: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- O CIN J. Morgan B. Knepper 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Bonham facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O SFG D. Evans B. Bonham -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- O SFG M. Ivie B. Bonham -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- O SFG M. Hill B. Bonham -1% 45% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- CIN G. Foster B. Knepper -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- CIN J. Bench B. Knepper -10% 32% Single to CF; Foster to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-3 R CIN D. Driessen B. Knepper -6% 26% Single to CF; Foster Scores; Bench to 2B
b2 1-0 0 12- O CIN R. Knight B. Knepper 2% 28% Single to RF; Bench out at Hm/RF-C; Driessen to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 O CIN C. Geronimo B. Knepper 6% 34% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 1-3 O CIN B. Bonham B. Knepper 4% 38% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Bill Bonham facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- SFG R. Metzger B. Bonham 4% 43% Walk
t3 0-1 0 1-- O SFG B. Knepper B. Bonham -2% 40% Groundout: P-1B; Metzger to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- SFG B. North B. Bonham 6% 46% Single to RF; Metzger to 3B
t3 0-1 1 1-3 OO SFG T. Whitfield B. Bonham -14% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O CIN K. Griffey B. Knepper 2% 35% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- O CIN D. Concepcion B. Knepper 1% 36% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 2 --- CIN J. Morgan B. Knepper -1% 35% Single to SS
b3 1-0 2 1-- CIN G. Foster B. Knepper -1% 34% Morgan Steals 2B
b3 1-0 2 -2- O CIN G. Foster B. Knepper 3% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Bill Bonham facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- O SFG B. Madlock B. Bonham -3% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O SFG J. Clark B. Bonham -2% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O SFG D. Evans B. Bonham -1% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Knepper 2% 33% Bunt Popfly: C
b4 1-0 1 --- O CIN D. Driessen B. Knepper 1% 34% Strikeout
b4 1-0 2 --- O CIN R. Knight B. Knepper 1% 35% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Bill Bonham facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O SFG M. Ivie B. Bonham -3% 32% Popfly: SS
t5 0-1 1 --- O SFG M. Hill B. Bonham -2% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- O SFG R. Metzger B. Bonham -1% 29% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O CIN C. Geronimo B. Knepper 2% 31% Flyball: CF
b5 1-0 1 --- O CIN B. Bonham B. Knepper 1% 32% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 --- O CIN K. Griffey B. Knepper 1% 33% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Bill Bonham facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O SFG B. Knepper B. Bonham -4% 29% Strikeout (C-1B)
t6 0-1 1 --- SFG B. North B. Bonham 4% 34% Single to LF
t6 0-1 1 1-- O SFG T. Whitfield B. Bonham -7% 27% North Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 0-1 2 --- O SFG T. Whitfield B. Bonham -2% 25% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
b6 1-0 0 --- O CIN D. Concepcion B. Knepper 2% 27% Popfly: 1B
b6 1-0 1 --- CIN J. Morgan B. Knepper -4% 23% Double to RF
b6 1-0 1 -2- O CIN G. Foster B. Knepper 3% 27% Flyball: RF
b6 1-0 2 -2- CIN J. Bench B. Knepper -1% 26% Intentional Walk
b6 1-0 2 12- O CIN D. Driessen B. Knepper 4% 30% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Bill Bonham facing 3-4-5
t7 0-1 0 --- O SFG B. Madlock B. Bonham -4% 25% Flyball: CF
t7 0-1 1 --- O SFG J. Clark B. Bonham -3% 22% Strikeout
t7 0-1 2 --- SFG D. Evans B. Bonham 2% 25% Walk
t7 0-1 2 1-- RR SFG M. Ivie B. Bonham 41% 66% Home Run; Evans Scores
t7 2-1 2 --- O SFG M. Hill B. Bonham -1% 65% Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
b7 1-2 0 --- CIN R. Knight B. Knepper -8% 57% Single to 2B
Dave Collins pinch runs for Ray Knight (3B) batting 7th
b7 1-2 0 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo B. Knepper 7% 64% Flyball: CF
Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Bill Bonham (P) batting 9th
b7 1-2 1 1-- O CIN R. Auerbach B. Knepper 6% 70% Popfly: SS
b7 1-2 2 1-- R CIN K. Griffey B. Knepper -27% 44% Double to CF; Collins Scores
Tom Griffin replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-2 2 -2- O CIN D. Concepcion T. Griffin 6% 50% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Reds' Frank Pastore facing 8-9-1
Frank Pastore replaces Dave Collins (PR) pitching and batting 7th
Rick Auerbach moves from PH to 3B
t8 2-2 0 --- O SFG R. Metzger F. Pastore -5% 45% Flyball: LF
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Tom Griffin (P) batting 9th
t8 2-2 1 --- SFG W. McCovey F. Pastore 9% 55% Double to CF
Larry Herndon pinch runs for Willie McCovey (PH) batting 9th
t8 2-2 1 -2- O SFG B. North F. Pastore -6% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Herndon to 3B
t8 2-2 2 --3 R SFG T. Whitfield F. Pastore 25% 73% Single to 2B; Herndon Scores
t8 3-2 2 1-- O SFG B. Madlock F. Pastore -2% 71% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
Dave Roberts replaces Bill North (CF) pitching and batting 1st
Larry Herndon moves from PR to CF
b8 2-3 0 --- O CIN J. Morgan D. Roberts 6% 77% Popfly: SS
b8 2-3 1 --- O CIN G. Foster D. Roberts 4% 81% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 2-3 2 --- CIN J. Bench D. Roberts -4% 78% Walk
b8 2-3 2 1-- O CIN D. Driessen D. Roberts 7% 84% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Reds' Frank Pastore facing 4-5-6
t9 3-2 0 --- SFG J. Clark F. Pastore 5% 89% Double to RF
t9 3-2 0 -2- O SFG D. Evans F. Pastore -3% 86% Flyball: CF
t9 3-2 1 -2- SFG M. Ivie F. Pastore 1% 87% Intentional Walk
t9 3-2 1 12- O SFG M. Hill F. Pastore -2% 85% Flyball: CF; Clark to 3B; Ivie to 2B
t9 3-2 2 -23 R SFG R. Metzger F. Pastore 8% 93% Single to SS; Clark Scores; Ivie to 3B
t9 4-2 2 1-3 SFG L. Herndon F. Pastore 0% 93% Metzger Steals 2B
t9 4-2 2 -23 SFG L. Herndon F. Pastore 0% 94% Intentional Walk
Dave Tomlin replaces Frank Pastore pitching and batting 7th
t9 4-2 2 123 O SFG D. Roberts D. Tomlin -2% 91% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Giants' Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
Arturo DeFreites pinch hits for Dave Tomlin (P) batting 7th
b9 2-4 0 --- CIN A. DeFreites D. Roberts -9% 83% Single to RF
b9 2-4 0 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo D. Roberts 7% 90% Strikeout
b9 2-4 1 1-- OO CIN R. Auerbach D. Roberts 10% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 2.

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