April 8, 1979 San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
@BAL 1 BOS 7
@CLE 6
(12) KCR 8
TOR 3 NYY 2
MIL 1 MIN 3
@OAK 1 CAL 7
@SEA 5 CIN 7
SFG 6
(10) HOU 2
ATL 0 LAD 6
SDP 5
(12) MON 5
@PIT 4 PHI 2
@STL 2
(5)

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 30,196

Sunday, April 8, 1979
Time of Game: 3:05

Giants

3-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Giants          5  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0    6 11  3
Reds            0  0  0   1  5  0   0  0  0   1    7 12  2

W: D Bair (1-0), L: J Curtis (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Reds

1-3

Won 1

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   1   0   0    0   2  .118  .368    0    1   0   
  L Herndon CF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
T Whitfield LF                4   1   0   0    1   0  .294  .686    0    1   0   
B Madlock 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .489    0    3   3   
J Clark RF                    3   1   2   1    1   1  .333  .911    0    3   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Griffin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Roberts P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W McCovey PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
  M Venable PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Curtis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .375  .859    0    0   2   CS,IW
M Ivie 1B                     5   2   4   1    0   0  .500 1.540    0   11   1   
M Hill C                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .133  .368    0    5   0   SH
R Metzger SS                  4   0   2   3    0   0  .286  .762    0    2   4   3B
E Halicki P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Tamargo PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Coleman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Cruz RF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
Totals                       39   6  11   6    3   4                    29  11

BATTING

2B: W McCovey (2, off D Bair).

3B: R Metzger (1, off M LaCoss).

SH: M Hill (1, off P Borbon).

IBB: D Evans (1, by D Bair).

TB: R Metzger 4; M Ivie 4; W McCovey 2; J Clark 2; M Hill; D Evans.

RBI: R Metzger 3 (4); M Hill (2); J Clark (2); M Ivie (4).

2-out RBI: R Metzger 2; M Ivie; M Hill.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Evans-B Madlock-M Ivie.

E: R Metzger (1); D Evans (1); B Madlock (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Evans (1, 2nd base by D Bair/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Griffey RF-CF               6   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .816    0    3   0   2B
D Concepcion SS               6   2   1   0    0   0  .235  .498    0    0   3   
J Morgan 2B                   6   1   4   1    0   0  .500 1.137    0    4   2   2B,SB
G Foster LF                   4   1   2   4    1   0  .333 1.079    0    3   1   HR,GDP,IW
D Driessen 1B                 4   1   2   2    1   1  .313 1.041    0   11   1   HR,IW
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .231  .643    0    7   1   
R Knight 3B                   2   0   0   0    3   1  .333  .889    0    0   2   
C Geronimo CF                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .214  .624    0    2   0   SH
  A DeFreitas RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .583    0    0   0   
M LaCoss P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Moskau P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  D Capilla P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Collins PH                1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Summers PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Bair P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Auerbach PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .455    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       40   7  12   7    7   4                    30  13

BATTING

2B: K Griffey (4, off E Halicki); R Auerbach (1, off J Curtis); J Morgan (2, off T Griffin).

HR: G Foster (1, off E Halicki; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); D Driessen (2, off E Halicki; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: C Geronimo (1, off J Coleman).

IBB: G Foster (1, by G Lavelle); D Driessen (1, by T Griffin).

TB: J Morgan 5; D Driessen 5; G Foster 5; R Auerbach 2; K Griffey 2; D Concepcion; C Geronimo.

GIDP: G Foster (1).

RBI: G Foster 4 (5); D Driessen 2 (5); J Morgan (1).

2-out RBI: G Foster 4; J Morgan; D Driessen.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 17.

FIELDING

E: M LaCoss (1); C Geronimo (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morgan (2, 2nd base off G Lavelle/M Hill).

PO: R Knight (1st base by E Halicki).

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                      5     7   6   0    2   1   2   0.00   24     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 6     40    -     0.99  -0.49
J Coleman                      1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.76   0.11
G Lavelle                      1.1   2   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.58   0.10
T Griffin                      1     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          1-0    3.09   0.03
D Roberts                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    6.39   0.16
J Curtis, L (0-1)              0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0  13.50    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    3.17  -0.37
Totals                         9.2  12   7   1    7   4   2          48     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 1·11          4-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M LaCoss                       0.2   4   5   0    1   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4     33    -     1.43  -0.39
P Moskau                       3.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.59   11     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 1          1-0    0.30   0.05
D Capilla                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.28   0.02
P Borbon, BS (1)               1     2   1   1    0   1   0  13.50    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.97  -0.10
D Bair, W (1-0)                4     3   0   0    1   3   0   6.23   15     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 1· 3          0-0    2.32   0.45
Totals                        10    11   6   1    3   4   0          43     -       ·  ·     12·12· 1·11          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Griffin (1; D Driessen); G Lavelle (1; G Foster); D Bair (1; D Evans).

PO: E Halicki (1; R Knight, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Tremblay, 1B - Mick Sharkey, 2B - Les Treitel, 3B - Roger Grooms.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 30,196.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B North              CF    1. K Griffey            RF 
2. T Whitfield          LF    2. D Concepcion         SS 
3. B Madlock            2B    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. J Clark              RF    4. G Foster             LF 
5. D Evans              3B    5. D Driessen           1B 
6. M Ivie               1B    6. J Bench              C  
7. M Hill               C     7. R Knight             3B 
8. R Metzger            SS    8. C Geronimo           CF 
9. E Halicki            P     9. M LaCoss             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  6-6  --3      38% 100% J Morgan        J Curtis        Single to RF; Auerbach Scores
   b 5   2  5-1  123      37%  51% G Foster        E Halicki       Home Run (LF-CF); Collins Scores/unER; Concepcion Scores/unER; Morgan Scores/unER; Foster Scores/unER
   t 6   1  6-5  -2-     -22%  42% R Metzger       P Borbon        Single to CF; Ivie Scores; Metzger to 3B/Adv on E8
   b 9   0  6-6  ---      17%  81% J Morgan        T Griffin       Double
   b10   0  6-6  ---      17%  81% R Auerbach      J Curtis        Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B North         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
          1--      41%  T Whitfield     Walk; North to 2B
   O      12-      46%  B Madlock       Foul Flyball: C
   R      12-      36%  J Clark         Single to LF; North Scores/unER; Whitfield to 2B
   O      12-      40%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: LF
   R      12-      31%  M Ivie          Single to CF; Whitfield Scores/unER; Clark to 2B
   R      12-      22%  M Hill          Single to RF; Clark Scores/unER; Ivie to 3B
   RR     1-3      11%  R Metzger       Triple to LF; Ivie Scores/unER; Hill Scores/unER
                  Paul Moskau replaces Mike LaCoss pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      13%  E Halicki       Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
          ---      16%  K Griffey       Double to RF
   O      -2-      14%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      17%  J Morgan        Single/Bunt; Griffey to 3B
   OO     1-3      10%  G Foster        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Paul Moskau facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      10%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      11%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      11%  B Madlock       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Ed Halicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      10%  D Driessen      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---       9%  J Bench         Flyball: RF
   O      ---       9%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Paul Moskau facing 4-5-6
          ---       8%  J Clark         Walk
   O      1--       8%  D Evans         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--       9%  M Ivie          Single to LF; Clark out at Hm/LF-1B-C
   O      1--      10%  M Hill          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       8%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---       8%  P Moskau        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       7%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Paul Moskau facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       8%  R Metzger       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---       8%  E Halicki       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---       8%  B North         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Ed Halicki facing 2-3-4
          ---      11%  D Concepcion    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--       8%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
          1--      11%  G Foster        Single; Concepcion to 2B
   R      12-      19%  D Driessen      Single to CF; Concepcion Scores/unER; Foster to 3B
   O      1-3      13%  J Bench         Flyball: LF
          1-3      16%  R Knight        Walk; Driessen to 2B
   O      123       9%  C Geronimo      Knight Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Doug Capilla facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Capilla replaces Paul Moskau pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      10%  T Whitfield     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      11%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      10%  J Clark         Single
   O      1--      11%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
          ---      14%  C Geronimo      Walk
                  Dave Collins pinch hits for Doug Capilla batting 9th
   O      1--      11%  D Collins       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--       9%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF
          1--      11%  D Concepcion    Single to SS; Collins to 2B
          12-      14%  J Morgan        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Collins to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
   RRRR   123      51%  G Foster        Home Run (LF-CF); Collins Scores/unER; Concepcion Scores/unER; Morgan Scores/unER; Foster Scores/unER
   R      ---      68%  D Driessen      Home Run; Driessen Scores/unER
   O      ---      67%  J Bench         Strikeout
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 6.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-6, Pedro Borbon facing 6-7-8
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Dave Collins pitching and batting 9th
          ---      61%  M Ivie          Single to RF
   O      1--      64%  M Hill          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ivie to 2B
   R      -2-      42%  R Metzger       Single to CF; Ivie Scores; Metzger to 3B/Adv on E8
                  John Tamargo pinch hits for Ed Halicki batting 9th
   O      --3      51%  J Tamargo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      57%  B North         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Coleman replaces John Tamargo pitching and batting 9th
          ---      62%  R Knight        Walk
   O      1--      61%  C Geronimo      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Knight to 2B
                  Champ Summers pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
   O      -2-      56%  C Summers       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Knight to 3B
   O      --3      50%  K Griffey       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Reds 6.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 6-6, Doug Bair facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Bair replaces Champ Summers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  T Whitfield     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      57%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  J Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      55%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Jack Clark pitching and batting 4th; Hector Cruz replaces Joe Coleman playing RF batting 9th
          ---      59%  J Morgan        Single to SS
          1--      69%  G Foster        Morgan Steals 2B; Morgan to 3B/Adv on E4
          --3      71%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      59%  D Driessen      Strikeout
          1-3      62%  J Bench         Walk; Foster to 2B
   O      123      50%  R Knight        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 6, Reds 6.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 6-6, Doug Bair facing 5-6-7
          ---      43%  D Evans         Single
   O      1--      55%  M Ivie          Evans Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      58%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  M Hill          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, Gary Lavelle facing 8-9-1
          ---      67%  C Geronimo      Single
   O      1--      60%  D Bair          Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  K Griffey       Popfly: SS
                  Tom Griffin replaces Gary Lavelle pitching and batting 4th
   O      1--      50%  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Reds 6.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 6-6, Doug Bair facing 8-9-1
                  Ken Griffey moves to CF; Arturo DeFreitas replaces Cesar Geronimo playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---      56%  R Metzger       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      60%  H Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  B North         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, Tom Griffin facing 3-4-5
                  Larry Herndon replaces Billy North playing CF batting 1st
          ---      81%  J Morgan        Double
   O      -2-      69%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
          -2-      70%  D Driessen      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      61%  J Bench         Strikeout
          12-      66%  R Knight        Walk; Morgan to 3B; Driessen to 2B
                  Dave Roberts replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 4th
   O      123      50%  A DeFreitas     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 6, Reds 6.

Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 6-6, Doug Bair facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      56%  T Whitfield     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
                  Willie McCovey pinch hits for Dave Roberts batting 4th
          ---      53%  W McCovey       Double to RF
                  Max Venable pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 4th
          -2-      52%  D Evans         Intentional Walk
          12-      46%  M Ivie          Single to P; Venable to 3B; Evans to 2B
   O      123      63%  M Hill          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 6, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, John Curtis facing 9-1-2
                  John Curtis replaces Max Venable pitching and batting 4th; Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Doug Bair batting 9th
          ---      81%  R Auerbach      Double to LF
   O      -2-      69%  K Griffey       Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      -2-      62%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B; Auerbach to 3B
   R      --3     100%  J Morgan        Single to RF; Auerbach Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Reds 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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