April 15, 1980 San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 12
KCR 2 CAL 3
MIN 1 CHW 4
NYY 3
(14) OAK 12
SEA 3 TEX 3
CLE 0 CIN 8
SFG 3 HOU 6
ATL 2 MON 7
@NYM 3 SDP 9
LAD 5 STL 7
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 11,544

Tuesday, April 15, 1980
Time of Game: 2:27

Giants

1-5

Lost 2

4th, 5 GB

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

W: T Seaver (1-0), L: E Whitson (0-1), S: T Hume (1)

Reds

6-0

Won 6

1st

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Herndon CF                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .211  .618    0    1   0   SB
D Evans 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .174  .544    0    0   4   
J Clark RF                    2   1   1   1    1   1  .077  .265    0    0   0   SF
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   1   2    1   1  .222  .611    0    9   0   2B
T Whitfield LF                4   0   3   0    0   0  .267  .713    0    4   1   2B
R Stennett 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .830    0    2   1   2B
M May C                       4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .667    0    5   0   
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .633    0    2   5   
E Whitson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  R Metzger PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  T Griffin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Wohlford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   3   8   3    5   4                    24  12

BATTING

2B: R Stennett (3, off T Seaver); T Whitfield (2, off T Hume); W McCovey (1, off T Seaver).

SF: J Clark (1, off T Seaver).

TB: T Whitfield 4; R Stennett 3; W McCovey 2; J Clark; M May.

GIDP: R Metzger (1).

RBI: W McCovey 2 (4); J Clark (1).

2-out RBI: W McCovey 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Herndon (1, 2nd base off T Seaver/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins CF                  5   3   3   1    0   0  .480 1.136    0    2   0   
  H Cruz RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
K Griffey RF                  2   2   2   1    1   0  .333 1.011    0    1   0   3B
  S Mejias RF-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    2   1   HBP
D Concepcion SS               4   0   2   3    0   1  .360 1.040    0    0   3   2B
G Foster LF                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .975    0    0   0   
D Driessen 1B                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .495    0   13   0   SF
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .821    0    5   0   
R Knight 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .759    0    1   4   3B,2B
J Kennedy 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.272    0    1   6   
T Seaver P                    1   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .500    0    1   2   
  H Spilman PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .667 1.334    0    0   0   
  T Hume P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
Totals                       32   8  11   8    2   3                    27  16

BATTING

2B: D Concepcion (3, off T Griffin); R Knight (2, off T Griffin).

3B: K Griffey (2, off E Whitson); R Knight (1, off E Whitson).

SF: D Driessen (1, off E Whitson).

SH: T Hume (1, off T Griffin).

HBP: S Mejias (1, by T Griffin).

TB: R Knight 5; K Griffey 4; D Collins 3; D Concepcion 3; H Spilman; J Kennedy.

RBI: D Concepcion 3 (8); D Driessen (3); D Collins (5); K Griffey (5); H Spilman (1); G Foster (7).

2-out RBI: D Collins; H Spilman; D Concepcion.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Concepcion-J Kennedy-D Driessen; R Knight-D Driessen.

E: J Bench (1).

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 Whitson, L (0-1)             5     6   5   5    2   3   0   5.91   23     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 6     36    -     1.15  -0.42
T Griffin                      3     5   3   3    0   0   0   5.40   14     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.27  -0.11
Totals                         8    11   8   8    2   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1·11           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Seaver, W (1-0)              6     6   3   3    5   2   0   4.50   27     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 1· 6     45    -     1.15  -0.06
T Hume, S (1)                  3     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.20   0.03
Totals                         9     8   3   3    5   4   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Griffin (1; S Mejias).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 11,544.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Cincinnati Reds                      
1. L Herndon            CF    1. D Collins            CF 
2. D Evans              3B    2. K Griffey            RF 
3. J Clark              RF    3. D Concepcion         SS 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. G Foster             LF 
5. T Whitfield          LF    5. D Driessen           1B 
6. R Stennett           2B    6. J Bench              C  
7. M May                C     7. R Knight             3B 
8. J LeMaster           SS    8. J Kennedy            2B 
9. E Whitson            P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-0  12-     -22%  28% W McCovey       T Seaver        Double to RF; Evans Scores; Clark Scores
   b 5   0  3-3  1--      20%  81% K Griffey       E Whitson       Triple to RF (CF-RF); Collins Scores
   b 3   0  2-0  123      13%  65% D Concepcion    E Whitson       Single to CF; Seaver Scores; Collins Scores; Griffey to 2B
   b 3   0  2-0  12-      10%  52% K Griffey       E Whitson       Walk; Seaver to 3B; Collins to 2B
   t 5   0  3-2  1--      -8%  51% D Evans         T Seaver        Herndon Steals 2B; Herndon to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Herndon       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  J Clark         Walk
   O      1--      55%  W McCovey       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Collins       Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  K Griffey       Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  G Foster        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  T Whitfield     Single to CF
   OO     1--      54%  R Stennett      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  M May           Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      51%  J Bench         Strikeout
          ---      54%  R Knight        Triple to RF
   O      --3      50%  J Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  E Whitson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  D Evans         Walk
          1--      51%  J Clark         Single to 2B; Evans to 2B
   RR     12-      28%  W McCovey       Double to RF; Evans Scores; Clark Scores
   O      -2-      31%  T Whitfield     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Whitson facing 9-1-2
          ---      35%  T Seaver        Walk
          1--      42%  D Collins       Single to LF; Seaver to 2B
          12-      52%  K Griffey       Walk; Seaver to 3B; Collins to 2B
   RR     123      65%  D Concepcion    Single to CF; Seaver Scores; Collins Scores; Griffey to 2B
   O      12-      63%  G Foster        Flyball: LF; Griffey to 3B
   RO     1-3      65%  D Driessen      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffey Scores
   O      1--      63%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  R Stennett      Double to CF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      57%  M May           Groundout: 2B-P; Stennett to 3B
   O      --3      65%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      69%  E Whitson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  R Knight        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      66%  J Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  T Seaver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  L Herndon       Walk
          1--      51%  D Evans         Herndon Steals 2B; Herndon to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      58%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   RO     --3      55%  J Clark         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Herndon Scores
          ---      53%  W McCovey       Walk
          1--      51%  T Whitfield     Single to CF; McCovey to 2B
   O      12-      56%  R Stennett      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  D Collins       Single to SS
   R      1--      81%  K Griffey       Triple to RF (CF-RF); Collins Scores
   O      --3      77%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
   RO     --3      80%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B; Griffey Scores
   O      ---      80%  D Driessen      Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
                  Sam Mejias replaces Ken Griffey playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---      83%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      79%  J LeMaster      Walk
                  Roger Metzger pinch hits for Ed Whitson batting 9th
   OO     1--      86%  R Metzger       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Griffin replaces Roger Metzger pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  R Knight        Double to LF
   O      -2-      85%  J Kennedy       Flyball: SS
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Tom Seaver batting 9th
   R      -2-      92%  H Spilman       Single to RF; Knight Scores; Spilman to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-      95%  D Collins       Single to CF; Spilman Scores
          1--      96%  S Mejias        Hit By Pitch; Collins to 2B
   RO     12-      97%  D Concepcion    Double to LF; Collins Scores; Mejias out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Tom Hume facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Hume replaces Harry Spilman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  J Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  G Foster        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  D Driessen      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Tom Hume facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  T Whitfield     Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  R Stennett      Single to RF; Whitfield out at Hm/RF-C
   O      1--     100%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  R Knight        Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  J Kennedy       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  T Hume          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Kennedy to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  D Collins       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Tom Hume facing 8-9-1
                  Sam Mejias moves to CF; Hector Cruz replaces Dave Collins playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  J LeMaster      Flyball: CF
                  Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Tom Griffin batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Wohlford      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  L Herndon       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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