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Standings
KCR
@BAL		2
12
MIN
@CAL		1
3
NYY
@CHW		3
4		 
(14)
SEA
@OAK		3
12
CLE
@TEX		0
3
SFG
@CIN		3
8
ATL
@HOU		2
6
MON
@NYM		7
3
LAD
@SDP		5
9
PHI
@STL		2
7
Tuesday, April 15, 1980
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 11,544, Time of Game: 2:27
Giants
3
1-5
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
 at Reds
8
6-0
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
1st
W: Tom Seaver (1-0)
L: Ed Whitson (0-1)
S: Tom Hume (1)
 
                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

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Larry Herndon CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .211 .618 0.090 0.89 0.137 -0.046 0.2 1 0 SB
Darrell Evans 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .174 .544 -0.072 0.73 0.014 -0.086 -0.6 0 4
Jack Clark RF 2 1 1 1 1 1 .077 .264 0.064 0.87 0.066 -0.002 0.4 0 0 SF
Willie McCovey 1B 3 0 1 2 1 1 .222 .611 0.212 0.87 0.240 -0.027 1.6 9 0 2B
Terry Whitfield LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .267 .713 0.048 0.77 0.073 -0.025 0.7 4 1 2B
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .318 .830 -0.063 1.33 0.080 -0.143 -1.0 2 1 2B
Milt May C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .667 -0.039 0.86 0.013 -0.052 -0.5 5 0
Johnnie LeMaster SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .633 -0.067 0.91 0.035 -0.102 -0.7 2 5
Ed Whitson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.071 1.35 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 1 0
   Roger Metzger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.067 1.62 0.000 -0.067 -0.5 GDP
   Tom Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jim Wohlford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
Team Totals 31 3 8 3 5 4 .258 .706 0.033 0.92 0.658 -0.623 -1.1 24 12
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.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: T Whitfield (S Mejias at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: L Herndon (1, 2nd base off T Seaver/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Collins CF 5 3 3 1 0 0 .480 1.136 0.132 0.86 0.154 -0.022 1.4 2 0
   Hector Cruz RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ken Griffey RF 2 2 2 1 1 0 .333 1.010 0.324 1.69 0.324 0.000 2.6 1 0 3B
   Sam Mejias RF-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.003 0.10 0.003 0.000 0.2 2 1 HBP
Dave Concepcion SS 4 0 2 3 0 1 .360 1.040 0.081 1.36 0.150 -0.069 1.0 0 3 2B
George Foster LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .975 -0.013 1.11 0.033 -0.046 -0.5 0 0
Dan Driessen 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .495 -0.007 0.86 0.023 -0.030 -0.4 13 0 SF
Johnny Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .821 -0.048 0.47 0.000 -0.048 -0.7 5 0
Ray Knight 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .759 0.031 0.40 0.051 -0.020 0.2 1 4 3B,2B
Junior Kennedy 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.272 -0.071 0.68 0.001 -0.071 -0.6 1 6
Tom Seaver P 1 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 0.035 0.71 0.045 -0.010 0.3 1 2
   Harry Spilman PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .667 1.333 0.067 0.68 0.067 0.000 1.0
   Tom Hume P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0 SH
Team Totals 32 8 11 8 2 3 .344 .920 0.534 0.84 0.851 -0.316 4.4 27 16
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).
Outfield Assists: S Mejias (T Whitfield at home plate).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ed Whitson, L (0-1) 5 6 5 5 2 3 0 5.91 23 36 -0.422 1.22 -2.7
Tom Griffin 3 5 3 3 0 0 0 5.40 14 0 0 -0.113 0.22 -1.6
Team Totals 8 11 8 8 2 3 0 9.00 37 36 0 0 -0.535 0.92 -4.4

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, W (1-0) 6 6 3 3 5 2 0 4.50 27 45 -0.064 1.20 -0.3
Tom Hume, S (1) 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 10 0 0 0.029 0.15 1.4
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 5 4 0 3.00 37 45 0 0 -0.035 0.84 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Griffin (1; S Mejias).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 11,544.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Cincinnati Reds
1 Larry Herndon CF 1 Dave Collins CF
2 Darrell Evans 3B 2 Ken Griffey RF
3 Jack Clark RF 3 Dave Concepcion SS
4 Willie McCovey 1B 4 George Foster LF
5 Terry Whitfield LF 5 Dan Driessen 1B
6 Rennie Stennett 2B 6 Johnny Bench C
7 Milt May C 7 Ray Knight 3B
8 Johnnie LeMaster SS 8 Junior Kennedy 2B
9 Ed Whitson P 9 Tom Seaver P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 2 12- RR SFG W. McCovey T. Seaver -22% 28% Double to RF; Evans Scores; Clark Scores
b5 3-3 0 1-- R CIN K. Griffey E. Whitson 20% 81% Triple to RF (CF-RF); Collins Scores
b3 0-2 0 123 RR CIN D. Concepcion E. Whitson 13% 65% Single to CF; Seaver Scores; Collins Scores; Griffey to 2B
b3 0-2 0 12- CIN K. Griffey E. Whitson 10% 52% Walk; Seaver to 3B; Collins to 2B
t5 2-3 0 1-- SFG D. Evans T. Seaver -8% 51% Herndon Steals 2B; Herndon to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)

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' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon T. Seaver 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG D. Evans T. Seaver 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- SFG J. Clark T. Seaver -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O SFG W. McCovey T. Seaver 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN D. Collins E. Whitson -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- CIN K. Griffey E. Whitson 2% 55% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion E. Whitson -3% 52% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CIN G. Foster E. Whitson -2% 50% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- SFG T. Whitfield T. Seaver -4% 46% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO SFG R. Stennett T. Seaver 8% 54% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- SFG M. May T. Seaver -1% 53% Single to RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O SFG J. LeMaster T. Seaver 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN D. Driessen E. Whitson -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-P
b2 0-0 1 --- O CIN J. Bench E. Whitson -2% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- CIN R. Knight E. Whitson 3% 54% Triple to RF
b2 0-0 2 --3 O CIN J. Kennedy E. Whitson -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O SFG E. Whitson T. Seaver 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O SFG L. Herndon T. Seaver 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 --- SFG D. Evans T. Seaver -1% 53% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- SFG J. Clark T. Seaver -2% 51% Single to 2B; Evans to 2B
t3 0-0 2 12- RR SFG W. McCovey T. Seaver -22% 28% Double to RF; Evans Scores; Clark Scores
t3 2-0 2 -2- O SFG T. Whitfield T. Seaver 3% 31% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Ed Whitson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- CIN T. Seaver E. Whitson 4% 35% Walk
b3 0-2 0 1-- CIN D. Collins E. Whitson 7% 42% Single to LF; Seaver to 2B
b3 0-2 0 12- CIN K. Griffey E. Whitson 10% 52% Walk; Seaver to 3B; Collins to 2B
b3 0-2 0 123 RR CIN D. Concepcion E. Whitson 13% 65% Single to CF; Seaver Scores; Collins Scores; Griffey to 2B
b3 2-2 0 12- O CIN G. Foster E. Whitson -2% 63% Flyball: LF; Griffey to 3B
b3 2-2 1 1-3 RO CIN D. Driessen E. Whitson 2% 65% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffey Scores
b3 3-2 2 1-- O CIN J. Bench E. Whitson -2% 63% Foul Flyball: C
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
t4 2-3 0 --- SFG R. Stennett T. Seaver -8% 55% Double to CF (CF-RF)
t4 2-3 0 -2- O SFG M. May T. Seaver 2% 57% Groundout: 2B-P; Stennett to 3B
t4 2-3 1 --3 O SFG J. LeMaster T. Seaver 8% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2-3 2 --3 O SFG E. Whitson T. Seaver 5% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
b4 3-2 0 --- O CIN R. Knight E. Whitson -2% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 3-2 1 --- O CIN J. Kennedy E. Whitson -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-2 2 --- O CIN T. Seaver E. Whitson -1% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t5 2-3 0 --- SFG L. Herndon T. Seaver -5% 60% Walk
t5 2-3 0 1-- SFG D. Evans T. Seaver -8% 51% Herndon Steals 2B; Herndon to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t5 2-3 0 --3 O SFG D. Evans T. Seaver 7% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-3 1 --3 RO SFG J. Clark T. Seaver -3% 55% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Herndon Scores
t5 3-3 2 --- SFG W. McCovey T. Seaver -2% 53% Walk
t5 3-3 2 1-- SFG T. Whitfield T. Seaver -3% 51% Single to CF; McCovey to 2B
t5 3-3 2 12- O SFG R. Stennett T. Seaver 6% 56% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
b5 3-3 0 --- CIN D. Collins E. Whitson 5% 61% Single to SS
b5 3-3 0 1-- R CIN K. Griffey E. Whitson 20% 81% Triple to RF (CF-RF); Collins Scores
b5 4-3 0 --3 O CIN D. Concepcion E. Whitson -4% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 4-3 1 --3 RO CIN G. Foster E. Whitson 3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B; Griffey Scores
b5 5-3 2 --- O CIN D. Driessen E. Whitson -1% 80% Popfly: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 5.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
Sam Mejias replaces Ken Griffey playing RF batting 2nd
t6 3-5 0 --- O SFG M. May T. Seaver 3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-5 1 --- SFG J. LeMaster T. Seaver -4% 79% Walk
Roger Metzger pinch hits for Ed Whitson (P) batting 9th
t6 3-5 1 1-- OO SFG R. Metzger T. Seaver 7% 86% 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, Giants' Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
Tom Griffin replaces Roger Metzger (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-3 0 --- O CIN J. Bench T. Griffin -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 5-3 1 --- CIN R. Knight T. Griffin 2% 87% Double to LF
b6 5-3 1 -2- O CIN J. Kennedy T. Griffin -2% 85% Flyball: SS
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Tom Seaver (P) batting 9th
b6 5-3 2 -2- R CIN H. Spilman T. Griffin 7% 92% Single to RF; Knight Scores; Spilman to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 6-3 2 -2- R CIN D. Collins T. Griffin 4% 95% Single to CF; Spilman Scores
b6 7-3 2 1-- CIN S. Mejias T. Griffin 0% 96% Hit By Pitch; Collins to 2B
b6 7-3 2 12- RO CIN D. Concepcion T. Griffin 2% 97% 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, Reds' Tom Hume facing 1-2-3
Tom Hume replaces Harry Spilman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-8 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon T. Hume 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-8 1 --- O SFG D. Evans T. Hume 0% 99% Flyball: RF
t7 3-8 2 --- O SFG J. Clark T. Hume 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Giants' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
b7 8-3 0 --- O CIN G. Foster T. Griffin -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b7 8-3 1 --- O CIN D. Driessen T. Griffin -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b7 8-3 2 --- O CIN J. Bench T. Griffin -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Reds' Tom Hume facing 4-5-6
t8 3-8 0 --- O SFG W. McCovey T. Hume 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-8 1 --- SFG T. Whitfield T. Hume -1% 98% Double to LF
t8 3-8 1 -2- O SFG R. Stennett T. Hume 1% 99% Single to RF; Whitfield out at Hm/RF-C
t8 3-8 2 1-- O SFG M. May T. Hume 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Giants' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
b8 8-3 0 --- O CIN R. Knight T. Griffin -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 8-3 1 --- CIN J. Kennedy T. Griffin 0% 100% Single to CF
b8 8-3 1 1-- O CIN T. Hume T. Griffin -0% 100% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Kennedy to 2B
b8 8-3 2 -2- O CIN D. Collins T. Griffin -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Reds' Tom Hume facing 8-9-1
Sam Mejias moves from RF to CF
Hector Cruz replaces Dave Collins (CF) playing RF batting 1st
t9 3-8 0 --- O SFG J. LeMaster T. Hume 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Tom Griffin (P) batting 9th
t9 3-8 1 --- O SFG J. Wohlford T. Hume 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 3-8 2 --- O SFG L. Herndon T. Hume 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8.

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