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Friday, April 21, 1978,
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 26,576, Time of Game: 2:03
Reds
0
9-5
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Giants
3
7-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Bob Knepper (2-0)
L: Tom Seaver (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  X    3  4  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .704 -0.007 0.96 0.054 -0.061 -0.2 1 0
Ken Griffey RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .339 .872 -0.148 1.13 0.000 -0.148 -1.1 3 0 CS
Joe Morgan 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .327 1.102 -0.007 0.60 0.040 -0.048 -0.1 1 4 SB,CS
George Foster LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 .293 .842 -0.100 1.33 0.000 -0.100 -0.7 1 0
Johnny Bench 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .365 1.141 -0.069 0.96 0.000 -0.069 -0.5 6 1
Dave Concepcion SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .775 0.014 0.79 0.045 -0.031 0.2 1 1 SB
Don Werner C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.116 1.56 0.000 -0.116 -0.7 8 0
Cesar Geronimo CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .304 .857 0.008 1.34 0.028 -0.020 0.1 2 0 SB
   Dave Collins PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .708 -0.036 1.50 0.000 -0.036 -0.1 0 0
Tom Seaver P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.075 1.37 0.000 -0.075 -0.6 1 0
   Junior Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .167 -0.024 0.98 0.000 -0.024 -0.1
   Dale Murray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 0 3 0 2 10 .107 .274 -0.560 1.06 0.167 -0.728 -3.9 24 6
TB: D Concepcion; C Geronimo; P Rose.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: D Concepcion (4).
Baserunning
SB: D Concepcion (2, 2nd base off B Knepper/M Hill); C Geronimo (1, 2nd base off B Knepper/M Hill); J Morgan (3, 2nd base off B Knepper/M Hill).
CS: K Griffey (1, 2nd base by B Knepper/M Hill); J Morgan (2, 2nd base by B Knepper/M Hill).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Larry Herndon CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 .716 -0.023 0.72 0.036 -0.059 0.1 1 0
Darrell Evans 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .190 .616 0.076 0.80 0.107 -0.031 0.7 0 1 2B
Bill Madlock 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .478 -0.008 0.89 0.014 -0.021 -0.4 1 4 SH
Willie McCovey 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .194 .719 0.033 1.45 0.057 -0.025 0.4 9 0 IW
   Skip James 1B 1 1 0 1 0 0 .143 .536 0.027 1.11 0.027 0.000 0.2 3 1
Jack Clark RF 3 0 1 2 0 2 .267 .746 0.024 1.52 0.085 -0.061 0.5 0 0 SF
Terry Whitfield LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .785 -0.003 0.72 0.038 -0.041 -0.3 0 0
Marc Hill C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .568 0.037 1.10 0.066 -0.029 0.4 10 2
Johnnie LeMaster SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .135 .369 -0.120 1.50 0.000 -0.120 -1.1 2 2
Bob Knepper P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .111 -0.104 1.44 0.000 -0.104 -0.9 1 4
Team Totals 26 3 4 3 5 7 .154 .474 -0.061 1.09 0.430 -0.491 -0.4 27 14
2B: D Evans (2, off T Seaver).
SF: J Clark (1, off T Seaver).
SH: B Madlock (1, off T Seaver).
IBB: W McCovey (2, by T Seaver).
TB: D Evans 2; J Clark; W McCovey; L Herndon.
RBI: J Clark 2 (6); S James (3).
2-out RBI: J Clark.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, L (0-1) 7 2 1 1 4 7 0 3.91 27 72 0.154 1.21 2.0
Dale Murray 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3.95 6 0 0 -0.093 0.60 -1.6
Team Totals 8 4 3 2 5 7 0 2.25 33 72 0 0 0.061 1.06 0.4

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Knepper, W (2-0) 9 3 0 0 2 10 0 1.64 30 89 0.561 1.06 3.9
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 2 10 0 0.00 30 89 0.561 1.09 3.9
Balks: None.
WP: D Murray (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: T Seaver (1; W McCovey).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 26,576.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         San Francisco Giants
1 Pete Rose 3B 1 Larry Herndon CF
2 Ken Griffey RF 2 Darrell Evans 3B
3 Joe Morgan 2B 3 Bill Madlock 2B
4 George Foster LF 4 Willie McCovey 1B
5 Johnny Bench 1B 5 Jack Clark RF
6 Dave Concepcion SS 6 Terry Whitfield LF
7 Don Werner C 7 Marc Hill C
8 Cesar Geronimo CF 8 Johnnie LeMaster SS
9 Tom Seaver P 9 Bob Knepper P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-0 0 --- SFG D. Evans T. Seaver 10% 67% Double (LF-CF)
b2 0-0 1 123 O SFG J. LeMaster T. Seaver -8% 58% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 123 O SFG B. Knepper T. Seaver -8% 50% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 12- SFG M. Hill T. Seaver 7% 66% Walk; McCovey to 3B; Whitfield to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -23 O CIN T. Seaver B. Knepper 6% 55% Strikeout

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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose B. Knepper 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN K. Griffey B. Knepper 1% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- CIN J. Morgan B. Knepper -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- CIN G. Foster B. Knepper -1% 51% Morgan Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O CIN G. Foster B. Knepper 3% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon T. Seaver -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O SFG D. Evans T. Seaver -1% 51% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O SFG B. Madlock T. Seaver -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Knepper 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- CIN D. Concepcion B. Knepper -3% 50% Single to RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- CIN D. Werner B. Knepper -2% 48% Concepcion Steals 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O CIN D. Werner B. Knepper 4% 51% Lineout: CF
t2 0-0 2 -2- CIN C. Geronimo B. Knepper -2% 50% Single to 1B; Concepcion to 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 CIN T. Seaver B. Knepper -1% 49% Geronimo Steals 2B
t2 0-0 2 -23 O CIN T. Seaver B. Knepper 6% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- SFG W. McCovey T. Seaver 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O SFG J. Clark T. Seaver -4% 55% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 1-- SFG T. Whitfield T. Seaver 4% 59% Walk; McCovey to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- SFG M. Hill T. Seaver 7% 66% Walk; McCovey to 3B; Whitfield to 2B
b2 0-0 1 123 O SFG J. LeMaster T. Seaver -8% 58% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 123 O SFG B. Knepper T. Seaver -8% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose B. Knepper 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O CIN K. Griffey B. Knepper 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O CIN J. Morgan B. Knepper 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon T. Seaver -2% 53% Foul Flyball: C
b3 0-0 1 --- O SFG D. Evans T. Seaver -2% 51% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 0-0 2 --- SFG B. Madlock T. Seaver 1% 52% Walk
b3 0-0 2 1-- O SFG W. McCovey T. Seaver -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- O CIN G. Foster B. Knepper 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Knepper 2% 54% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion B. Knepper 1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 --- O SFG J. Clark T. Seaver -3% 53% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --- O SFG T. Whitfield T. Seaver -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O SFG M. Hill T. Seaver -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- O CIN D. Werner B. Knepper 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O CIN C. Geronimo B. Knepper 2% 55% Strikeout
t5 0-0 2 --- O CIN T. Seaver B. Knepper 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
b5 0-0 0 --- O SFG J. LeMaster T. Seaver -3% 53% Flyball: 2B
b5 0-0 1 --- O SFG B. Knepper T. Seaver -2% 51% Strikeout
b5 0-0 2 --- O SFG L. Herndon T. Seaver -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- CIN P. Rose B. Knepper -5% 45% Single to LF
t6 0-0 0 1-- O CIN K. Griffey B. Knepper 5% 50% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 0-0 1 1-- O CIN J. Morgan B. Knepper 6% 55% Griffey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 0-0 2 --- CIN J. Morgan B. Knepper -2% 54% Walk
t6 0-0 2 1-- O CIN G. Foster B. Knepper 3% 57% Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
b6 0-0 0 --- SFG D. Evans T. Seaver 10% 67% Double (LF-CF)
b6 0-0 0 -2- O SFG B. Madlock T. Seaver -1% 66% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Evans to 3B
b6 0-0 1 --3 SFG W. McCovey T. Seaver 2% 68% Intentional Walk
b6 0-0 1 1-3 RO SFG J. Clark T. Seaver 5% 73% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Evans Scores
b6 1-0 2 1-- O SFG T. Whitfield T. Seaver -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- O CIN G. Foster B. Knepper 4% 76% Strikeout
t7 0-1 1 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Knepper 3% 79% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 0-1 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion B. Knepper 2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
b7 1-0 0 --- O SFG M. Hill T. Seaver -2% 79% Flyball: LF
b7 1-0 1 --- O SFG J. LeMaster T. Seaver -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-0 2 --- O SFG B. Knepper T. Seaver -1% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
Skip James replaces Willie McCovey playing 1B batting 4th
t8 0-1 0 --- O CIN D. Werner B. Knepper 5% 82% Foul Flyball: 1B
Dave Collins pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo (CF) batting 8th
t8 0-1 1 --- O CIN D. Collins B. Knepper 4% 86% Strikeout Looking
Junior Kennedy pinch hits for Tom Seaver (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 2 --- O CIN J. Kennedy B. Knepper 2% 88% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Dale Murray facing 1-2-3
Dale Murray replaces Junior Kennedy (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Dave Collins moves from PH to CF
b8 1-0 0 --- SFG L. Herndon D. Murray 2% 90% Single to 3B
b8 1-0 0 1-- SFG D. Evans D. Murray 2% 91% Wild Pitch; Herndon to 2B
b8 1-0 0 -2- SFG D. Evans D. Murray 1% 92% Walk
b8 1-0 0 12- O SFG B. Madlock D. Murray -0% 92% Flyball: RF; Herndon to 3B
b8 1-0 1 1-3 RO SFG S. James D. Murray 3% 95% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Herndon Scores; James to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
b8 2-0 2 -2- R SFG J. Clark D. Murray 3% 98% Single to RF; James Scores/unER; Clark to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b8 3-0 2 -2- O SFG T. Whitfield D. Murray -0% 97% Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Clark out at 3B/3B; Whitfield to 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
t9 0-3 0 --- O CIN P. Rose B. Knepper 2% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t9 0-3 1 --- O CIN K. Griffey B. Knepper 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-3 2 --- O CIN J. Morgan B. Knepper 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

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