June 21, 1978 Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 9
NYY 2 CLE 4
@KCR 2 MIL 5
BAL 3 CAL 5
@MIN 2 DET 10
@TOR 8 LAD 5
HOU 4
(11) MON 2
@NYM 1
(7) PIT 2
CHC 1 ATL 2
@SDP 0 SFG 3
CIN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 37,334

Wednesday, June 21, 1978
Time of Game: 1:58

Reds

41-26

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: E Halicki (4-1), L: T Seaver (8-5)

Giants

42-23

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .747    0    1   3   SB
K Griffey RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .320  .817    0    3   0   GDP
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .808    0    2   0   
G Foster LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .312  .949    0    4   0   
D Driessen 1B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .312  .917    0    7   1   SB
C Geronimo CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .738    0    1   0   
D Concepcion SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .760    0    1   3   
D Werner C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .162  .439    0    4   0   
  D Collins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .590    0    0   0   
  V Correll C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Seaver P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .472    0    1   1   SH
  K Henderson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .618    0    0   0   
  M Sarmiento P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    1   4                    24   8

BATTING

SH: T Seaver (4, off E Halicki).

TB: P Rose; D Werner; G Foster.

GIDP: K Griffey (3).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Driessen (16, 2nd base off E Halicki/M Hill); P Rose (6, 2nd base off E Halicki/M Hill).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Whitfield LF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .737    0    0   0   IW
R Andrews 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .680    0    2   1   SB
D Evans 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .812    0    0   3   
W McCovey 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .231  .716    0   14   3   
J Clark RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .306  .895    0    1   0   2B
J Dwyer CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .227  .690    0    2   0   IW
  L Herndon CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .687         0   0   
R Metzger SS                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .223  .564    0    2   5   2B
M Hill C                      3   0   0   1    0   0  .192  .545    0    4   1   
E Halicki P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .255    0    2   4   SH
Totals                       29   3   5   3    4   4                    27  17

BATTING

2B: R Metzger (5, off T Seaver); J Clark (20, off T Seaver).

SH: E Halicki (5, off T Seaver).

IBB: J Dwyer (2, by T Seaver); T Whitfield (3, by T Seaver).

TB: J Clark 3; R Metzger 3; R Andrews.

RBI: R Metzger 2 (8); M Hill (13).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W McCovey-R Metzger-W McCovey.

E: R Andrews (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Andrews (2, 2nd base off T Seaver/D Werner).

PITCHING

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, L (8-5)              7     5   3   3    4   4   0   3.26   31     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 5     55    -     0.78  -0.12
M Sarmiento                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.03    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     5   3   3    4   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 5           -

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, W (4-1)             9     3   0   0    1   4   0   2.06   31     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 0· 3     84    -     0.93   0.38
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   4   0          31     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 0· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Seaver 2 (5; J Dwyer, T Whitfield).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 1:58.

Attendance: 37,334.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               San Francisco Giants                 
1. P Rose               3B    1. T Whitfield          LF 
2. K Griffey            RF    2. R Andrews            2B 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. D Evans              3B 
4. G Foster             LF    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. D Driessen           1B    5. J Clark              RF 
6. C Geronimo           CF    6. J Dwyer              CF 
7. D Concepcion         SS    7. R Metzger            SS 
8. D Werner             C     8. M Hill               C  
9. T Seaver             P     9. E Halicki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-0  123      18%  86% R Metzger       T Seaver        Double to CF (CF-RF); McCovey Scores; Clark Scores; Dwyer to 3B
   b 4   1  0-0  1--      11%  67% J Clark         T Seaver        Double to LF; McCovey to 3B
   t 6   0  3-0  1--       7%  92% K Griffey       E Halicki       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   b 2   2  0-0  1-3      -5%  50% M Hill          T Seaver        Groundout: SS-1B
   b 4   1  0-2  -23       5%  91% M Hill          T Seaver        Fielder's Choice ; Dwyer Scores; Metzger to 3B; Hill to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  P Rose          Single to CF
          1--      44%  K Griffey       Rose Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      51%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  G Foster        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Whitfield     Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  R Andrews       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  D Evans         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      55%  D Concepcion    Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  J Clark         Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  J Dwyer         Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      55%  R Metzger       Single to LF; Clark to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  M Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  D Werner        Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  T Seaver        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Werner to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      55%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  E Halicki       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Whitfield     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  R Andrews       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  J Morgan        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      54%  G Foster        Popfly: 1B
          ---      53%  D Driessen      Walk
          1--      52%  C Geronimo      Driessen Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
          ---      56%  W McCovey       Walk
          1--      67%  J Clark         Double to LF; McCovey to 3B
          -23      68%  J Dwyer         Intentional Walk
   RR     123      86%  R Metzger       Double to CF (CF-RF); McCovey Scores; Clark Scores; Dwyer to 3B
   R      -23      91%  M Hill          Fielder's Choice ; Dwyer Scores; Metzger to 3B; Hill to 1B
   O      1-3      88%  E Halicki       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hill to 2B
          -23      89%  T Whitfield     Intentional Walk
   O      123      86%  R Andrews       Lineout: SS
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Halicki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  D Concepcion    Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Werner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  T Seaver        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  W McCovey       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---      89%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  P Rose          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rose to 1B
   OO     1--      92%  K Griffey       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Morgan        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  J Dwyer         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  R Metzger       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  M Hill          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
          ---      87%  G Foster        Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  D Driessen      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Foster to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  C Geronimo      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      95%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  E Halicki       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      95%  R Andrews       Single to RF
          1--      95%  D Evans         Andrews Steals 2B
          -2-      95%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      94%  W McCovey       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Collins pinch hits for Don Werner batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  D Collins       Groundout: P-1B
                  Ken Henderson pinch hits for Tom Seaver batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  K Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Manny Sarmiento facing 5-6-7
                  Manny Sarmiento replaces Ken Henderson pitching and batting 9th; Vic Correll replaces Dave Collins playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Dwyer         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  R Metzger       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Halicki facing 2-3-4
                  Larry Herndon replaces Jim Dwyer playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  K Griffey       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Morgan        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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