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TOR
@BAL		7
10
CLE
@DET		2
10
CAL
@KCR		14
2
SEA
@MIL		3
10
CHW
@MIN		1
2		 
(10)
BOS
@NYY		5
6
OAK
@TEX		13
12		 
(15)
NYM
@CHC		4
5
NYM
@CHC		2
8
ATL
@LAD		2
1
HOU
@SDP		4
1
CIN
@SFG		1
2
CIN
@SFG		3
7
PHI
@STL		7
13
PHI
@STL		1
2
Sunday, July 1, 1979
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:15
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Reds
1
41-38
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 8½ GB
 at Giants
2
39-39
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 9 GB
W: John Curtis (4-4)
L: Mike LaCoss (8-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Giants          0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    2  4  2

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Concepcion SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 .771 0.148 1.61 0.195 -0.047 0.9 2 1 2B
Joe Morgan 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .274 .815 0.040 1.55 0.066 -0.026 0.3 2 4 SH
Ken Griffey RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .294 .790 -0.196 2.31 0.025 -0.221 -1.0 5 0
George Foster LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .333 1.011 -0.186 2.15 0.024 -0.210 -0.8 2 0
Johnny Bench C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .745 -0.207 2.67 0.033 -0.240 -0.8 2 1
Dan Driessen 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .263 .790 0.028 1.75 0.124 -0.095 0.5 9 1
Rick Auerbach 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .548 -0.103 1.85 0.000 -0.103 -0.8 0 3
   Harry Spilman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.127 -0.047 1.97 0.000 -0.047 -0.1
Paul Blair CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .183 .544 -0.173 1.57 0.000 -0.173 -1.2 1 0 GDP
   Cesar Geronimo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .673 0.040 1.32 0.040 0.000 0.1
Mike LaCoss P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 -0.075 1.48 0.000 -0.075 -0.7 1 2
   Dave Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .343 .809 0.223 3.35 0.223 0.000 0.9
   Doug Bair P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hector Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .115 .322 -0.073 2.68 0.000 -0.073 -0.2
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 2 6 .212 .500 -0.581 2.00 0.730 -1.310 -2.9 24 12
2B: D Concepcion (14, off J Curtis).
SH: J Morgan (1, off J Curtis).
TB: D Concepcion 3; D Driessen 2; J Morgan; C Geronimo; G Foster.
GIDP: P Blair (2).
RBI: K Griffey (24).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Morgan-D Concepcion-D Driessen.

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill North CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .777 -0.080 0.84 0.000 -0.080 -0.9 2 0
Joe Strain 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .593 -0.073 0.72 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 2 5
Jack Clark RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .825 -0.044 0.45 0.000 -0.044 -0.5 1 0
Willie McCovey 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .283 .887 0.140 0.78 0.153 -0.013 1.2 12 0 HR
Darrell Evans 3B 2 1 1 1 1 1 .255 .713 0.156 0.88 0.165 -0.009 1.5 0 1 HR
Terry Whitfield LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .798 -0.122 1.09 0.031 -0.153 -1.5 1 0 CS,GDP
Roger Metzger SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .522 -0.014 0.82 0.034 -0.048 -0.1 4 3
Mike Sadek C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .190 .500 0.015 0.71 0.042 -0.027 0.1 5 1
John Curtis P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .143 -0.059 1.02 0.000 -0.059 -0.7 0 4 SH
   Gary Lavelle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 25 2 4 2 4 2 .160 .676 -0.081 0.81 0.425 -0.506 -1.5 27 14
HR: D Evans (7, off M LaCoss; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); W McCovey (13, off M LaCoss; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: J Curtis (3, off M LaCoss).
TB: W McCovey 5; D Evans 4; M Sadek.
GIDP: T Whitfield (7).
RBI: D Evans (33); W McCovey (42).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Metzger-J Strain-W McCovey.
E: R Metzger 2 (12).
Baserunning
CS: T Whitfield (3, 2nd base by M LaCoss/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike LaCoss, L (8-3) 7 4 2 2 4 2 2 2.42 27 59 0.055 0.86 1.1
Doug Bair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.77 3 0 0 0.026 0.35 0.4
Team Totals 8 4 2 2 4 2 2 2.25 30 59 0 0 0.081 2.00 1.5

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Curtis, W (4-4) 7 6 1 1 2 4 0 4.38 29 63 -0.071 1.56 0.2
Gary Lavelle, H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.38 1 3 0 0.153 4.88 0.8
Pedro Borbon, S (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.23 6 3 0 0.498 3.70 1.9
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 2 6 0 1.00 36 63 6 0 0.580 0.81 2.9
J Curtis faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: M LaCoss (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         San Francisco Giants
1 Dave Concepcion SS 1 Bill North CF
2 Joe Morgan 2B 2 Joe Strain 2B
3 Ken Griffey RF 3 Jack Clark RF
4 George Foster LF 4 Willie McCovey 1B
5 Johnny Bench C 5 Darrell Evans 3B
6 Dan Driessen 1B 6 Terry Whitfield LF
7 Rick Auerbach 3B 7 Roger Metzger SS
8 Paul Blair CF 8 Mike Sadek C
9 Mike LaCoss P 9 John Curtis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  O CIN G. Foster P. Borbon 18% 70% Popfly: 1B
t8 1-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Bench P. Borbon 17% 88% Flyball: CF
t8 1-2 0 123 3,(0-2)  O CIN K. Griffey G. Lavelle 15% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-2 0 12- 3,(2-1)  CIN J. Morgan J. Curtis -13% 41% Collins Picked off 2B, safe on E6; Collins to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
t8 1-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  CIN D. Concepcion J. Curtis -13% 54% Single to SS; Collins 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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' John Curtis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CIN D. Concepcion J. Curtis -6% 44% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Morgan J. Curtis 1% 45% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Concepcion to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO CIN K. Griffey J. Curtis -3% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B; Concepcion Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN G. Foster J. Curtis 1% 43% Strikeout Looking (C-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG B. North M. LaCoss -2% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG J. Strain M. LaCoss -2% 39% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG J. Clark M. LaCoss -1% 38% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' John Curtis facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN J. Bench J. Curtis -3% 35% Walk
t2 1-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CIN D. Driessen J. Curtis -5% 30% Single to RF (Line Drive); Bench to 2B
t2 1-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O CIN R. Auerbach J. Curtis 2% 32% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bench to 3B
t2 1-0 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O CIN P. Blair J. Curtis 6% 38% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O CIN M. LaCoss J. Curtis 4% 43% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R SFG W. McCovey M. LaCoss 12% 55% Home Run
b2 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R SFG D. Evans M. LaCoss 12% 67% Home Run
b2 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  SFG T. Whitfield M. LaCoss 3% 70% Walk
b2 2-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SFG R. Metzger M. LaCoss -5% 65% Whitfield Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 2-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O SFG R. Metzger M. LaCoss -1% 63% Flyball: RF
b2 2-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  SFG M. Sadek M. LaCoss 1% 64% Single to P
b2 2-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O SFG J. Curtis M. LaCoss -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' John Curtis facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN D. Concepcion J. Curtis 3% 65% Flyball: CF
t3 1-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CIN J. Morgan J. Curtis -3% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 1-2 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O CIN K. Griffey J. Curtis 3% 65% Flyball: SS
t3 1-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CIN G. Foster J. Curtis -2% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive); Morgan to 2B
t3 1-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Bench J. Curtis 5% 68% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG B. North M. LaCoss -2% 66% Flyball: RF
b3 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Strain M. LaCoss -1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG J. Clark M. LaCoss -1% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' John Curtis facing 6-7-8
t4 1-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CIN D. Driessen J. Curtis 3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN R. Auerbach J. Curtis 2% 68% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN P. Blair J. Curtis 1% 70% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
b4 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  SFG W. McCovey M. LaCoss 3% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 2-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  SFG D. Evans M. LaCoss 5% 78% Walk; McCovey to 2B
b4 2-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO SFG T. Whitfield M. LaCoss -9% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McCovey to 3B
b4 2-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O SFG R. Metzger M. LaCoss -4% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' John Curtis facing 9-1-2
t5 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN M. LaCoss J. Curtis 3% 69% Flyball: 1B
t5 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN D. Concepcion J. Curtis 2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN J. Morgan J. Curtis 1% 72% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Mike LaCoss facing 8-9-1
b5 2-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  SFG M. Sadek M. LaCoss 3% 75% Walk
b5 2-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O SFG J. Curtis M. LaCoss -1% 74% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Sadek to 2B
b5 2-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. North M. LaCoss -3% 71% Groundout: P unassisted; Sadek to 3B
b5 2-1 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O SFG J. Strain M. LaCoss -4% 68% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' John Curtis facing 3-4-5
t6 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN K. Griffey J. Curtis 4% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-2 1 --- O CIN G. Foster J. Curtis 2% 74% Strikeout
t6 1-2 2 --- O CIN J. Bench J. Curtis 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Mike LaCoss facing 3-4-5
b6 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG J. Clark M. LaCoss -2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG W. McCovey M. LaCoss -1% 72% Flyball: RF
b6 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG D. Evans M. LaCoss -1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' John Curtis facing 6-7-8
t7 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CIN D. Driessen J. Curtis -7% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t7 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CIN R. Auerbach J. Curtis 7% 71% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 1-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CIN P. Blair J. Curtis 10% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Mike LaCoss facing 6-7-8
b7 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG T. Whitfield M. LaCoss -2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  SFG R. Metzger M. LaCoss 2% 80% Walk
b7 2-1 1 1-- SFG M. Sadek M. LaCoss 2% 82% Balk; Metzger to 2B
b7 2-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O SFG M. Sadek M. LaCoss -3% 79% Flyball: LF
b7 2-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O SFG J. Curtis M. LaCoss -3% 77% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' John Curtis facing 9-1-2
Dave Collins pinch hits for Mike LaCoss (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 --- 9,(3-2)  CIN D. Collins J. Curtis -9% 68% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Collins to 1B
t8 1-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  CIN D. Concepcion J. Curtis -13% 54% Single to SS; Collins to 2B
t8 1-2 0 12- 3,(2-1)  CIN J. Morgan J. Curtis -13% 41% Collins Picked off 2B, safe on E6; Collins to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
t8 1-2 0 -23 5,(3-1)  CIN J. Morgan J. Curtis -4% 37% Walk
Gary Lavelle replaces John Curtis pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 123 3,(0-2)  O CIN K. Griffey G. Lavelle 15% 53% Strikeout Swinging
Pedro Borbon replaces Gary Lavelle pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  O CIN G. Foster P. Borbon 18% 70% Popfly: 1B
t8 1-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Bench P. Borbon 17% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Doug Bair facing 1-2-3
Doug Bair replaces Dave Collins (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. North D. Bair -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Strain D. Bair -1% 86% Flyball: LF
b8 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Clark D. Bair -1% 85% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Pedro Borbon facing 6-7-8
t9 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN D. Driessen P. Borbon 7% 92% Strikeout Looking
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Rick Auerbach (3B) batting 7th
t9 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN H. Spilman P. Borbon 5% 97% Flyball: LF
Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Paul Blair (CF) batting 8th
t9 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN C. Geronimo P. Borbon -4% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Hector Cruz pinch hits for Doug Bair (P) batting 9th
t9 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CIN H. Cruz P. Borbon 7% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 2.

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