September 17, 1979 Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 10
@CHW 3 CLE 5
NYY 1 CLE 6
NYY 5 BAL 2
@DET 1 KCR 16
CAL 4 TEX 6
@OAK 3 MIL 7
@SEA 6 TOR 5
BOS 4 BOS 5
@TOR 3 LAD 9
ATL 4 PIT 2
@MON 1 HOU 1
@SDP 0 SFG 7
CIN 4 PHI 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 4,880

Monday, September 17, 1979
Time of Game: 2:30

Reds

85-65

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  1  0   0  0  0   2  1  0    4 13  3
Giants          5  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  X    7 13  0

W: V Blue (13-13), L: M LaCoss (14-7), S: G Lavelle (19)

Giants

67-84

Won 3

4th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins RF                  5   0   3   0    0   0  .325  .777   15    0   0   
J Morgan 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .757   20    5   1   
D Concepcion SS               5   1   2   0    0   1  .290  .782   13    4   1   CS
G Foster LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .973   15    1   1   
J Bench C                     3   2   2   1    1   0  .275  .820   10    7   2   HR
R Knight 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .318  .814    6    0   4   
D Driessen 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .249  .756   15    4   1   2B
H Cruz CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .705   17    2   0   2B
M LaCoss P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .316         0   0   
  M Sarmiento P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Santo Domingo PH          1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    5    0   0   
  C Leibrandt P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  P Blair PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .444    3    0   0   
  D Tomlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  R Auerbach PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .220  .651    1    0   0   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Kennedy PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .651    1    0   0   
Totals                       38   4  13   4    1   4              121   24  10

BATTING

2B: D Driessen (23, off V Blue); H Cruz (8, off V Blue).

HR: J Bench (20, off V Blue; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Bench 5; D Driessen 3; D Collins 3; R Knight 2; H Cruz 2; D Concepcion 2; G Foster.

RBI: R Auerbach (11); J Bench (72); D Driessen (73); R Knight (75).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Knight-J Morgan-D Driessen; D Driessen-D Concepcion-C Leibrandt.

E: D Concepcion (23); R Knight (14); J Morgan (10).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Concepcion (7, 2nd base by V Blue/D Littlejohn).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   1   3   0    0   1  .266  .743    8    0   0   CS
J Strain 2B                   5   2   3   0    0   0  .251  .603    8    1   5   SB
M Ivie 1B                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .302  .943    8   11   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .258  .759    4    0   2   GDP
M Venable RF                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .197  .565    8    3   0   
L Herndon LF                  1   2   0   0    3   1  .252  .703   15    4   1   IW
R Metzger SS                  3   0   1   2    1   0  .239  .625   11    1   3   3B,GDP
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
D Littlejohn C                4   0   0   0    0   2  .202  .539    8    5   1   
V Blue P                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .128  .369    5    0   0   
  J LeMaster SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .617    1    2   1   
Totals                       33   7  13   5    5   7               76   27  13

BATTING

3B: R Metzger (7, off M LaCoss).

IBB: L Herndon (5, by M LaCoss).

TB: B North 3; J Strain 3; D Evans 3; R Metzger 3; M Ivie 2; M Venable.

GIDP: D Evans (6); R Metzger (6).

RBI: R Metzger 2 (28); M Venable (3); D Evans (69); M Ivie (84).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Herndon-D Littlejohn.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Strain (5, 2nd base off D Bair/J Bench).

CS: B North (22, 2nd base by M Sarmiento/J Bench).

PO: B North (2nd base by M LaCoss).

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
M LaCoss, L (14-7)             0.1   5   5   5    1   0   0   3.54    7   17-11    8· 0· 3    0· 1· 0· 5     20    -     1.16  -0.39
M Sarmiento                    1.2   3   0   0    0   2   0   5.19    7   11-11    5· 3· 3    1· 1· 3· 0          1-0    0.41   0.04
C Leibrandt                    2     1   1   0    2   0   0   0.00    8   14-6     6· 0· 0    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.02
D Tomlin                       2     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.87    6   13-9     3· 6· 0    1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.12   0.01
D Bair                         2     3   1   1    1   3   0   4.15   10   19-15    6· 9· 0    1· 2· 2· 1          0-0    0.25  -0.02
Totals                         8    13   7   6    5   7   0          38   74-52   28·18· 6    6· 6· 7· 7          1-0

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
V Blue, W (13-13)              7    11   4   4    1   3   1   4.98   31  104-64   40· 9·15    9· 7· 2· 9     41    -     0.65   0.03
G Minton, H (2)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.99    2    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.61  -0.01
G Lavelle, S (19)              1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.28    6    8-8     5· 3· 0    2· 2· 0· 1          2-0    1.12   0.11
Totals                         9    13   4   4    1   4   1          39  114-74   47·12·15   12·10· 2·10          4-1

V Blue faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: M LaCoss (3).

WP: M LaCoss (3); V Blue 2 (8).

IBB: M LaCoss (7; L Herndon).

PO: M LaCoss (0; B North, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 4,880.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               San Francisco Giants                 
1. D Collins            RF    1. B North              CF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. J Strain             2B 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. M Ivie               1B 
4. G Foster             LF    4. D Evans              3B 
5. J Bench              C     5. M Venable            RF 
6. R Knight             3B    6. L Herndon            LF 
7. D Driessen           1B    7. R Metzger            SS 
8. H Cruz               CF    8. D Littlejohn         C  
9. M LaCoss             P     9. V Blue               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3  2    9%  76% M Ivie          M LaCoss        Single to RF; North Scores; Strain to 3B
   b 1   1  0-3  -23  3    7%  94% R Metzger       M LaCoss        Triple to CF (LF-CF); Evans Scores; Herndon Scores
   b 1   1  0-2  123  2    6%  87% R Metzger       M LaCoss        Wild Pitch; Ivie Scores; Evans to 3B; Herndon to 2B
   t 8   1  7-3  12-  1   -5%  89% R Knight        G Minton        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Concepcion Scores; Foster to 2B
   t 7   1  6-2  1--  1   -5%  90% H Cruz          V Blue          Double to LF; Driessen to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  D Collins       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   54%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   52%  D Concepcion    Single to SS
   O      1--  1   55%  G Foster        Concepcion Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  B North         Single to 2B
          1--      61%  J Strain        Balk; North to 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             North Picked off 2B, safe on E6; North to 3B
          --3  4   68%  " "             Single to 3B; North stays at 3B
   R      1-3  2   76%  M Ivie          Single to RF; North Scores; Strain to 3B
   R      1-3  1   81%  D Evans         Single to CF (LF-CF); Strain Scores; Ivie to 2B
   O      12-  1   81%  M Venable       Flyball: CF; Ivie to 3B; Evans to 2B/Adv on E5
          -23  4   81%  L Herndon       Intentional Walk
   R      123      87%  R Metzger       Wild Pitch; Ivie Scores; Evans to 3B; Herndon to 2B
   RR     -23  3   94%  " "             Triple to CF (LF-CF); Evans Scores; Herndon Scores
                  Manny Sarmiento replaces Mike LaCoss pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  1   92%  D Littlejohn    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  3   91%  V Blue          Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 5.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   92%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   88%  J Bench         Home Run
   O      ---  3   89%  R Knight        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   88%  D Driessen      Single to P
   O      1--  6   90%  H Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Manny Sarmiento facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   91%  B North         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      89%  J Strain        North Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  1   88%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  1   89%  M Ivie          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   89%  D Evans         Single to RF (Line Drive); Ivie to 2B
   O      12-  3   88%  M Venable       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 5.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
                  Rafael Santo Domingo pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento batting 9th
   O      ---  5   90%  R Santo Domingo Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   91%  D Collins       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   91%  J Morgan        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 6-7-8
                  Charlie Leibrandt replaces Rafael Santo Domingo pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   92%  L Herndon       Walk
          1--  4   94%  R Metzger       Walk; Herndon to 2B
   RO     12-  1   95%  D Littlejohn    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Herndon Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  1   94%  V Blue          Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   94%  B North         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   95%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  G Foster        Popfly: 1B
          ---  5   95%  J Bench         Walk
   O      1--  1   96%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Charlie Leibrandt facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   96%  J Strain        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   96%  M Ivie          Lineout: 2B
   OO     1--  1   95%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   92%  D Driessen      Double to CF (CF-RF)
          -2-      92%  H Cruz          Wild Pitch; Driessen to 3B
   OO     --3  5   97%  " "             Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
                  Paul Blair pinch hits for Charlie Leibrandt batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  P Blair         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dave Tomlin facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Tomlin replaces Paul Blair pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  M Venable       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   97%  L Herndon       Walk
   OO     1--  1   96%  R Metzger       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   95%  D Collins       Single to LF
          1--      94%  J Morgan        Wild Pitch; Collins to 2B
   O      -2-  7   96%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   97%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   98%  G Foster        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dave Tomlin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   98%  D Littlejohn    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  V Blue          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  1   98%  B North         Single to LF; North out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   96%  J Bench         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   92%  R Knight        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bench to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   95%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bench Scores
          1--  1   90%  H Cruz          Double to LF; Driessen to 3B
                  Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Dave Tomlin batting 9th
   RO     -23  1   93%  R Auerbach      Groundout: SS-1B; Driessen Scores
          -2-  4   91%  D Collins       Single to 2B; Cruz to 3B
   O      1-3  4   95%  J Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Doug Bair facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Bair replaces Rick Auerbach pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   96%  J Strain        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      96%  M Ivie          Strain Steals 2B
          -2-  4   97%  " "             Walk
          12-  1   98%  D Evans         Single to 3B/Bunt; Strain to 3B; Ivie to 2B
   R      123  1   99%  M Venable       Single to LF; Strain Scores; Ivie to 3B; Evans to 2B
   O      123  3   99%  L Herndon       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   98%  R Metzger       Flyball: LF
   O      123  3   97%  D Littlejohn    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 7.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   95%  D Concepcion    Single to LF
          1--  6   91%  G Foster        Single to LF; Concepcion to 2B
                  Greg Minton replaces Roger Metzger pitching and batting 7th; Johnnie LeMaster replaces Vida Blue playing SS batting 9th
   O      12-  1   95%  J Bench         Flyball: SS
   R      12-  1   89%  R Knight        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Concepcion Scores; Foster to 2B
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Greg Minton pitching and batting 7th
   O      12-  1   94%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Foster to 3B
   O      1-3  1   98%  H Cruz          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-4, Doug Bair facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   98%  J LeMaster      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   97%  B North         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   97%  J Strain        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 7.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Gary Lavelle facing 9-1-2
                  Junior Kennedy pinch hits for Doug Bair batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  J Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   97%  D Collins       Single to LF
   O      1--  1   99%  J Morgan        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3  100%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Giants 7.

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