Giants @ Reds
April 4, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 11 11 0
Reds 5 8 5
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Giants 11 11 0
Reds 5 8 5

Ken Griffey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .500
OBP .500 .500
At Bats 4 4
Hits 2 2
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 2 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Vida Blue Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Riverfront Stadium - April 4, 1979
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Walk
Vida Blue
Marc Hill
Mike Ivie
Bill Madlock
Darrell Evans
Roger Metzger
Terry Whitfield
Bill North
Jack Clark
Ken Griffey
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Griffey takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Junior Kennedy pinch hits for Frank Pastore. Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 North hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Blue strikes out.
Top 9 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Auerbach hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hill hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Auerbach fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Evans hits a line drive towards first. Driessen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a popup towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Auerbach fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Frank Pastore now pitching. North strikes out.
Bottom 6 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out.
Bottom 6 Dave Collins pinch hits for Dave Tomlin. Collins strikes out.
Bottom 6 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Blue strikes out.
Top 6 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Auerbach fields it and throws to home to get Evans. Ivie moves to third. Hill moves to second.
Top 6 Hill takes first base on ball four. Clark scores. Evans moves to third. Ivie moves to second.
Top 6 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to home to get Madlock. Clark moves to third. Evans moves to second.
Top 6 Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Madlock moves to third. Clark moves to second.
Top 6 Clark takes first base on ball four. Madlock moves to second.
Top 6 Madlock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Auerbach hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. Morgan scores. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bench hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Capilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 North hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Doug Capilla now pitching. Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Capilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Griffey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Arturo DeFreites pinch hits for Paul Moskau. DeFreites hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Geronimo tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Geronimo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North who is chasing the ball. Geronimo reaches third base with a triple. Bench scores. Driessen goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Auerbach hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ivie takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Clark hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Foster fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Foster. Clark moves to third.
Bottom 3 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Geronimo tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Griffey reaches second base with a double. Geronimo moves to third.
Bottom 3 Moskau strikes out.
Bottom 3 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 North hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blue bunts towards third. Auerbach fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan.
Bottom 2 Auerbach hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ivie hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Paul Moskau now pitching. Bench fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bench. Clark scores. Evans scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Madlock scores. Clark moves to third. Evans moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Auerbach juggles the ball. That's an error on Auerbach. Madlock moves to second.
Top 2 Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitfield scores.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Whitfield moves to second.
Top 2 Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores.
Top 2 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hill scores.
Top 2 Blue bunts towards third. Auerbach fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 2 Metzger bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Seaver. Ivie scores. Hill moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Hill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ivie moves to second.
Top 2 Ivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Whitfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Whitfield reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 North hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.