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Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 15, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 15, 1980 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Whitson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,544 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Dutch Rennert |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Ed Whitson | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Center Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Junior Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 15, 1980
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Whitson
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Whitson
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Whitson
Concepcion is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Whitson
Foster hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stennett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Seaver
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Seaver
Stennett hits a line drive towards third. Knight catches it and throws to first to double up Whitfield. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Seaver
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Seaver
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Whitson
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitson covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Whitson
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Whitson
Knight hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Knight reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Whitson
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitson vs. Seaver
Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Clark goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Seaver
Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Whitson
Seaver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Whitson
Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seaver moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. Whitson
Griffey takes first base on ball four. Seaver moves to third. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Concepcion vs. Whitson
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Seaver scores. Collins scores. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Whitson
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Whitson
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffey tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Whitson
Bench hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Seaver
Stennett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Collins. Stennett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Seaver
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out. Stennett moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LeMaster vs. Seaver
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitson vs. Seaver
Whitson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Whitson
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Knight for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Whitson
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Whitson
Seaver strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Seaver
There goes Herndon. The throw from Bench and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herndon tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Seaver
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Seaver
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Whitson
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Whitson
Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Griffey reaches third base with a triple. Collins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Whitson
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Whitson
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffey scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Whitson
Driessen hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Seaver
Sam Mejias now playing right field.
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Seaver
LeMaster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Seaver
Roger Metzger pinch hits for Ed Whitson.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Griffin
Knight hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Knight reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Griffin
Kennedy hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spilman vs. Griffin
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
Spilman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knight scores. Spilman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Griffin
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spilman scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Griffin
Mejias is hit by the pitch. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Griffin
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Collins scores. There goes Mejias trying to get to home. Whitfield throws the ball in to LeMaster who relays the ball to May, who tags Mejias, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching.
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hume
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hume
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Griffin
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Griffin
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Griffin
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hume
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Hume
Whitfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stennett vs. Hume
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Whitfield trying to get to home. Mejias throws the ball in to Bench who tags Whitfield who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Hume
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Griffin
Knight hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Griffin
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hume vs. Griffin
Hume bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Griffin
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Hume
Hector Cruz now playing right field. Sam Mejias now playing center field.
LeMaster hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Hume
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Tom Griffin.
Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Hume
Herndon is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1980 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Herndon L, cf 4 1 0 0 Collins D, cf 5 3 3 1
Evans D, 3b 3 1 0 0 Cruz H, rf 0 0 0 0
Clark J, rf 2 1 1 1 Griffey K, rf 2 2 2 1
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 2 Mejias S, rf-cf 0 0 0 0
Whitfield T, lf 4 0 3 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 0 2 3
Stennett R, 2b 4 0 2 0 Foster G, lf 4 0 0 1
May M, c 4 0 1 0 Driessen D, 1b 3 0 0 1
LeMaster J, ss 3 0 0 0 Bench J, c 4 0 0 0
Whitson E, p 2 0 0 0 Knight R, 3b 4 1 2 0
Metzger R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0 Seaver T, p 1 1 0 0
Wohlford J, ph 1 0 0 0 Spilman H, ph 1 1 1 1
Hume T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 8 3 32 8 11 8
San Francisco 002 010 000 -- 3
Cincinnati 003 023 00x -- 8
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson E (L) 5.0 6 5 5 2 3
Griffin T 3.0 5 3 3 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (W) 6.0 6 3 3 5 2
Hume T (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Bench J
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Cincinnati 5
2B -- McCovey W, Stennett R, Knight R, Concepcion D, Whitfield T
3B -- Knight R, Griffey K
SB -- Herndon L
SH -- Hume T
SF -- Driessen D, Clark J
HBP -- by Griffin T (Mejias S)
T -- 2:27
A -- 11544
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