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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 22, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 22, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 22, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 22, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 20,058 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Dick Stello 3B: John McSherry |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Champ Summers | Left Fielder |
Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
John McNamara | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Mike Sadek | Catcher |
Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 22, 1979
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Halicki
Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Halicki
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Halicki
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Bonham
North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Bonham
Whitfield bunts towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out. North moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Bonham
There's a wild pitch. North moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Bonham
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. North scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bonham
McCovey hits a fly ball towards left. Summers settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Summers. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Bonham
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCovey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Bonham
The umpire calls a balk on Bonham Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Bonham
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffey throws the ball in to Concepcion who tags Evans trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Madlock scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Halicki
Driessen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Madlock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Halicki
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Halicki
Summers hits a line drive towards first. McCovey catches it and steps on first to double up Bench. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bonham
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Bonham
Sadek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Halicki vs. Bonham
Halicki bunts towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Bonham
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Halicki
Knight hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Halicki
The umpire calls a balk on Halicki Knight moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Halicki
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonham vs. Halicki
Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Halicki
Griffey hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Bonham
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Bonham
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bonham
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Halicki
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Halicki
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Halicki
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Bonham
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bonham
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Bonham
Metzger hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Bonham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sadek vs. Bonham
Sadek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Halicki vs. Bonham
Halicki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Sadek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
North vs. Bonham
North takes first base on ball four. Sadek moves to third. Halicki moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitfield vs. Bonham
Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Halicki
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bench for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Halicki
Summers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Halicki
Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Halicki
Geronimo hits a line drive towards first. McCovey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Bonham
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Bonham
McCovey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Summers. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Clark goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Bonham
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Norman
Fred Norman now pitching.
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Norman
There goes Evans. The throw from Bench and he is out, Knight applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Norman
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadek vs. Norman
Sadek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Halicki
Junior Kennedy pinch hits for Fred Norman.
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Halicki
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Kennedy trying to get to home. Whitfield throws the ball in to Sadek who tags Kennedy, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Halicki
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Griffey scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Halicki
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Halicki
Driessen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Halicki
Bench hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Pastore
Frank Pastore now pitching.
Halicki hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Pastore
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Pastore
There goes North. The throw from Bench and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Pastore
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. North moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Pastore
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Pastore, and towards Morgan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. North scores. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Pastore
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Halicki
Summers hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Halicki
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Halicki
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
DeFreites vs. Halicki
Arturo DeFreites pinch hits for Frank Pastore.
DeFreites hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. Halicki
Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes DeFreites trying to get to third. Clark throws the ball in to Evans, who tags DeFreites for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Madlock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Summers. Madlock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Tomlin
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Tomlin
Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sadek vs. Tomlin
Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Halicki
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Halicki
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Halicki
There goes Morgan. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Halicki
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Halicki
Bench strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Tomlin
Halicki hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Tomlin
North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Tomlin
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Tomlin
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. North moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Tomlin
McCovey hits a ball on the ground to right field. Griffey throws towards third. Knight fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Knight. North scores. Clark moves to third. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Madlock vs. Tomlin
Rob Andrews pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Madlock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Tomlin
Evans takes first base on ball four. Clark scores. Andrews moves to third. Madlock moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metzger vs. Bair
Doug Bair now pitching.
Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple. Andrews scores. Madlock scores. Evans goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sadek vs. Bair
Sadek hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Halicki
Rob Andrews now playing second base. Bill Madlock now playing first base. Larry Herndon now playing center field.
Summers strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Halicki
Knight hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Knight reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Halicki
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knight moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Halicki
Dave Collins pinch hits for Doug Bair.
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knight scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Halicki
Griffey takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Halicki
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/22/1979 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Griffey K, rf 4 1 2 0 North B, cf 3 3 2 0 Concepcion D, ss 5 0 1 1 Herndon L, cf 0 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 0 1 0 Driessen D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 5 2 2 2 Bench J, c 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 5 2 2 1 Summers C, lf 4 0 0 0 Andrews R, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Knight R, 3b 4 1 3 0 Madlock B, 2b-1b 4 2 2 1 Geronimo C, cf 4 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 4 2 3 3 Bonham B, p 1 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 3 Norman F, p 0 0 0 0 Sadek M, c 4 0 1 1 Kennedy J, ph 1 0 1 0 Halicki E, p 4 0 0 0 Pastore F, p 0 0 0 0 DeFreitas A, ph 1 0 0 0 Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0 Bair D, p 0 0 0 0 Collins D, ph 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 9 2 37 12 14 11 Cincinnati 000 001 001 -- 2 San Francisco 300 121 05x -- 12 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Bonham B (L) 4.1 7 6 4 2 1 Norman F 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 Pastore F 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 Tomlin D 1.2 4 5 1 2 0 Bair D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Halicki E (W) 9.0 9 2 2 3 5 E -- Summers C, Concepcion D, Halicki E, McCovey W, Knight R DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 9, San Francisco 8 2B -- McCovey W, Kennedy J, Concepcion D, Madlock B, Knight R 3B -- Metzger R SB -- North B, Morgan J CS -- Evans D SH -- Whitfield T WP -- Bonham B Balk -- Bonham B, Halicki E T -- 2:33 A -- 20058
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