Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Curtis
  
  Concepcion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morgan vs. Curtis
  
  Morgan bunts towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Griffey vs. Curtis
  
  Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Concepcion scores. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Curtis
  
  Foster strikes out. Sadek drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Foster out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  North vs. LaCoss
  
  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. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Strain vs. LaCoss
  
  Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. LaCoss
  
  Clark strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Curtis
  
  Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Driessen vs. Curtis
  
  Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Auerbach vs. Curtis
  
  Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to second for the out. Bench moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Blair vs. Curtis
  
  Blair strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
  LaCoss vs. Curtis
  
  LaCoss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. LaCoss
  
  McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. LaCoss
  
  Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. LaCoss
  
  Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Metzger vs. LaCoss
  
  There goes Whitfield. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. LaCoss
  
  Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Sadek vs. LaCoss
  
  Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Curtis vs. LaCoss
  
  Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Auerbach fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Curtis
  
  Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Curtis
  
  Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Griffey vs. Curtis
  
  Griffey hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Foster vs. Curtis
  
  Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bench vs. Curtis
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  North vs. LaCoss
  
  North hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strain vs. LaCoss
  
  Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. LaCoss
  
  Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Driessen vs. Curtis
  
  Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Auerbach vs. Curtis
  
  Auerbach strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blair vs. Curtis
  
  Blair hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. LaCoss
  
  McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. LaCoss
  
  Evans takes first base on ball four. McCovey moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Whitfield vs. LaCoss
  
  Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. McCovey moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Metzger vs. LaCoss
  
  Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LaCoss vs. Curtis
  
  LaCoss hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Curtis
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Curtis
  
  Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sadek vs. LaCoss
  
  Sadek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Curtis vs. LaCoss
  
  Curtis bunts towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Sadek moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  North vs. LaCoss
  
  North hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. LaCoss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats North for the out. Sadek moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
  Strain vs. LaCoss
  
  Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Curtis
  
  Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Curtis
  
  Foster strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Curtis
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. LaCoss
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Auerbach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. LaCoss
  
  McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. LaCoss
  
  Evans strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Driessen vs. Curtis
  
  Driessen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Auerbach vs. Curtis
  
  Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Blair vs. Curtis
  
  Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. LaCoss
  
  Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. LaCoss
  
  Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sadek vs. LaCoss
  
  The umpire calls a balk on LaCoss Metzger moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Sadek vs. LaCoss
  
  Sadek hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Curtis vs. LaCoss
  
  Curtis hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Collins vs. Curtis
  
  Dave Collins pinch hits for Mike LaCoss.
  
  Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Concepcion vs. Curtis
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Collins moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Morgan vs. Curtis
  
  Curtis spins and fires to second and Metzger drops the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Collins moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
  Morgan vs. Curtis
  
  Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  Griffey vs. Lavelle
  
  Gary Lavelle now pitching.
  
  Griffey strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Foster vs. Borbon
  
  Pedro Borbon now pitching.
  
  Foster hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Bench vs. Borbon
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  North vs. Bair
  
  Doug Bair now pitching.
  
  North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Auerbach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strain vs. Bair
  
  Strain hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Bair
  
  Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Driessen vs. Borbon
  
  Driessen strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spilman vs. Borbon
  
  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Rick Auerbach.
  
  Spilman hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geronimo vs. Borbon
  
  Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Paul Blair.
  
  Geronimo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Borbon
  
  Hector Cruz pinch hits for Doug Bair.
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/1/1979, game 1 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Concepcion D, ss      4  1  2  0   North B, cf           4  0  0  0   
Morgan J, 2b          2  0  1  0   Strain J, 2b          4  0  0  0   
Griffey K, rf         4  0  0  1   Clark J, rf           4  0  0  0   
Foster G, lf          4  0  1  0   McCovey W, 1b         3  1  2  1   
Bench J, c            3  0  0  0   Evans D, 3b           2  1  1  1   
Driessen D, 1b        4  0  2  0   Whitfield T, lf       2  0  0  0   
Auerbach R, 3b        3  0  0  0   Metzger R, ss         2  0  0  0   
Spilman H, ph         1  0  0  0   Sadek M, c            2  0  1  0   
Blair P, cf           3  0  0  0   Curtis J, p           2  0  0  0   
Geronimo C, ph        1  0  1  0   Lavelle G, p          0  0  0  0   
LaCoss M, p           2  0  0  0   Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   
Collins D, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Bair D, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Cruz H, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  1  7  1                        25  2  4  2

Cincinnati       100 000 000 --  1
San Francisco    020 000 00x --  2

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (L)          7.0  4  2  2  4  2
Bair D                1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Curtis J (W)*         7.0  6  1  1  2  4
Lavelle G             0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Borbon P (S)          1.2  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Metzger R 2
DP -- Cincinnati 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 4
2B -- Concepcion D
HR -- McCovey W, Evans D
CS -- Whitfield T
SH -- Morgan J, Curtis J
Balk -- LaCoss M
T -- 2:15
A -- 0

    

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