Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
May 23, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1979 at Candlestick Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 0

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Griffey rf 4 0 1 1
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Bench c 3 1 1 1
Driessen 1b 4 1 2 0
Knight 3b 4 1 2 1
Collins lf 4 1 1 2
  Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0
Blair cf,lf 4 0 0 0
LaCoss p 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 1 0
Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0
Madlock 2b 3 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Sadek c 1 0 0 0
  Venable ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Andrews ph 1 0 1 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Blue p 1 0 0 0
  Tamargo ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Cincinnati 030 100 100590
San Francisco 000 000 000030
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  W (5-0) 9.0 3 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (6-5) 6.0 6 4 4 1 5
  Roberts   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Lavelle   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
7

  E–None.  2B–Cincinnati Griffey (12,off Roberts).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (3,2nd inning off Blue 0 on, 0 out); Collins (1,2nd inning off Blue 1 on, 1 out); Knight (1,4th inning off Blue 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Driessen (3,2nd base off Roberts/Tamargo).  CS–North (7,2nd base by LaCoss/Bench).  WP–Blue (4).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–1:56.  A–21,080.
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