Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
September 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1979 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins rf 5 0 3 0
Morgan 2b 5 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 5 1 2 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 0
Bench c 3 2 2 1
Knight 3b 4 0 2 1
Driessen 1b 4 1 2 1
Cruz cf 4 0 1 0
LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Santo Domingo ph 1 0 0 0
  Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Blair ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Auerbach ph 1 0 0 1
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 13 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 1 3 0
Strain 2b 5 2 3 0
Ivie 1b 3 1 2 1
Evans 3b 4 1 3 1
Venable rf 4 0 1 1
Herndon lf 1 2 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 2
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Littlejohn c 4 0 0 0
Blue p 3 0 0 0
  LeMaster ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 13 5
Cincinnati 010 000 2104133
San Francisco 501 000 10x7130
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  L (14-7) 0.1 5 5 5 1 0
  Sarmiento   1.2 3 0 0 0 2
  Leibrandt   2.0 1 1 0 2 0
  Tomlin   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Bair   2.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
13
7
6
5
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (13-13) 7.0 11 4 4 1 3
  Minton   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle  SV (19) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
1
4

  E–Morgan (10), Concepcion (23), Knight (14).  DP–Cincinnati 2, San Francisco 1.  2B–Cincinnati Driessen (23,off Blue); Cruz (8,off Blue).  3B–San Francisco Metzger (7,off LaCoss).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (20,2nd inning off Blue 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Herndon (5,by LaCoss).  CS–Concepcion (7,2nd base by Blue/Littlejohn); North (22,2nd base by Sarmiento/Bench).  SB–Strain (5,2nd base off Bair/Bench).  WP–LaCoss (3), Blue 2 (8).  BK–LaCoss (3).  IBB–LaCoss (7,Herndon).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:30.  A–4,880.
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