San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds
September 15, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1980 at Riverfront Stadium. 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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San Francisco Giants 2, Cincinnati Reds 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 1 1 0
Venable rf 3 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 1 1 2
May c 4 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0
Murray 1b 3 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Strain ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0
  Rowland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins cf 4 0 0 0
  Mejias cf 1 0 1 1
Griffey rf 2 2 1 0
  Householder rf 1 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 2 1 1 1
Foster lf 4 0 2 0
Driessen 1b 4 1 1 2
Knight 3b 4 1 1 2
Oester 2b 4 0 0 0
Correll c 4 1 3 0
Seaver p 2 0 2 0
Totals 32 6 12 6
San Francisco 100 000 001230
Cincinnati 400 000 11x6122
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (9-16) 2.0 5 4 4 2 0
  Griffin   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Lavelle   3.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Rowland   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals 8.0 12 6 6 3 2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (9-7) 9.0 3 2 1 4 8
Totals 9.0 3 2 1 4 8

  E–Driessen (8), Correll (1).  DP–San Francisco 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Driessen (33,off Knepper).  3B–Cincinnati Griffey (8,off Lavelle).  HR–San Francisco Evans (18,9th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Knight (12,1st inning off Knepper 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Seaver 2 (7,off Griffin,off Lavelle).  SF–Concepcion (4,off Lavelle).  SB–North (42,2nd base off Seaver/Correll); Venable (4,2nd base off Seaver/Correll).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:14.  A–16,002.

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