Willie McCovey set one major league record and broke another N. L. mark by hitting two homers in one inning, including a grand slam, as the Giants exploded for 10 runs in the sixth to beat the Reds, 14-9. McCovey's slam was the 17th of his career, one more than Hank Aaron. And the veteran first baseman became first player in baseball history to hit two homers in the same inning twice. McCovey accomplished the feat previously April 12, 1973.

The Giants sent 13 men to bat during their big inning. McCovey's first homer came off Jack Billingham. After Joe Henderson had a stint in relief, Joe Hoerner took the mound and hit two batters with pitches before McCovey unloaded his grand slam. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 14, Cincinnati Reds 9
Game Played on Monday, June      27, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  1  0    0  2 10    1  0  0  -  14 12  1
Reds         3  3  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   9 16  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 3b            3   1   2   2     0   0   .302      Rose 3b               5   2   3   0     1   0   .312
  Cornutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffey rf            6   1   1   2     0   0   .325
  Andrews ph,2b       1   1   0   0     1   0   .270      Morgan 2b             5   3   4   0     1   0   .306
Thomas ss,3b          3   1   0   1     2   2   .249      Foster lf             5   2   2   2     1   1   .316
Evans lf,1b           4   2   1   1     0   0   .260      Bench c               5   0   2   4     0   1   .264
Thomasson cf          3   2   1   2     0   0   .279      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
McCovey 1b            4   2   2   5     0   0   .300        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Knight ph,ss        1   0   1   1     0   0   .364
Whitfield rf,lf       5   1   2   1     0   0   .313      Driessen 1b           4   0   2   0     1   1   .303
Harris 2b,ss          5   3   3   1     0   1   .346      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     1   3   .288
Hill c                4   1   1   1     1   0   .231      Billingham p          3   1   1   0     0   2   .182
Curtis p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Henderson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LeMaster ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .071        Auerbach ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clark ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   2   .258        Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               37  14  12  14     4   7             Totals               44   9  16   9     5   9

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 27,188
Left on Base: Giants 3, Reds 13
DP: Giants 0, Reds 0
Errors: Hill
Doubles: Whitfield (12), Harris (4), Bench 2 (16), Foster (15), Morgan (10), Driessen (15)
Triples: Evans (1)
Home Runs: Madlock (7), McCovey 2 (13), Harris (1), Griffey (6)
Stolen Bases: Rose (6)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomasson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Evans (3,by Hoerner), Thomasson (1,by Hoerner)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis                  1.1   6   6   6   3   3   0  14   6.00
Heaverlo                2.2   4   2   2   1   3   1  13   2.47
Cornutt W(1-2)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.78
Lavelle SV(11)          4     5   1   1   1   3   0  18   1.43
Totals                  9    16   9   9   5   9   1  49

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              5.1   9   7   7   1   4   2  25   4.73
Henderson L(0-1)        0.1   1   3   3   2   1   0   4  13.50
Hoerner                 0.1   1   3   3   0   0   1   4  15.00
Murray                  2     1   1   1   1   2   1   8   4.18
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.88
Totals                  9    12  14  14   4   7   4  44

Hit by Pitch: Hoerner 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to center; Madlock was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Thomas struck out; Evans
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Griffey flied out to center;
Morgan singled to center [Rose to third, Morgan to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Foster was walked intentionally; Bench doubled to
center [Rose scored, Morgan scored, Foster scored]; Concepcion
struck out; Driessen walked; Geronimo struck out [Bench to third
(error by Hill), Driessen to second, Geronimo to first];
Giants Manager Joe Altobelli and Giants Coach Herm Starrette
ejected by HP umpire Doug Harvey arguing that catcher Marc Hill
had caught the third strike and that Cesar Geronimo ran out of
the baseline; Billingham struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson singled to right; McCovey grounded out
(first unassisted) [Thomasson stayed at first]; Whitfield
doubled to center [Thomasson scored]; Harris struck out; Hill
walked; Curtis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds
3.

REDS 2ND: Rose walked; Rose stole second; On a bunt Griffey made
an out to third; Morgan singled to second [Rose to third];
Foster doubled [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Bench doubled
[Foster scored]; HEAVERLO REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Concepcion
flied out to center [Bench to third]; Driessen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 6.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock popped to first in foul territory; Thomas
struck out; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 6.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Billingham singled
to center; Rose flied out to left; Griffey homered [Billingham
scored]; Morgan doubled to right; Foster grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 8.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson flied out to left; McCovey flied out to
center; Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Reds 8.

REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to
first); Driessen doubled to right; Geronimo was walked
intentionally; Billingham was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 8.

GIANTS 5TH: Harris singled to right; Hill grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Harris to second]; LEMASTER BATTED FOR
HEAVERLO; LeMaster popped to shortstop; Madlock homered [Harris
scored]; Thomas flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 8.

REDS 5TH: LEMASTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CORNUTT REPLACED
MADLOCK (PITCHING); Rose singled to third; Griffey forced Rose
(first to shortstop); Morgan flied out to center; Foster
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Reds 8.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans tripled; Thomasson hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Evans scored]; McCovey homered; Whitfield singled to
right; Harris doubled to right [Whitfield to third]; HENDERSON
REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Hill singled to center
[Whitfield scored, Harris to third]; CLARK BATTED FOR LEMASTER;
Clark struck out; ANDREWS BATTED FOR CORNUTT; Andrews walked
[Hill to second]; Thomas walked [Harris scored, Hill to third,
Andrews to second]; HOERNER REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Evans
was hit by a pitch [Hill scored, Andrews to third, Thomas to
second]; Thomasson was hit by a pitch [Andrews scored, Thomas to
third, Evans to second]; McCovey homered [Thomas scored, Evans
scored, Thomasson scored]; Whitfield flied out to center; 10 R,
6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 13, Reds 8.

REDS 6TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HARRIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
LAVELLE REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); WHITFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CLARK
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bench flied out to left; Concepcion
flied out to right; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 13, Reds 8.

GIANTS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); AUERBACH
REPLACED HOERNER (PLAYING SS); Harris homered; Hill popped to
first in foul territory; Clark struck out; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 14, Reds 8.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Auerbach
flied out to right; Rose singled to shortstop; Griffey lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 14, Reds 8.

GIANTS 8TH: Thomas walked; Evans flied out to left; Thomasson
flied out to center; Lavelle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 14, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: Morgan walked; Foster singled to right [Morgan to
second]; Bench flied out to center; KNIGHT BATTED FOR MURRAY;
Knight singled to center [Morgan scored, Foster to second];
Driessen singled to left [Foster to third, Knight to second];
Geronimo struck out; BAILEY BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Bailey grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 14, Reds 9.

GIANTS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); KNIGHT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Whitfield grounded out (second to first);
Harris grounded out (second to first); Hill popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 14, Reds 9.

REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled to center; Foster
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 14, Reds 9.