Joe Morgan's two doubles, a single and four RBIs sparked a 20-hit attack that spoiled Vida Blue's N.L. debut and carried the Reds to a 12-3 romp over the Giants. The Reds pounded out eight doubles and one triple with 10 of their 20 hits and six of their runs coming off Blue. Bill Bonham scattered five hits to pick up his second victory of the campaign. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 12, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Wednesday, April 12, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Giants 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 5 2 Reds 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 3 x - 12 20 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Herndon cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Rose 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .296 Andrews 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Griffey rf 5 4 3 1 0 0 .348 McCovey 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .188 Morgan 2b 4 2 3 4 0 0 .500 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitfield lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .222 Foster lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .435 Hill c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Lum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LeMaster ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .067 Bench c 4 3 3 2 1 0 .300 Harris ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Werner c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blue p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Concepcion ss 5 0 2 2 0 0 .348 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 James ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Driessen 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .333 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Geronimo cf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .400 Bonham p 4 1 1 0 0 2 .125 Totals 32 3 5 3 1 7 Totals 40 12 20 11 3 2 Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 17,123 Left on Base: Giants 3, Reds 9 DP: Giants 1, Reds 0 Errors: LeMaster 2 Doubles: McCovey (1), Andrews (2), Rose (3), Morgan 2 (5), Concepcion (2), Bonham (1), Griffey 2 (2), Bench (1) Triples: Whitfield (1), Griffey (1) Home Runs: Whitfield (2) Stolen Bases: Driessen (3) Caught Stealing: Geronimo (1) Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (1) Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (1) GIDP: Concepcion (1) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue L(0-1) 5 10 6 5 1 1 0 25 9.00 McGlothen 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6 11.57 Curtis 2 7 4 4 2 1 0 14 15.43 Totals 8 20 12 11 3 2 0 45 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham W(2-0) 9 5 3 3 1 7 1 33 3.71 Totals 9 5 3 3 1 7 1 33 Wild Pitches: Curtis 2 (2) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Joe West GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose doubled; Griffey reached on a fielder's choice [Rose out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop), Griffey to second]; Morgan doubled to right [Griffey scored]; Foster reached on an error by LeMaster [Morgan to third, Foster to first]; Bench reached on an error by LeMaster [Morgan scored (unearned) (RBI), Foster to third, Bench to first]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Reds 2. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey doubled; Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitfield homered [McCovey scored]; Hill grounded out (first to pitcher); LeMaster walked; Blue struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2. REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to left; Driessen stole second; Geronimo singled to center [Driessen scored]; Geronimo was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bonham struck out; Rose singled to center; Griffey popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. GIANTS 3RD: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. REDS 3RD: Morgan popped to second; Foster lined to second; Bench singled to center; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield tripled to center; Hill popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo singled to center; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster grounded out (first to pitcher); Blue struck out; Herndon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Griffey tripled; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey scored]; Foster singled to right; Bench walked [Foster to second]; Concepcion doubled to right [Foster scored, Bench scored, Concepcion out at third (right to second to third)]; Driessen grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 6. GIANTS 6TH: Andrews doubled to left; Evans grounded out (first unassisted) [Andrews to third]; McCovey singled to right [Andrews scored]; Clark flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 6. REDS 6TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Geronimo flied out to left; Bonham doubled to left; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey doubled to right [Bonham scored]; Morgan doubled to right [Griffey scored]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8. GIANTS 7TH: Hill flied out to left; HARRIS BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Harris flied out to center; JAMES BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; James was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 8. REDS 7TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CURTIS REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Bench doubled to right; Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Bench to third]; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Bench scored]; Driessen walked; Geronimo forced Driessen (third to second); Bonham struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 9. GIANTS 8TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 9. REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey doubled to right; Morgan singled to center [Griffey scored]; Foster singled to right [Morgan to second]; Bench singled to left [Morgan scored, Foster to second]; Concepcion singled to right [Foster out at home (right to catcher to third), Bench to second]; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Bench to third, Concepcion to second]; Driessen singled to shortstop [Bench scored, Concepcion to third]; Geronimo walked [Driessen to second]; Bonham grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 12. GIANTS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); LUM REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); WERNER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); McCovey struck out; Clark popped to shortstop; Whitfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 12.

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