Ken Griffey walked with two out in the bottom of the 11th inning, stole second and scored on a single by George Foster to give the Reds a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals. The Reds led, 4-0, going into the top of ninth, but the Cards rallied to tie contest, driving Tom Seaver from the hill. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Game Played on Tuesday, August 22, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 4 10 1 Reds 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 5 4 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 6 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Rose 3b 3 1 0 0 3 1 .308 Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 .286 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 2 1 .242 Hendrick cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Griffey rf 5 1 1 2 1 1 .290 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foster lf 4 1 1 1 2 0 .289 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Driessen 1b 4 1 1 2 1 0 .272 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Bench c 4 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .302 Simmons c 4 1 2 1 1 1 .291 Lum cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .289 Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .253 Geronimo pr,cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 .227 Garrett 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .250 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .132 Mumphrey rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .248 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051 Phillips 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .274 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Tyson ph,2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Denny p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Scott ph,cf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .235 Totals 41 4 10 4 4 7 Totals 34 5 4 5 14 5 Time of Game: 3:14 Attendance: 31,182 Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Reds 12 DP: Cardinals 1, Reds 1 Errors: Denny, Morgan Doubles: Brock (7), Scott (3) Home Runs: Simmons (17), Driessen (16) Stolen Bases: Driessen (24), Concepcion (18), Griffey (19) Sacrifice Hits: Denny (7), Seaver (10) GIDP: Hernandez (10), Griffey (6) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny 7 3 4 4 8 1 1 31 3.04 Littell 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 2.68 Schultz 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 3.82 Bruno L(3-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 1.27 Totals 10.2 4 5 5 14 5 1 49 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver 8 5 3 3 3 5 1 33 3.01 Hume 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 4.84 Bair 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 1.39 Tomlin W(7-1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.26 Totals 11 10 4 4 4 7 1 46 Wild Pitches: Denny (7) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan forced Rose (first to shortstop); Morgan was picked off first but was safe on an error by Denny [Morgan to second]; Griffey popped to shortstop; Foster walked; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hernandez flied out to left; Garrett struck out; Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Bench to second]; Lum grounded out (first unassisted) [Bench to third]; Seaver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips flied out to center; Denny walked; Brock reached on an error by Morgan [Denny to second, Brock to first]; Templeton struck out; Hendrick walked [Denny to third, Brock to second]; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Griffey grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Garrett flied out to left; Mumphrey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Foster walked; Driessen homered [Foster scored]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum walked; Seaver flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Phillips singled to center; Denny out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Phillips to second]; Brock grounded out (second to first) [Phillips to third]; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen lined to first; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Garrett struck out; Mumphrey flied out to center; Phillips flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: On a bunt Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Lum singled to second; GERONIMO RAN FOR LUM; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to second]; Denny threw a wild pitch [Geronimo to third]; Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Griffey singled to right [Geronimo scored, Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Foster flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 4. CARDINALS 8TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SCOTT BATTED FOR DENNY; Scott popped to catcher in foul territory; Brock doubled to right; Templeton lined to shortstop; Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 4. REDS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LITTELL REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo was walked intentionally; Seaver walked [Driessen to third, Geronimo to second]; Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 4. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons homered; Hernandez singled to right; Garrett singled to left [Hernandez to second]; HUME REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Mumphrey singled to left [Hernandez scored, Garrett to second]; On a bunt Phillips singled to third [Garrett to third, Mumphrey to second]; Scott doubled to right [Garrett scored, Mumphrey scored, Phillips out at home (center to shortstop to catcher), Scott to third (on throw to home)]; BAIR REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Brock struck out; Templeton was walked intentionally; MORALES BATTED FOR LITTELL; Morales forced Templeton (shortstop to second); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4. REDS 9TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Morgan walked; On a bunt Griffey forced Morgan (third to shortstop); Foster popped to shortstop; Driessen lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4. CARDINALS 10TH: Simmons singled to right; Hernandez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4. REDS 10TH: Bench popped to first in foul territory; Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Geronimo was called out on strikes; HENDERSON BATTED FOR BAIR; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4. CARDINALS 11TH: TOMLIN REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Mumphrey was called out on strikes; TYSON BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Tyson singled to center; Scott flied out to center; Brock popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4. REDS 11TH: BRUNO REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rose flied out to left; Morgan was called out on strikes; Griffey walked; Griffey stole second; Foster singled to left [Griffey scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 5.

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