Ending a six-game losing streak, the Reds thumped the Cardinals, 11-6. Victory was assured with a seven-run second inning. The bombardment was ignited by a leadoff homer by George Foster. Singles by Dan Driessen and Johnny Bench and a hit batsman loaded the bases.

Ray Knight and Dave Concepcion stroked RBI singles and Joe Morgan clouted a three-run homer. The final tally of the frame came when Ken Griffey singled, moved to second on a balk by reliever Tom Bruno and scored on a single by Foster. Wayne Garrett hit a pinch grand slam for the Cardinals in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 11, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Game Played on Thursday, August 31, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Reds 0 7 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 - 11 14 2 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 - 6 9 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Concepcion ss 3 2 2 1 1 1 .298 Templeton ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Auerbach ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Phillips ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 .294 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 3 1 0 .240 Scott lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051 Hendrick cf 5 0 3 1 0 2 .280 Collins cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .285 Griffey rf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .289 Hernandez 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .253 Foster lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .289 Reitz 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Driessen 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Mumphrey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Bench c 4 2 2 1 0 0 .251 Tyson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .239 Correll c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .147 Knight 3b 5 2 2 1 0 1 .197 Falcone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Seaver p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .121 Thomas p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Brock ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Garrett ph 1 1 1 4 0 0 .255 Totals 37 11 14 11 5 4 Totals 36 6 9 5 3 5 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 16,112 Left on Base: Reds 7, Cardinals 6 DP: Reds 2, Cardinals 1 Errors: Auerbach, Knight Doubles: Auerbach (5) Triples: Templeton (10) Home Runs: Foster (31), Morgan (10), Bench (19), Garrett (2) Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (11) Sacrifice Flies: Griffey (3) GIDP: Knight (3), Simmons 2 (15) Hit by Pitch: Geronimo (3,by Martinez) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(12-13) 7 4 1 1 1 4 0 26 3.02 Hume 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 4.69 Bair 1 3 4 4 2 1 1 8 2.04 Totals 9 9 6 5 3 5 1 39 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez L(8-7) 1.2 7 7 7 0 2 2 12 3.71 Bruno 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.78 Falcone 2.2 4 3 3 3 0 1 15 5.90 Thomas 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 4.18 Lopez 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 4.20 Totals 9 14 11 11 5 4 3 45 Hit by Pitch: Martinez (2) Wild Pitches: Seaver (6) Balks: Bruno (1) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Terry Tata REDS 1ST: Concepcion struck out; Morgan flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to right; Scott singled to center; Hendrick was called out on strikes; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0. REDS 2ND: Foster homered; Driessen singled to right; Bench singled to right [Driessen to second]; Geronimo was hit by a pitch [Driessen to third, Bench to second]; Knight singled to right [Driessen scored, Bench to third, Geronimo to second]; Seaver struck out; Concepcion singled to left [Bench scored, Geronimo out at home (left to catcher), Knight to second]; Morgan homered [Knight scored, Concepcion scored]; Griffey singled to right; BRUNO REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Bruno balked [Griffey to second]; Foster singled to center [Griffey scored]; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 7 R, 8 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez flied out to left; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 0. REDS 3RD: Bench grounded out (first unassisted); Geronimo singled to right; Knight grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson reached on an error by Knight [Tyson to second]; OBERKFELL BATTED FOR BRUNO; Oberkfell lined to second; Templeton popped to shortstop in foul territory; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 0. REDS 4TH: FALCONE REPLACED OBERKFELL (PITCHING); Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion singled to center; Morgan lined to left; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick singled to left; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hendrick out at second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Cardinals 0. REDS 5TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench homered; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey flied out to left; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 0. REDS 6TH: Knight singled to right; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Knight to second]; Concepcion walked; Morgan walked [Knight to third, Concepcion to second]; Griffey singled to left [Knight scored, Concepcion scored, Morgan to third, Griffey to second (on throw)]; Foster was walked intentionally; Driessen popped to third in foul territory; THOMAS REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Bench flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 10, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Thomas struck out; Templeton tripled to left; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Templeton scored]; Scott struck out; Hendrick singled to center; Simmons walked [Hendrick to second]; Hernandez forced Simmons (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 10, Cardinals 1. REDS 7TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); Geronimo flied out to right; Knight grounded out (pitcher to first); Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Cardinals 1. REDS 8TH: Auerbach doubled to left; Morgan flied out to center [Auerbach to third]; Griffey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Auerbach scored]; Foster popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); KENNEDY REPLACED SEAVER (PLAYING 2B); HUME REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); BROCK BATTED FOR THOMAS; Brock reached on an error by Auerbach [Brock to first]; Phillips singled to right [Brock to second]; Scott flied out to center; Hendrick singled to left [Brock scored (unearned), Phillips to second]; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hendrick out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Cardinals 2. REDS 9TH: LOPEZ REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll walked; Geronimo walked [Correll to second]; Knight struck out; Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 11, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: COLLINS REPLACED HUME (PLAYING CF); BAIR REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Hernandez walked; Reitz singled to center [Hernandez to second]; Mumphrey popped to shortstop; Tyson singled to third [Hernandez to third, Reitz to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Garrett homered [Hernandez scored, Reitz scored, Tyson scored]; Phillips walked; Scott flied out to right; Hendrick struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Cardinals 6.

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