With Tom Seaver pitching a two-hitter, the Reds knocked off the Giants, 6-1, and replaced them in second place in the West division, 8½ games behind the Dodgers. Seaver gave up a leadoff single by Bill Madlock in the first inning and a homer by Darrell Evans in the fourth.

Dave Concepcion drove in two runs with a pair of singles and Johnny Bench also accounted for two with a single and sacrifice fly as the Reds beat Vida Blue, who suffered his fifth straight defeat since his last victory on August 4. The loss was the seventh in a row for the Giants and the 10th in their last 11 games. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Reds 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 12 0 Giants 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .299 Madlock 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .313 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .293 Concepcion ss 5 2 4 2 0 0 .297 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Griffey rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .288 Evans 3b 2 1 1 1 1 0 .251 Foster lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .279 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Bench c 3 0 1 2 0 0 .253 Nastu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Henderson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Cruz cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .236 Driessen 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .236 Kennedy 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .241 Sadek c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Seaver p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .104 Tamargo ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Blue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 Gardner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Cornutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Barr p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104 James 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Totals 37 6 12 5 1 4 Totals 26 1 2 1 4 9 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 22,726 Left on Base: Reds 6, Giants 2 DP: Reds 3, Giants 0 Errors: McCovey, Cruz Doubles: Griffey (32) Home Runs: Evans (19) Stolen Bases: Griffey (21), Kennedy (4) Sacrifice Flies: Bench (5) GIDP: Clark (14), McCovey (12), James (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(14-14) 9 2 1 1 4 9 1 30 2.89 Totals 9 2 1 1 4 9 1 30 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue L(16-9) 3 7 5 4 0 2 0 15 2.82 Cornutt 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00 Barr 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 3.50 Nastu 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 12 6 5 1 4 0 39 Passed Balls: Bench (12) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Concepcion singled; Griffey was called out on strikes; Foster singled to center [Concepcion scored (error by Cruz) (no RBI), Foster to second]; Bench singled to left [Foster scored (unearned), Bench out at second (left to second)]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to shortstop; Whitfield walked [Madlock to second]; Clark grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Madlock to third, Whitfield out at second]; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. REDS 2ND: Henderson flied out to center; Driessen flied out to left; Kennedy singled to right; Seaver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz struck out; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0. REDS 3RD: Rose singled to left; Rose was picked off first but was safe on an error by McCovey [Rose to third]; Concepcion singled to left [Rose scored]; Griffey doubled [Concepcion scored]; Griffey stole third; Foster flied out to left; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey scored]; Henderson flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Sadek struck out; GARDNER BATTED FOR BLUE; Gardner struck out; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 0. REDS 4TH: CORNUTT REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Driessen singled to left; Kennedy grounded out (third to first) [Driessen to second]; Seaver grounded out (third to first); Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Clark flied out to right; Evans homered; McCovey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 1. REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Griffey flied out to center; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Cruz popped to shortstop; Metzger struck out; Sadek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 1. REDS 6TH: Bench popped to second; Henderson flied out to center; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR CORNUTT; Harris struck out; Madlock struck out (first to pitcher); Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Giants 1. REDS 7TH: BARR REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Kennedy singled to right; Kennedy stole second; On a bunt Seaver struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Kennedy to third]; Concepcion singled to center [Kennedy scored]; Griffey singled to center [Concepcion to second]; Foster flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans walked; McCovey grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Giants 1. REDS 8TH: NASTU REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); JAMES REPLACED BARR (PLAYING 1B); Bench grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Phil Nastu; Henderson grounded out (second to first); Driessen walked; Kennedy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: Cruz struck out; Metzger walked; TAMARGO BATTED FOR SADEK; Bench allowed a passed ball [Metzger to second]; Tamargo walked; James grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Tamargo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Giants 1. REDS 9TH: TAMARGO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Seaver struck out; Rose flied out to right; Concepcion singled to right; Griffey popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Madlock struck out; Whitfield flied out to center; Clark popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Giants 1.

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