Darrell Evans drove in one run and scored another to spark the Giants to a 3-1 triumph over the Reds. Evans stroked a run-scoring single in the first inning and then singled and scored on a single by Johnnie LeMaster in the sixth. The Giants registered their other run in the third when Bill North singled, went from first to third on an infield out and came home on a single by Mike Ivie. The Reds had a homer by Johnny Bench. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 18, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
Giants       1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .321      North cf              2   2   1   0     2   0   .267
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .248      Strain 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .288      Ivie 1b               4   0   1   1     0   2   .302
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Evans 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .262
Bench c               3   1   3   1     1   0   .280      Venable rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Herndon lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      LeMaster ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .252
Cruz cf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .228      Littlejohn c          2   0   0   0     2   0   .200
Pastore p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Whitson p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .116
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .667        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Santo Domingo ph    1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     2   6             Totals               30   3   8   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  7,183
Left on Base: Reds 6, Giants 9
DP: Reds 0, Giants 1
Doubles: Morgan (25), Bench (17)
Home Runs: Bench (21)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (55)
Sacrifice Hits: Strain (10), Venable (1)
GIDP: Knight (19)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore L(4-7)          6.1   7   3   3   3   3   0  29   5.12
Soto                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.78
Bair                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.10
Totals                  8     8   3   3   4   4   0  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson W(7-10)         8.1   6   1   1   2   6   1  33   4.35
Minton SV(3)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.97
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   6   1  34

Wild Pitches: Whitson (5)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jerry Dale


REDS 1ST: Collins was called out on strikes; Morgan doubled to
left; Concepcion flied out to center [Morgan to third]; Foster
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North walked; Strain out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [North to second]; Ivie grounded out (third
to first); Evans singled to center [North scored]; Venable
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Giants 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Whitson threw a wild pitch [Bench to
second]; Driessen flied out to left; Knight flied out to right;
Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon grounded out (first unassisted); LeMaster
singled to center; Littlejohn grounded out (third to first)
[LeMaster to second]; Whitson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

REDS 3RD: Pastore grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
flied out to left; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: North singled to center; Strain grounded out
(shortstop to first) [North to third]; Ivie singled to left
[North scored]; Evans singled to right [Ivie to second]; Venable
made an out to catcher; Herndon struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 2.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion was called out on strikes; Foster grounded
out (second to first); Bench singled to left; Driessen flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster lined to first; Littlejohn grounded out
(second to first); Whitson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 2.

REDS 5TH: Knight grounded out (third to first); Cruz was called
out on strikes; Pastore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: North grounded out (second to first); Strain flied
out to left; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Giants 2.

REDS 6TH: Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan flied
out to left; Concepcion walked; Foster grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans singled to right; Venable out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Evans to second]; Herndon popped to
catcher in foul territory; LeMaster singled to center [Evans
scored, LeMaster to second (on throw to home)]; Littlejohn was
walked intentionally; Whitson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

REDS 7TH: Bench doubled to left; Driessen grounded out (second
to first) [Bench to third]; Knight made an out to shortstop;
Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: North walked; Strain made an out to third; SOTO
REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); North stole second; Ivie struck out
while North stole third; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

REDS 8TH: SANTO DOMINGO BATTED FOR SOTO; Santo Domingo flied out
to center; Collins flied out to center; Morgan singled to right;
Concepcion forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED SANTO DOMINGO (PITCHING); Venable
flied out to right; Herndon singled to left; LeMaster grounded
out (third to first) [Herndon to second]; Littlejohn was walked
intentionally; Whitson made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Giants 3.

REDS 9TH: Foster struck out; Bench homered; Driessen singled to
right; MINTON REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Knight grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Driessen out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Giants 3.