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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 25, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 25, 1980 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 25, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 25, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 15,345 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Fields 1B: Joe West 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: John McSherry |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Mejias | Center Fielder |
| Junior Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Hector Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 25, 1980
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Blue
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie fields the ball and throws to Blue covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Blue
There goes Mejias. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Mejias steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Blue
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stennett fields the ball and throws to first. Ivie drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Ivie. Mejias scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Blue
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Blue
Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Bench reaches second base with a double. Foster goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Blue
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Seaver
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Seaver
There goes North. The throw from Bench and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. North scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Seaver
There goes Evans. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Seaver
Ivie takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to third. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stennett vs. Seaver
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Blue
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Blue
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Blue
Seaver hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Seaver
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Seaver
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Seaver
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Blue
Mejias hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Blue
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion bunts towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. Mejias moves to third. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Blue
Foster is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Blue
Bench hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Knight vs. Blue
Knight hits a line drive towards first. Ivie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Seaver
North hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Blue
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Blue
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Blue
Seaver bunts towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mejias vs. Blue
Mejias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Seaver
Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Seaver
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Blue
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Blue
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stennett scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Seaver
Hill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Driessen. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Seaver
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Seaver
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Seaver
Blue hits a fly ball towards right. Cruz settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cruz. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Seaver
North is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blue
Bench hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Blue
Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herndon throws the ball in to Metzger who tags Knight trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Blue
Driessen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seaver
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Seaver
Herndon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Seaver
There goes Herndon. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Herndon steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Seaver
Ivie strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Seaver
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Seaver
Stennett hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Blue
Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seaver vs. Blue
Seaver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Seaver reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mejias vs. Blue
Mejias bunts towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Seaver moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Blue
Kennedy hits a popup towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Blue
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Blue
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Seaver
Milt May pinch hits for Marc Hill.
May hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Seaver
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Seaver
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Vida Blue.
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Seaver
North hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching.
Evans hits a line drive to right field. Cruz throws towards Concepcion. Concepcion fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Concepcion. Metzger scores. North goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Hume
Herndon takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Hume
Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching. Milt May now catching. Terry Whitfield now playing left field.
Bench hits a popup in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Minton
Knight hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Minton
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hume
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Hume
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hume
May hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Minton
Ken Griffey pinch hits for Hector Cruz.
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Minton
Ron Oester pinch hits for Tom Hume.
Oester bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Minton
Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Sam Mejias.
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spilman vs. Minton
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Junior Kennedy.
Spilman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bair
Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Doug Bair now pitching. Ken Griffey now playing right field. Ron Oester now playing second base.
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Bair
Whitfield bunts towards the mound. Bair fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Bair
North is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Bair
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores. North moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/25/1980 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Mejias S, cf 4 1 3 0 North B, cf 4 2 2 0
Geronimo C, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 5 0 3 3
Kennedy J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Herndon L, lf 2 0 1 0
Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0 Minton G, p 0 0 0 0
Bair D, p 0 0 0 0 Ivie M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 2 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 3 0 0 0
Foster G, lf 3 1 1 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bench J, c 4 0 1 1 Hill M, c 2 0 0 0
Knight R, 3b 4 0 1 0 May M, ph-c 2 0 0 0
Driessen D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 2 2 0 0
Cruz H, rf 3 1 2 0 Blue V, p 2 0 0 0
Griffey K, ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Whitfield T, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Seaver T, p 2 0 1 1
Hume T, p 0 0 0 0
Oester R, ph-2b 0 0 0 0
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33 3 11 2 30 4 6 3
Cincinnati 200 000 100 -- 3
San Francisco 100 000 201 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T 6.2 4 3 2 4 6
Hume T 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Bair D (L) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V 7.0 10 3 3 2 3
Minton G (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Ivie M, Driessen D, Cruz H, Concepcion D
DP -- Cincinnati 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 9
2B -- Bench J, Cruz H, Seaver T
SB -- Mejias S, North B, Evans D, Herndon L
SH -- Concepcion D, Seaver T, Oester R, Whitfield T
T -- 2:44
A -- 15345
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