Pirates @ Reds
June 2, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 2 9 1
Reds 2 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 2 9 1
Reds 3 5 0

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .227
OBP .000 .294
At Bats 0 163
Hits 0 37
• Singles 0 21
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 25

Jim Rooker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 0
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Riverfront Stadium - June 2, 1978
Jim Rooker
Ed Ott
John Milner
Rennie Stennett
Phil Garner
Frank Taveras
Bill Robinson
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Johnny Bench

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 9 1 12
Cincinnati Reds 3 5 0 7
Winning Pitcher Dave Tomlin
Losing Pitcher Jim Rooker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Bench
Attendance 40,495
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Johnny Bench pinch hits for Dave Tomlin. Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Werner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Knight hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stennett hits a line drive into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Foster hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 8 Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rooker bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 8 Moreno takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Garner. The throw from Werner and he is safe. Garner steals second.
Top 8 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Griffey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Werner moves to third.
Bottom 7 Dave Collins pinch hits for Bill Bonham. Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knight scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Werner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Werner reaches second base with a double. Knight moves to third.
Bottom 7 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner juggles the ball. That's an error on Garner.
Top 7 Milner hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stennett takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Foster. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Driessen hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taveras bunts towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rooker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Foster. Rooker reaches second base with a double. Milner scores. Moreno scores.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Milner moves to third. Moreno moves to second.
Top 6 Moreno is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 The umpire calls a balk on Bonham Milner moves to second.
Top 6 Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Stennett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bonham bunts between the mound and first base. Rooker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonham for the out. Werner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Werner takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Parker. The throw from Werner and he is safe. Parker steals second.
Top 5 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields the ball and throws to Bonham covering. Safe.
Top 5 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Taveras is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops it up and throws to first, with Rooker covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Moreno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Moreno reaches second base with a double. Garner moves to third.
Top 4 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Taveras. The throw from Werner and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Top 3 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Werner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Knight is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Concepcion reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Bonham covering, for the out.
Top 2 Moreno is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Garner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Garner reaches second base with a double. Milner moves to third.
Top 2 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ott is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Taveras is called out on strikes.