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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 12, 1970
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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 12, 1970 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Maloney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Tom Gorman |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Pat Corrales | Catcher |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Jim Maloney | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Dietz | Catcher |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Clyde King | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 12, 1970
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. McCormick
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McCormick
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McCormick
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McCormick
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. McCormick
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Maloney
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Maloney
Gallagher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Gallagher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Maloney
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Maloney
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Maloney
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McCormick
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier misplays the ball. That's an error on Lanier. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corrales vs. McCormick
Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. McCormick
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maloney vs. McCormick
Maloney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Maloney
Dietz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Dietz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Maloney
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Maloney
Lanier hits a popup, foul, towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Maloney
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. McCormick
Tolan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McCormick
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McCormick
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Maloney
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Maloney
Gallagher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Maloney
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Maloney
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Gallagher moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Maloney
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Helms throws to second for one, and Concepcion throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Gallagher scores. Mays scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Maloney
Dietz takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. Maloney
Fuentes takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to third. Dietz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lanier vs. Cloninger
Tony Cloninger now pitching.
Lanier hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms catches it and throws to second with Concepcion covering, to double up Dietz. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McCormick
Perez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. McCormick
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McCormick
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. McCormick
Corraleshits a dribbler in front of the plate. Dietz interferes with Corrales who is awarded first base. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. McCormick
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Corrales moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cloninger vs. McCormick
There's a wild pitch. Corrales moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cloninger vs. McCormick
Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Cloninger
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Cloninger
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Cloninger
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. McCormick
Tolan bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. McCormick
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. McCormick
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher throws to second for one, and Fuentes throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. McCormick
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. McCormick
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Cloninger
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Cloninger
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Cloninger
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dietz vs. Cloninger
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McCormick
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. McCormick
Corrales hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. McCormick
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Cloninger
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Cloninger
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops it up and throws to first, with Cloninger covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Cloninger
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCormick for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cloninger vs. McCormick
Cloninger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. McCormick
Tolan bunts in front of the plate. Dietz juggles the ball. That's an error on Dietz. Cloninger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. McCormick
Helms bunts towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. Cloninger moves to third. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rose vs. McCormick
Rose is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Linzy
Frank Linzy now pitching.
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cloninger scores. Tolan moves to third. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Linzy
Bench hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Rose moves to third. Perez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Linzy
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Linzy fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Cloninger
Jimmy Stewart now playing left field.
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Cloninger
Gallagher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Gallagher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Cloninger
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Cloninger
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Linzy
Bob Taylor now playing left field. Ken Henderson now playing center field.
Corrales hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Linzy
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cloninger vs. Linzy
Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Cloninger
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Cloninger
There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dietz vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Dietz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Carroll
Ron Hunt pinch hits for Tito Fuentes.
There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hunt vs. Carroll
Hunt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burda vs. Carroll
Bob Burda pinch hits for Hal Lanier.
Burda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burda for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Linzy
Ron Hunt now playing second base. Bob Heise now playing shortstop.
Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Linzy
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Linzy
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Linzy
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Linzy
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stewart vs. Linzy
Stewart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Carroll
Jim Davenport pinch hits for Frank Linzy.
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Carroll
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Carroll
Gallagher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Carroll
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Gullett
Don Gullett now pitching.
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Gallagher moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Gullett
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench juggles the ball. That's an error on Bench. Gallagher scores. Taylor scores. McCovey moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dietz vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching. Bernie Carbo now playing left field.
Dietz takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunt vs. Granger
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1970, game 1 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Tolan B, cf 4 1 1 0 Bonds B, rf 5 1 1 1
Helms T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gallagher A, 3b 5 2 4 0
Rose P, rf 3 2 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 1 2 0
Perez T, 3b 4 2 4 4 Taylor B, lf 0 1 0 0
Bench J, 1b 5 0 2 2 McCovey W, 1b 1 0 0 0
McRae H, lf 4 0 0 0 Henderson K, lf-cf 5 0 1 1
Stewart J, lf 1 0 0 0 Dietz D, c 3 0 1 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Fuentes T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Corrales P, c 3 0 1 0 Hunt R, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 0 1 0 Lanier H, ss 3 0 0 0
Maloney J, p 1 0 0 0 Burda B, ph 1 0 0 0
Cloninger T, p 3 1 1 0 Heise B, ss 0 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 3 0 0 0
Gullett D, p 0 0 0 0 Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0
Carbo B, lf 0 0 0 0 Davenport J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 6 35 5 9 2
Cincinnati 200 100 201 -- 6
San Francisco 003 000 002 -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney J 2.1 5 3 3 4 1
Cloninger T (W)* 4.2 3 0 0 1 2
Carroll C 1.2 1 2 0 1 2
Gullett D+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Granger W (S) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L) 6.1 5 5 4 3 4
Linzy F 2.2 6 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Lanier H, Concepcion D, Dietz D 2, Fuentes T, Bench J
DP -- Cincinnati 2, San Francisco 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, San Francisco 11
2B -- Gallagher A 2, Dietz D
HR -- Perez T 2, Bonds B
SH -- Tolan B, Helms T
WP -- McCormick M, Cloninger T, Carroll C
T -- 2:50
A -- 0
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