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San Francisco Giants @ Cincinnati Reds

1976-04-17 · Day game · Cinergy Field · Att: 21219 · 2:20

Cincinnati Reds defeated San Francisco Giants 11–0. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 1st. Fred Norman earned the win. George Foster went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
CIN	4	1	0	1	3	1	0	1		11	15

W: Fred Norman L: Ed Halicki SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Pulli · 1B: Terry Tata · 2B: Doug Harvey · 3B: John Kibler · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Von Joshua	3	0	1	0
Derrel Thomas	4	1	0	0
Bobby Murcer	3	0	0	2
Gary Matthews	3	0	0	0
Willie Montanez	3	1	0	0
Chris Speier	3	1	0	1
Ken Reitz	3	0	0	1
Mike Sadek	3	1	0	0
Greg Minton	1	0	0	0
Marc Hill	1	0	0	1
Chris Arnold	1	0	0	0
Gary Thomasson	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	2	3	1	0	0
Ken Griffey	4	2	3	2	0	0
Joe Morgan	3	1	1	3	1	0
Tony Perez	3	2	1	0	1	0
Johnny Bench	3	1	1	1	2	0
George Foster	5	1	3	4	0	0
Dave Concepcion	4	0	0	0	0	1
Cesar Geronimo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Fred Norman	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joel Youngblood	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Lum	1	1	0	0	0	0
Doug Flynn	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dan Driessen	0	0	0	0	1	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Halicki	0.1	5	0	0
Charlie Williams	1.0	1	0	0
Greg Minton	2.2	4	1	0
John D'Acquisto	3.0	4	3	1
Mike Caldwell	1.0	1	1	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Norman	9.0	4	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Von Joshua: W
Derrel Thomas: 36(1)3/GDP
Bobby Murcer: 43

Bot 1

Pete Rose: S7
Ken Griffey: S9.1-3
Joe Morgan: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Tony Perez: S7
Johnny Bench: WP.1-2
Johnny Bench: 63.2-3
George Foster: S7.3-H
Dave Concepcion: 16(1)/FO.B-1
Cesar Geronimo: CS2(26)

Top 2

Gary Matthews: 53
Willie Montanez: 43
Chris Speier: S7
Ken Reitz: K

Bot 2

Cesar Geronimo: D7
Fred Norman: 13/SH.2-3
Pete Rose: S8.3-H
Ken Griffey: 7
Joe Morgan: 5/P

Top 3

Mike Sadek: 7
Greg Minton: 63
Von Joshua: 3/G

Bot 3

Tony Perez: 2/FL
Johnny Bench: W
George Foster: SB2
George Foster: 2/FL
Dave Concepcion: 63

Top 4

Derrel Thomas: S8
Bobby Murcer: K
Gary Matthews: 54(1)/FO.B-1
Willie Montanez: S8.1-2
Chris Speier: K/C

Bot 4

Cesar Geronimo: D7
Fred Norman: 14/BG
Pete Rose: S7.2XH(72)
Ken Griffey: WP.1-2
Ken Griffey: D/78.2-H
Joe Morgan: 8

Top 5

Ken Reitz: 53
Mike Sadek: 43
Marc Hill: K/C

Bot 5

Tony Perez: W
Johnny Bench: W.1-2
George Foster: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Dave Concepcion: K/C
Cesar Geronimo: 3/G
Fred Norman: S6.B-2(E6/TH1)
Pete Rose: 7

Top 6

Von Joshua: 9
Derrel Thomas: 8
Bobby Murcer: K

Bot 6

Ken Griffey: HR/9
Joe Morgan: W
Tony Perez: 8
Johnny Bench: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Gary Matthews: 3/P
Willie Montanez: 9
Chris Speier: 8

Bot 7

George Foster: S7
Dave Concepcion: 64(1)/FO.B-1
Cesar Geronimo: 9
Fred Norman: 6/L

Top 8

Ken Reitz: 9
Mike Sadek: S7
Chris Arnold: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Joel Youngblood: 63
Mike Lum: E3.B-1
Doug Flynn: K
Dan Driessen: W.1-2
Johnny Bench: D7/L.2-H(UR);1-3
George Foster: 63

Top 9

Von Joshua: 8
Derrel Thomas: 3/FL
Gary Thomasson: 3/G

Notes & reviews

45 minute delay before start due to swarm of honey bees on a television camera near the Giants dugout; a fan, who worked as an exterminator, located the queen bee and lured the swarm into a makeshift hive

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