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Cincinnati Reds @ San Francisco Giants

1976-09-12 · Day game · Candlestick Park · 11 innings · Att: 26023 · night · 3:45

Cincinnati Reds defeated San Francisco Giants 9–8. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 4th. Joe Henderson earned the win and Rawly Eastwick picked up the save. Gary Thomasson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
CIN	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	9	13
SFN	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	8	16

W: Joe Henderson L: Tommy Toms SV: Rawly Eastwick

Umpires — HP: Nick Colosi · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Lee Weyer · 3B: Paul Runge · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	6	0	3	3	0	1
Ken Griffey	6	0	3	1	0	0
Dan Driessen	5	1	1	1	0	0
Cesar Geronimo	6	2	3	0	0	0
Mike Lum	4	1	1	1	1	1
Dave Concepcion	5	1	1	2	0	1
Bill Plummer	4	2	0	0	2	1
Doug Flynn	3	1	0	0	1	1
Santo Alcala	1	0	0	1	1	0
Manny Sarmiento	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Perez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Bailey	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Armbrister	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Clark	5	1	2	3	0	0
Johnnie LeMaster	3	0	1	0	0	2
Gary Matthews	5	0	0	0	1	0
Bobby Murcer	5	0	2	0	1	0
Gary Thomasson	4	2	2	1	2	0
Darrell Evans	2	1	0	0	1	1
Chris Speier	6	2	4	0	0	0
Gary Alexander	5	2	3	2	0	1
Ed Halicki	1	0	0	0	0	0
Glenn Adams	1	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Ontiveros	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Rader	1	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Sadek	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Reitz	3	0	0	0	0	1
Marty Perez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Herndon	2	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Arnold	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Santo Alcala	3.1	7	2	2
Manny Sarmiento	2.2	4	0	1
Will McEnaney	1.0	3	0	0
Joe Henderson	3.0	1	4	2
Rawly Eastwick	1.0	1	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Halicki	3.2	5	3	3
Mike Caldwell	0.1	0	0	0
Dave Heaverlo	2.0	0	0	2
Charlie Williams	1.0	2	0	0
Gary Lavelle	0.0	1	1	0
Rob Dressler	3.0	2	1	1
Tommy Toms	1.0	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: S
Ken Griffey: 46(1)/FO.B-1
Dan Driessen: CS2(24)
Dan Driessen: 3/G

Bot 1

Jack Clark: 13
Johnnie LeMaster: S9
Gary Matthews: 8
Bobby Murcer: SB2
Bobby Murcer: 6

Top 2

Cesar Geronimo: T/89
Mike Lum: 4
Dave Concepcion: 63.3-H
Bill Plummer: K

Bot 2

Gary Thomasson: 3
Darrell Evans: W
Chris Speier: SB2
Chris Speier: S.2-3
Gary Alexander: 9/SF.3-H
Ed Halicki: 6

Top 3

Doug Flynn: 5
Santo Alcala: 43
Pete Rose: K

Bot 3

Jack Clark: 3
Johnnie LeMaster: K
Gary Matthews: W
Bobby Murcer: S9.1-3
Gary Thomasson: 3/G

Top 4

Ken Griffey: 7
Dan Driessen: HR/7
Cesar Geronimo: S
Mike Lum: SB2#
Mike Lum: PO2(E2).2-3#
Mike Lum: FC.3-H(UR)
Dave Concepcion: K
Bill Plummer: W.1-2
Doug Flynn: W.2-3;1-2
Santo Alcala: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Pete Rose: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3;B-2(E6)#
Ken Griffey: FC.B-1#
Dan Driessen: 31

Bot 4

Darrell Evans: K
Chris Speier: S7
Gary Alexander: S7.1-2
Glenn Adams: S7.2-3;1-2
Jack Clark: D9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Johnnie LeMaster: K
Gary Matthews: FC5.2X3(5)

Top 5

Cesar Geronimo: E6.B-1
Mike Lum: K
Dave Concepcion: 9
Bill Plummer: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Bobby Murcer: 5/P
Gary Thomasson: HR/7
Darrell Evans: 3/G
Chris Speier: 5/FL

Top 6

Doug Flynn: K/C
Manny Sarmiento: 3/G
Pete Rose: 43

Bot 6

Gary Alexander: D9
Steve Ontiveros: 53
Jack Clark: T7.2-H
Dave Rader: S9.3-H
Gary Matthews: 7
Bobby Murcer: 8

Top 7

Ken Griffey: T/89
Dan Driessen: 63
Cesar Geronimo: FC1.3XH(12);B-1
Mike Lum: S.1X3(4525)#

Bot 7

Gary Thomasson: S9
Mike Sadek: 2/FL
Chris Speier: S9.1-H(E9/TH)(NR);B-3
Gary Alexander: S7.3-H(UR)
Ken Reitz: 54(1)/FO.B-1
Jack Clark: 9

Top 8

Dave Concepcion: S8
Bill Plummer: W.1-2
Doug Flynn: 54/SH/B.2-3;1-2
Joe Morgan: K
Pete Rose: S.3-H;2-3
Ken Griffey: S.3-H;1-2
Dan Driessen: 8

Bot 8

Marty Perez: 63
Gary Matthews: 8
Bobby Murcer: D8.B-3(E8)
Gary Thomasson: IW
Larry Herndon: FC1.3XH(1);1-2

Top 9

Cesar Geronimo: 63
Mike Lum: W
Dave Concepcion: SB2
Dave Concepcion: 9.2-3
Bill Plummer: 9

Bot 9

Chris Speier: 53
Gary Alexander: 13
Ken Reitz: K/C

Top 10

Doug Flynn: 3/L
Tony Perez: 13
Pete Rose: 8

Bot 10

Chris Arnold: W
Marty Perez: 36(1)/FO.B-1
Gary Matthews: 54(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH1)
Bobby Murcer: WP.2-3
Bobby Murcer: IW
Gary Thomasson: IW.1-2
Larry Herndon: K/C

Top 11

Ken Griffey: S7
Bob Bailey: SB2
Bob Bailey: S8.2-3
Cesar Geronimo: S.3-3;1-2
Ed Armbrister: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2;B-1
Dave Concepcion: 8/SF.3-H
Bill Plummer: 5(2)/FO

Bot 11

Chris Speier: S8
Gary Alexander: K
Ken Reitz: 6(1)3/GDP