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Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals

1978-08-31 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 16112 · night · 2:31

Cincinnati Reds defeated St. Louis Cardinals 11–6. Cincinnati Reds put up 7 in the 2nd. Tom Seaver earned the win. Wayne Garrett went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	7	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	11	14
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	6	9

W: Tom Seaver L: Silvio Martinez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Satch Davidson · 1B: Charlie Williams · 2B: Paul Pryor · 3B: Terry Tata · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Concepcion	3	2	2	1	1	1
Joe Morgan	4	1	1	3	1	0
Ken Griffey	4	1	2	3	0	0
George Foster	4	1	2	2	1	0
Dan Driessen	5	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Bench	4	2	2	1	0	0
Cesar Geronimo	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ray Knight	5	2	2	1	0	1
Tom Seaver	3	0	0	0	0	2
Rick Auerbach	1	1	1	0	0	0
Vic Correll	0	0	0	0	1	0
Junior Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Garry Templeton	3	1	1	0	0	0
Tony Scott	5	0	1	0	0	1
George Hendrick	5	0	3	1	0	2
Ted Simmons	3	0	0	0	1	0
Keith Hernandez	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ken Reitz	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jerry Mumphrey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Tyson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ken Oberkfell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Brock	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Phillips	1	0	1	0	1	0
Wayne Garrett	1	1	1	4	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Seaver	7.0	4	1	4
Tom Hume	1.0	2	0	0
Doug Bair	1.0	3	2	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Silvio Martinez	1.2	7	0	2
Tom Bruno	1.1	2	0	0
Pete Falcone	2.2	4	3	0
Roy Thomas	2.1	1	0	1
Aurelio Lopez	1.0	0	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Concepcion: K
Joe Morgan: 9
Ken Griffey: 3/G

Bot 1

Garry Templeton: 9
Tony Scott: S8
George Hendrick: K/C
Ted Simmons: 7

Top 2

George Foster: HR/8
Dan Driessen: S9
Johnny Bench: S9.1-2
Cesar Geronimo: HP.2-3;1-2
Ray Knight: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tom Seaver: K
Dave Concepcion: S7.3-H;2XH(72);1-2
Joe Morgan: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Ken Griffey: S9
George Foster: BK.1-2
George Foster: S8.2-H
Dan Driessen: 43

Bot 2

Keith Hernandez: 7
Ken Reitz: 63
Jerry Mumphrey: 7

Top 3

Johnny Bench: 3/G
Cesar Geronimo: S9
Ray Knight: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Mike Tyson: E5.B-2
Ken Oberkfell: 4/L
Garry Templeton: 6/FL
Tony Scott: 3/G

Top 4

Tom Seaver: 63
Dave Concepcion: S8
Joe Morgan: 7/L
Ken Griffey: 13

Bot 4

George Hendrick: S7
Ted Simmons: 46(1)3/GDP
Keith Hernandez: 43

Top 5

George Foster: 63
Dan Driessen: 63
Johnny Bench: HR/7
Cesar Geronimo: 43

Bot 5

Ken Reitz: 53
Jerry Mumphrey: 7
Mike Tyson: 53

Top 6

Ray Knight: S9
Tom Seaver: 3/SH.1-2
Dave Concepcion: W
Joe Morgan: W.2-3;1-2
Ken Griffey: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
George Foster: IW
Dan Driessen: 5/FL
Johnny Bench: 8

Bot 6

Roy Thomas: K
Garry Templeton: T7
Tony Scott: WP.3-H#
Tony Scott: K
George Hendrick: S8
Ted Simmons: W.1-2
Keith Hernandez: 6(1)/FO

Top 7

Cesar Geronimo: 9
Ray Knight: 13
Tom Seaver: K

Bot 7

Ken Reitz: 2/FL
Jerry Mumphrey: 63
Mike Tyson: K/C

Top 8

Rick Auerbach: D7
Joe Morgan: 8.2-3
Ken Griffey: 8/SF.3-H
George Foster: 3/FL

Bot 8

Lou Brock: E6.B-1
Mike Phillips: S9.1-2
Tony Scott: 8
George Hendrick: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
Ted Simmons: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Dan Driessen: 63
Vic Correll: W
Cesar Geronimo: W.1-2
Ray Knight: K
Junior Kennedy: 9

Bot 9

Keith Hernandez: W
Ken Reitz: S8.1-2
Jerry Mumphrey: 6/P
Mike Tyson: S5.2-3;1-2
Wayne Garrett: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Mike Phillips: W
Tony Scott: 9
George Hendrick: K

Notes & reviews

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HP umpire Davidson left when splinters from a broken bat hit him in eye; 2B umpire Pryor moved behind the plate and the game was finished with 3 umpires

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