Backed by a 15-hit attack, Fred Norman turned in the Reds' first complete game since last August 28 and breezed to an 11-0 victory over the Giants. Norman allowed only four hits. The Reds' total of 15 included homers by Joe Morgan, George Foster and Ken Griffey. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 11, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1976 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Reds         4  1  0    1  3  1    0  1  x  -  11 15  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Rose 3b               4   2   3   1     0   0   .548
Thomas 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .280        Youngblood 3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .348      Griffey rf            4   2   3   2     0   0   .406
  Thomasson rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lum rf              1   1   0   0     0   0   .286
Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   3     1   0   .500
Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .240        Flynn 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Perez 1b              3   2   1   0     1   0   .250
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .308        Driessen 1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Sadek c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Bench c               3   1   1   1     2   0   .107
Halicki p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster lf             5   1   3   4     0   0   .367
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .103
  Minton p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Geronimo cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .417
  Hill ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Norman p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   4   0     1   5             Totals               36  11  15  11     5   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 21,219
Left on Base: Giants 3, Reds 7
DP: Giants 1, Reds 2
Errors: Montanez, Speier
Doubles: Geronimo 2 (4), Griffey (4), Bench (2)
Home Runs: Morgan (2), Foster (1), Griffey (1)
Stolen Bases: Bench (3)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (1)
GIDP: Thomas (3), Arnold (1), Bench (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(0-2)          0.1   5   4   4   0   0   1   6  10.13
Williams                1     1   1   1   0   0   0   3   9.00
Minton                  2.2   4   1   1   1   0   0  12   1.35
D'Acquisto              3     4   4   4   3   1   2  15  12.00
Caldwell                1     1   1   0   1   1   0   6   4.50
Totals                  8    15  11  10   5   2   3  42

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(2-0)           9     4   0   0   1   5   0  30   0.00
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   5   0  30

Wild Pitches: Halicki (1), Minton (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler


GIANTS 1ST: 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; Joshua walked; Thomas
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Joshua out at second]; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Griffey singled to right [Rose
to third]; Morgan homered [Rose scored, Griffey scored]; Perez
singled to left; Halicki threw a wild pitch [Perez to second];
Bench grounded out (shortstop to first) [Perez to third]; Foster
singled to left [Perez scored]; WILLIAMS REPLACED HALICKI
(PITCHING); Concepcion forced Foster (pitcher to shortstop)
[Concepcion to first]; Concepcion was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Speier singled to left; Reitz
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo doubled to left; Norman out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Geronimo to third]; MINTON REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Rose singled to center [Geronimo scored];
Griffey flied out to left; Morgan popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 5.

GIANTS 3RD: Sadek flied out to left; Minton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Joshua grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 5.

REDS 3RD: Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench
walked; Bench stole second; Foster popped to catcher in foul
territory; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomas singled to center; Murcer struck out;
Matthews forced Thomas (third to second) [Matthews to first];
Montanez singled to center [Matthews to second]; Speier was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 5.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo doubled to left; On a bunt Norman grounded
out (pitcher to second); Rose singled to left [Geronimo out at
home (left to catcher)]; Minton threw a wild pitch [Rose to
second]; Griffey doubled [Rose scored]; Morgan flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 6.

GIANTS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Sadek grounded
out (second to first); HILL BATTED FOR MINTON; Hill was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 6.

REDS 5TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); Perez walked;
Bench walked [Perez to second]; Foster homered [Perez scored,
Bench scored]; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted); Norman singled to shortstop
[Norman to second (error by Speier)]; Rose flied out to left; 3
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 9.

GIANTS 6TH: Joshua flied out to right; Thomas flied out to
center; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds
9.

REDS 6TH: THOMASSON REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); Griffey
homered; Morgan walked; Perez flied out to center; Bench
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Morgan out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 10.

GIANTS 7TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); LUM REPLACED
GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B);
Matthews popped to first; Montanez flied out to right; Speier
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 10.

REDS 7TH: Foster singled to left; Concepcion forced Foster
(shortstop to second) [Concepcion to first]; Geronimo flied out
to right; Norman lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 10.

GIANTS 8TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Reitz flied
out to right; Sadek singled to left; ARNOLD BATTED FOR
D'ACQUISTO; Arnold grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Sadek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 10.

REDS 8TH: CALDWELL REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Youngblood
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum reached on an error by
Montanez [Lum to first]; Flynn struck out; Driessen walked [Lum
to second]; Bench doubled to left [Lum scored (unearned),
Driessen to third]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 11.

GIANTS 9TH: Joshua flied out to center; Thomas popped to first
in foul territory; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 11.