Jack Billingham recorded his 100th major league victory against 77 defeats with the help of Tony Perez, who broke out of an 0-for-18 slump with two singles and knocked in two runs to help the Reds triumph over the Cubs, 3-1. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Friday, May       7, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   0   1   1     2   0   .410      Wallis cf             5   1   2   0     0   2   .313
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .157      Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .330
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .333      Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .337
Foster rf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .301      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Perez 1b              4   0   2   2     1   0   .203      Summers 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .269
Bailey lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .360      Trillo 2b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .321
  Lum lf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Swisher c             2   0   1   0     1   1   .277
  Bench ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Youngblood cf         3   1   0   0     1   0   .350      Rosello ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Plummer c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .286      Frailing p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .190        Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .160
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hundley c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .188

Totals               33   3   7   3     8   3             Totals               31   1   8   0     6   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance:  5,219
Left on Base: Reds 12, Cubs 10
DP: Reds 2, Cubs 2
Errors: Madlock, Trillo
Doubles: Plummer (2), Morgan (6)
Stolen Bases: Youngblood (1), Trillo (4), Cardenal (4)
Caught Stealing: Wallis (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (1), Swisher (2)
GIDP: Bailey (1), Driessen (2), Madlock (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(3-2)       7     8   1   1   4   2   0  30   5.15
Eastwick SV(3)          2     0   0   0   2   2   0   8   2.01
Totals                  9     8   1   1   6   4   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frailing L(1-1)         5     5   2   1   4   3   0  24   0.93
Zamora                  1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.29
P. Reuschel             2.2   1   0   0   3   0   0  12   4.55
Schultz                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.64
Totals                  9     7   3   2   8   3   0  42

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Concepcion struck
out; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Wallis singled to left; Cardenal singled to right
[Wallis to third]; Madlock grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Wallis scored (no RBI), Cardenal out at
second]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster reached on an error by Madlock [Foster to
second]; Perez singled to left [Foster scored (unearned)];
Bailey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Perez out at second]; Youngblood grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Summers grounded out (first unassisted); Trillo
walked; Trillo stole second; Swisher struck out; Rosello was
walked intentionally; Frailing forced Trillo (third unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

REDS 3RD: Plummer doubled to center; On a bunt Billingham
grounded out (catcher to first); Rose walked; Concepcion walked
[Plummer to third, Rose to second]; Morgan popped to shortstop;
Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Wallis struck out; Cardenal popped to shortstop;
Madlock singled to left; Morales grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez lined to right; Bailey singled to left;
Youngblood flied out to center; Plummer walked [Bailey to
second]; Billingham forced Plummer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Summers walked; Trillo singled to left [Summers to
second]; Swisher out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Summers to third, Trillo to second]; Rosello hit into a double
play to center [Summers out at home (center to catcher)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

REDS 5TH: On a bunt Rose grounded out (pitcher to first);
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan doubled to
right; Foster walked; Perez singled to left [Morgan scored,
Foster to second]; Bailey flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR FRAILING; Adams lined to left; Wallis
singled to right; Wallis was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Cardenal walked; Cardenal stole second; Madlock singled
to third [Cardenal to third]; Morales forced Madlock (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 1.

REDS 6TH: ZAMORA REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Youngblood walked;
Youngblood stole second; Plummer popped to third; Billingham
grounded out (third to first); Rose singled to left [Youngblood
scored]; Concepcion flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: LUM REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); Summers grounded out
(first unassisted); Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Swisher singled to left; Rosello singled to left [Swisher to
second]; LACOCK BATTED FOR ZAMORA; LaCock forced Rosello
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 1.

REDS 7TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Morgan reached
on an error by Trillo [Morgan to first]; Foster grounded out
(second to first) [Morgan to second]; Perez popped to shortstop;
Lum popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Wallis grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal
grounded out (third to first); Madlock grounded out (pitcher to
third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 1.

REDS 8TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Plummer
singled to shortstop; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Driessen
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Plummer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Morales popped
to center; Summers was called out on strikes; Trillo walked;
Swisher walked [Trillo to second]; Rosello flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 1.

REDS 9TH: Rose walked; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rose to second]; Morgan was walked
intentionally; Foster flied out to center; Perez walked [Rose to
third, Morgan to second]; SCHULTZ REPLACED SWISHER (PITCHING);
HUNDLEY REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PLAYING C ); BENCH BATTED FOR LUM;
Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Reds 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: BENCH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hundley popped to
third in foul territory; Wallis was called out on strikes;
Cardenal popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 1.