Making his first major league start, Santo Alcala was wild in the first inning but regained control and yielded only two hits in seven stanzas to receive credit for the Reds' 14-4 victory over the Cubs. Alcala, a righthanded native of the Dominican Republic, passed three batters in the first inning and all three scored with the aid of two forceouts and a single by Jose Cardenal.

The Cubs' only other hit off Alcala was a homer by Bill Madlock in the fifth. The Reds also profited from walks issued by Cubs' pitchers, drawing eight. Joe Morgan and George Foster each batted in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 14, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         3  2  0    2  1  2    0  1  3  -  14 16  2
Cubs         3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  2  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   2   1   0     1   1   .408      Monday cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .360
  Flynn 3b,2b         0   1   0   0     1   0   .222      Cardenal lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .327
Griffey rf            4   3   1   2     2   0   .348      Madlock 3b            3   2   1   1     1   0   .336
Morgan 2b             4   2   2   3     1   0   .342      Morales rf            2   0   0   1     2   0   .247
  Armbrister lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Summers 1b            3   0   0   1     1   0   .241
Driessen lf,1b        3   1   1   2     1   0   .208      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Perez 1b              4   1   3   2     0   0   .229      Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
  Youngblood lf,3b    2   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Rosello ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Foster cf             5   2   3   3     1   1   .318      R. Reuschel p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         6   1   3   2     0   0   .179        Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Plummer c             4   0   1   0     1   1   .278        LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Alcala p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .500        Crosby p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .346        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  14  16  14     8   4             Totals               30   4   2   3     5   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 22,017
Left on Base: Reds 11, Cubs 4
DP: Reds 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Concepcion 2
Doubles: Rose (8), Concepcion 2 (3), Morgan (7), Foster (3)
Triples: Foster (1)
Home Runs: Madlock (2)
Stolen Bases: Summers (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Alcala 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (2), Driessen 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (4,by R. Reuschel)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alcala W(1-0)           7     2   4   4   4   2   1  28   8.10
Borbon                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   5.02
Totals                  9     2   4   4   5   3   1  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(1-3)      3.1   6   7   7   4   2   0  21   6.42
Zamora                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.14
Crosby                  3     5   3   3   2   1   0  16  12.00
Garman                  2     4   4   4   2   0   0  12   6.65
Totals                  9    16  14  14   8   4   0  52

Passed Balls: Swisher (1)
Hit by Pitch: R. Reuschel (2)
Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey walked;
R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Griffey to second]; Morgan
walked; Driessen walked [Griffey to third, Morgan to second];
Perez singled to center [Griffey scored, Morgan scored, Driessen
to third]; Foster singled to center [Driessen scored, Perez to
second]; Concepcion forced Foster (third to second) [Perez to
third, Concepcion to first]; Plummer popped to shortstop; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Cardenal singled to center [Monday to
third]; Madlock walked [Cardenal to second]; Morales walked
[Monday scored, Cardenal to third, Madlock to second]; Summers
forced Morales (first to shortstop) [Cardenal scored, Madlock
scored (error by Concepcion) (no RBI), Summers to first]; Trillo
forced Summers (shortstop to second) [Trillo to first]; Swisher
popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Cubs 3.

REDS 2ND: Alcala singled to second; Rose doubled to right
[Alcala to third]; Griffey grounded out (second to first)
[Alcala scored, Rose to third]; Morgan lined out on a sacrifice
fly to right [Rose scored]; Driessen singled to right; Perez
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 2ND: Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Reuschel
flied out to center; Monday flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 3.

REDS 3RD: Foster flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Plummer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock
popped to third in foul territory; Morales walked; Summers
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 3.

REDS 4TH: Alcala was called out on strikes; Rose was hit by a
pitch; Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Morgan singled to center
[Rose scored, Griffey to third]; ZAMORA REPLACED R. REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey
scored]; Perez singled to left [Morgan to third]; Foster struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher
struck out; Rosello reached on an error by Concepcion [Rosello
to first]; LACOCK BATTED FOR ZAMORA; LaCock grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 3.

REDS 5TH: CROSBY REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Concepcion doubled
to right; Plummer walked; Alcala out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Concepcion to third, Plummer to second]; Rose
walked; Griffey grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion
scored, Plummer to third, Rose to second]; Morgan grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Monday flied out to center; Cardenal struck out;
Madlock homered; Morales grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 4.

REDS 6TH: Driessen flied out to left; Perez singled to center;
Foster tripled to center [Perez scored]; Concepcion singled to
center [Foster scored]; Plummer singled to center [Concepcion to
second]; Alcala out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Concepcion to third, Plummer to second]; Rose struck out; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Summers lined to right; Trillo grounded out (third to
first); Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 4.

REDS 7TH: Griffey lined to first; Morgan popped to center;
Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 10, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); YOUNGBLOOD
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING LF); Rosello popped to third; ADAMS
BATTED FOR CROSBY; Adams flied out to right; Monday grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 4.

REDS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Youngblood grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foster walked; Concepcion doubled to
left [Foster scored]; Plummer flied out to right; BAILEY BATTED
FOR ALCALA; Bailey flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 11, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); BORBON REPLACED
BAILEY (PITCHING); Cardenal lined to left; Madlock flied out to
center; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 11, Cubs 4.

REDS 9TH: Flynn walked; Swisher allowed a passed ball [Flynn to
second]; Griffey singled to second [Flynn to third]; Morgan
doubled to right [Flynn scored, Griffey to third]; Driessen
lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Griffey scored];
Youngblood popped to first in foul territory; Foster doubled to
left [Morgan scored]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ARMBRISTER
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING LF); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Summers walked; Summers stole second; Trillo
struck out; Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosello
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 4.