The Reds twice hit three homers in one inning while demolishing the Cubs, 14-2. Tony Perez and George Foster opened the third inning with round-trippers and, after the Reds loaded the bases, Ken Griffey hit the first grand slam of his major league career. Pete Rose, Dan Driessen and Perez all hit homers in the fifth when the Reds added four runs. Backed by the bombardment, Pat Zachry gained his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 14, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       9, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         1  3  6    0  4  0    0  0  0  -  14 21  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   3   3   2     1   1   .421      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .351
  Bailey 3b,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        LaCock rf           0   1   0   0     1   0   .154
Griffey rf            4   1   1   4     1   0   .344      Cardenal lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .319
  Youngblood 3b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .348      Madlock 3b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .342
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .349      Morales rf,cf         4   0   3   0     0   0   .268
  Flynn 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Summers 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .219
Driessen lf,1b        5   1   1   2     1   1   .207        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez 1b              5   2   2   2     0   0   .239      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
  Armbrister rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Foster cf             5   2   4   1     1   0   .344        Mitterwald c        1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Concepcion ss         6   2   2   0     0   0   .188      Kelleher ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Plummer c             5   2   3   1     0   0   .348      Burris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Zachry p              4   0   1   1     0   3   .375        Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thornton ph,1b      2   0   0   0     0   1   .203

Totals               46  14  21  13     5   5             Totals               32   2   7   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 21,536
Left on Base: Reds 11, Cubs 7
DP: Reds 2, Cubs 2
Errors: Madlock
Doubles: Plummer (3), Foster (4)
Home Runs: Perez 2 (2), Foster (3), Griffey (2), Rose (2), Driessen (2), Madlock (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Zachry (1)
GIDP: Driessen 2 (4), Monday (2), Kelleher (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(1-0)           8     5   2   2   4   4   1  32   1.26
McEnaney                1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   8.68
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   4   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(1-4)           1     5   4   3   2   0   0  11   5.49
Zamora                  1.1   5   6   6   2   0   3  10   6.32
P. Reuschel             2.2   6   4   4   0   1   3  13   5.34
Garman                  3     3   0   0   0   3   0  12   5.88
Sutter                  1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    21  14  13   5   5   6  52

Wild Pitches: Burris 2 (3)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Burris threw a wild pitch
[Rose to second]; Burris threw a wild pitch [Rose scored];
Griffey flied out to center; Morgan flied out to right; Driessen
walked; Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal flied
out to center; Madlock singled to center; Morales singled to
right [Madlock to third]; Summers lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to center; Concepcion reached on an
error by Madlock [Foster to second, Concepcion to first];
Plummer doubled to center [Foster scored, Concepcion to third];
Zachry singled to left [Concepcion scored (unearned), Plummer to
third]; Rose singled to center [Plummer scored, Zachry to
second]; Griffey walked [Zachry to third, Rose to second];
ZAMORA REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Morgan forced Zachry (first
to catcher) [Rose to third, Griffey to second, Morgan to first];
Driessen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Morgan out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo flied out to center; Swisher lined to second;
Kelleher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 0.

REDS 3RD: Perez homered; Foster homered; Concepcion singled to
left; Plummer singled to left [Concepcion to second]; Zachry out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Concepcion to third,
Plummer to second]; Rose was walked intentionally; Griffey
homered [Concepcion scored, Plummer scored, Rose scored]; Morgan
walked; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Driessen
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Morgan out at second]; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: P. Reuschel walked; Monday grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [P. Reuschel out at second];
Cardenal walked; Madlock forced Cardenal (third to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster flied
out to right; Concepcion singled to third; Plummer forced
Concepcion (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Morales singled to shortstop; Summers struck out;
Trillo flied out to right; Swisher grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Cubs 0.

REDS 5TH: Zachry was called out on strikes; Rose homered;
Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled to
center; Driessen homered [Morgan scored]; Perez homered; Foster
doubled to left; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kelleher popped to first in foul territory; ADAMS
BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Adams grounded out (pitcher to first);
Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 0.

REDS 6TH: GARMAN REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); LACOCK REPLACED
MONDAY (PLAYING RF); MORALES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Plummer flied out to left; Zachry was called out on strikes;
Rose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 14,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: BAILEY REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Cardenal popped to
center; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 0.

REDS 7TH: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan singled to first;
Driessen popped to third in foul territory; Perez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: BAILEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); YOUNGBLOOD
REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING 3B); FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING
2B); DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ARMBRISTER
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING RF); Summers walked; Trillo flied out to
right; Swisher flied out to left; Kelleher forced Summers
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 0.

REDS 8TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED SWISHER (PLAYING C ); Foster
singled to left; Concepcion flied out to right; Plummer singled
to center [Foster to second]; Zachry was called out on strikes;
Bailey forced Plummer (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 14, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: THORNTON BATTED FOR GARMAN; Thornton was called out on
strikes; LaCock walked; Cardenal popped to center; Madlock
homered [LaCock scored]; Morales singled to center; Summers
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 14,
Cubs 2.

REDS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); THORNTON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Youngblood singled to third; Debut game
for Bruce Sutter; Flynn singled to left [Youngblood to
second]; Driessen struck out; Armbrister forced Flynn (third to
second) [Youngblood to third, Armbrister to first]; Foster
walked [Armbrister to second]; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: MCENANEY REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Trillo singled to
center; Mitterwald singled to center [Trillo to second];
Kelleher grounded into a double play (second to first) [Trillo
to third, Mitterwald out at second]; Thornton grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 14, Cubs 2.