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Monday May 17, 1976
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A crowd of 53,652, largest in the major leagues this year, saw Cincinnati beat Los Angeles, 5-3, ending the Dodgers' nine-game victory string at home. Ken Griffey had a single and triple, driving in three runs, as the Reds regained first place in the N. L. West. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Monday, May 17, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds         0  4  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  6  1
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   1   0   0     2   0   .379      Lopes 2b              2   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Griffey rf            4   0   2   3     0   0   .345        Auerbach ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .038
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .320        Goodson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Bench c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .239        De Jesus pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Perez 1b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Buckner lf            5   1   0   0     0   0   .280
Foster lf             4   0   0   1     0   2   .302      Baker cf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .261
Geronimo cf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .290      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Concepcion ss         4   1   2   1     0   1   .234      Cey 3b                4   1   2   1     0   1   .325
Zachry p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .273      Ferguson rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .207
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     1   3   .273
                                                          Russell ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .360
                                                          Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .059
                                                            Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .234
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   5   6   5     3   7             Totals               37   3  11   3     1   9

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 53,652
Left on Base: Reds 5, Dodgers 9
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Morgan
Triples: Griffey (2)
Stolen Bases: Bench (4), Perez (4), Lopes (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Eastwick (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Russell (1)
GIDP: Garvey (3)
Hit by Pitch: Perez (2,by Sutton)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(2-0)           7     8   3   1   1   7   0  30   1.26
Eastwick SV(4)          2     3   0   0   0   2   0   9   1.85
Totals                  9    11   3   1   1   9   0  39

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(4-4)           7     5   5   5   3   5   0  30   4.15
Marshall                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.49
Totals                  9     6   5   5   3   7   0  37

Passed Balls: Bench (3)
Hit by Pitch: Sutton (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol


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

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second;
Buckner grounded out (second to first) [Lopes to third]; Baker
struck out; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench singled to center; Bench stole second; Perez
singled to center [Bench to third]; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bench scored, Perez to second]; Geronimo
walked; Concepcion singled to center [Perez scored, Geronimo to
second]; On a bunt Zachry struck out; Rose walked [Geronimo to
third, Concepcion to second]; Griffey singled to center
[Geronimo scored, Concepcion scored, Rose to third]; Morgan
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to center; Ferguson singled to center
[Cey to second]; Yeager walked [Cey to third, Ferguson to
second]; Russell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cey scored,
Ferguson to third]; Sutton struck out; Lopes struck out;
Davey Lopes injured back and left game later; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

REDS 3RD: Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez was hit
by a pitch; Perez stole second; Foster struck out; Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner flied out to left; Baker flied out to left;
Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Zachry grounded out
(third to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey popped to second; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

REDS 5TH: Griffey flied out to right; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell flied out to center; Sutton struck out;
AUERBACH BATTED FOR LOPES; Auerbach flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

REDS 6TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Perez flied out
to right; Foster flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner reached on an error by Morgan [Buckner to
first]; Baker singled to center [Buckner to second]; Garvey
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Buckner
to third, Baker out at second]; Cey singled to shortstop
[Buckner scored (unearned)]; Ferguson singled to right [Cey to
second]; Yeager struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
4, Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion was called out on strikes; Zachry struck
out; Rose walked; Griffey tripled to right [Rose scored]; Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); CRUZ BATTED
FOR SUTTON; Cruz singled to left; Auerbach popped to catcher in
foul territory; Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 5, Dodgers 2.

REDS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Bench flied out to
center; Perez popped to second; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker singled to right; EASTWICK REPLACED ZACHRY
(PITCHING); Garvey singled to left [Baker to second]; Bench
allowed a passed ball [Baker to third, Garvey to second]; Cey
struck out; Ferguson grounded out (second to first) [Baker
scored (unearned), Garvey to third]; Yeager struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 3.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Concepcion singled
to center; Eastwick out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Concepcion to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); MOTA BATTED
FOR MARSHALL; Mota singled to second; GOODSON BATTED FOR
AUERBACH; Goodson singled to right [Mota to second]; DE JESUS
RAN FOR GOODSON; Buckner lined to left; Baker grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 3.



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