Ron Cey rapped five straight hits to lead the Dodgers to a 6-5 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Reds turned on their power to win the second game, 7-2. The Reds lost the first game although stealing nine bases, four by Ken Griffey, but one burst of speed by Cey proved their undoing. After hitting a single with one out in the ninth inning, Cey scored the Dodgers' winning run from first base when Joe Ferguson singled. Charlie Hough, pitching in relief, gained credit for his sixth straight victory without a defeat.

In the nightcap, Santo Alcala won his fifth in a row when the Reds clinched their verdict with homers in the eighth inning by Bill Plummer, Tony Perez and Cesar Geronimo. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       30, 1976 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  2    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   6 15  2
Reds         3  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .253      Concepcion ss         4   2   3   0     1   1   .259
Buckner lf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .312      Griffey rf            4   1   2   1     1   1   .351
Garvey 1b             4   2   1   1     1   0   .326      Bench c               2   0   1   1     3   0   .237
Cey 3b                5   2   5   2     0   0   .318      Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .257
Ferguson c            4   0   2   2     1   0   .238      Foster cf,lf          4   0   0   0     1   0   .335
Baker cf              4   0   1   1     1   1   .241      Bailey 3b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .298
Cruz rf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .211        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Russell ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .293        Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
John p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Armbrister lf         4   1   3   0     0   1   .467
  Hough p             2   0   2   0     0   0   .286        Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
                                                          Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Morgan ph,2b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .320
                                                          Nolan p               2   0   0   1     0   1   .182
                                                            Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Rose 3b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .339

Totals               40   6  15   6     4   2             Totals               35   5  11   5     9   7

Time of Game: 3:10
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Reds 13
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 2
Errors: Ferguson, Russell, Griffey
Doubles: Buckner (12), Cey 3 (6), Concepcion 2 (7), Perez (10)
Home Runs: Garvey (3)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (10), Armbrister (1), Perez (5), Griffey 4 (15), Bench 2 (6), Morgan (17)
Caught Stealing: Armbrister (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (1)
GIDP: Russell (3), Buckner (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    3.1   9   5   5   2   1   0  21   3.31
Hough W(6-0)            5.2   2   0   0   7   6   0  24   2.27
Totals                  9    11   5   5   9   7   0  45

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   4.2   7   4   4   4   0   0  24   3.08
Borbon                  1.2   3   1   1   0   1   1   8   4.28
Eastwick L(3-3)         2.2   5   1   1   0   1   0  12   3.31
Totals                  9    15   6   6   4   2   1  44

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Buckner doubled to right
[Buckner to third (error by Griffey)]; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cey doubled to left [Buckner scored];
Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Concepcion walked; On a bunt Griffey singled to
catcher [Concepcion to third (error by Ferguson)]; Bench singled
to center [Concepcion scored, Griffey to second]; Perez forced
Bench (shortstop to second) [Griffey to third]; Foster grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Perez to second]; Bailey singled to left
[Griffey scored, Perez scored, Bailey out at second (left to
second)]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker singled to left; Cruz popped to third;
Russell popped to shortstop; John popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Armbrister singled to pitcher; Armbrister stole
second; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Armbrister to third]; Nolan reached on a fielder's choice
[Armbrister scored]; Concepcion doubled to left [Nolan to
third]; Griffey popped to left; Bench popped to first; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second;
Buckner popped to shortstop; Garvey lined to left; Cey doubled
to left [Lopes scored]; Ferguson singled to left [Cey scored];
Baker flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Reds 4.

REDS 3RD: Perez doubled to right; Perez stole third; Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey reached on a fielder's
choice [Perez out at home (second to catcher)]; Armbrister
singled to third [Bailey to second]; Flynn grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Cruz walked; Russell grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; John
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Nolan struck out; Concepcion doubled to left; Griffey
singled to right [Concepcion scored]; Griffey stole second;
Bench walked; HOUGH REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Griffey stole
third; Bench stole second; Perez struck out; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 5.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes popped to second; Buckner flied to right in
foul territory; Garvey walked; Cey doubled to left [Garvey to
third]; Ferguson walked; BORBON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Baker
walked (walk was charged to Nolan) [Garvey scored, Cey to third,
Ferguson to second]; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Bailey was called out on strikes; Armbrister struck
out; Flynn reached on an error by Russell [Flynn to first];
Borbon lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hough
singled to center; Lopes popped to right; Buckner flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion singled to center; Concepcion was picked
off first (pitcher to first to shortstop); Griffey walked;
Griffey stole second; Griffey stole third; Bench walked; Perez
popped to first in foul territory; Foster walked [Bench to
second]; Bailey lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Reds 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey homered; Cey singled to left; Ferguson
grounded out (second to first) [Cey to second]; EASTWICK
REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); ROSE REPLACED BORBON (PLAYING 3B);
Baker struck out; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: Armbrister singled to center; Armbrister was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); MORGAN BATTED FOR FLYNN;
Morgan grounded out (second to first); Rose flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 5.

DODGERS 8TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GERONIMO
REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING CF); MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
2B); Russell popped to second; Hough singled to left; Lopes
singled to right [Hough to second]; Buckner grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lopes out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion struck out; Griffey struck out (catcher to
first); Bench walked; Bench stole second; Perez walked; Foster
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey flied out to right; Cey singled to center;
Ferguson singled to right [Cey scored]; Baker forced Ferguson
(shortstop to second) [Baker to first]; Cruz singled to center
[Baker to third]; Russell popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Reds 5.

REDS 9TH: DRIESSEN BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Driessen struck out;
Geronimo flied out to center; Morgan walked; Morgan stole
second; Rose walked; Morgan was picked off second (pitcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Reds 5.