Led by George Foster, who collected three hits and drove in four runs, the Reds romped over the Cardinals, 11-2. The Reds wasted no time, deciding the outcome in the first inning when they scored five runs. Ken Griffey led off the fireworks with a one-out triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Joe Morgan.

The Reds then followed with six successive singles for three more runs to kayo Lynn McGlothen. Eric Rasmussen relieved and walked Pete Rose to force in the fifth run of the frame. Foster hit a homer with two men on base in the seventh inning as Gary Nolan coasted to his first victory since May 11. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 11, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Friday, June      4, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         5  0  0    3  0  0    3  0  0  -  11 18  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   1     2   1   .338      Brock lf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .267
  Youngblood 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .281        Harris lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Griffey rf            5   2   2   0     1   1   .343      Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Morgan 2b             1   2   0   1     3   1   .310        Richard ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Flynn 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      McBride cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .359
Perez 1b              5   3   3   1     0   1   .275        Mumphrey cf         2   0   1   1     0   0   .240
  Driessen 1b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Foster lf             4   2   3   4     1   0   .337      Fairly 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .306
  Armbrister ph,lf    1   0   0   0     0   1   .438        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Geronimo cf           6   1   2   1     0   1   .272        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Concepcion ss         6   1   5   2     0   0   .280        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Plummer c             6   0   1   1     0   3   .275      Cruz 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .201
Nolan p               4   0   1   0     0   2   .192      Rudolph c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Tyson 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .227
                                                          McGlothen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .148
                                                            Rasmussen p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hernandez ph,1b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .176

Totals               44  11  18  11     7  11             Totals               35   2   7   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 23,239
Left on Base: Reds 15, Cardinals 6
DP: Reds 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Morgan, Rudolph
Doubles: Kessinger (10), Brock (6)
Triples: Griffey (4), Tyson (4)
Home Runs: Foster (10)
Stolen Bases: Brock (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Nolan (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(4-3)            9     7   2   2   0   3   0  35   2.96
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   3   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(5-4)        0.2   7   5   5   0   1   0   9   3.13
Rasmussen               2.1   4   3   3   3   2   0  14   4.41
Wallace                 2     2   0   0   2   1   0  10   1.75
Frisella                3     3   3   3   2   4   1  15   2.49
Hrabosky                1     2   0   0   0   3   0   5   2.97
Totals                  9    18  11  11   7  11   1  53

Wild Pitches: Frisella (2)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Griffey tripled to left; Rudolph
dropped a foul fly hit by Morgan for an error; Morgan hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Griffey scored]; Perez singled to
shortstop; Foster singled to left [Perez to second]; Geronimo
singled to right [Perez scored, Foster to third]; Concepcion
singled to left [Foster scored, Geronimo to third]; Plummer
singled to left [Geronimo scored, Concepcion to second]; Nolan
singled to right [Concepcion to third, Plummer to second];
RASMUSSEN REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Rose walked [Concepcion
scored, Plummer to third, Nolan to second]; Griffey grounded out
(first to pitcher); 5 R, 7 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Kessinger doubled to
right; McBride popped to second; Crawford popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Morgan struck out; Perez struck out; Foster popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled to center; Rudolph grounded out (second to first) [Cruz
to second]; Tyson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo singled to center; Concepcion singled to left
[Geronimo to second]; Plummer popped to first in foul territory;
Nolan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Geronimo to
third, Concepcion to second]; Rose grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Rasmussen flied out to left; Brock doubled;
Kessinger singled to center [Brock to third]; McBride popped to
shortstop; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey walked; Morgan walked [Griffey to second];
Perez singled to left [Griffey scored, Morgan to second]; Foster
singled to left [Morgan scored, Perez to second]; WALLACE
REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Geronimo flied out to left;
Concepcion singled to center [Perez scored, Foster to third (on
throw to home)]; Plummer struck out; Nolan flied out to right; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Fairly lined to shortstop; Cruz flied out to
left; Rudolph flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING CF); Rose flied out
to right; Griffey singled to right; Morgan walked [Griffey to
second]; Perez popped to second; Foster walked [Griffey to
third, Morgan to second]; Geronimo forced Foster (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson tripled; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR WALLACE;
Hernandez flied out to center; Brock singled to right [Tyson
scored]; Brock stole second; Kessinger reached on an error by
Morgan [Brock to third, Kessinger to first]; Mumphrey singled to
first [Brock scored, Kessinger to second]; Crawford flied out to
left; Fairly forced Mumphrey (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Cardinals 2.

REDS 6TH: FRISELLA REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); HERNANDEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Concepcion flied out to center; Plummer
was called out on strikes; Nolan struck out but advanced to
first on a wild pitch; Rose walked [Nolan to second]; Griffey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudolph
grounded out (third to first); Tyson grounded out (third to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Cardinals 2.

REDS 7TH: Morgan walked; Perez singled to left [Morgan to
third]; Foster homered [Morgan scored, Perez scored]; Geronimo
flied out to center; Concepcion singled to left; Plummer flied
out to center; Nolan was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 11, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); DRIESSEN
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Hernandez grounded out (second to
first); Brock struck out; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 11, Cardinals 2.

REDS 8TH: HARRIS REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); RICHARD REPLACED
KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); Rose flied out to left; Griffey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 11, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Mumphrey
flied out to left; Crawford flied out to center; SMITH BATTED
FOR FRISELLA; Smith popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 11, Cardinals 2.

REDS 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Driessen singled
to center; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR FOSTER; Armbrister was called
out on strikes; Geronimo was called out on strikes; Concepcion
singled to shortstop [Driessen to second]; Plummer struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 11, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: ARMBRISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cruz
grounded out (third to first); Rudolph grounded out (catcher to
first); Tyson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 11, Cardinals 2.