Gary Nolan pitched a five-hitter and Tony Perez knocked in three runs with a single and homer as the Reds defeated the Pirates, 6-1. Taking a quick lead, the Reds scored twice in the first inning on a single by Pete Rose, double by Ken Griffey and single by Joe Morgan.

Straining his hamstring, Morgan left the game, but Doug Flynn, his replacement, doubled and scored on a single by Perez in the sixth. Perez then iced the outcome with a two-run homer in the eighth. Al Oliver homered for the Pirates' lone tally. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      9, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  0  -   6 13  0
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .338      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Griffey rf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .342      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Morgan 2b             1   0   1   1     0   0   .342      Oliver cf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .319
  Flynn 2b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .246        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez 1b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .285        Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Foster cf,lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .332      Parker rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Bench c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .235      Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Bailey lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .296      Robinson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .357
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Taveras ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Nolan p               4   0   0   0     0   3   .167      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .286
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph,cf   1   0   0   0     0   0   .233

Totals               37   6  13   6     2   5             Totals               30   1   5   1     0   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 18,127
Left on Base: Reds 6, Pirates 2
DP: Reds 2, Pirates 2
Doubles: Griffey (12), Flynn (1), Concepcion (8), Bench (10), Bailey (6)
Home Runs: Perez (7), Oliver (8)
Caught Stealing: Foster (3)
GIDP: Perez (3), Foster (3), Stennett (4), Zisk (9)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(5-3)            9     5   1   1   0   4   1  30   2.77
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   4   1  30

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(6-5)            7.1  13   6   6   2   4   1  34   4.15
Tekulve                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.18
Hernandez               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.62
Totals                  9    13   6   6   2   5   1  39

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Griffey doubled to left [Rose
scored]; Morgan singled to center [Griffey scored]; Perez
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Morgan out at second]; Foster singled to right; Bench walked
[Foster to second]; Bailey forced Bench (shortstop unassisted);
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Stennett flied
out to center; Joe Morgan left with injured left
hamstring; Hebner made an out to shortstop; Oliver made an
out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion struck out; Nolan struck out; Rose grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker flied out to center; Zisk lined to pitcher;
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; Taveras flied
out to left; Reuss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to left; Foster was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Bench grounded out (third to
first); Bailey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett flied out to right; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); Oliver homered; Parker grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
struck out; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

REDS 6TH: Griffey struck out; Flynn doubled to left; Perez
singled to second [Flynn scored]; Foster grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to left; Reuss struck out; Stennett
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Taveras out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 1.

REDS 7TH: Bench singled to left; Bailey flied out to center;
Concepcion doubled to right [Bench to third]; Nolan struck out;
Rose was walked intentionally; Griffey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner singled to right; Oliver singled to center
[Hebner to third]; Parker struck out; Zisk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 1.

REDS 8TH: Flynn singled to right; Perez homered [Flynn scored];
Foster flied out to right; Bench doubled to left; Bailey doubled
to left [Bench scored]; TEKULVE REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING);
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Nolan struck out; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GERONIMO
REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING CF); Robinson made an out to shortstop;
Sanguillen made an out to second; Taveras singled to right;
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Kirkpatrick flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 1.

REDS 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); KIRKPATRICK
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rose flied out to right; Griffey
grounded out (first unassisted); Flynn lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Hebner
flied out to right; OTT BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Ott flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Pirates 1.