Dave Concepcion singled to lead off the ninth inning, advanced on a sacrifice by Ed Armbrister and scored the winning run on Ken Griffey's single when the Reds edged the Cubs, 3-2. The Reds' first run came on a home run by Concepcion in the third. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Monday, June      14, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .294      Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .332
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffey rf            5   0   1   1     0   3   .337
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .331
Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .294
Madlock 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .299      Foster lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .335
Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Bench c               3   0   2   0     1   0   .251
LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Concepcion ss         3   2   3   1     1   0   .286
Swisher c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .274      Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Rosello ss            3   1   1   0     0   1   .236        Armbrister ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Coleman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Wallis ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .245

Totals               33   2   7   2     1   3             Totals               33   3  10   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 24,327
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Reds 10
DP: Cubs 1, Reds 1
Errors: Cardenal
Doubles: Madlock (18), Rosello (4), Monday (11), Geronimo (11)
Home Runs: Concepcion (4), Foster (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Armbrister (3)
GIDP: Morales (7)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman                 6     6   2   2   3   2   2  27   4.46
Knowles                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.81
Zamora L(3-2)           1.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   7   3.38
Schultz                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.71
Totals                  8.1  10   3   3   4   4   2  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(6-3)            9     7   2   2   1   3   0  34   2.70
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   3   0  34

Wild Pitches: Nolan (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to right; Cardenal popped to first in
foul territory; Madlock doubled to left; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey was
called out on strikes; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: LaCock grounded out (second to first); Trillo flied
out to left; Swisher singled to center; Rosello flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez walked; Foster popped to second; Bench forced
Perez (third to second); Geronimo popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Coleman struck out; Monday popped to second; Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion homered; Nolan popped to first in foul
territory; Rose flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock popped to shortstop in foul territory; Morales
struck out; LaCock popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to right; Perez singled to center;
Foster lined to third; Bench singled to third [Perez to second];
Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds
1.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo popped to second; Swisher singled to left;
Rosello doubled to left [Swisher to third]; Coleman popped to
second; Monday doubled to shortstop [Swisher scored, Rosello
scored]; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to center; Nolan flied to left in
foul territory; Rose lined to left; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 1.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to right; Perez grounded out (third
to first); Foster homered; Bench walked; Geronimo doubled to
right [Bench to third]; Concepcion was walked intentionally;
Nolan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 2, Reds 2.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo popped to shortstop; Swisher flied out to
right; Rosello was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Rose grounded out
(second to first); Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 2.

CUBS 8TH: WALLIS BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Wallis flied out to center;
On a bunt Monday singled to third; Cardenal singled to left
[Monday to second]; Nolan threw a wild pitch [Monday to third,
Cardenal to second]; Madlock was walked intentionally; Morales
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: ZAMORA REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); WALLIS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Perez flied out to center; Foster singled to
left; Bench singled to left [Foster to third (error by
Cardenal)]; Geronimo lined into a double play (second to first)
[Bench out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 2.

CUBS 9TH: LaCock grounded out (second to first); Trillo lined to
right; Swisher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion singled to third; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR
NOLAN; Armbrister out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Concepcion to second]; Rose was walked intentionally; SCHULTZ
REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Griffey singled to center
[Concepcion scored, Rose to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
2, Reds 3.