Back-to-back home runs by Ken Griffey and George Foster on successive pitches by Doug Rau in the sixth powered the Reds to a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers behind rookie Pat Zachry's four-hit pitching. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Monday, June 21, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Reds 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 x - 3 7 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Russell ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .330 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Griffey rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .342 Auerbach 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Foster lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .343 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Buckner lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .298 Bench c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .238 Garvey 1b 3 0 2 1 0 1 .319 Concepcion ss 2 0 0 1 2 0 .282 Smith rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .319 Goodson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Baker cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Zachry p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Rau p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .208 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 28 1 4 1 2 8 Totals 29 3 7 3 5 5 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 36,769 Left on Base: Dodgers 2, Reds 7 DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 1 Doubles: Garvey (17) Home Runs: Griffey (4), Foster (15) Stolen Bases: Foster (4) Caught Stealing: Baker (4), Russell (3), Griffey (2) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau L(6-4) 7 7 3 3 2 3 2 28 2.74 Hough 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 6 2.48 Totals 8 7 3 3 5 5 2 34 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry W(6-2) 9 4 1 1 2 8 0 30 2.39 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 8 0 30 Wild Pitches: Hough (3) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Paul Runge DODGERS 1ST: Russell struck out; Sizemore made an out to shortstop; Buckner walked; Garvey doubled [Buckner scored]; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey singled to first; Griffey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0. DODGERS 2ND: Goodson grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker struck out; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Bench made an out to shortstop; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0. DODGERS 3RD: Rau walked; Russell flied out to left; Sizemore struck out; Buckner forced Rau (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Geronimo made an out to second; Zachry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey struck out; Smith struck out; Goodson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Rose singled to center; Griffey singled to right [Rose to second]; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez struck out; Bench walked [Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Concepcion walked [Rose scored, Griffey to third, Bench to second]; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1. DODGERS 5TH: Baker singled to center; Baker was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Rau struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Geronimo flied out to right; Zachry grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1. DODGERS 6TH: Russell singled to shortstop; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Griffey homered; Foster homered; Perez flied out to center; Bench struck out; Concepcion popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3. DODGERS 7TH: Garvey singled to second; Smith popped to shortstop; Goodson lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Garvey out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: AUERBACH REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING 2B); Flynn singled to right; Flynn was picked off first (catcher to second); Geronimo struck out; Zachry singled to left; Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3. DODGERS 8TH: Baker flied out to left; Yeager struck out; CRUZ BATTED FOR RAU; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to left; Foster walked; Foster stole second; Perez walked; Hough threw a wild pitch [Foster to third, Perez to second]; Bench struck out; Concepcion walked; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3. DODGERS 9TH: Russell lined to first; MOTA BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Mota flied out to right; Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

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