A crowd of 53,328 saw two contrasting games in a twi-night doubleheader, but the Reds took both of them from the Pirates, winning the opener, 12-11, in 10 innings and taking the nightcap in regulation time, 2-1. In the lidlifter, the Pirates scored five runs in the eighth inning, routing Gary Nolan, to go ahead 9-6, but the Reds rallied for the tying tally in their half. The Pirates appeared to have the game in the bag when Richie Zisk hit a two-run homer in the 10th, but the Reds came back again. With two out, Bob Bailey singled and both Pete Rose and Ken Griffey walked to load the bases. Joe Morgan also drew a pass to force in one run and George Foster then singled, driving in the tying and winning tallies.

In the nightcap, Doug Flynn singled in the seventh inning, Fred Norman sacrificed and Griffey singled Flynn home to decide the pitching duel between Norman and Doc Medich. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 11 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      3  0  0    0  0  1    0  5  0    2  -  11 13  3
Reds         0  1  0    3  0  0    4  1  0    3  -  12 14  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            6   1   1   0     0   1   .249      Rose 3b               5   2   1   0     1   0   .332
Stennett 2b           5   2   2   1     0   0   .245      Griffey rf            4   2   2   0     2   1   .337
Oliver cf             5   2   2   1     0   1   .360      Morgan 2b             5   1   1   2     1   0   .330
Parker rf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .272      Foster cf,lf          6   1   2   2     0   1   .334
Robinson 3b           5   3   4   2     0   0   .344      Perez 1b              5   2   2   3     0   1   .264
  Helms 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Bench c               3   1   1   1     2   2   .237
Zisk lf               5   2   2   3     0   1   .291      Driessen lf           3   1   2   3     0   1   .279
Kirkpatrick 1b        4   0   0   0     1   0   .268        Geronimo cf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .293      Concepcion ss         5   0   0   0     0   2   .266
Kison p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .109
  Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .600        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Ott ph              0   0   0   1     0   0   .308        Armbrister pr       0   1   0   0     0   0   .406
  Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Langford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Bailey ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .309

Totals               42  11  13  11     1   5             Totals               43  12  14  11     6   9

Time of Game: 3:10
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Reds 8
DP: Pirates 1, Reds 0
Errors: Stennett 2, Sanguillen, Morgan, Driessen
Doubles: Robinson (12), Oliver (18), Zisk (21), Sanguillen (11), Perez (17)
Home Runs: Robinson (14), Zisk (9), Perez (11), Driessen (3)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (24), Foster (7), Armbrister (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (2), Sanguillen (2), Ott (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   6.1   8   7   7   3   7   2  30   3.29
Moose                   0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.36
Hernandez               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.55
Tekulve                 2.2   3   3   2   1   2   0  12   3.56
Demery L(5-3)           0     0   1   1   2   0   0   2   4.50
Langford                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.15
Totals                  9.2  14  12  11   6   9   2  49

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   7     8   7   6   0   2   1  31   3.13
Borbon                  1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   3.05
McEnaney                1.1   3   2   2   0   2   1   7   4.19
Eastwick W(6-3)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.73
Totals                 10    13  11  10   1   5   2  46

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras reached on an error by Driessen [Taveras to
third]; Stennett singled to right [Taveras scored (unearned)];
Oliver singled to right [Stennett to third]; Parker hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Stennett scored]; Robinson doubled to
left [Oliver scored]; Zisk struck out; Kirkpatrick flied out to
right; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey walked;
Morgan forced Griffey (second to shortstop) [Morgan to first];
Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Kison
was called out on strikes; Taveras singled to left; Taveras
stole second; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez homered; Bench struck out; Driessen struck out;
Concepcion flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Reds 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Parker flied
out to left; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Nolan was called out on strikes; Rose lined to left;
Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick
grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to right; Foster singled to center;
Foster stole second [Foster to third (error by Sanguillen)];
Stennett dropped a foul fly hit by Perez for an error; Perez
struck out; Bench walked; Driessen homered [Foster scored, Bench
scored]; Concepcion struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Reds 4.

PIRATES 5TH: On a bunt Kison grounded out (pitcher to first);
Taveras flied out to right; Stennett reached on an error by
Morgan [Stennett to first]; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Nolan grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded
out (pitcher to first); Griffey singled to right; Morgan flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker flied out to right; Robinson homered; Zisk
flied out to center; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Foster lined to third; Perez grounded out (second to
first); Bench walked; Driessen singled to first [Bench to
second]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 4.

PIRATES 7TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GERONIMO
REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING CF); Sanguillen flied out to center;
Kison grounded out (third to first); Taveras flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Nolan grounded out (second to first); Rose singled to
second; Griffey singled to left [Rose to second]; Morgan singled
to right [Rose scored, Griffey to second]; MOOSE REPLACED KISON
(PITCHING); Foster flied out to center; Perez doubled to center
[Griffey scored, Morgan scored]; Bench singled to left [Perez
scored, Bench to second (on throw to home)]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
MOOSE (PITCHING); Geronimo flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 8.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett singled to left; Oliver doubled to center
[Stennett scored]; Parker singled to center [Oliver scored];
BORBON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Robinson singled to center
[Parker to second]; Zisk doubled to right [Parker scored,
Robinson to third]; Kirkpatrick was walked intentionally;
Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly to right [Robinson scored, Zisk
to third]; OTT BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Ott hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Zisk scored]; Taveras lined to second; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 9, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); Concepcion struck
out; LUM BATTED FOR BORBON; Lum singled to left; ARMBRISTER RAN
FOR LUM; Armbrister stole second; Rose grounded out (second to
first) [Armbrister to third]; Griffey reached on an error by
Stennett [Armbrister scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Rennie
Stennett suffered bruised wrist; Morgan flied out to center;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Reds 9.

PIRATES 9TH: MCENANEY REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Stennett
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver struck out; Parker was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Reds 9.

REDS 9TH: Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 9, Reds 9.

PIRATES 10TH: Robinson singled to left; Zisk homered [Robinson
scored]; Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen doubled to left; EASTWICK REPLACED MCENANEY
(PITCHING); Tekulve grounded out (first unassisted) [Sanguillen
to third]; Taveras struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
11, Reds 9.

REDS 10TH: HELMS REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); Geronimo
singled to right; Concepcion grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Geronimo out at second]; BAILEY
BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Bailey singled to left; Rose walked [Bailey
to second]; DEMERY REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Griffey walked
[Bailey to third, Rose to second]; Morgan walked [Bailey scored,
Rose to third, Griffey to second]; LANGFORD REPLACED DEMERY
(PITCHING); Foster singled to left [Rose scored, Griffey scored,
Morgan to second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 11, Reds 12.