Two successive homers in the first inning, accounting for four runs, powered the Reds to a 4-1 victory over the Expos. After Pete Rose and Ken Griffey led off with singles, Joe Morgan hit for the circuit and George Foster followed with another round-tripper to provide Snato Alcala with more than enough runs to win. Andre Thornton homered in the second for the Expos' only marker. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      17, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Expos        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Reds         4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .332
Valentine cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .239      Griffey rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .337
Jorgensen rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   3     0   1   .324
Thornton 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .219        Flynn 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Parrish 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .211      Foster lf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .323
Foli ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Bench c               2   0   0   0     2   0   .231
Mackanin 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Foote c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .215      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Fryman p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .086      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .316
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .187      Alcala p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .115
  Warthen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     4   7             Totals               31   4   8   4     3   4

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 51,049
Left on Base: Expos 6, Reds 6
DP: Expos 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Foli 2 (20), Concepcion (15)
Home Runs: Thornton (8), Morgan (16), Foster (18)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (1), Parrish (3)
GIDP: Concepcion (5)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(8-7)           7     8   4   4   1   4   2  30   3.82
Warthen                 1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4   5.82
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   4   2  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alcala W(8-2)           9     5   1   1   4   7   1  34   4.37
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   7   1  34

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


EXPOS 1ST: Mangual struck out; Valentine walked; Valentine was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Jorgensen popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Griffey singled to right [Rose
to third]; Morgan homered [Rose scored, Griffey scored]; Foster
homered; Bench flied out to right; Perez singled; Concepcion
struck out; Geronimo singled to right [Perez to second]; Alcala
struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Reds 4.

EXPOS 2ND: Thornton homered; Parrish walked; Parrish was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Foli doubled to left;
Mackanin flied out to left; Foote walked; Fryman walked [Foli to
third, Foote to second]; Mangual struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey struck
out; Morgan popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Reds 4.

EXPOS 3RD: Valentine lined to first; Jorgensen flied out to
center; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Reds 4.

REDS 3RD: Foster popped to second; Bench walked; Perez flied out
to center; Concepcion doubled to left [Bench to third]; Geronimo
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1,
Reds 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Parrish flied out to left; Foli flied out to left;
Mackanin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Alcala grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded
out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 4.

EXPOS 5TH: Foote grounded out (third to first); Fryman lined to
right; Mangual flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Morgan struck out; Foster popped to third; Bench
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Valentine singled to center; Jorgensen flied out to
right; Thornton forced Valentine (shortstop to second); Parrish
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Perez flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to left;
Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 4.

EXPOS 7TH: Foli flied out to left; Mackanin popped to catcher in
foul territory; Foote popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 1, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Alcala grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose lined
to third; Griffey singled to pitcher; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 4.

EXPOS 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); DWYER BATTED FOR
FRYMAN; Dwyer was called out on strikes; Mangual popped to first
in foul territory; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: WARTHEN REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Foster walked;
Bench walked [Foster to second]; Perez popped to third;
Concepcion grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Reds 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Jorgensen singled; Thornton popped to pitcher;
Parrish struck out; Foli doubled to left [Jorgensen to third];
Mackanin struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Reds 4.