Dave Concepcion doubled, driving in two runs in the decisive fifth inning and the Reds went on to beat the Pirates, 4-2, behind Pat Zachry's five-hit pitching. Bill Robinson stroked his 16th and 17th homers for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Monday, July      19, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  0
Pirates      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   3   3   0     1   0   .332      Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Concepcion ss         5   0   2   2     0   0   .267        Robertson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .322        Demery pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Foster rf,lf          4   0   0   0     1   0   .323        Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .600
Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .232      Stennett 2b,ss        4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .353
Bailey lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .299      Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Griffey pr,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .317      Robinson rf           4   2   2   2     0   0   .344
Zachry p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
                                                          Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                          Rooker p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .222
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph      0   0   0   0     1   0   .262
                                                            Helms 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .293

Totals               34   4   8   4     5   3             Totals               31   2   5   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 26,585
Left on Base: Reds 9, Pirates 4
DP: Reds 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Stargell
Doubles: Concepcion (16), Stennett (18)
Home Runs: Robinson 2 (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Zachry (5)
GIDP: Oliver (9)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(8-3)           9     5   2   2   2   3   2  33   2.61
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   3   2  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(7-5)           8     6   3   3   5   2   0  35   3.75
Moose                   1     2   1   0   0   1   0   5   2.40
Totals                  9     8   4   3   5   3   0  40

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


REDS 1ST: Dave Parker out of lineup with virus and bruised
right knee; Rose singled to shortstop; Concepcion flied out
to right; Morgan popped to second; Foster walked [Rose to
second]; Bench singled to left [Rose scored, Foster to second];
Perez forced Bench (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Stennett popped to
second in foul territory; Oliver grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); Zachry popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson homered; Hebner lined
to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Morgan popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Rooker
struck out; Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to right; Bench grounded out (third
to first); Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett doubled to left; Oliver flied out to left;
Stargell popped to third; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 1.

REDS 5TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
singled to center; Zachry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose was walked intentionally;
Concepcion doubled to center [Geronimo scored, Rose scored];
Morgan walked; Foster popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Robinson homered; Hebner lined to center;
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Rooker singled to
left; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench popped to third in foul territory; Perez walked;
Bailey walked [Perez to second]; GRIFFEY RAN FOR BAILEY;
Geronimo was called out on strikes; Zachry struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GRIFFEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stennett grounded out (third to
first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to right; Concepcion singled to center
[Rose to second]; Morgan popped to shortstop; Foster forced
Concepcion (second to shortstop) [Rose to third, Foster to
first]; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk struck out; Robinson grounded out (third to
first); Hebner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Pirates 2.

REDS 8TH: Perez flied to right in foul territory; Griffey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Geronimo grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR ROOKER; Kirkpatrick walked; ROBERTSON
BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robertson walked [Kirkpatrick to second];
DEMERY RAN FOR ROBERTSON; Stennett forced Demery (shortstop to
second) [Kirkpatrick to third, Stennett to first]; Oliver popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

REDS 9TH: MOOSE REPLACED DEMERY (PITCHING); STENNETT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); HELMS REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING 2B);
Zachry struck out; Rose singled to center [Rose to second (error
by Stargell)]; Concepcion lined to center [Rose to third];
Morgan singled to right [Rose scored (unearned)]; Foster forced
Morgan (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to left; Zisk grounded out
(third to first); Robinson flied to left in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 2.