Fred Norman, who is almost invincible in Reds' home games, brought his Riverfront Stadium record to 30-7 by shutting out the Mets on four hits, 4-0. The lefthander's complete game was the Reds' 22nd of the season, equaling the club's total for the entire 1975 campaign. Joe Morgan was the Reds' leader on offense, hitting a single and double, driving in one run, scoring one and stealing three bases. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      21, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  3
Reds         0  0  0    1  1  1    0  1  x  -   4 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mangual cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Rose 3b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .334
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Griffey rf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .332
Milner lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .276      Morgan 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .320
Torre 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .293        Flynn 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Vail rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .321
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .230
Staiger 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .204      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .251
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Concepcion ss         3   1   2   0     0   1   .267
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .151      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .313
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Norman p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .217
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     0   4             Totals               30   4  10   3     1   7

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 31,841
Left on Base: Mets 4, Reds 5
DP: Mets 2, Reds 0
Errors: Vail, Grote, Harrelson
Doubles: Morgan (17)
Triples: Milner (3)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 3 (28), Griffey (23), Perez (8)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (2)
GIDP: Rose (11), Perez (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(10-4)         5.2   7   3   3   1   6   0  24   2.73
Apodaca                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.48
Sanders                 1     2   1   0   0   0   0   5   1.55
Totals                  8    10   4   3   1   7   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(8-2)           9     4   0   0   0   4   0  31   2.61
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   4   0  31

Wild Pitches: Matlack 2 (9)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to shortstop; Griffey flied out to
center; Morgan forced Rose (first to shortstop) [Morgan to
first]; Morgan stole second [Morgan to third (error by Grote)];
Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Torre flied out to right; Vail grounded out (shortstop
to first); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez struck
out; Concepcion singled to right; Concepcion was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Staiger flied out to center; Harrelson flied out to
center; Matlack grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo struck out; Norman struck out; Rose grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 4TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (second to first); Milner tripled to right; Torre
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey singled to center; Griffey stole second;
Morgan singled to right [Griffey scored, Morgan to second (error
by Vail)]; Morgan stole third; Foster struck out; Bench struck
out; Perez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote grounded
out (shortstop to first); Staiger grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to third; Geronimo singled to left
[Concepcion to second]; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Concepcion to third, Geronimo to second]; Rose hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Concepcion scored]; Griffey grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 2.

METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Matlack
struck out; Mangual popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Morgan doubled to right; Morgan stole third; Matlack
threw a wild pitch [Morgan scored]; Foster grounded out (third
to first); Bench popped to shortstop; Perez walked; Perez stole
second; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Perez to third]; APODACA
REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Concepcion struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 3.

METS 7TH: Millan flied out to left; Milner grounded out (second
to first); Torre popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Norman singled to left;
Rose grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Norman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 3.

METS 8TH: Vail singled; Grote struck out; Staiger singled to
right [Vail to second]; Harrelson popped to shortstop; KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR APODACA; Kranepool lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Griffey singled
to right; Morgan flied out to left; Foster reached on an error
by Harrelson [Griffey to second, Foster to first]; Bench singled
to center [Griffey scored (unearned), Foster to second]; Perez
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bench
out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 4.

METS 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Mangual singled to
left; Millan flied out to center; Milner was called out on
strikes; Torre popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Reds 4.