In an outstanding show by Joe Morgan, the Reds' second baseman drove in two runs, scored two and stole three bases to account for a 4-1 victory over the Phillies. Singles by Larry Bowa, Mike Schmidt and Ollie Brown gave the Phillies their lone run off Fred Norman in the first inning. The Reds came back with the tying tally in their half on a double by Pete Rose, an infield out and sacrifice fly by Morgan, who then tripled in the third and counted the go-ahead run on a single by George Foster.

Morgan and Johnny Bench worked a double steal in the fifth and when catcher Bob Boone threw to second, trying to nail Bench, Morgan caught the Phillies off guard and continued home. A double by Rose and singles by Ken Griffey and Morgan added the final tally in the seventh. Morgan's two RBIs raised his season total to 94, equalling his career high, while his three stolen bases were his 45th, 46th and 47th. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Friday, August    27, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Reds         1  0  1    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   4  8  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Rose 3b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .321
Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Griffey rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Morgan 2b             3   2   2   2     0   0   .338
Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .307      Foster lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .320
Brown rf              2   0   1   1     0   0   .275      Bench c               1   0   0   0     3   0   .245
  Johnstone ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   1   .344      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Boone c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .293      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .296
Tolan 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Norman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .146
Underwood p           1   0   0   0     1   0   .114        Borbon p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .212
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .276

Totals               32   1   7   1     3   4             Totals               30   4   8   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 49,821
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Reds 8
DP: Phillies 1, Reds 1
Errors: Bowa
Doubles: Rose 2 (29)
Triples: Morgan (5)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 3 (47), Bench (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (10)
GIDP: Underwood (3), Perez (8)
Hit by Pitch: Schmidt (9,by Norman)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(9-4)        6     5   3   3   3   2   0  27   3.34
Garber                  2     3   1   1   1   1   0   9   2.76
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   3   0  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(12-4)          5     6   1   1   1   1   0  21   2.59
Borbon SV(5)            4     1   0   0   2   3   0  15   3.10
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Norman (2)
Wild Pitches: Norman (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
singled to shortstop; Schmidt singled to center [Bowa to
second]; Luzinski struck out; Brown singled to center [Bowa
scored, Schmidt to third]; Maddox flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to right; Griffey grounded out (second to
first) [Rose to third]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Rose scored]; Foster reached on an error by Bowa [Foster to
first]; Bench flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone singled to center; Tolan popped to third;
Underwood grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to
first) [Boone out at second]; Tom Underwood faked bunt, hit
liner off Pete Rose's shin, deflected to shortstop to start
DP; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Concepcion flied out to right;
Geronimo walked; Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash singled to left; Bowa popped to catcher in
foul territory; Schmidt was hit by a pitch [Cash to second];
Luzinski singled to right [Cash to third, Schmidt out at third
(right to first)]; Brown forced Luzinski (third to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); Morgan tripled to right; Foster singled to center
[Morgan scored]; Bench walked [Foster to second]; Perez flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied out to center; Boone lined to third;
Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Geronimo singled to
center; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Underwood walked; Norman threw a wild pitch
[Underwood to second]; Cash flied out to right; Bowa flied out
to left; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to right; Morgan forced Griffey
(shortstop unassisted); Foster struck out while Morgan stole
second; Bench walked; Morgan stole third and Bench stole second
[Morgan scored (on throw to 2b)]; Joe Morgan did not stop as
throw went to 2B; Perez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Luzinski lined
to third; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BROWN; Johnstone grounded out
(first unassisted); Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); Geronimo grounded out (third to
first); Borbon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Tolan struck out; HUTTON BATTED FOR UNDERWOOD; Hutton walked;
Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds
3.

REDS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Rose doubled to
center; Griffey singled to left [Rose to third]; Morgan singled
to left [Rose scored, Griffey to second]; Foster flied out to
center [Griffey to third]; Morgan stole second; Bench was walked
intentionally; Perez grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bench out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
struck out; Luzinski walked; Johnstone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Geronimo
struck out; Borbon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Boone
singled to center; Tolan flied out to left; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
GARBER; McCarver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 4.