Although tapped for 10 hits, Tommy John was able to pitch the Dodgers to a 9-0 victory over the Reds. John also walked four, but the Reds left 12 men on base. The Dodgers collected 15 hits, including a homer and three singles by Steve Garvey, who batted in three runs. Ed Goodson also accounted for three RBIs with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  1    5  2  0  -   9 15  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 10  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   3   2   1     1   0   .231      Rose 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .322
Buckner lf            5   1   3   2     0   0   .301      Griffey rf            4   0   3   0     1   0   .333
Smith rf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Garvey 1b             5   2   4   3     0   1   .311      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .241
Goodson 3b            5   1   1   3     0   0   .196      Foster lf,cf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Russell ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Hale cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .145      Concepcion ss         3   0   2   0     1   1   .281
Pasley c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .294      Geronimo cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .315
John p                3   0   1   0     0   0   .103        Armbrister lf       3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
                                                          Nolan p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Bailey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .299

Totals               40   9  15   9     1   1             Totals               35   0  10   0     4   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 30,009
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Reds 12
DP: Dodgers 2, Reds 1
Errors: Pasley
Doubles: Lopes (14), Griffey (27)
Home Runs: Garvey (13), Goodson (3)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 2 (53), Garvey (15), Morgan (55), Griffey (30)
Sacrifice Hits: John (10)
GIDP: Perez (10), Rose (17)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(9-10)            9    10   0   0   4   3   0  39   3.14
Totals                  9    10   0   0   4   3   0  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(12-9)           7    12   7   7   1   0   2  33   3.58
Borbon                  2     3   2   2   0   1   0   9   3.35
Totals                  9    15   9   9   1   1   2  42

Wild Pitches: John (6)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second; On a
bunt Buckner singled [Lopes to third]; Smith lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Buckner out at first]; Garvey singled
to left [Lopes scored]; Garvey stole second; Goodson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds
0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled
to center; Morgan forced Griffey (second to shortstop) [Morgan
to first]; Morgan stole second; John threw a wild pitch [Morgan
to third]; Bench walked; Bench was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Pasley [Bench to second]; Foster grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell flied out to left; Hale grounded out (first
to pitcher); Pasley singled to center; John singled to left
[Pasley to second]; Lopes flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
singled to right; Geronimo struck out; Nolan singled to left
[Concepcion to second]; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); ARMBRISTER
REPLACED GERONIMO (PLAYING LF); Buckner grounded out (second to
first); Smith popped to third in foul territory; Garvey singled
to center; Goodson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey walked; Morgan popped to shortstop; Griffey
stole second; Bench was called out on strikes; Foster grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell singled to shortstop; Hale flied out to
center; Pasley lined to second; John flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez flied out to right; Concepcion walked;
Armbrister grounded out (pitcher to first) [Concepcion to
second]; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes flied out to center; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to center; Griffey doubled to left;
Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Griffey to third]; Bench
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey homered; Goodson grounded out (first
unassisted); Russell popped to first in foul territory; Hale
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Foster singled; Perez grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second];
Concepcion singled to left; Armbrister grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Pasley grounded out (shortstop to first); John
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes walked; Lopes stole
second; Buckner singled to center [Lopes scored]; Smith singled
to right [Buckner to third]; Garvey singled to center [Buckner
scored, Smith to third]; Goodson homered [Smith scored, Garvey
scored]; Russell flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR NOLAN; Youngblood grounded out
(third to first); Rose singled to right; Griffey grounded out
(second to first) [Rose to second]; Morgan grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Reds 0.

DODGERS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Hale
grounded out (third to first); Pasley singled to center; John
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Pasley to second];
Lopes doubled to right [Pasley scored]; Buckner singled to right
[Lopes scored]; Smith flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 9, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
singled to left; Perez walked [Foster to second]; Concepcion was
called out on strikes; Armbrister forced Perez (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Reds 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey struck out; Goodson flied out to center;
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 9, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: BAILEY BATTED FOR BORBON; Bailey singled to center;
Rose grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bailey out at second]; Griffey singled to left; Morgan flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Reds 0.