With three doubles by Pete Rose to lead the attack, the Reds defeated the Giants, 5-2, behind the combined four-hit pitching of Gary Nolan and Rawly Eastwick. Nolan departed for a pinch-hitter after seven innings and Eastwick finished, picking up his 24th save.

The Reds settled the issue with three runs in the first inning on a double by Rose, singles by Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan, an infield out by Dan Driessen and sacrifice fly by Cesar Geronimo. Doubles by Doug Flynn and Rose added a tally in the second and the Reds' final run came across in the fifth on Rose's third double, a single by Griffey and sacrifice fly by Morgan. Chris Speier homered for the Giants. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 19, 1976 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Reds         3  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clark cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Rose 3b               4   2   3   1     0   1   .329
Perez 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .272      Griffey rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .332
Matthews lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .278      Morgan 2b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .326
Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .252
Thomasson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Geronimo cf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .311
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Lum lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .223
Speier ss             3   1   1   1     0   0   .225      Plummer c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .259
Alexander c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Flynn ss              3   1   2   0     0   0   .283
Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .110      Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .108
  Thomas ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .239        Armbrister ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     1   4             Totals               31   5  10   5     0   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 38,099
Left on Base: Giants 4, Reds 5
DP: Giants 0, Reds 0
Errors: Clark
Doubles: Matthews (27), Rose 3 (39), Flynn (5)
Triples: Clark (2)
Home Runs: Speier (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Armbrister (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Geronimo (5), Morgan (11)
Hit by Pitch: Murcer (4,by Nolan)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(15-13)     7     8   5   4   0   3   0  29   2.95
Caldwell                1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.94
Totals                  8    10   5   4   0   3   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(13-9)           7     3   2   2   1   2   1  26   3.55
Eastwick SV(24)         2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.13
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   4   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Nolan (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Clark flied out to right; Perez walked; Matthews
doubled [Perez scored]; Murcer was hit by a pitch; Thomasson
popped to third in foul territory; Reitz forced Murcer
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled; Griffey singled to left [Rose scored];
Morgan singled to center [Griffey to third, Morgan to second
(error by Clark)]; Driessen grounded out (second to first)
[Griffey scored, Morgan to third]; Geronimo hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Lum grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Reds 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier homered; Alexander grounded out (second to
first); Montefusco was called out on strikes; Clark tripled to
center; Perez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Plummer struck out; Flynn doubled to center; Nolan
grounded out (third to first); Rose doubled to left [Flynn
scored]; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); Thomasson popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 4.

REDS 3RD: Morgan popped to shortstop; Driessen grounded out
(first unassisted); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Reitz flied out to center; Speier grounded out
(catcher to first); Alexander grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Lum lined to second; Plummer flied out to center;
Flynn grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Montefusco was called out on strikes; Clark flied
out to center; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Nolan grounded out (second to first); Rose doubled to
right; Griffey singled to center [Rose to third]; Morgan hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored]; Driessen flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews flied out to left; Murcer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Lum grounded out (second
to first); Plummer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Reds 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Reitz flied out to center; Speier grounded out
(second to first); Alexander flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: Flynn singled to right; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR NOLAN;
Armbrister out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to
second]; Rose struck out; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

GIANTS 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); THOMAS
BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Thomas struck out; Clark flied out to
right; Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: CALDWELL REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Morgan singled to
center; Driessen lined to right; Geronimo forced Morgan (pitcher
to second) [Geronimo to first]; Lum singled to right [Geronimo
to third]; Plummer popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Matthews struck out; Murcer flied out to right;
Thomasson singled to right; Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.