A two-run homer by Tony Perez in the seventh inning and run-scoring singles by Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan in the eighth enabled the Reds to defeat the Dodgers, 4-3. Davey Lopes and Reggie Smith hit homers for the Dodgers in the first inning. The Reds were shut out on two hits by Al Downing until the seventh when George Foster walked and Perez tied the score with his round-tripper.

With Elias Sosa on the mound for the Dodgers in the eighth, Mike Lum doubled batting for Gary Nolan. Griffey's single plated pinch-runner Ed Armbrister. Griffey took second on the throw and also came home on Morgan's single. The Dodgers fell short with a run off Pedro Borbon on singles by Smith, Steve Garvey and Ron Cey in their half of the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   4  7  1
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .328      Lopes 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .240
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Griffey rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .336      Smith rf              4   2   3   1     0   0   .258
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .326      Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .316
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Cey 3b                4   0   2   1     0   0   .283
Foster cf,lf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .312      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Perez 1b              3   1   2   2     1   0   .260      Simpson cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .077
Bailey lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .284        Hale ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Geronimo cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Pasley c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .281        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Nolan p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .107        Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .227        Sizemore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Armbrister pr       0   1   0   0     0   0   .284        Burke pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .345
  Flynn 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Downing p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .116
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .294

Totals               32   4   7   4     4   6             Totals               36   3  11   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 27,982
Left on Base: Reds 5, Dodgers 6
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Lum (5), Lopes (15)
Home Runs: Perez (18), Lopes (4), Smith (18)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (9), Garvey (8), Burke (2)
GIDP: Bailey (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(14-9)           7     8   2   2   0   4   2  27   3.52
Borbon SV(8)            2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   3.33
Totals                  9    11   3   3   0   5   2  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 7     3   2   2   2   5   1  25   3.86
Sosa L(6-8)             2     4   2   2   2   1   0  11   4.43
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   6   1  36

Wild Pitches: Downing (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Griffey singled to pitcher; Morgan flied out to right; Bench
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes homered; Buckner singled to center [Buckner
out at second (center to shortstop)]; Smith homered; Garvey
grounded out (third to first); Cey flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Russell flied out to left; Simpson grounded out
(first unassisted); Pasley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Downing was called out on strikes; Lopes doubled to
right; Buckner flied out to left; Smith popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
grounded out (third to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to left; Garvey was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Cey lined to pitcher; Russell
singled to third; Simpson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 5TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez lined
to second; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Pasley flied out to right; Downing was called out
on strikes; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion struck out; Nolan walked; Downing threw a
wild pitch [Nolan to second]; Rose flied out to center; Griffey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner flied out to center; Smith singled to
second; Garvey forced Smith (third to second) [Garvey to first];
Cey singled to center [Garvey to second]; Russell flied to right
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: Morgan struck out; Bench flied out to center; Foster
walked; Perez homered [Foster scored]; Bailey struck out; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GERONIMO
REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING CF); Simpson popped to shortstop;
GOODSON BATTED FOR PASLEY; Goodson grounded out (pitcher to
first); LEE BATTED FOR DOWNING; Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 2.

REDS 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING C ); SOSA REPLACED
LEE (PITCHING); Concepcion flied out to center; LUM BATTED FOR
NOLAN; Lum doubled to right; ARMBRISTER RAN FOR LUM; Rose struck
out; Griffey singled to right [Armbrister scored, Griffey to
second (on throw to home)]; Morgan singled to right [Griffey
scored]; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); FLYNN REPLACED
ARMBRISTER (PLAYING 3B); Lopes grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Buckner flied out to center; Smith singled to left;
Garvey singled to left [Smith to third]; Cey singled to center
[Smith scored, Garvey to second]; Russell struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 3.

REDS 9TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Foster grounded
out (second to first); Perez walked; Geronimo singled to left
[Perez to second]; Concepcion walked [Perez to third, Geronimo
to second]; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: HALE BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Hale flied out to left;
SIZEMORE BATTED FOR YEAGER; Sizemore reached on an error by
Concepcion [Sizemore to first]; BURKE RAN FOR SIZEMORE; MOTA
BATTED FOR SOSA; Burke was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Mota lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Dodgers 3.