Ken Griffey singled in the sixth inning, stole second and scored the tie-breaking run on a single by George Foster to bring the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. Woodie Fryman, with last-out help from Rawly Eastwick, won his first game since opening day.

The Cubs scored on doubles by Ivan DeJesus and Bill Buckner in the first. The Reds came back with a pair in the third when Cesar Geronimo and Pete Rose doubled and Dave Concepcion singled. Buckner hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the fifth to tie the score. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Friday, April     29, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .309      Rose 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .319
Cardenal lf           1   0   0   0     2   0   .191        Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Buckner 1b            3   0   1   2     0   0   .381      Concepcion ss         4   0   2   1     0   0   .310
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Griffey rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .342
Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Morgan 2b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .268
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .254
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Foster lf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .323
Mitterwald c          4   1   2   0     0   1   .244      Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
  Wallis pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Geronimo cf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .200
Bonham p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Clines ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Biittner ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .311
  Kelleher pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   8   2     2   2             Totals               28   3   8   3     4   6

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 34,452
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Reds 6
DP: Cubs 3, Reds 1
Doubles: De Jesus (3), Buckner (1), Mitterwald (2), Concepcion (2), Geronimo (3), Rose (7)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (3)
Caught Stealing: Foster (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cardenal (1), Bonham (2), De Jesus (2), Fryman (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (1)
GIDP: Buckner (1), Griffey (2), Bench (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(2-2)           7.1   8   3   3   4   5   0  31   2.76
Sutter                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.77
Totals                  8     8   3   3   4   6   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(2-2)           8.2   7   2   2   2   2   0  35   5.88
Eastwick SV(4)          0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.16
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   2   0  37

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Bill Williams


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to left; Cardenal out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [De Jesus to third]; Buckner doubled to
right [De Jesus scored]; Murcer flied out to center; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
doubled to left; Griffey lined to left; Morgan flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Foster walked; Bench struck out
while Foster was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Bonham singled to center; On a bunt De Jesus forced
Bonham (pitcher to shortstop); Cardenal forced De Jesus (third
to second); Buckner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo doubled to center; Fryman out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Geronimo to third]; Rose doubled to left
[Geronimo scored]; Concepcion singled to left [Rose scored];
Griffey grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Concepcion out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Reds 2.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales
singled to center; Trillo flied out to center; Ontiveros popped
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Morgan singled to right; Driessen walked [Morgan to
second]; Foster struck out; Bench popped to catcher in foul
territory; Geronimo lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
1, Reds 2.

CUBS 5TH: Mitterwald singled to left; Bonham reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Mitterwald to second]; De
Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Mitterwald to
third, Bonham to second]; Cardenal was walked intentionally;
Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mitterwald scored];
Murcer popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Fryman was called out on strikes; Rose flied out to
left; Concepcion popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Reds 2.

CUBS 6TH: Morales was called out on strikes (catcher to first);
Trillo popped to shortstop; Ontiveros flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Griffey singled to left; Griffey stole second; Morgan
walked; Driessen popped to third; Foster singled to right
[Griffey scored, Morgan to third]; Bench grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Foster out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 3.

CUBS 7TH: Mitterwald popped to center; Bonham grounded out
(third to first); De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo struck out; Fryman grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 3.

CUBS 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Cardenal walked;
Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cardenal out at second]; Murcer singled to right;
Morales popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Griffey
singled to center; Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; SUTTER
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Driessen struck out; Foster flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 3.

CUBS 9TH: Trillo popped to first in foul territory; Ontiveros
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald doubled to left;
WALLIS RAN FOR MITTERWALD; CLINES BATTED FOR SUTTER; EASTWICK
REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); BIITTNER BATTED FOR CLINES; Biittner
singled to left [Wallis to third]; KELLEHER RAN FOR BIITTNER; De
Jesus flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 3.