Staked to a six-run lead in the first two innings, Jack Billingham pitched the Reds to an 8-0 victory over the Cubs for his first shutout of the season. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     30, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Reds         3  3  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   8 11  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Rose 3b               0   1   0   0     2   0   .319
Cardenal lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .176        Flynn 3b,2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Concepcion ss         5   1   0   0     0   0   .289
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Griffey rf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .351
Morales cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .293      Morgan 2b             3   3   0   0     2   0   .254
Trillo 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .308        Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kelleher 2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Driessen 1b           3   0   1   2     2   1   .258
  Wallis ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster lf             5   0   2   2     0   1   .329
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Bench c               5   1   3   1     0   0   .258
Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Geronimo cf           3   0   2   1     1   0   .221
Burris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Billingham p          4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  G. Hernandez p      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Krukow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     1   5             Totals               34   8  11   7     8   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 26,774
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Reds 11
DP: Cubs 2, Reds 0
Errors: De Jesus, Trillo
Doubles: Bench 2 (5), Griffey (6)
Triples: Griffey (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (1,by G. Hernandez)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(2-3)           1     3   6   3   5   0   0  12   3.49
G. Hernandez            3     3   0   0   0   1   0  12   1.42
Krukow                  2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9  13.11
Todd                    2     3   2   2   2   0   0  10  12.96
Totals                  8    11   8   5   8   2   0  43

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(3-1)       9     5   0   0   1   5   0  33   4.50
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   5   0  33

Hit by Pitch: G. Hernandez (1)
Wild Pitches: G. Hernandez 2 (2)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus lined to second; Cardenal struck out; Buckner
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Concepcion forced Rose (pitcher to
shortstop) [Concepcion to second (error by De Jesus)]; Griffey
walked; Morgan walked [Concepcion to third, Griffey to second];
Driessen singled to center [Concepcion scored, Griffey scored,
Morgan to second]; Foster popped to second; Bench doubled to
left [Morgan scored, Driessen to third]; Geronimo was walked
intentionally; Billingham grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 3.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to center; Morales popped to shortstop;
Trillo forced Murcer (third to second); Ontiveros lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Rose walked; Concepcion reached on an error by Trillo
(assist by De Jesus) [Rose to second, Concepcion to first];
Griffey doubled to right [Rose scored (unearned), Concepcion to
third]; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Morgan reached
on a fielder's choice [Concepcion out at home (pitcher to
catcher), Griffey to third]; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Morgan to second]; G. Hernandez threw a wild pitch
[Griffey scored (unearned), Morgan to third]; Foster singled to
second [Morgan scored (unearned)]; G. Hernandez threw a wild
pitch [Foster to second]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 6.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald singled to left; G. Hernandez forced
Mitterwald (shortstop to second); De Jesus flied out to right;
Cardenal lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 6.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Billingham
singled to center; Rose was hit by a pitch [Billingham to
second]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 6.

CUBS 4TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Murcer lined to left; Morales singled to
center; Trillo struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 6.

REDS 4TH: KELLEHER REPLACED TRILLO (PLAYING 2B); Griffey tripled
to center; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Driessen
struck out; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 6.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros grounded out (first to pitcher); Mitterwald
grounded out (pitcher to first); GROSS BATTED FOR G. HERNANDEZ;
Gross singled to left; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 6.

REDS 5TH: KRUKOW REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Bench singled to
left; Geronimo singled to center [Bench to second]; On a bunt
Billingham forced Bench (pitcher to third) [Geronimo to second];
Flynn forced Billingham (second to shortstop) [Geronimo to
third]; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 6.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Buckner
grounded out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied
out to left; Driessen walked; Foster was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 6.

CUBS 7TH: Morales walked; Kelleher struck out; Ontiveros singled
to left [Morales to second]; Mitterwald struck out; BIITTNER
BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Biittner forced Ontiveros (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: TODD REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Bench doubled to
left; Geronimo singled to center [Bench scored]; On a bunt
Billingham hit into a double play (pitcher to second) [Geronimo
out at second]; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 7.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal
grounded out (third to first); Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
lined to shortstop; Morgan walked; Driessen walked [Morgan to
second]; Foster singled to right [Morgan scored, Driessen to
third]; Bench flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Reds 8.

CUBS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 3B); FLYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted);
Morales grounded out (third to first); WALLIS BATTED FOR
KELLEHER; Wallis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Reds 8.