Two homers by George Foster and one by Ken Griffey helped the Reds win, 6-3, for their first victory over the Dodgers in five meetings this season. While a crowd of 52,636 watched, the Reds erupted for five runs in the second inning. Foster started the fireworks with a homer. Cesar Geronimo singled, Dave Concepcion beat out a bunt, Jack Billingham sacrificed and Pete Rose singled, driving in two runs.

Griffey followed with a homer for another pair. Foster added his second round-tripper in the third. Billingham pitched seven innings and allowed only three hits, including homers by Steve Yeager and Dusty Baker, before Pedro Borbon took over to complete the game. Don Sutton suffered the setback. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       28, 1977 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  5  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   3  5  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   2   2     0   0   .317      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
  Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Griffey rf            5   1   1   2     0   2   .308      Smith rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .329
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .290      Cey 3b                3   0   2   0     1   0   .316
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   3   .240      Goodson 1b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .063
  Plummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Monday cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Driessen 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .274      Baker lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .316
Foster lf             4   2   2   2     0   2   .305      Yeager c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .288
Geronimo cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .244      Sutton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .273        Hale ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .185        Downing p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .667        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Powell ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .308
                                                            Martinez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .350
                                                            Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garvey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .309

Totals               37   6  12   6     1  10             Totals               32   3   5   3     4   1

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 52,636
Left on Base: Reds 6, Dodgers 6
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Rose, Yeager
Doubles: Rose (14), Cey (10)
Home Runs: Foster 2 (9), Griffey (3), Yeager (4), Baker (9)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (17)
Caught Stealing: Geronimo (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (4)
GIDP: Goodson (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(6-3)       7     3   3   3   4   1   2  28   3.91
Borbon SV(2)            2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.65
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   1   2  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(6-2)           3     7   6   6   1   2   3  17   3.29
Downing                 1.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   6   5.06
Sosa                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   6.10
Garman                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.51
Wall                    2     3   0   0   0   4   0   9   3.55
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1  10   3  39

Wild Pitches: Billingham (4)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded
out (third to first); Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole
second [Morgan to third (error by Yeager)]; Bench struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell lined to left;
Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Foster
homered; Geronimo singled to center; On a bunt Concepcion
singled to third [Geronimo to second]; Billingham out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Geronimo to third, Concepcion
to second]; Rose singled to center [Geronimo scored, Concepcion
scored]; Griffey homered [Rose scored]; Morgan walked; Morgan
stole second; Bench was called out on strikes; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to center; Goodson grounded out
(first unassisted); Monday walked; Baker flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Driessen flied out to center; Foster homered; Geronimo
grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (second to first); HALE BATTED
FOR SUTTON; Hale grounded out (second to first); Lopes lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: DOWNING REPLACED HALE (PITCHING); Billingham struck
out; Rose popped to catcher in foul territory; Griffey was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith
walked; Cey doubled to center [Smith to third]; Goodson grounded
out (first unassisted) [Smith scored, Cey to third]; Monday
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
6, Dodgers 1.

REDS 5TH: Morgan struck out; Bench lined to left; Driessen
singled to right; SOSA REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Foster was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Yeager
homered; MOTA BATTED FOR SOSA; Mota flied to right in foul
territory; Lopes popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 2.

REDS 6TH: GARMAN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Geronimo singled to
left; Geronimo was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Billingham grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell flied out to center; Smith reached on an
error by Rose [Smith to first]; Billingham threw a wild pitch
[Smith to second]; Cey walked; Goodson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cey out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey lined to
shortstop; Morgan made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Monday flied out to left; Baker homered; Yeager
struck out; POWELL BATTED FOR GARMAN; Powell walked; MARTINEZ
RAN FOR POWELL; Lopes flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 6, Dodgers 3.

REDS 8TH: WALL REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Bench struck out;
Driessen singled to center; Foster struck out; Geronimo struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Russell
popped to second; Smith popped to catcher; Cey singled to left;
Goodson forced Cey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 6, Dodgers 3.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Borbon singled to
left; Rose doubled to right [Borbon to third]; Griffey struck
out; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); PLUMMER REPLACED
BENCH (PLAYING C ); Monday singled to center; Baker grounded out
(catcher to first) [Monday to second]; Yeager grounded out
(third to first); GARVEY BATTED FOR WALL; Garvey flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 3.