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. Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3Game Played on Saturday, May 28, 1977 (Day game) at Dodger StadiumReds 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. |
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