Johnny Bench smashed a grand slam in the first inning to start the Reds' slugging in an 8-1 victory over the Dodgers. Bench's blow, the seventh of the All-Star catcher's career, came off Rick Rhoden after Pete Rose and Ken Griffey singled and Joe Morgan walked.

Griffey added a two-run homer in the second. The Reds then wound up their scoring with a solo swat by George Foster in the eighth and another by Morgan in the ninth for their second victory in three games at L. A. to mark the Dodgers' first series loss of the season. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       29, 1977 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         4  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   8 10  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   2   2   0     1   1   .321      Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .318
  Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Griffey rf            5   2   3   2     0   1   .316      Smith rf              3   1   0   0     1   2   .322
Morgan 2b             3   2   1   1     2   0   .291      Cey 3b                2   0   1   0     2   0   .319
Bench c               5   1   1   4     0   0   .239      Garvey 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .313
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Martinez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .350
Foster lf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .303        Goodson 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Geronimo cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .252      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .321
Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .130      Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
                                                          Rhoden p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               36   8  10   8     3   5             Totals               34   1   8   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 52,889
Left on Base: Reds 5, Dodgers 9
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Rose (15), Garvey (11)
Home Runs: Bench (8), Griffey (4), Foster (10), Morgan (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(4-2)           9     8   1   1   3   5   0  37   3.45
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   5   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden L(7-2)           6.2   7   6   6   3   4   2  30   4.50
Sosa                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.91
Wall                    2     3   2   2   0   1   2   9   4.30
Totals                  9    10   8   8   3   5   4  40

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Griffey singled to right [Rose
to third]; Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; Bench homered
[Rose scored, Griffey scored, Morgan scored]; Driessen flied out
to center; Foster popped to shortstop; Geronimo popped to third;
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell flied
out to right; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to left; Norman struck out; Rose
walked; Griffey homered [Rose scored]; Morgan popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey singled
to right; Monday forced Garvey (pitcher to shortstop); Baker
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Bench grounded out (third to first); Driessen popped
to third in foul territory; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Rhoden
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo singled to center; Concepcion flied out to
left; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Geronimo to second]; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell singled to first; Smith popped to second;
Cey singled to left [Russell to second]; Garvey flied out to
left; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to center; Morgan flied out to center;
Bench flied out to center; Driessen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker flied out to left; Yeager popped to
shortstop; Rhoden singled to left; Lopes singled to first
[Rhoden out at third (first to catcher to third to second to
pitcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

REDS 6TH: Foster struck out; Geronimo flied out to right;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell flied out to center; Smith struck out; Cey
walked; Garvey forced Cey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

REDS 7TH: Norman grounded out (second to first); Rose doubled to
left; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked;
SOSA REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); Bench popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Baker
singled to left; Yeager popped to second; MOTA BATTED FOR SOSA;
Mota lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

REDS 8TH: WALL REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Driessen grounded out
(first unassisted); Foster homered; Geronimo singled to center;
Concepcion flied out to right; Norman grounded out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smith walked; Cey walked [Smith to second]; Garvey
doubled to left [Smith scored, Cey to third]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR
GARVEY; Monday struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7,
Dodgers 1.

REDS 9TH: GOODSON REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING 1B); Rose grounded
out (shortstop to first); Griffey struck out; Morgan homered;
Bench grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
8, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Baker singled to
right; Yeager flied out to center; LACY BATTED FOR WALL; Lacy
popped to first in foul territory; Lopes lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Dodgers 1.