After scoring three runs in the first inning, the Reds added homers by Dan Driessen and Dave Concepcion to beat Dodgers in the first game of a doubleheader, 5-4. The Dodgers, in turn, erupted for six runs in the first inning of the nightcap and posted a 9-3 victory to gain a split of the four-game series and retain their lead of 8½ lengths over the Reds in the West Division race. A walk to Pete Rose, double by Ken Griffey, infield out by Joe Morgan, single by Driessen, a stolen base and single by George Foster produced the Reds' getaway trio in the lidlifter. Driessen homered in the third and Concepcion in the seventh. Fred Norman yielded the Dodgers' first three runs, including a homer by Steve Yeager, before giving way to Pedro Borbon in the eighth. The Dodgers then fell short with a run in the ninth on a double by Davey Lopes and single by Reggie Smith.

In the nightcap, the Dodgers' outburst in the first included a homer by Steve Garvey and doubles by Bill Russell, Smith and Johnny Oates. Garvey homered again in the eighth. The blow was the 91st of the season for the Dodgers, equalling their entire output for 1976. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      26, 1977 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  1  -   4 11  1
Reds         3  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .286      Rose 3b               2   1   0   0     2   0   .309
Russell ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .331
Smith rf              4   2   2   1     1   0   .305      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .299
Cey 3b                5   0   2   1     0   1   .285      Driessen 1b           3   2   3   2     1   0   .305
Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .308      Foster lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .315
Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .261
Monday cf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .265      Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Yeager c              3   1   2   1     0   0   .276      Concepcion ss         3   1   1   1     0   1   .285
  Powell ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Oates pr,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .275        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Rhoden p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .194
  Burke ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Downing p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   4     3   3             Totals               29   5   6   5     5   6

Time of Game: 2:42
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Reds 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 0
Errors: Yeager
Doubles: Smith (14), Cey (14), Lopes (10), Griffey (20)
Home Runs: Yeager (8), Driessen (8), Concepcion (4)
Stolen Bases: Driessen 2 (14), Rose (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden L(10-4)          6     4   4   3   4   5   1  25   4.22
Downing                 1     1   1   1   1   1   1   5   5.40
Garman                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.70
Totals                  8     6   5   4   5   6   2  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(8-3)           7     7   3   3   2   3   1  30   3.26
Borbon SV(5)            2     4   1   1   1   0   0  10   2.72
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   3   1  40

Wild Pitches: Norman (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Dick Stello


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

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey doubled to left [Rose to third];
Morgan grounded out (first unassisted) [Rose scored, Griffey to
third]; Driessen singled to left [Griffey scored]; Driessen
stole second [Driessen to third (error by Yeager)]; Foster
singled to left [Driessen scored (unearned)]; Foster was picked
off first (catcher to first); Bench walked; Geronimo popped to
third in foul territory; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Garvey singled to left; Baker flied
out to center; Monday grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager homered; Rhoden was called out on strikes;
Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan flied out to
center; Driessen homered; Foster popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith doubled to left; Cey doubled to left [Smith
scored]; Garvey popped to third in foul territory; Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Geronimo walked; Concepcion struck
out; Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager popped to shortstop; Rhoden flied out to
center; Lopes singled to right; Russell flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to left; Griffey flied out to left;
Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith flied out to center; Cey singled to left;
Garvey flied out to left; Baker forced Cey (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Driessen walked; Foster flied out to left; Bench was
called out on strikes; Geronimo popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Yeager
singled to left; BURKE BATTED FOR RHODEN; Norman threw a wild
pitch [Yeager to second]; Burke was called out on strikes; Lopes
walked; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: DOWNING REPLACED BURKE (PITCHING); Concepcion homered;
Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose walked; Rose
stole second; Griffey struck out; Morgan flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Smith walked; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING);
Cey popped to second; Garvey singled to second [Smith to
second]; Baker singled to center [Smith to third, Garvey to
second]; Monday forced Baker (first to shortstop) [Smith scored,
Garvey to third]; POWELL BATTED FOR YEAGER; Powell walked
[Monday to second]; OATES RAN FOR POWELL; GOODSON BATTED FOR
DOWNING; Goodson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); OATES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Driessen singled to shortstop; Driessen stole
second; Foster popped to first in foul territory; Bench flied
out to left; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Lopes doubled to right; Russell lined to left;
Smith singled to right [Lopes scored, Smith out at second (right
to shortstop)]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 5.