Dan Driessen tripled, scoring George Foster who had walked, and scored himself on Johnny Bench's single in a seventh-inning rally that marked the Reds' 7-6 victory over the Cubs. Foster hit a pair of two-run homers, his 33rd and 34th of the season, and boosted his runs batted in total to 102, a major league high. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6
Game Played on Monday, August    1, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         3  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   6 11  0
Reds         2  0  2    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   7  9  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   3   .248      Rose 3b               3   0   0   0     2   0   .309
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .325
Biittner lf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .299        Lum rf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Buckner 1b            4   2   2   3     0   1   .284      Morgan 2b             3   2   0   0     2   0   .299
Morales cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .325      Foster lf             3   3   2   4     1   0   .317
Murcer rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .275      Driessen 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .304
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .296      Bench c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .272
Kelleher 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .281
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Concepcion ss         4   0   2   0     0   0   .283
  Trillo 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Seaver p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Swisher c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .192        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Renko p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Roberts p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Cardenal ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .246
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Wallis ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .288
  Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     2  10             Totals               31   7   9   7     6   6

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 35,385
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Reds 8
DP: Cubs 0, Reds 0
Doubles: Buckner (14), Ontiveros (13), Swisher (6)
Triples: Driessen (2)
Home Runs: Murcer (16), Buckner (5), Foster 2 (34), Bench (24)
Stolen Bases: Biittner (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver 2 (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   3     4   5   5   2   3   3  15   4.86
Roberts                 3     3   0   0   2   2   0  14   5.03
P. Reuschel L(4-4)      0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   4.04
Sutter                  0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.06
Broberg                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.26
Totals                  8     9   7   7   6   6   3  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  6.1   7   5   5   2   9   1  28   3.15
Hoerner                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2  14.40
Borbon W(6-4)           2.1   3   1   1   0   1   1  10   2.99
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2  10   2  40

Wild Pitches: Seaver (6)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Biittner singled to right;
Biittner stole second; Buckner doubled to center [Biittner
scored]; Morales flied out to right; Murcer homered [Buckner
scored]; Ontiveros lined to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey popped
to right; Morgan walked; Foster homered [Morgan scored];
Driessen singled to right; Bench grounded out (third to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 2.

CUBS 2ND: Kelleher popped to catcher in foul territory; Swisher
grounded out (third to first); Renko was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo struck out; Concepcion flied out to right;
Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 2.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus struck out; Biittner walked; Buckner lined to
center; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 3, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Griffey struck
out; Morgan walked; Foster homered [Morgan scored]; Driessen
lined to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 4.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros
doubled to center; Kelleher lined to right; Swisher struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Bench homered; ROBERTS REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING);
Geronimo singled to left; Concepcion singled to shortstop
[Geronimo to second]; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Geronimo to third, Concepcion to second]; Rose was
walked intentionally; Griffey struck out; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 5.

CUBS 5TH: Roberts struck out; De Jesus grounded out (second to
first); Biittner flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Foster lined to right; Driessen grounded out (pitcher
to first); Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Reds 5.

CUBS 6TH: LUM REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); Buckner struck out;
Morales lined to right; Murcer singled to center; Ontiveros
walked [Murcer to second]; GROSS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Gross was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: TRILLO REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 2B); Geronimo grounded
out (second to first); Concepcion singled to left; Seaver out on
a sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Concepcion to second];
Rose was walked intentionally; Lum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 5.

CUBS 7TH: Swisher singled to center; CARDENAL BATTED FOR
ROBERTS; Cardenal singled to center [Swisher to second]; Seaver
threw a wild pitch [Swisher to third, Cardenal to second]; De
Jesus struck out; HOERNER REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Biittner
singled to center [Swisher scored, Cardenal to third]; Buckner
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cardenal scored]; BORBON REPLACED
HOERNER (PITCHING); Morales singled to left [Biittner to
second]; Murcer popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Morgan lined
to left; Foster walked; Driessen tripled to center [Foster
scored]; SUTTER REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Bench singled
to left [Driessen scored]; Geronimo walked [Bench to second];
Concepcion popped to center; Borbon struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 7.

CUBS 8TH: Ontiveros flied to left in foul territory; Trillo
flied out to center; Swisher doubled to right; WALLIS BATTED FOR
SUTTER; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: BROBERG REPLACED WALLIS (PITCHING); Rose flied out to
center; Lum popped to third; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 7.

CUBS 9TH: CLINES BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Clines flied out to right;
Biittner grounded out (second to first); Buckner homered;
Morales lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Reds 7.