The Dodgers, who got two-hit pitching from Rick Rhoden, scored an unearned run off luckless Fred Norman and defeated the Reds, 1-0. Davey Lopes drew a walk in the third inning and was caught off base on a pickoff attempt by Norman, but the Dodger runner escaped the trap and reached second safely when Pete Rose, covering the bag on the play, dropped a throw from Joe Morgan. Bill Russell then sacrificed and Reggie Smith followed with a single to hand Norman his seventh straight defeat. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    10, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  6  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Lopes 2b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .276
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Russell ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Smith rf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .308
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Baker lf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .264
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Burke cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Concepcion ss         3   0   2   0     0   0   .271      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .096      Rhoden p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .217
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               30   0   2   0     1   3             Totals               27   1   6   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 52,969
Left on Base: Reds 4, Dodgers 7
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Rose, Foster, Cey, Yeager
Stolen Bases: Morgan (33)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell 2 (7)
GIDP: Cey (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(9-10)          6     6   1   0   3   3   0  26   3.45
Billingham              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.53
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.76
Totals                  8     6   1   0   3   4   0  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(13-7)          9     2   0   0   1   3   0  31   3.82
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   3   0  31

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


REDS 1ST: Rose was called out on strikes; Griffey flied out to
center; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second [Morgan to third
(error by Yeager)]; Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to left; Russell flied out to center;
Smith singled to left [Lopes to second]; Cey popped to third;
Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen was called out on strikes; Bench grounded out
(third to first); Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker singled to left; Burke flied out to center;
Yeager popped to shortstop; Rhoden forced Baker (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
grounded out (first unassisted); Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes walked; Lopes was picked off and caught
stealing second but was safe at second (error by Rose; assists
by Norman, Driessen, Morgan, Concepcion and Driessen); Russell
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Lopes to third]; Smith
singled to left [Lopes scored (unearned)]; Cey forced Smith
(third to second); Garvey popped to first in foul territory; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 4TH: Griffey flied out to center; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); Foster lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to left; Burke grounded out (third
to first); Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 1.

REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to center; Bench reached on an
error by Cey [Bench to first]; Geronimo popped to second;
Concepcion singled to center [Bench to third]; Norman forced
Concepcion (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Rhoden singled to left [Rhoden to second (error by
Foster)]; Lopes walked; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Rhoden to third, Lopes to second]; Smith was walked
intentionally; Cey grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey was called out on strikes; Baker singled to
left; Burke was called out on strikes; Yeager forced Baker
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 7TH: Foster flied out to right; Driessen grounded out
(second to first); Bench popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Rhoden
struck out; Lopes flied out to left; Russell lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
singled to shortstop; LUM BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Lum lined to
shortstop; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Smith popped to
shortstop; Cey flied out to left; Garvey grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 9TH: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan flied out to center;
Foster lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 1.