The Reds, after rallying for four runs in the eighth inning, capped their comeback when Ken Griffey homered with a man on base in the ninth to beat the Dodgers, 9-8. Tommy John, pitching for the Dodgers, gave up a two-run homer by George Foster in the first, but the Dodgers batted their
way to an 8-3 lead after seven innings with the aid of circuit clouts by Davey Lopes, Steve Garvey and Steve Yeager.

In the Reds' rally in the eighth, Cesar Geronimo knocked in three runs with a homer and Johnny Bench accounted for one with a single. Joe Morgan walked to open the ninth and was caught stealing, but Pete Rose singled and Griffey followed with his homer to hand John his first loss in Dodger Stadium since April 11. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Game Played on Wednesday, September 14, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         2  1  0    0  0  0    0  4  2  -   9 12  1
Dodgers      1  0  1    3  0  1    2  0  0  -   8 16  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .306      Lopes 2b              5   2   3   1     1   0   .285
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Russell ss            6   1   4   0     0   0   .280
Griffey rf            5   2   2   2     0   1   .321      Smith rf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Concepcion ss         5   1   2   0     0   0   .272        Lacy rf             3   2   1   0     1   1   .271
Foster lf             5   2   2   2     0   0   .317        Simpson rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Bench c               5   1   2   1     0   1   .280        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .387
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .291      Cey 3b                6   0   1   2     0   1   .254
Geronimo cf           4   1   2   3     0   0   .264      Garvey 1b             5   1   4   3     0   0   .288
Auerbach 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .146      Baker lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .282
  Knight ph,2b,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Burke cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .252
Norman p              1   1   0   0     1   1   .116      Yeager c              4   1   1   2     1   1   .253
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                2   0   0   0     2   0   .194
  Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .367
  Morgan ph,2b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .299

Totals               38   9  12   8     3   4             Totals               44   8  16   8     5   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 50,203
Left on Base: Reds 5, Dodgers 14
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Concepcion, Russell
Doubles: Concepcion (23), Lacy (7), Burke (7)
Home Runs: Foster (48), Geronimo (9), Griffey (11), Lopes (11), Garvey (30), Yeager (15)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (9)
GIDP: Auerbach (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  3.1   9   5   5   4   2   1  23   3.36
Sarmiento               2.2   1   1   1   1   2   1  10   2.87
Borbon W(9-4)           2     4   2   2   0   0   1  11   3.29
Murray SV(4)            1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.99
Totals                  9    16   8   8   5   4   3  49

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(18-6)            8.1  11   9   8   3   3   3  38   2.73
Sosa                    0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.24
Totals                  9    12   9   8   3   4   3  41

Wild Pitches: John (5)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Montague


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Concepcion doubled to right; Foster
homered [Concepcion scored]; Bench singled to right; Driessen
lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes homered; Russell singled to center; Smith
forced Russell (shortstop to second); Cey flied out to center;
Garvey flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers
1.

REDS 2ND: LACY REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Geronimo singled to
center; Auerbach grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; Norman walked;
John threw a wild pitch [Norman to second]; Rose reached on an
error by Russell [Norman scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rose to
second]; Griffey struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker popped to second; Burke flied out to center;
Yeager walked; John walked [Yeager to second]; Lopes walked
[Yeager to third, John to second]; Russell flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
popped to second; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lacy doubled to left; Cey struck out; Garvey
singled to center [Lacy scored]; Baker singled to right [Garvey
to third]; Burke reached on a fielder's choice [Garvey out at
home (pitcher to catcher to third), Baker to second]; Yeager
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

REDS 4TH: Driessen walked; Geronimo lined to center; Auerbach
struck out; Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: John grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
singled to left; Russell singled to right [Lopes to third]; Lacy
walked [Russell to second]; Cey singled to center [Lopes scored,
Russell scored, Lacy to second]; Garvey singled to right [Lacy
scored, Cey to third]; SARMIENTO REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING);
Baker flied out to center; Burke was called out on strikes; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 5.

REDS 5TH: Rose singled to right; Griffey forced Rose (second to
shortstop); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Griffey to second]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); John
walked; Lopes popped to second; Russell flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 5.

REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to right; Driessen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Lacy was called out on strikes; Cey grounded out
(third to first); Garvey homered; Baker popped to first; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 6.

REDS 7TH: Auerbach grounded out (third to first); ARMBRISTER
BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Armbrister grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Burke
doubled to left; Yeager homered [Burke scored]; John flied out
to left; Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell singled
to left; Lacy forced Russell (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 8.

REDS 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED LACY (PLAYING RF); Griffey singled to
center; Concepcion lined to right; Foster singled to center
[Griffey to third]; Bench singled to shortstop [Griffey scored,
Foster to second]; Driessen grounded out (second to first)
[Foster to third, Bench to second]; Geronimo homered [Foster
scored, Bench scored]; KNIGHT BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Knight
grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7,
Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 8TH: KNIGHT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cey grounded
out (third to first); Garvey singled to left; Baker reached on
an error by Concepcion [Garvey to second, Baker to first]; Burke
popped to shortstop; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 8.

REDS 9TH: MORGAN BATTED FOR BORBON; Morgan walked; Morgan was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rose singled to
left; Griffey homered [Rose scored]; SOSA REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); Concepcion singled to center; Foster lined to left;
Bench was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9,
Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 9TH: MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MURRAY REPLACED
ROSE (PITCHING); KNIGHT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
DAVALILLO BATTED FOR SOSA; Davalillo popped to third in foul
territory; Lopes singled to right; Russell singled to left
[Lopes to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Mota flied out to
right; Cey forced Russell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 9, Dodgers 8.