In a nationally televised game, Joe Morgan lashed three doubles and scored four runs as the Reds rolled to an 8-2 triumph over the Dodgers. One of Morgan's runs came on a double steal in the third. Teammate Dan Driessen swiped second and Morgan stole home. Johnny Bench had an 0-2 count with two down. The Reds went on to score four runs in the inning. Bill Bonham received credit for his third straight victory of the season and his first over the Dodgers since June 1, 1975. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Monday, April     17, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         2  0  4    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   8 15  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .255      Lopes 2b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .194
  Kennedy 3b,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .348      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .294
Morgan 2b             5   4   3   0     0   0   .357        Burke cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Auerbach 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .417
Foster lf             4   0   2   1     1   0   .326      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Driessen 1b           3   1   2   1     2   0   .333      Baker lf              2   0   0   0     1   2   .294
Bench c               5   1   2   2     0   1   .341        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         4   1   3   1     1   0   .317        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Geronimo cf           5   0   2   1     0   0   .306      Monday cf,rf          4   1   1   1     0   3   .353
Bonham p              3   0   0   0     1   0   .091      Yeager c              2   0   1   0     0   1   .346
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oates c             1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                          Hooton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hough p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                            Davalillo lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                            Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  15   6     6   3             Totals               32   2   5   1     4  11

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 40,527
Left on Base: Reds 10, Dodgers 7
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Concepcion, Russell, Baker
Doubles: Driessen (2), Morgan 3 (9), Bench (3)
Home Runs: Monday (4)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (2), Driessen (6)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (2)
GIDP: Bench (1), Russell (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(3-0)           8     5   2   2   4   9   1  33   3.24
Tomlin                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.59
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4  11   1  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(0-2)           2.2   8   6   6   2   1   0  17   7.27
Hough                   4.1   5   2   2   4   2   0  21   7.88
Garman                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.50
Totals                  9    15   8   8   6   3   0  45

Wild Pitches: Hough (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Griffey walked [Rose to
second]; Morgan forced Griffey (second to shortstop) [Rose
scored (error by Russell) (no RBI), Morgan to first]; Foster
popped to catcher in foul territory; Driessen doubled to center
[Morgan scored]; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Lopes to second]; Smith struck out; Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Geronimo singled to
left; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Geronimo
to second]; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey lined to shortstop; Baker was called out on
strikes; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan doubled to
left [Morgan to third (error by Baker)]; Foster popped to first;
Driessen walked; Morgan stole home and Driessen stole second;
Bench doubled to left [Driessen scored]; Concepcion singled to
left [Bench scored, Concepcion to second (on throw to home)];
Geronimo singled to left [Concepcion scored]; HOUGH REPLACED
HOOTON (PITCHING); Bonham walked [Geronimo to second]; Rose
flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager singled to center; Hough popped to
shortstop; Lopes forced Yeager (pitcher to shortstop); Russell
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey popped to third in foul territory; Morgan
doubled to right; Hough threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third];
Foster walked; Driessen popped to first in foul territory; Bench
singled to left [Morgan scored, Foster to second]; Concepcion
walked [Foster to third, Bench to second]; Geronimo forced
Concepcion (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 7,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Cey popped to shortstop;
Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7,
Dodgers 0.

REDS 5TH: Bonham grounded out (second to first); Rose struck
out; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker walked; Monday struck out; Yeager struck out;
Hough struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Dodgers 0.

REDS 6TH: Morgan doubled to right; Foster singled to left
[Morgan scored, Foster out at second (left to second to first to
second)]; Driessen walked; Bench struck out; Concepcion singled
to center [Driessen to third]; Geronimo lined to second; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: KENNEDY REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Lopes struck
out; Russell flied out to right; Smith grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Dodgers 0.

REDS 7TH: OATES REPLACED YEAGER (PLAYING C ); Bonham popped to
catcher in foul territory; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
8, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey popped to second; Garvey grounded out (pitcher
to first); Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 8, Dodgers 0.

REDS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); DAVALILLO REPLACED
HOUGH (PLAYING LF); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted);
Foster singled to left; Driessen singled to right [Foster to
third]; Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 3B); KENNEDY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Monday homered; Oates singled to
right; Davalillo walked [Oates to second]; Lopes walked [Oates
to third, Davalillo to second]; Russell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Oates scored (no RBI),
Davalillo to third, Lopes out at second]; Smith struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Dodgers 2.

REDS 9TH: BURKE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Concepcion flied out to left; Geronimo
flied out to right; Bonham flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 8, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey singled to center; Garvey singled to left [Cey
to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR GARMAN; Mota reached on an error by
Concepcion [Cey to third, Garvey to second, Mota to first];
TOMLIN REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Monday struck out; LACY
BATTED FOR OATES; Lacy was called out on strikes; MARTINEZ
BATTED FOR DAVALILLO; Martinez forced Mota (third to second); 0
R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 8, Dodgers 2.