Power hitting enabled the Dodgers to salvage a 5-4 victory in the finale of their three-game series with the Reds. After Reggie Smith hit a bases-empty homer in the first inning, Rick Monday blasted a three-run round-tripper in the second and completed the Dodgers' scoring with a solo shot in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Wednesday, April     19, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 10  0
Dodgers      1  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   5 13  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Griffey rf            4   1   2   0     0   2   .364      Russell ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .204
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .340      Smith rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .310
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .309      Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .386
Bench c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .388      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .319
Driessen 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .300      Baker lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .310
Auerbach ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Monday cf             3   2   3   4     1   0   .405
Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Concepcion ph       1   0   1   1     0   0   .311
Hume p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Collins cf          2   0   1   1     0   1   .400

Totals               35   4  10   3     2   6             Totals               34   5  13   5     1   1

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 49,333
Left on Base: Reds 6, Dodgers 6
DP: Reds 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Lopes, Cey
Doubles: Bench (4), Russell (1)
Home Runs: Smith (2), Monday 2 (6)
Caught Stealing: Bench (1), Lopes (1)
GIDP: Foster (2), Cey (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume L(2-1)             6    11   5   5   0   1   3  26   5.30
Bair                    2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                  8    13   5   5   1   1   3  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(3-0)             9    10   4   2   2   6   0  37   1.75
Totals                  9    10   4   2   2   6   0  37

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled
to center; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Griffey to
second]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Russell hit into a double
play (center to first) [Lopes out at second]; Smith homered; Cey
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench singled to center; Bench was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Driessen grounded out (second to
first); Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to shortstop; Baker singled to right
[Garvey to second]; Monday homered [Garvey scored, Baker
scored]; Yeager grounded out (second to first); John struck out;
Lopes singled to center; Lopes was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 4.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Hume
grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Cey singled to third; Garvey flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 4.

REDS 4TH: On a bunt Griffey singled to catcher; Morgan singled
to right [Griffey to third]; Foster grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Griffey scored (no RBI), Morgan out
at second]; Bench doubled to left; Driessen walked; Auerbach
singled to left [Bench scored, Driessen to second]; Geronimo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied to right in foul territory; Monday
singled to second; Yeager flied out to right; John forced Monday
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 4.

REDS 5TH: Hume grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out
(second to first); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes grounded out (catcher to first); On a bunt
Russell singled to catcher; Smith singled to second [Russell to
second]; Cey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 4.

REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster
flied out to center; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker
grounded out (second to first); Monday homered; Yeager grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 5.

REDS 7TH: Driessen struck out; On a bunt Auerbach grounded out
(catcher to first); Geronimo singled to left [Geronimo out at
second (left to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: BAIR REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); COLLINS REPLACED
HUME (PLAYING CF); John grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell doubled to right;
Smith popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Dodgers 5.

REDS 8TH: Collins struck out; Rose singled to shortstop; Griffey
struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (third
to first); Baker singled to left; Monday walked [Baker to
second]; Yeager lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 5.

REDS 9TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Bench walked;
Driessen forced Bench (second to shortstop); Auerbach reached on
an error by Lopes [Driessen to third, Auerbach to first];
CONCEPCION BATTED FOR BAIR; Concepcion singled to shortstop
[Driessen scored (unearned), Auerbach to second]; Collins
singled to third [Auerbach scored (unearned), Concepcion to
third (error by Cey), Collins to second]; Rose grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers
5.