Joe Morgan smashed two homers, giving the star second baseman a total of four in two consecutive games, as the Reds knocked off the Pirates, 10-5. Morgan also hit a sacrifice fly to account for three RBIs. Ken Griffey also batted in three runs with a homer and double, while Santo Alcala gained his sixth victory in seven decisions and marked the occasion by driving in a run with a single for the first RBI of his major league career. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Tuesday, June      8, 1976 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         4  1  0    2  0  1    1  1  0  -  10 13  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  2  -   5 12  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   2   0     0   1   .339      Stennett 2b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .247
  Flynn 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Hebner 3b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .213
Griffey rf            3   1   2   3     2   1   .346      Oliver cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Morgan 2b             3   3   2   3     1   0   .338      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     2   2   .284
Perez 1b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .280      Parker rf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .288
Foster cf,lf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .328      Robinson lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .366
Bench c               4   1   0   0     1   1   .226      Sanguillen c          4   2   2   0     0   0   .259
Bailey lf             1   0   0   1     1   0   .300      Taveras ss            4   2   3   0     0   0   .254
  Geronimo cf         3   1   1   0     0   2   .275      Rooker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Concepcion ss         4   1   2   2     1   0   .273        Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Alcala p              2   1   1   1     1   1   .118        Demery p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  Norman p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .222        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kirkpatrick ph      0   0   0   1     0   0   .241
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robertson ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .204

Totals               37  10  13  10     7   6             Totals               37   5  12   5     3   7

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 17,331
Left on Base: Reds 9, Pirates 9
DP: Reds 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Alcala
Doubles: Rose 2 (14), Griffey (11), Sanguillen (8), Stennett (11)
Triples: Geronimo (5)
Home Runs: Morgan 2 (11), Griffey (3)
Caught Stealing: Griffey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Alcala (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (7), Kirkpatrick (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alcala W(6-1)           6.2   8   3   3   2   5   0  29   4.26
Norman                  2     4   2   2   1   1   0  11   4.75
McEnaney SV(2)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.37
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3   7   0  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(6-3)           3     4   5   5   4   2   1  16   3.49
Demery                  3     4   3   3   2   1   1  15   4.41
Tekulve                 1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   4.30
Hernandez               2     3   1   1   0   3   1   9   4.81
Totals                  9    13  10  10   7   6   3  46

Balks: Rooker (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming


REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to right; Griffey doubled to center [Rose
scored]; Morgan walked; Perez forced Griffey (shortstop to
third) [Morgan to second, Perez to first]; Rooker balked [Morgan
to third, Perez to second]; Foster popped to shortstop; Bench
was walked intentionally; Bailey walked [Morgan scored, Perez to
third, Bench to second]; Concepcion singled to right [Perez
scored, Bench scored, Bailey to third]; Alcala struck out; 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out; Hebner singled to center;
Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Hebner to second];
Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Rose struck out; Griffey walked; Griffey was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Morgan homered; Perez
lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker flied out to right; Robinson flied out to
right; Sanguillen lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5,
Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Foster made an out to second; Bench popped to third in
foul territory; Bailey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras singled to center; Taveras was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Alcala [Taveras to second];
OTT BATTED FOR ROOKER; Ott popped to first; Stennett singled to
shortstop [Taveras stayed at second]; Hebner hit into a double
play to left [Taveras out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: DEMERY REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); Concepcion singled to
left; Alcala out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Concepcion to second]; Rose lined to left; Griffey homered
[Concepcion scored]; Morgan flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GERONIMO
REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING CF); Oliver singled to center; Stargell
struck out; Parker forced Oliver (shortstop to second) [Parker
to first]; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7,
Pirates 0.

REDS 5TH: Perez singled to center; Foster flied out to center;
Bench flied out to left; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 7, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Taveras grounded out (second to first); Demery walked; Stennett
forced Demery (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7,
Pirates 0.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Alcala walked; Rose
doubled to left [Alcala to third]; Griffey walked; Morgan hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Alcala scored, Rose to third]; Perez
lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Stargell walked; Parker struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Pirates 0.

REDS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED DEMERY (PITCHING); Foster grounded
out (third to first); Bench popped to shortstop; Geronimo
tripled to left; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Alcala
singled to right [Geronimo scored, Concepcion to second]; Rose
lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Robinson struck
out; Sanguillen doubled to center; Taveras singled to second
[Sanguillen to third]; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TEKULVE;
Kirkpatrick hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sanguillen scored];
Stennett doubled to center [Taveras scored]; Hebner singled to
center [Stennett scored]; NORMAN REPLACED ALCALA (PITCHING);
Oliver popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9,
Pirates 3.

REDS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Griffey
struck out; Morgan homered; Perez singled to left; Foster popped
to second; Bench struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell struck out; Parker grounded out (first
unassisted); Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Pirates 3.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo struck out; Concepcion flied to right in foul
territory; Norman singled to shortstop; Flynn forced Norman
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen singled to left; Taveras singled to
center [Sanguillen to second]; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ;
Robertson singled to center [Sanguillen scored, Taveras to
third]; Stennett popped to catcher in foul territory; Hebner
forced Robertson (second unassisted) [Taveras scored, Hebner to
first]; Oliver singled to left [Hebner to third]; Stargell
walked [Oliver to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING);
Parker struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 10, Pirates 5.