With Steve Garvey collecting three hits, including a three-run homer in the seventh, the Dodgers kept the Reds on the treadmill, 7-3. Pete Rose hit a two-run homer for the Reds in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Monday, April     18, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    2  1  1    3  0  0  -   7 10  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  6  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .317      Rose 3b               3   1   1   2     1   1   .308
Russell ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Smith rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .395      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .297
Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     1   1   .400      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Garvey 1b             5   3   3   3     0   0   .302      Driessen 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .167
Monday cf             3   1   0   0     2   0   .270      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .188
Baker lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
  Hale lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Yeager c              3   0   1   1     1   1   .414      Billingham p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Rhoden p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lum ph              1   1   1   0     0   0   .333
  Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alcala p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   5     5   3             Totals               31   3   6   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 23,368
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Reds 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 0
Errors: Rose
Doubles: Smith 2 (8), Garvey (2), Driessen (2), Lum (1), Morgan (3)
Triples: Lopes (1)
Home Runs: Garvey (3), Rose (1), Driessen (1)
Stolen Bases: Garvey (1)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Rhoden (1), Billingham (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (2)
GIDP: Geronimo (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(2-0)           7.2   5   2   2   2   2   1  30   7.11
Garman                  0.2   1   1   1   1   0   1   4   7.71
Wall                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  13.50
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   2   2  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(1-1)       6.1   9   7   5   4   3   1  32   6.16
Caldwell                1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.91
Alcala                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   9.95
Totals                  9    10   7   5   5   3   1  42

Wild Pitches: Billingham (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - John Kibler


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell flied out to
right; Smith doubled to left; Cey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday
flied out to center; Baker singled to right; Yeager struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bench grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Rhoden grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Lopes singled to catcher; Lopes was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Russell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to shortstop; Geronimo flied out to
left; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Concepcion to second]; Rose walked; Griffey flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Cey struck
out; Garvey doubled to left; Monday was walked intentionally;
Baker reached on an error by Rose [Garvey scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Monday to third, Baker to first]; Yeager singled to center
[Monday scored (unearned), Baker to third]; Rhoden grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds
0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan popped to first; Foster popped to third in foul
territory; Driessen doubled to left; Bench flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes tripled to right; Russell grounded out
(second to first); Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopes
scored]; Cey popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Geronimo
struck out; Billingham grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey singled to center; Garvey stole second;
Monday walked; Baker flied out to right [Garvey to third];
Billingham threw a wild pitch [Garvey scored, Monday to second];
Yeager walked; Rhoden out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Monday to third, Yeager to second]; Lopes grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: HALE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Rose struck out;
Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan walked; Foster
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell flied out to left; Smith walked; Cey
singled to left [Smith to second]; Garvey homered [Smith scored,
Cey scored]; CALDWELL REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Monday
flied out to left; Hale grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to center; Bench popped to catcher
in foul territory; Concepcion popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Reds 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Yeager popped to first; Rhoden grounded out (third
to first); Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo flied out to right; LUM BATTED FOR CALDWELL;
Lum doubled to right; Rose homered [Lum scored]; Griffey flied
out to center; Morgan doubled to left; GARMAN REPLACED RHODEN
(PITCHING); Foster popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Reds 2.

DODGERS 9TH: ALCALA REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Russell grounded
out (second to first); Smith doubled to right; Cey walked;
Garvey flied out to center; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Driessen homered; Bench walked; Concepcion lined to
left; WALL REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Geronimo grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bench out at second]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Reds 3.