Staked to a six-run lead in the first two innings, Jack Billingham pitched the Reds to an 8-0 victory over the Cubs for his first shutout of the season. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 30, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 Reds 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 8 11 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Rose 3b 0 1 0 0 2 0 .319 Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Flynn 3b,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .320 Concepcion ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 .289 Murcer rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Griffey rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .351 Morales cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .293 Morgan 2b 3 3 0 0 2 0 .254 Trillo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Driessen 1b 3 0 1 2 2 1 .258 Wallis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foster lf 5 0 2 2 0 1 .329 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Bench c 5 1 3 1 0 0 .258 Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Geronimo cf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .221 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billingham p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 G. Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Krukow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 5 0 1 5 Totals 34 8 11 7 8 2 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 26,774 Left on Base: Cubs 6, Reds 11 DP: Cubs 2, Reds 0 Errors: De Jesus, Trillo Doubles: Bench 2 (5), Griffey (6) Triples: Griffey (1) GIDP: Concepcion (2) Hit by Pitch: Rose (1,by G. Hernandez) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris L(2-3) 1 3 6 3 5 0 0 12 3.49 G. Hernandez 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.42 Krukow 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 13.11 Todd 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 10 12.96 Totals 8 11 8 5 8 2 0 43 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(3-1) 9 5 0 0 1 5 0 33 4.50 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 5 0 33 Hit by Pitch: G. Hernandez (1) Wild Pitches: G. Hernandez 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Jerry Dale CUBS 1ST: De Jesus lined to second; Cardenal struck out; Buckner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Concepcion forced Rose (pitcher to shortstop) [Concepcion to second (error by De Jesus)]; Griffey walked; Morgan walked [Concepcion to third, Griffey to second]; Driessen singled to center [Concepcion scored, Griffey scored, Morgan to second]; Foster popped to second; Bench doubled to left [Morgan scored, Driessen to third]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Billingham grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 3. CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to center; Morales popped to shortstop; Trillo forced Murcer (third to second); Ontiveros lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 3. REDS 2ND: Rose walked; Concepcion reached on an error by Trillo (assist by De Jesus) [Rose to second, Concepcion to first]; Griffey doubled to right [Rose scored (unearned), Concepcion to third]; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Morgan reached on a fielder's choice [Concepcion out at home (pitcher to catcher), Griffey to third]; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first) [Morgan to second]; G. Hernandez threw a wild pitch [Griffey scored (unearned), Morgan to third]; Foster singled to second [Morgan scored (unearned)]; G. Hernandez threw a wild pitch [Foster to second]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 6. CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald singled to left; G. Hernandez forced Mitterwald (shortstop to second); De Jesus flied out to right; Cardenal lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 6. REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Billingham singled to center; Rose was hit by a pitch [Billingham to second]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 6. CUBS 4TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Buckner grounded out (second to first); Murcer lined to left; Morales singled to center; Trillo struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 6. REDS 4TH: KELLEHER REPLACED TRILLO (PLAYING 2B); Griffey tripled to center; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Driessen struck out; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 6. CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros grounded out (first to pitcher); Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to first); GROSS BATTED FOR G. HERNANDEZ; Gross singled to left; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 6. REDS 5TH: KRUKOW REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Bench singled to left; Geronimo singled to center [Bench to second]; On a bunt Billingham forced Bench (pitcher to third) [Geronimo to second]; Flynn forced Billingham (second to shortstop) [Geronimo to third]; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 6. CUBS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Buckner grounded out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 6. REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to left; Driessen walked; Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 6. CUBS 7TH: Morales walked; Kelleher struck out; Ontiveros singled to left [Morales to second]; Mitterwald struck out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Biittner forced Ontiveros (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 6. REDS 7TH: TODD REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Bench doubled to left; Geronimo singled to center [Bench scored]; On a bunt Billingham hit into a double play (pitcher to second) [Geronimo out at second]; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 7. CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 7. REDS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey lined to shortstop; Morgan walked; Driessen walked [Morgan to second]; Foster singled to right [Morgan scored, Driessen to third]; Bench flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 8. CUBS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 3B); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Morales grounded out (third to first); WALLIS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Wallis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 8.

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