Gary Nolan, who was sidelined for first the six weeks of the season, gained his second victory since returning to action when the Reds defeated the Giants, 6-2. The Reds scored three runs in the first inning, one of them coming on Dan Driessen's theft of home on a double steal with George Foster. Nolan gave up homers by Bill Madlock and Terry Whitfield in the third but lasted on the mound through seven innings before Champ Summers batted for him and hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       15, 1977 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Giants       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Reds         3  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   6  6  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .191      Rose 3b               4   1   2   1     0   2   .339
Madlock 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .285        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Evans lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .308
Whitfield rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .292      Morgan 2b             3   2   1   0     1   1   .257
McCovey 1b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .315      Driessen 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .253
Thomasson cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Foster cf,lf          2   0   1   0     2   0   .311
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Lum lf                2   0   0   1     0   1   .211
Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .071      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .252
  Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Plummer c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .156
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nolan p               2   1   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                            Summers ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .154
                                                            Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               30   2   4   2     3   2             Totals               26   6   6   3     6   7

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 30,616
Left on Base: Giants 4, Reds 3
DP: Giants 2, Reds 0
Errors: Foli
Doubles: Madlock (6), Rose 2 (13)
Triples: Morgan (2)
Home Runs: Madlock (4), Whitfield (1), Summers (1)
Stolen Bases: Driessen 2 (7), Foster (3)
Caught Stealing: Foster (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Lum (1)
GIDP: Driessen (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(2-4)        6     5   5   4   6   5   0  26   4.75
Heaverlo                2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   2.19
Totals                  8     6   6   5   6   7   1  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(2-0)            7     4   2   2   3   2   2  27   1.50
Eastwick                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.71
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   2   2  33

Passed Balls: Hill (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol


GIANTS 1ST: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
doubled; Evans walked; Whitfield forced Madlock (shortstop to
third) [Evans to second]; McCovey walked [Evans to third,
Whitfield to second]; Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to center; Griffey walked; Morgan forced
Griffey (second to shortstop) [Rose scored (error by Foli) (no
RBI), Morgan to second]; Driessen singled to shortstop [Morgan
to third]; Driessen stole second; Foster walked; Lum hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Morgan scored, Driessen to third];
Driessen stole home and Foster stole second; Concepcion lined to
shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Foli flied out to center; Hill lined to left;
McGlothen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 3.

REDS 2ND: Plummer was called out on strikes; Nolan was called
out on strikes; Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Reds 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
homered; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Whitfield
homered; McCovey walked; Thomasson grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
tripled to right; Hill allowed a passed ball [Morgan scored
(unearned)]; Driessen walked; Foster walked [Driessen to
second]; Lum lined into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Driessen out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Reds 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Foli flied out to left; Hill grounded out (shortstop
to first); McGlothen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion struck out; Plummer walked; On a bunt Nolan
forced Plummer (third to shortstop); Rose doubled to left [Nolan
scored]; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomas flied out to right; Madlock grounded out
(third to first); Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Morgan walked; Driessen grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; Foster
singled to pitcher; Foster was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); McCovey
was called out on strikes; Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Lum struck out; Concepcion flied out to left; Plummer
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

GIANTS 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED LUM (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Foli singled to left [Foli out at second
(left to second)]; Hill grounded out (third to first); ANDREWS
BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); SUMMERS BATTED
FOR NOLAN; Summers homered; Rose struck out; Griffey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 6.

GIANTS 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING 3B); EASTWICK
REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Thomas flied out to left; Madlock
grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Foster popped
to first in foul territory; Geronimo flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Whitfield popped to third in foul territory; McCovey
grounded out (second to first); Thomasson popped to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 6.