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Cincinnati Reds @ Los Angeles Dodgers

1976-05-18 · Night game · Dodger Stadium · Att: 52469 · night · 2:22

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–0. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 3 in the 6th. Rick Rhoden earned the win. Joe Ferguson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
LAN	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		5	10

W: Rick Rhoden L: Jack Billingham SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bruce Froemming · 1B: Jerry Dale · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Bob Engel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	1	0	0
Ken Griffey	4	0	0	1
Joe Morgan	2	0	2	0
Johnny Bench	3	0	1	0
Tony Perez	4	1	0	0
George Foster	4	1	0	0
Cesar Geronimo	3	0	0	1
Dave Concepcion	3	0	0	0
Jack Billingham	1	0	1	0
Joel Youngblood	1	0	0	1

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Russell	5	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Buckner	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dusty Baker	4	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Garvey	4	1	2	1	0	1
Ron Cey	2	1	0	0	2	0
Joe Ferguson	4	1	2	3	0	0
Steve Yeager	3	1	1	0	1	1
Rick Auerbach	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rick Rhoden	4	0	3	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Billingham	6.0	5	4	3
Pedro Borbon	2.0	5	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Rhoden	9.0	3	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: S1
Ken Griffey: 7
Joe Morgan: W.1-2
Johnny Bench: 9
Tony Perez: 8

Bot 1

Bill Russell: 31
Bill Buckner: S5/BG
Dusty Baker: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

George Foster: 6/L
Cesar Geronimo: K/C
Dave Concepcion: 9

Bot 2

Steve Garvey: 9
Ron Cey: W
Joe Ferguson: S9.1-2
Steve Yeager: K/C
Rick Auerbach: W.2-3;1-2
Rick Rhoden: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Jack Billingham: W
Pete Rose: 4(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH1)
Ken Griffey: 43.2-3
Joe Morgan: W
Johnny Bench: 63

Bot 3

Bill Russell: 6/L
Bill Buckner: 7/FL
Dusty Baker: K

Top 4

Tony Perez: 6/P
George Foster: S8/78
Cesar Geronimo: 8/P
Dave Concepcion: 53

Bot 4

Steve Garvey: K
Ron Cey: 9
Joe Ferguson: 63

Top 5

Jack Billingham: 3/G
Pete Rose: 43
Ken Griffey: K/C

Bot 5

Steve Yeager: W
Rick Auerbach: 13.1-2
Rick Rhoden: D9/9L.2-H
Bill Russell: 63
Bill Buckner: 9

Top 6

Joe Morgan: 43
Johnny Bench: 8
Tony Perez: S8
George Foster: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Dusty Baker: 53
Steve Garvey: D7/7L
Ron Cey: W
Joe Ferguson: HR/78.2-H;1-H
Steve Yeager: 53
Rick Auerbach: 53

Top 7

Cesar Geronimo: 53
Dave Concepcion: 63
Joel Youngblood: K

Bot 7

Rick Rhoden: S7
Bill Russell: 36(1)/FO.B-1
Bill Buckner: S7.1-3
Dusty Baker: 3/FL
Steve Garvey: S9.3-H;1-2
Ron Cey: 9

Top 8

Pete Rose: 63
Ken Griffey: 43
Joe Morgan: 63

Bot 8

Joe Ferguson: 9
Steve Yeager: S8
Rick Auerbach: 9
Rick Rhoden: S9.1-3
Bill Russell: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Johnny Bench: W
Tony Perez: 64(1)3/GDP
George Foster: 3/FL

Notes & reviews

Dodgers manager Alston ejected by 3B umpire Engel for arguing that balk should have been called; Alston yelled at Engel and then threw a towel onto the field

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