Baseball Historians

August 31, 1976 at Busch Stadium 
Reds 6, Cardinals 5  (84-49)
The Reds ended August on a winning note, and they did it with a big five run seventh inning.  Joe Morgan and Cesar Geronimo both drove in two runs in the win, and Pete Rose went three for five with two runs and an RBI.
Pedro […]

August 30, 1976 at Busch Stadium 
Cardinals 7, Reds 1  (83-49)
The Reds must have been tired after their fifteen inning game the night before, and it showed.  It didn’t help that Will McEnaney gave up five runs on seven hits in 1 1/3 innings of relief.
The Reds scored their only run when Pete Rose came […]

August 29, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 
Reds 6, Phillies 5  (83-48)
The Reds gave their home fans their moneys worth in this fifteen inning thriller.  The Phillies jumped out to 4-1 lead in the top of the sixth, but the Reds shaved that lead to a single run with two runs in the bottom of the […]

August 28, 1976 at Riverfront stadium 
Reds 8, Phillies 7  (82-48)
The Reds pen gave up five runs total in the eighth and ninth innings and gave up the lead only to have the Reds score two runs in the bottom of the ninth to put the game away.
Rawly Eastwick gave up the go ahead run […]

August 27, 1976 at Riverfront stadium 
Reds 4, Phillies 1  (81-48)
The Reds ended their three game skid with strong pitching performances by Fred Norman and Pedro Borbon.  Norman improved to 12-4 on the season and gave up only a single runs on six hits.  Pedro Borbon was even better and he held the Phillies to […]

August 26, 1976 at Rivefront Stadium 
Phillies 5, Reds 4  (80-48)
The Reds came back from a 4-1 deficit in the eighth inning only to send the game into extra frames, where they lost it in the thirteenth.  Rawly Eastwick gave up the winning run in his fourth inning of work and he dropped to 8-4 […]

August 24, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 
Cardinals 4, Reds 1  (80-47)
The Cardinals handed the Reds their second straight loss as Pete Falcone held the Reds to only five hits.  Joe Morgan was a perfect two for two to extend his hitting streak to six games and he also walked twice.
Pat Zachry dropped to 11-5 on the season.  […]

August 23, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 
Cardinals 9, Reds 5  (80-46)
The Cardinals hammered Jack Billingham and the Reds bullpen to the tune of nine runs on fourteen hits.  Billingham dropped to 11-9 and gave up four runs on eight hits with three walks in four innings of work.
Joe Morgan continued his hot streak and went […]

August 22, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 
Reds 4, Cubs 3  (80-45)
The Reds edged the Cubs to win their three game series.  It was the Reds 80th win of the season.
Joe Morgan had a big day.  He went three for three with a homerun, two RBIs and a run.  He had three of the Reds four […]

August 21, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 
Cubs 3, Reds 2  (79-45)
The Reds tried to come back from a three run deficit but just short in their loss to the Cubs.  Fred Norman dropped his second straight start despite striking out 11 Cubs.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks […]

August 20, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 
Reds 4, Cubs 3  (79-44)
The Reds held off a late inning comeback by the Cubs to win their third straight game.  Gary Nolan improved to 11-8 on the season and gave up three runs on eight hits and walk in 6 2/3 innings of work.  Rawly Eastwick held the […]

August 19, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 
Reds 3, Braves 2  (78-44)
Pat Zachry gave up two runs in the top of the first inning but the Braves didn’t score the rest of the game as the Reds edged the Braves in eleven innings.  Pete Rose singled home Cesar Geronimo in the second and then Rose tripled […]

August 18, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 
Reds 4, Braves 1  (77-44)
The Reds snapped their four game skid behind a strong outing by Jack Billingham.  Billingham continued a great August by holding the Braves to one run on five hits and two walks.  His record improved to 11-8.
Pete Rose had two hits, a stolen base and […]

August 17, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 
Braves 3, Reds 2  (76-44)
The Reds dropped their fourth straight game and all four losses were by a single run.  Santo Alcala was cruising along until he got tagged for runs in the fifth and sixth innings.  Rookie reliever Manny Sarmiento gave up the go ahead and took his […]

August 16, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 
Braves 4, Reds 3  (76-43)
The Reds dropped their third straight game as they finally returned home to Cincinnati for a series.  Fred Norman dropped to 11-3 on the season.  He gave up four runs (two earned) on five hits and five walks.  He struck out a then season high […]

August 15, 1976 at Shea Stadium 
Mets 1, Reds 0  (76-42)
Mets’ starter Jerry Koosman held the Reds to only five hits in their second straight loss.  George Foster and Doug Flynn had two singles and Eddie Armbrister doubled.  The Reds didn’t draw a single walk and struck out 11 times.
Gary Nolan dropped to 10-8 despite […]

August 14, 1976 at Shea Stadium 
Mets 2, Reds 1  (76-41)
Pat Zachry had a solid start go to waste as the Mets dropped the Reds.  The Reds scored their only run when Dave Concepcion drove home Cesar Geronimo with a sac. fly.
Zachry gave up two runs on only four hits in five innings of work. […]

August 13, 1976 at Wrigley Field 
Reds 7, Mets 3  (76-40)
The Reds continued their red hot August with another road win, this time over the Mets.  Dave Concepcion and George Foster accounted for all seven RBIs.  Foster homered for the 27th time, had two other hits and drove in four runs.  Concepcion had two homers, […]

August 12, 1976 at Wrigley Field 
Reds 8, Cubs 3  (75-40)
The Reds won their three game series over the Cubs with four homeruns.  George Foster led the way with two homeruns and four RBIs.  His season total is now at 26.  Joe Morgan hit his 21st and scored two runs and Johnny Bench went yard […]

August 11, 1976 at Wrigley Field 
Reds 13, Cubs 10  (74-40)
The Reds had one of the greatest comebacks in franchise history as they topped the Cubs on the toad.  Fred Norman and Pedro Borbon were shelled through the first three innings and gave up ten runs.  By the end of the second inning, the Reds […]

August 8, 1976 at Dodgers Stadium 
Reds 3, Dodgers 2  (73-39)
The Reds finished a four game sweep over the Dodgers behind a strong outing by Jack Billingham.  Billingham fell one batter short of a complete game and gave up two runs on five hits and three walks.  The two runs he gave up were solo […]

August 7, 1976 at Dodger Stadium 
Reds 4, Dodgers 1  (72-39)
The Reds continued to roll.  They won their third straight and won for the ninth time in ten games as Pat Zachry shutdown the Dodgers.  He improved to 10-3 on the season and gave up a single run on eight hits and three walks in […]

August 6, 1976 at Dodger Stadium 
Reds 7, Dodgers 4  (71-39)
The Reds won for the eighth time in nine games with a big ninth inning that put the game away.  With the scored tied 3-3, the Reds scored four runs in the top of the ninth.
Joe Morgan had a big day.  He went two for […]

August 5, 1976 at Dodger Stadium 
Reds 3, Dodgers 2  (70-39)
The Reds didn’t waste much time getting back on track as they topped the Dodgers in a close game.  Fred Norman held the Dodgers to two runs on seven hits and he improved to 11-2 with the complete game.
Pete Rose had three hits and scored.  […]

August 4, 1976 at Candlestick Park 
Giants 4, Reds 1  (69-39)
The Reds seven game winning streak came to an end as their offense was held to a single run.  The Reds standed 10 batters and matched the Giants with nine hits, but they just couldn’t get the runs across the plate.
Gary Nolan took the loss […]

August 3, 1976 at Candlestick Park 
Reds 9, Giants 0  (69-38)
Jack Billingham had his best start of the season and the Reds’ bats were hot in an easy win for the Reds.  It was their seventh straight victory.  Jack Billingham threw a three hit shutout and struck out three batters.
Ken Griffey had a big game.  […]

August 2, 1976 at Candlestick Park 
Reds 5, Giants 1  (68-38)
The Reds won their sixth straight game behind a strong outing by Pat Zachry and some great pen work by Will McEnaney and Pedro Borbon.  The Reds were actually down late in the game, but tied things up in the seventh with a single run […]

August 1, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 
Reds 5, Padres 4  (67-38)
The Reds won their fifth straight by holding back a late inning surge by the Padres.  San Diego took an early lead when they scored two in the first on rookie Santo Alcala, but the Reds answered with two in the second.  Alcala calmed down […]