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Cubs
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 2, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 2, 1977 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mario Soto |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 34,091 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: John Kibler 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Frank Pulli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Larry Biittner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Mick Kelleher | Second Baseman |
| Steve Swisher | Catcher |
| Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Mike Lum | Right Fielder |
| Mario Soto | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 2, 1977
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Soto
De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Soto
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Soto
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Bonham
Rose hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Bonham
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bonham
Morgan hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Soto
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Soto
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Soto covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Soto
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lum. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kelleher vs. Soto
Kelleher is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Bonham
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Bonham
Driessen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Bonham
Bench hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geronimo vs. Bonham
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foster scores. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lum vs. Bonham
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Soto
Swisher hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Soto
Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Soto
De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Bonham
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Bonham
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Bonham
Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Soto
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Soto
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Soto
Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Morales reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Soto
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bonham
Morgan hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Bonham
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Bonham
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Bonham
Bench strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Soto
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Soto
Kelleher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. Soto
Swisher hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bonham vs. Soto
Bonham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Bonham
Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Bonham
Lum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Bonham
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Soto
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Soto
Biittner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Soto
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Soto has De Jesus trapped. There's the throw to Bench and over to Rose, who tags De Jesus for the out. Biittner moves to third. Buckner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Morales vs. Soto
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Soto
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Bonham
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Bonham
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bonham
Morgan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Bonham
Foster is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Bonham
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Soto
Ontiveros hits a popup, foul, towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Soto
Gene Clines pinch hits for Mick Kelleher.
Clines is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Soto
Swisher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Soto
Greg Gross pinch hits for Bill Bonham. Manny Trillo pinch runs for Steve Swisher.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Manny Trillo now playing second base. George Mitterwald now catching.
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Hernandez
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Hernandez
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Soto
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Soto
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Soto
Buckner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Soto
Dave Rosello pinch runs for Bill Buckner.
Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosello moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Soto
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Rosello moves to third. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Ontiveros vs. Soto
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. Rosello scores. Morales moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Cardenal vs. Soto
Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez.
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. Morales scores. Murcer moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trillo vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Ontiveros moves to third. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Mitterwald vs. Murray
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster throws the ball in to Morgan who tags Mitterwald trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ontiveros scores. Cardenal scores. Trillo moves to third. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Broberg
Pete Broberg now pitching. Larry Biittner now playing first base. Jose Cardenal now playing left field. Ken Griffey pinch hits for Dale Murray.
Griffey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Broberg
Rose hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Broberg
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Broberg
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Sarmiento
Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Rick Auerbach now playing second base.
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Sarmiento
Biittner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Auerbach catches it and throws to first to double up De Jesus. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Broberg vs. Sarmiento
Broberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Broberg
Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Roberts
Dave Roberts now pitching.
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Roberts
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Armbrister vs. Roberts
Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo.
Armbrister hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Armbrister for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1977 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 5 0 2 0 Rose P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Biittner L, lf-1b 5 0 1 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Rosello D, pr 0 1 0 0 Auerbach R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Broberg P, p 1 0 0 0 Foster G, lf 2 2 1 1
Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0 Driessen D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Morales J, cf 4 1 2 0 Bench J, c 4 0 1 0
Murcer B, rf 3 1 0 0 Geronimo C, cf 3 0 1 1
Ontiveros S, 3b 3 1 2 1 Armbrister E, ph 1 0 0 0
Kelleher M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Lum M, rf 3 0 0 0
Clines G, ph 1 0 0 0 Soto M, p 2 0 0 0
Hernandez G, p 0 0 0 0 Murray D, p 0 0 0 0
Cardenal J, ph-lf 0 1 0 1 Griffey K, ph 1 0 0 0
Swisher S, c 3 0 1 0 Sarmiento M, p 0 0 0 0
Trillo M, pr-2b 1 0 1 1
Bonham B, p 2 0 0 0
Gross G, ph 1 0 0 0
Mitterwald G, c 1 0 1 2
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35 5 10 5 31 2 5 2
Chicago 000 000 050 -- 5
Cincinnati 010 000 001 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham B 6.0 3 1 1 3 4
Hernandez G (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Broberg P* 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Roberts D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Soto M (L) 7.2 7 5 5 4 4
Murray D 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Sarmiento M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
DP -- Chicago 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Ontiveros S, Morales J, De Jesus I, Morgan J
HR -- Foster G
T -- 2:30
A -- 34091
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