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August 12, 1976

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 7 10 0
Cubs 3 8 1
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Reds 8 11 0
Cubs 3 8 1

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .256
OBP .250 .363
At Bats 4 332
Hits 1 85
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 56
RBI’s 0 63

Mike Garman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 1
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Wrigley Field - August 12, 1976
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Home Run
Mike Garman
Steve Swisher
Pete LaCock
Manny Trillo
Bill Madlock
Mick Kelleher
Jose Cardenal
Rick Monday
Joe Wallis
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Foster hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Morgan is walked intentionally.
Top 9 There goes Griffey. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Griffey steals second.
Top 9 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Garman covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Wallis strikes out.
Bottom 8 LaCock hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Madlock moves to second.
Bottom 8 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Monday strikes out.
Top 8 Dan Driessen pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento. Driessen strikes out.
Top 8 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. Concepcion reaches third base with a triple. Perez goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Garman now pitching. Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Foster hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kelleher hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sarmiento fields it and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Griffey is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mike Lum pinch hits for Santo Alcala. Lum is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Wallis hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 LaCock hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Madlock hits a line drive into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards second. Trillo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to third.
Top 6 Perez hits a line drive into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bench hits a line drive towards short. Kelleher misplays the ball. That's an error on Kelleher.
Bottom 5 Alcala fires to first and picks off Monday.
Bottom 5 Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelleher scores.
Bottom 5 Reuschel bunts towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Kelleher moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Swisher hits a popup, foul, towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Griffey bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wallis hits a line drive towards first. Perez catches it and steps on first to double up LaCock.
Bottom 4 LaCock hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. Madlock moves to third.
Bottom 4 Madlock hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Cardenal. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cardenal steals second.
Bottom 4 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alcala hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Geronimo moves to second.
Top 4 Concepcion is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Geronimo takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Monday for the out.
Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kelleher hits a line drive into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bench strikes out.
Top 3 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Reuschel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out.
Bottom 2 Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a popup into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wallis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 LaCock hits a line drive into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Alcala strikes out.
Top 2 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 2 Geronimo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wallis who is chasing the ball. Geronimo reaches third base with a triple. Perez scores.
Top 2 Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wallis. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Bench races back for the ball and makes the catch. The throw to the first, AND Monday is out, unable to get back to the bag, for the double play.
Bottom 1 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffey moves to second.
Top 1 Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.