Cardinals @ Reds
August 23, 1976

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cardinals 9 14 1
Reds 4 8 0
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Cardinals 9 14 1
Reds 4 8 0

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .247
OBP .333 .356
At Bats 2 360
Hits 0 89
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 1 61
RBI’s 0 66

Bill Greif Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 8 4
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Riverfront Stadium - August 23, 1976
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Strikeout
Bill Greif
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Don Kessinger
Hector Cruz
Garry Templeton
Lou Brock
Vic Harris
Jerry Mumphrey
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bench strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Driessen strikes out.
Top 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Templeton scores.
Top 8 Templeton hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Geronimo, who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple. Mumphrey scores.
Top 8 Mumphrey hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Geronimo, who is chasing the ball. Mumphrey reaches third base with a triple. Cruz goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Greif strikes out.
Top 8 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Griffey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harris who is chasing the ball. Griffey reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jerry Mumphrey now playing right field. Vic Harris now playing center field. Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Will McEnaney. Armbrister strikes out.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Simmons scores. There goes Anderson trying to get to home. Griffey throws the ball in to Bench, who tags Anderson, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 7 Mike Anderson pinch hits for Willie Crawford. Anderson is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Templeton scores.
Top 7 Brock bunts towards the mound. McEnaney fields it and throws to first for the out. Templeton moves to second.
Top 7 Templeton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bill Greif now pitching. Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Geronimo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Denny hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Will McEnaney now pitching. Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento. Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Crawford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Geronimo hits a line drive towards the mound. Denny reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Brock. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Brock steals third.
Top 4 Brock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Templeton scores. Brock moves to second.
Top 4 There goes Templeton. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Templeton steals second.
Top 4 Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Top 4 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Denny bunts towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Top 4 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffey strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Billingham moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Concepcion moves to third.
Bottom 3 There goes Geronimo. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Cruz applying the tag. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz juggles the ball. That's an error on Cruz. Geronimo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Geronimo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons scores.
Top 3 Crawford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Simmons reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to home to get Hernandez.
Top 2 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to third. Cruz moves to second.
Top 2 Denny is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Denny fires to first and picks off Griffey.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Templeton scores. Brock moves to second.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Templeton moves to third.
Top 1 Templeton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.