Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 8, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1976 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 14, Chicago Cubs 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 3 2 1 0
  Flynn 3b,2b 0 1 0 0
Griffey rf 4 3 1 2
Morgan 2b 4 2 2 3
  Armbrister lf 0 0 0 0
Driessen lf,1b 3 1 1 2
Perez 1b 4 1 3 2
  Youngblood lf,3b 2 0 0 0
Foster cf 5 2 3 3
Concepcion ss 6 1 3 2
Plummer c 4 0 1 0
Alcala p 2 1 1 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 14 16 14
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 3 1 0 0
Cardenal lf 4 1 1 0
Madlock 3b 3 2 1 1
Morales rf 2 0 0 1
Summers 1b 3 0 0 1
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Swisher c 4 0 0 0
Rosello ss 4 0 0 0
Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
  LaCock ph 1 0 0 0
  Crosby p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 2 3
Cincinnati 320 212 01314162
Chicago 300 010 000420
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Alcala  W (1-0) 7.0 2 4 4 4 2
  Borbon   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
2
4
4
5
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (1-3) 3.1 6 7 7 4 2
  Zamora   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Crosby   3.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Garman   2.0 4 4 4 2 0
Totals
9.0
16
14
14
8
4

  E–Concepcion 2 (9).  PB–Swisher (1).  2B–Cincinnati Rose (8,off R Reuschel); Concepcion 2 (3,off Crosby,off Garman); Morgan (7,off Garman); Foster (3,off Garman).  3B–Cincinnati Foster (1,off Crosby).  HR–Chicago Madlock (2,5th inning off Alcala 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Alcala 2 (2,off Crosby 2).  SF–Morgan (2,off R Reuschel); Driessen 2 (3,off Zamora,off Garman).  HBP–Rose (4,by R Reuschel).  SB–Summers (1,2nd base off Borbon/Plummer).  WP–R Reuschel (1).  HBP–R Reuschel (2,Rose).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–(none), 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:44.  A–22,017.
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