Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
September 9, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1977 at Riverfront Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 0 0
Russell ss 5 0 2 1
Smith rf 4 1 1 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 3 1 0 0
Baker lf 4 1 2 3
Burke cf 4 0 1 0
Yeager c 4 0 1 0
John p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 1 0
Griffey rf 3 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Foster lf 3 0 1 1
Bench c 4 0 2 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0
Norman p 1 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 1 0
  Armbrister pr 0 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Knight ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
Los Angeles 000 003 001490
Cincinnati 000 100 000190
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (18-5) 9.0 9 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  L (14-11) 7.0 7 3 3 2 8
  Sarmiento   2.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Russell (25,off Norman), Cincinnati Bench (32,off John).  HR–Los Angeles Baker (25,6th inning off Norman 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Norman (6,off John).  SB–Burke (9,2nd base off Norman/Bench); Lopes (42,2nd base off Sarmiento/Bench).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:16.  A–39,518.
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