August 23, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium 

Cardinals 9, Reds 5  (80-46)

The Cardinals hammered Jack Billingham and the Reds bullpen to the tune of nine runs on fourteen hits.  Billingham dropped to 11-9 and gave up four runs on eight hits with three walks in four innings of work.

Joe Morgan continued his hot streak and went yard twice.  He drove in three of the Reds five runs and brought his season homerun total up to 25.

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