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July 20, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium
Mets 2, Reds 1 (57-25)

Jerry Koosman held the Reds to one run on five hits as the Reds four game winning streak came to an end. Pete Rose hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the first to account for the only Reds run.

Gary Nolan was effective but he took the loss without any run support. He dropped to 8-5 and gave up two runs on eight hits with four strikeouts.

July 19, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds 4, Pirates 2 (57-24)

The Reds won their fourth straight behind a strong outing by Pat Zachry. Zachry went the distance and improved to 8-3 on the season. He gave up two runs (both solo homers) on five hits with three strikeouts.

Pete Rose had three hits, a walk and three runs. Dave Concepcion went two for five with two RBIs.

July 18, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds 9, Pirates 8 (56-24)

The Reds made it three in a row but they almost blew a big lead. With a score of 9-3, the Pirates scored two in the eighth and three in the ninth to cut the lead to a single run, but Rawly Eastwick got Manny Sanguillen to ground out to end the game.

Jack Billingham improved to 7-7 on the season with 3 1/3 innings of relief. Eastwick earned his tenth save of the season.

Joe Morgan homered for the second straight day. He drove in two runs, scored twice and stole his 25th base of the season. George Foster went three for five and Cesar Geronimo had two hits and two runs.

July 17, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium
Reds 4, Expos 1 (55-24)

The Reds won their second straight game as rookie starter Santo Alcala threw a five hitter. The lone blemish against him was a solo homerun and he struck out seven.

Joe Morgan accounted for most of the offense with a three run shot in the first inning. It was his sixteenth homerun of the season.

July 16, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium
Reds 4, Expos 3 (54-24)

The Reds turned things around and snapped their three game losing streak in an extra innings thriller. The game started out as a pitchers dual as neither team scored in the first four innings, but the Expos tagged Fred Norman for two runs in the fifth inning.

In the bottom of the fifth, Dave Concepcion led off with a walk and then stole both second and third base. Mike Lum struck out, but Pete Rose then drove home Concepcion with a double to make it 2-1.

In the bottom of the eighth, Joe Morgan hit a solo homer with one out to tie the game up. Neither team scored in the ninth and the game went into extra frames.

The Expos didn’t waste any time in extra innings as they took a one run lead. Will McEnaney was tagged for the unearned run and the Reds headed into the bottom of the tenth down by a single run.

Joe Morgan led off the tenth with a walk and moved to second on George Foster’s ground out. Bill Plummer then drove Morgan home with a single that tied the game and then moved to second when the outfielder tried to gun down Morgan at home. Tony Perez was given a free pass and then Cesar Geronimo singled to load the bases. Then Dave Concepcion singled to drive home Plummer to end the game.

Rawly Eastwick was credited with the win despite getting only a single batter out. He improved to 7-3 on the season.

July 15, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium
Expos 4, Reds 3 (53-24)

The Reds went into the All Star Break on a losing note and this carried over into the second half as Expos dropped the Reds. Will McEnaney gave up the go ahead run in the eighth and dropped to 1-4 on the season.

The Reds’ bats couldn’t get things going and they managed only six hits the entire game. Cesar Geronimo went two for four with a run and an RBI and Dave COncepcion hit a two run homerun.

July 11, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates 8, Reds 5 (53-23)

The Reds went out on a losing note as they headed towards the All Star Break. Don Gullett gave up four runs (three earned) on four hits and four walks in six innings of work, but it was Pedro Borbon who got into trouble in the eighth inning and took the loss. He dropped to 2-2 on the season.

Ken Griffey went three for five with an RBI and two runs scored. Pete Rose had two hits and a run.

July 10, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates 7, Reds 1 (53-22)

The Reds seven game winning streak came to an end as their bats went cold. The only run the Reds could manage against John Candelaria was a solo homerun by Bob Bailey in the eighth inning.

Jack Billingham couldn’t even make it through the second inning as he dropped to 6-7 on the season. He gave up five runs on four hits and two walks.

July 9, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium
Reds 12, Pirates 11 (52-21)

Reds fans got their money’s worth at this scoring extravaganza as the two defending division champs squared off in a doubleheader. The Pirates jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after half an inning but Tony Perez cut that lead down with a solo shot in the second.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Reds took their first lead of the game. Joe Morgan led off with a fly out while George Foster reached first on a single. He stole second and moved over to third on Manny Sanguillen’s throwing error. Tony Perez struck out but then Johnny Bench kept the inning alive with a walk. Then Dan Driessen hit a huge three run homer to give the Reds a one run lead.

The Pirates tied things up in the fifth inning, but the Reds answered in a big way in the bottom of the seventh. Gary Nolan led off with a ground out, then Pete Rose, Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan singled in succession to give the Reds their lead back. George Foster flew out, but then Tony Perez cleared the bases with a double to make it a three run game. Johnny Bench followed that up with a single to make it 8-4.

With things looking pretty locked up, the Pirates exploded for five runs in the top of the eighth. Gary Nolan and Pedro Borbon were tagged for five runs on five hits. Fortunately the Reds answered in the eighth. Rennie Stennett made an error that resulted in Eddie Armbrister scoring to tie the game up.

Things started off poorly for the Reds in the top of the tenth. Will McEnaney continued to struggle and gave up a two run homer to Richie Zisk. Fortunately, the Reds never said die.

Cesar Geronimo led off the inning with a single, but Dave Concepcion hit into a double play. With two outs, things looked grim, but Bob Bailey’s pinch hit single kept the inning alive. Pete Rose drew a walk to put the winning at the plate and then Ken Griffey drew a walk to load the bases. Then Joe Morgan drew a walk to drive home Bailey and cut the lead to a single run. George Foster followed that up with a single that scored Rose and Griffey to end the game.

Rawly Eastwick improved to 6-3 on the season. Tony Perez’s homerun was his eleventh of the season and Dan Driessen’s homer was his third.

July 9, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium
Reds 2, Pirates 1 (53-21)

Both the Reds and the Pirates must have been tired in the back end of their doubleheader, and it showed on the scoreboard. Both teams rode their starters for complete games and Fred Norman got the better of Doc Medich. Norman gave up a single run on nine hits with one walk and five strikeouts. He improved to 7-2 on the season.

Dan Driessen went two for four with a double and and RBIs. Ken Griffey drove in the other Reds run and Doug Flynn went two for three and scored both runs.

July 7, 1976 at Jerry Park 

Reds 4, Expos 3  (51-21)

The Reds made it five straight wins as they completed a sweep over the Expos.  The Expos looked like they had things locked up with a score of 3-1 as things headed into the ninth, but the Reds came back.

Joe Morgan led off the inning with a single and moved to second on Dan Driessen’s single.  The George Foster tied things up with a bases clearing triple.  Mike Lum then hit a sac. fly to give the Reds a one run lead.

Will McEnaney put the Expos down in order en route to his fifth save of the season.  Mike Hinton notched his first win of the season (career) by pitching a shutout eighth inning.

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