GAME 2: Reds 13, Angels 5

October 18, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Frank Tanana vs Tom Seaver
Reds 13, Angels 5

A Jim Spencer 2-RBI double and a Mickey Rivers RBI single allowed California to establish a 3-1 lead after 1.5 innings.  Cincinnati made it 1 run closer thanks to a Pete Rose triple in the bottom of the 2nd, and then broke through for 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th to build a 6-3 lead.  Joe Morgan, Pete Rose and George Foster provided the RBI hits, as yet another Angels’ starter – Frank Tanana – was given an early exit.

Bobby Grich’s 2-run HR in the top of the 5th off Cincinnati starter Tom Seaver cut the deficit to 6-5.  And for a moment it was again a close game.  But the Reds continued to score in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th innings off an Angels bullpen that was completely unable to slow down the Big Red Machine. Joe Morgan’s 2-run HR was the final blow in Cincinnati’s 17 hit outburst that resulted in 13-5 victory, with Morgan, Rose and Tony Perez accounting for 10 of the hits.
Reds lead the Series 2-0.
--submitted by Douglas Zaner--