The umpires tonight Ed Fargo will be behind home plate calling the balls and

strikes. Doug Harvey will be at first base, Harry Wendelstadt at second base, and Shag Crawford will be at third base.

Well this is a chance for the Reds to get at one of the top teams in the league. The Dodgers, with the Phillies in between

the Reds and the Dodgers, there's eight games separation from the fifth place Reds to the

third place Dodgers. In the other ball games tonight they

have played four innings in Atlanta and after four Houston and the Braves are tied

four to four. St. Louis is entertaining the Giants and that game is just getting underway.

They have not yet started play out at St. Louis, but they're right on the verge of getting

to go with Jim Gibbons starting for the Giants tonight against Ray Washburn of St

Louis. Over at Pittsburgh tonight the Cubs and the Pirates have come three scoreless innings and

the Phillies have the Mets down one to nothing.

They played three innings at Shea Stadium.

Jim Maloney warming up for the Cincinnati Reds

will face West Parker, the leadoff off batter a switch hitter with a 256 batting average

Parker has hit 11 home runs he has 42 runs batted in to set the Reds defensively for you, Tony Perez is at first base.

Pete Rose at second, Leo Cardenas at short, Tommy Helms is at third, Tommy Harper in

Wright, later Pinson in center, down. is Don Pavletti. Harper in right.

They're a pinson in center.

Darren Johnson and left.

And behind the plate is Don Pavlettig.

In the coaching box or the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight, Preston Gomez at third base and Danny

Ozark is at first base.

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