Kammala wannan jumla: Abin takaici, wannan nasarar ba ta ci gaba ba a cikin kakar wasa. Sun bi bayan Cincinnati "Big Red Machine" wasanni biyu zuwa daya a cikin
1976 National League Championship Series, Phillies ya yi tsalle zuwa 3 zuwa 0 a wasan uku na jerin. Kocin Danny Ozark ya ba Reed kwallon a zagaye na bakwai tare da masu gudu a kan na farko da na biyu ba tare da fitarwa ba. Ya ba da izinin duka masu tseren gado su ci, tare da ba da ƙarin gudu biyu don barin Cincinnati ya jagoranci 4 × 3. Phillies sun yi gwagwarmaya don dawo da jagorancin 6 <unk> 4, duk da haka, Reed ya ba da gudummawar gida-gida zuwa George Foster da Johnny Bench don jagorantar na tara. 'Yan wasa biyar daga baya, Ken Griffey ya ɗora kwallo ɗaya daga Tom Underwood ya kammala wasan wasa uku don Reds.