The Reds' acquisition of Fred Norman from the Padres continued to pay dividends when the lefthander defeated the Phillies, 1-0. The shutout was Norman's third and the victory was his sixth against two losses since donning a Cincy uniform.

The Reds beat Ken Brett on an unearned run in the sixth inning. Bill Plummer led off with a double. When Norman bunted, Brett threw to third in time to nail Plummer, but Mike Schmidt dropped the ball and the runner was safe. Pete Rose then hit a double. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Monday, July      16, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  5  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
B. Robinson cf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .323      Rose lf               4   0   3   1     0   0   .319
Harmon 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     1   1   .284
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .275      Bench rf,c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Anderson rf           3   0   2   0     1   1   .264      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .215      Tolan cf,rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Menke 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .170
Bowa ss               3   0   2   0     0   0   .206      Plummer c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .200
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .332        Geronimo pr,cf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .146
Brett p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .068
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .305

Totals               31   0   6   0     4   7             Totals               30   1   5   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 16,457
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Reds 8
DP: Phillies 0, Reds 1
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Bowa (8), Schmidt (8), Plummer (3), Rose (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Harmon (2)
GIDP: Luzinski (8)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(8-3)            8     5   1   0   3   5   0  33   2.69
Totals                  8     5   1   0   3   5   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(7-9)           9     6   0   0   4   7   0  36   3.27
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   7   0  36

Wild Pitches: Norman 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


PHILLIES 1ST: B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); Harmon
flied out to left; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Morgan forced Rose (second to
shortstop); Concepcion flied out to right; Bench forced Morgan
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Anderson struck out; Schmidt
walked; Boone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Tolan struck out; Menke
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
struck out; B. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Plummer flied out to center; Norman was called out on
strikes; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Harmon singled to left; Montanez forced Harmon
(second to shortstop); Luzinski grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to right; Concepcion struck out;
Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Anderson singled to right; Schmidt struck out;
Boone flied out to center; Bowa singled to right [Anderson to
second]; Norman threw a wild pitch [Anderson to third, Bowa to
second]; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Tolan grounded out (first
unassisted); Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: B. Robinson walked; Harmon out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [B. Robinson to second]; Montanez lined to
right; Luzinski was walked intentionally; Norman threw a wild
pitch [B. Robinson to third, Luzinski to second]; Anderson
walked; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Plummer doubled to left; Norman reached on an error by
Schmidt [Plummer to third]; Rose doubled to right [Plummer
scored (unearned), Norman to third]; Morgan grounded out (second
to first); Concepcion was walked intentionally; Bench popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Perez struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone popped to first in foul territory; Bowa
doubled to right; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bowa to
third]; B. Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Tolan flied out to right; Menke walked; Plummer forced
Menke (shortstop to second); GERONIMO RAN FOR PLUMMER; Norman
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOLAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
C ); Harmon flied out to left; Montanez flied out to right;
Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Rose singled to shortstop; Morgan was called out on
strikes; Concepcion singled to center [Rose to third]; Bench was
walked intentionally [Concepcion to second]; Perez forced Rose
(third to catcher) [Concepcion to third, Bench to second]; Tolan
forced Perez (first to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Anderson singled to left; Schmidt doubled to left
[Anderson to third]; Boone popped to shortstop; UNSER BATTED FOR
BOWA; Unser struck out; HUTTON BATTED FOR BRETT; Hutton grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Reds 1.