Pete Rose doubled in the opener and beat out a bunt in the nightcap to extend his batting streak to 41 games as the Reds split a twi-night doubleheader with the Phillies before a standing-room-only crowd of 51,779. In the first game, the Phillies exploded for seven runs in the fourth inning and pounded their way to a 12-2 victory. Greg Luzinski hit two homers and Mike Schmidt and Jerry Martin added one apiece in the Phillies' attack.

In the second game, Tom Seaver had ninth-inning help from Doug Bair in pitching the Reds to a 2-1 victory. Rose hit the ball hard his first two times at bat but was retired before laying down a safe bunt in the sixth inning. By hitting in both games, Rose passed Ty Cobb's 40-game streak for the Tigers in 1911 and tied George Sisler's 41-game skein for the Browns in 1922. The Reds backed Seaver with a homer by Johnny Bench and a run-scoring single by Dave Concepcion. Seaver yielded a single by Ted Sizemore and double by Garry Maddox before leaving the game with two out in the ninth. Larry Bowa greeted Bair with a single that scored Sizemore, but Cesar Geronimo threw a strike to the plate to nail Maddox for the final out. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 12, Cincinnati Reds 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 28, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Phillies 2 0 0 7 0 1 0 2 0 - 12 14 1 Reds 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox cf 6 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Rose 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .312 Gonzalez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Knight 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Bowa ss 4 3 2 0 0 0 .312 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Harrelson ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Lum rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Schmidt 3b 5 3 4 4 0 1 .255 Morgan 2b 0 0 0 1 1 0 .260 Johnson 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Kennedy 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Luzinski lf 4 2 2 5 1 1 .263 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .296 Cardenal 1b 1 1 0 0 1 1 .281 Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Hebner ph,1b 2 0 0 1 0 1 .259 Concepcion ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 .299 Martin rf,cf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .295 Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Boone c 4 0 1 0 1 0 .260 Henderson cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .230 Sizemore 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .225 Collins cf,lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Lerch p 4 1 1 0 1 0 .161 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .286 Correll c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Norman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Borbon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Bench ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 41 12 14 12 4 6 Totals 34 2 8 2 3 7 Time of Game: 2:10 Left on Base: Phillies 7, Reds 9 DP: Phillies 1, Reds 0 Errors: Hebner, Rose Doubles: Bowa (17), Sizemore (5), Martin (9), Driessen (19), Rose (31), Correll (4), Collins (1) Home Runs: Schmidt (13), Martin (6), Luzinski 2 (25), Concepcion (4) Stolen Bases: Griffey (16) Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (2), Morgan (9) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch W(5-6) 9 8 2 2 3 7 1 38 4.53 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 7 1 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman L(9-6) 3.2 5 7 4 3 4 2 20 3.48 Borbon 5.1 9 5 5 1 2 2 26 4.13 Totals 9 14 12 7* 4 6 4 46 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox popped to second; Bowa doubled to left; Schmidt homered [Bowa scored]; Luzinski struck out; Cardenal struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Foster forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Reds 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Martin struck out; Boone walked; Sizemore flied out to center; Lerch singled to first [Boone to second]; Maddox forced Lerch (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled to right; Henderson forced Concepcion (shortstop to second); Driessen doubled to right [Henderson to third]; Correll struck out; Norman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Reds 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Rose doubled to center; Griffey singled to second [Rose to third]; Griffey stole second; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rose scored]; Foster flied out to center; Concepcion walked; Henderson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Reds 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Cardenal walked; Martin homered [Cardenal scored]; Boone grounded out (third to first); Sizemore doubled to left; Lerch walked; Maddox flied out to left; Bowa reached on an error by Rose [Sizemore to third, Lerch to second, Bowa to first]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Schmidt singled to right [Sizemore scored (unearned), Lerch scored (unearned), Bowa to third]; Luzinski homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Bowa scored (unearned), Schmidt scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; HEBNER BATTED FOR CARDENAL; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 7 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 9, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Driessen struck out; Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); Borbon reached on an error by Hebner [Borbon to first]; Rose walked [Borbon to second]; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 9, Reds 1. PHILLIES 5TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Martin grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone popped to second; Sizemore singled to center; Lerch grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 9, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Foster struck out; Concepcion homered; Henderson singled to center; Driessen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 9, Reds 2. PHILLIES 6TH: COLLINS REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING CF); Maddox grounded out (third to first); Bowa singled to center; Schmidt singled to right [Bowa to second]; Luzinski walked [Bowa to third, Schmidt to second]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bowa scored]; Martin forced Luzinski (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 10, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Correll doubled to center; Borbon lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Correll out at second]; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 10, Reds 2. PHILLIES 7TH: Boone singled to center; Sizemore flied out to right; Lerch flied out to left; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 10, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 10, Reds 2. PHILLIES 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING CF); LUM REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); COLLINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARRELSON BATTED FOR BOWA; Harrelson popped to shortstop; Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski homered [Schmidt scored]; Hebner struck out; Martin doubled to left; Boone flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 12, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); JOHNSON REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); Concepcion flied out to right; Collins doubled to center; Driessen grounded out (second to first) [Collins to third]; Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 12, Reds 2. PHILLIES 9TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Lerch flied out to right; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 12, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING RF); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BENCH BATTED FOR BORBON; Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight grounded out (third to first); Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 12, Reds 2.

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