Pete Rose extended his batting streak to 42 games with three singles as the Reds defeated the Phillies, 6-2. Rose surpassed George Sisler's 41-game streak in 1922 and tied Bill Dahlen's 1894 skein of 42 games. Still ahead of him were Willie Keeler's 44-game streak, set in 1897, and Joe DiMaggio's record of 56 games in 1941.

Rose led off with a single against the Phillies and two outs later George Foster smashed a homer. Paul Moskau then helped himself to victory by connecting for a three-run homer in the second inning. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Saturday, July 29, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 7 0 Reds 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 9 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .295 Rose 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .315 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Correll c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Luzinski lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .267 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Hebner 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Foster lf 4 2 2 2 0 1 .299 Martin rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .282 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Boone c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .264 Bench c 2 1 1 1 0 0 .262 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Knight 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Lonborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Kaat p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Geronimo cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .238 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Moskau p 3 1 1 3 0 0 .185 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Harrelson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 35 2 7 1 2 6 Totals 31 6 9 6 1 2 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 49,108 Left on Base: Phillies 8, Reds 3 DP: Phillies 1, Reds 0 Errors: Knight Doubles: Foster (15) Home Runs: Foster (24), Moskau (1) Stolen Bases: Geronimo (6) Sacrifice Flies: Bench (3) GIDP: Morgan (3) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg L(7-9) 1.1 6 5 5 0 0 2 10 4.83 Kaat 3.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 14 4.34 Eastwick 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.50 Brusstar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.13 Totals 8 9 6 6 1 2 2 33 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moskau W(2-2) 8 6 2 1 2 5 0 32 4.15 Bair 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.40 Totals 9 7 2 1 2 6 0 37 Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox struck out; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Griffey flied out to center; Morgan popped to second; Foster homered [Rose scored]; Driessen flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 2. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to left; Hebner flied out to left; Martin struck out; Boone singled to left [Luzinski to second]; Sizemore forced Luzinski (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 2. REDS 2ND: Bench singled to left; Concepcion singled to left [Bench to second]; Geronimo forced Concepcion (pitcher to shortstop) [Bench to third]; Geronimo stole second; Moskau homered [Bench scored, Geronimo scored]; Rose singled to center; KAAT REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to center; Morgan forced Rose (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 5. PHILLIES 3RD: Kaat grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox flied out to center; Bowa popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 5. REDS 3RD: Foster doubled to right; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Foster to third]; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to center [Foster scored]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 6. PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski flied out to left; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 6. REDS 4TH: Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Moskau grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled to center; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 6. PHILLIES 5TH: Martin struck out; Boone struck out; Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 6. REDS 5TH: Morgan walked; Foster struck out; Driessen struck out; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 6. PHILLIES 6TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR KAAT; Gonzalez flied out to left; Maddox lined to shortstop; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 6. REDS 6TH: EASTWICK REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Moskau grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 6. PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski singled to left [Schmidt to second]; Hebner flied out to left; Martin grounded out (pitcher to first) [Schmidt to third, Luzinski to second]; Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 6. REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey singled to pitcher; Morgan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 6. PHILLIES 8TH: KNIGHT REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING 3B); CORRELL REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING C ); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); HARRELSON BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Harrelson walked; Maddox singled to center [Harrelson to second]; Bowa grounded out (second to first) [Harrelson to third, Maddox to second]; Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 6. REDS 8TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED HARRELSON (PITCHING); Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); Knight grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 6. PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski walked; Hebner singled to right [Luzinski to second]; BAIR REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Martin reached on an error by Knight [Luzinski scored (no RBI), Hebner to third, Martin to first]; Boone singled to right [Hebner scored (unearned), Martin to second]; Sizemore flied out to right; MCCARVER BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; McCarver forced Boone (second unassisted) [Martin to third]; Maddox struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Reds 6.

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