Marking the second anniversary of his trade to the Reds by the Mets, Tom Seaver pitched a six-hitter and also batted in two runs with a double in a 6-3 victory over the Phillies. Seaver had one shaky inning, giving up the Phils' runs in the second on two walks, a triple by Bake McBride and squeeze bunt by Bud Harrelson.

Trailing, 3-1, the Reds rebounded in the third. George Foster singled, took third on a single by Dan Driessen and scored on an infield out by Ray Knight. After an intentional pass to Cesar Geronimo, Seaver foiled the strategy with his double that put the Reds ahead to stay. Johnny Bench added a two-run homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Friday, June      15, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    3  2  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
Phillies     0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .384      Rose 1b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .347
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     1   2   .299      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .286
Foster lf             3   2   3   1     1   0   .338      Luzinski lf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .243
Driessen 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Schmidt 3b            3   1   0   0     1   2   .265
Bench c               4   1   1   2     0   0   .256      McBride rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .247
Knight 3b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .310      Boone c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .256
Geronimo cf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .261      Harrelson 2b          1   0   0   1     0   0   .275
Seaver p              4   0   1   2     0   1   .125        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Christenson p         1   0   1   0     0   0   .462
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Aviles ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .279

Totals               34   6   9   6     4   4             Totals               30   3   6   3     4   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 50,222
Left on Base: Reds 5, Phillies 5
DP: Reds 1, Phillies 1
Doubles: Concepcion (12), Seaver (1)
Triples: McBride 2 (6)
Home Runs: Bench (5)
Stolen Bases: Christenson (1)
Caught Stealing: Collins (2), Maddox (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (1)
GIDP: McCarver (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(4-5)           9     6   3   3   4   6   0  35   4.41
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   6   0  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(1-4)      5     8   6   6   3   1   1  25   4.22
Reed                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.69
McGraw                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.05
Totals                  9     9   6   6   4   4   1  38

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lanny Harris


REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
doubled to left; Morgan flied out to center; Foster singled to
right [Concepcion scored]; Driessen flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose struck out; Bowa popped to shortstop; Maddox
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench popped to second; Knight grounded out (shortstop
to first); Geronimo popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Schmidt walked [Luzinski to
second]; McBride tripled to right [Luzinski scored, Schmidt
scored]; Boone grounded out (third to first); Harrelson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [McBride scored];
Christenson singled to left; Christenson stole second; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Phillies 3.

REDS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins flied
out to left; Concepcion walked; Morgan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to center; Maddox singled to left;
Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Luzinski
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 3.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to left; Driessen singled to center
[Foster to third]; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Driessen to second]; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Foster scored]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Seaver
doubled to center [Driessen scored, Geronimo scored]; Collins
walked; Concepcion was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt struck out; McBride tripled to right;
Boone popped to second; Harrelson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 3.

REDS 5TH: Morgan singled to right; Foster singled to center
[Morgan to second]; Driessen lined into a double play (second to
shortstop) [Morgan out at second]; Bench homered [Foster
scored]; Knight grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: GROSS BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; Gross struck out;
Rose walked; Bowa flied out to left; Maddox forced Rose
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 3.

REDS 6TH: REED REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Geronimo struck out;
Seaver lined to right; Collins singled to second; Collins was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski popped to first in foul territory;
Schmidt struck out; McBride grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 3.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan lined to
shortstop; Foster walked; Driessen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone walked; MCCARVER BATTED FOR HARRELSON;
McCarver grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Boone out at second]; AVILES BATTED FOR REED; Aviles
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
6, Phillies 3.

REDS 8TH: AVILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCGRAW REPLACED
MCCARVER (PITCHING); Bench flied out to center; Knight popped to
first; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
6, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded
out (first unassisted); Maddox singled to second; Luzinski
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 3.

REDS 9TH: Seaver was called out on strikes; Collins flied out to
center; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt popped to catcher in foul territory;
McBride grounded out (second to first); Boone singled to center;
RADER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 3.