Laying down a homer barrage, the Reds defeated the Phillies, 5-2. Joe Morgan cracked a leadoff homer in the fourth inning and Ray Knight led off the fifth with a round-tripper. Dan Driessen drilled a three-run shot in the sixth, following a walk to Geirge Foster and double by Johnny Bench. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    28, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    1  1  3    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf,lf         5   0   1   0     0   1   .326      Rose 1b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .307
Morgan 2b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .249      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .263
Foster lf             4   1   0   0     1   3   .310      Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .159        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bench c               5   1   1   0     0   1   .270        Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Driessen 1b           5   1   1   3     0   2   .241      McCarver c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Knight 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .309        Rader c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Cruz cf,rf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .236      Maddox cf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .275
Pastore p             3   0   2   0     0   1   .154      Gross rf,lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                          Carlton p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                            McBride ph,rf       2   0   1   0     0   1   .260

Totals               37   5  11   5     3  10             Totals               32   2   7   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 31,113
Left on Base: Reds 10, Phillies 5
DP: Reds 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Morgan, Schmidt, Carlton
Doubles: Bench (15), Morgan (20)
Home Runs: Morgan (8), Knight (8), Driessen (15), Maddox (12)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (21)
Caught Stealing: Knight (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Pastore (2), Concepcion (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Schmidt (6)
GIDP: Trillo (11)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore W(3-6)          7.2   6   2   1   1   3   1  29   5.40
Hume SV(11)             1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.73
Totals                  9     7   2   1   1   3   1  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(13-11)        6     7   5   5   3   7   3  28   3.72
Eastwick                3     4   0   0   0   3   0  14   4.73
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3  10   3  42

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata


REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose lined to shortstop; Bowa flied out to right;
Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to center; Bench struck out; Driessen
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to right; McCarver flied out to
center; Maddox homered; Gross grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 1.

REDS 3RD: Knight singled to right; Knight was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first); Cruz walked; Pastore struck out;
Collins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Carlton
grounded out (second to first); Rose singled to left [Rose out
at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 1.

REDS 4TH: Morgan homered; Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); Foster struck out; Bench reached on an error by Carlton
[Bench to first]; Driessen flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
grounded out (third to first); Luzinski popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

REDS 5TH: Knight homered; Cruz walked; Pastore out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cruz to second]; Collins
singled to center [Cruz to third]; Morgan reached on a fielder's
choice [Cruz out at home (third to catcher to third), Collins to
third]; Concepcion flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: McCarver flied out to left; Maddox walked; Gross
singled to left [Maddox to third]; Trillo grounded into a double
play (pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Gross out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 1.

REDS 6TH: Foster walked; Bench doubled to left [Foster to
third]; Driessen homered [Foster scored, Bench scored]; Knight
was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out (third to first);
Pastore singled to center; Collins struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: MCBRIDE BATTED FOR CARLTON; McBride was called out
on strikes; Rose singled to left; Bowa reached on an error by
Morgan [Rose to third, Bowa to first]; Schmidt hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Rose scored (unearned)]; Luzinski struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 2.

REDS 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); MCBRIDE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
RADER REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Morgan doubled to right;
Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Morgan to
third]; Foster struck out; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
struck out; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 2.

REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight
popped to first in foul territory; Cruz reached on an error by
Schmidt [Cruz to first]; Pastore singled to left [Cruz to
second]; Collins grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride
singled to center; Rose lined to shortstop; Bowa singled to
center [McBride to second]; HUME REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING);
Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5,
Phillies 2.

REDS 9TH: Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second;
Concepcion singled to left [Morgan to third]; Foster struck out;
Bench popped to first; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING CF); COLLINS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); UNSER BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Unser flied out to left; Rader
singled to right; Maddox flied out to left; Gross forced Rader
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 2.