Posting their eighth straight victory, the Reds prevailed over the Phillies, 7-6. Ray Knight singled in the sixth inning, moved to third on a single by Hector Cruz and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Rick Auerbach. The Phillies took an early 6-2 lead, but the Reds tied the count in the fifth with a four-run rally that was capped by a two-run homer by Johnny Bench. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6
Game Played on Wednesday, August    29, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         2  0  0    0  4  1    0  0  0  -   7 10  2
Phillies     2  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .328      Rose 1b               5   0   2   2     0   0   .308
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Bowa ss               3   1   1   0     1   0   .244
Morgan 2b             4   2   2   0     1   1   .251        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Concepcion ss         5   0   1   1     0   1   .294      Schmidt 3b            3   1   2   2     1   0   .265
Foster lf             3   1   1   2     1   1   .310      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Bench c               3   1   1   2     1   0   .271      Boone c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .291
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .239      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Knight 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .311      McBride rf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .262
Cruz cf,rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Trillo 2b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .239
Bonham p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Espinosa p            1   1   0   0     0   0   .177
  Mejias ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .301
  Auerbach ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .222        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .304

Totals               32   7  10   6     5   5             Totals               34   6   9   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 30,133
Left on Base: Reds 5, Phillies 5
DP: Reds 0, Phillies 3
Errors: Foster, Bonham
Doubles: Morgan 2 (22), Schmidt (22)
Home Runs: Bench (17), Schmidt (40)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (22), Bowa (16)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (4), Espinosa (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Auerbach (1)
GIDP: Bench (9), Cruz 2 (9)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  4     6   6   5   2   0   1  20   3.87
Soto W(2-2)             1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.73
Bair SV(16)             4     3   0   0   0   4   0  15   3.74
Totals                  9     9   6   5   3   4   1  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                4.2   7   6   6   4   3   1  23   3.74
Saucier L(1-3)          1.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.61
Reed                    3     1   0   0   1   1   0  10   4.10
Totals                  9    10   7   7   5   5   1  39

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


REDS 1ST: 18 minute rain delay before start of game;
Collins singled to left; Morgan doubled to right [Collins to
third]; Concepcion singled to center [Collins scored, Morgan to
third]; Foster walked [Concepcion to second]; Bench grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Morgan scored (no RBI),
Concepcion to third, Foster out at second]; Driessen flied out
to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to left; Bowa forced Rose (second to
shortstop); Schmidt homered [Bowa scored]; Luzinski grounded out
(pitcher to first); Boone walked; Maddox flied out to left; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 2.

REDS 2ND: Knight flied out to center; Cruz walked; Bonham out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cruz to second]; Collins
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
grounded out (pitcher to first); Espinosa grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 2.

REDS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose lined to shortstop; Bowa walked; Schmidt
flied out to center; Bowa stole second; Luzinski popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench walked; Driessen walked [Bench to second];
Knight struck out; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone singled to left; Maddox singled to center
[Boone to third]; McBride singled to center [Boone scored,
Maddox to second]; Trillo forced Maddox (shortstop to third)
[McBride to second]; Espinosa reached on an error by Bonham on a
sacrifice bunt [McBride to third, Trillo to second, Espinosa to
first]; Rose singled to left [McBride scored, Trillo scored,
Espinosa scored (error by Foster) (unearned) (no RBI), Rose out
at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Bowa flied out to left;
4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 6.

REDS 5TH: MEJIAS BATTED FOR BONHAM; Mejias flied out to center;
Collins singled to center; Morgan doubled to right [Collins to
third]; Concepcion struck out; Foster singled to center [Collins
scored, Morgan scored]; Bench homered [Foster scored]; SAUCIER
REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Driessen flied out to center; 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: SOTO REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Schmidt walked;
Luzinski flied out to left; Schmidt was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Boone popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 6.

REDS 6TH: Knight singled to third; Cruz singled to left [Knight
to third]; AUERBACH BATTED FOR SOTO; Auerbach hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Knight scored]; Collins flied out to right; Morgan
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: BAIR REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Maddox flied
out to center; McBride singled to center; Trillo popped to
second in foul territory; UNSER BATTED FOR SAUCIER; Unser struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 6.

REDS 7TH: REED REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded
out (catcher to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bench popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
7, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa singled
to center; Schmidt doubled to left [Bowa to third]; Luzinski
struck out; Boone lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
7, Phillies 6.

REDS 8TH: Driessen struck out; On a bunt Knight singled to
third; Cruz grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Knight out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7,
Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox flied out to left; McBride struck out;
Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 6.

REDS 9TH: Bair flied out to center; Collins grounded out
(pitcher to first); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second;
Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7,
Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 9TH: CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BLAIR
REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); GROSS BATTED FOR REED; Gross
grounded out (second to first); Rose flied out to center;
MCCARVER BATTED FOR BOWA; McCarver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 6.