Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
August 17, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Hisle cf 4 0 1 0
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Money 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Browne rf 4 1 2 0
Briggs lf 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 1 2 0
Compton c 3 0 0 1
Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Champion p 1 0 0 0
  Joseph ph 1 1 1 2
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 5 2 2 1
Tolan cf 4 2 1 0
Perez 3b 3 1 2 3
  Concepcion pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Bench c,lf 4 1 3 3
May 1b 4 0 1 1
McRae lf 4 0 0 0
  Corrales c 0 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
Woodward ss,3b 4 0 2 0
Merritt p 3 1 1 1
Totals 36 9 13 9
Philadelphia 000 000 030360
Cincinnati 300 401 10x9130
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (3-12) 3.2 7 6 6 1 4
  Champion   3.1 5 3 3 2 3
  Wilson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
3
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (18-10) 9.0 6 3 3 0 6
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
0
6

  E–None.  2B–Philadelphia Bowa 2 (8,off Merritt 2); Browne (15,off Merritt), Cincinnati Woodward (5,off G Jackson); Perez (21,off G Jackson); Helms (16,off G Jackson).  HR–Philadelphia Joseph (3,8th inning off Merritt 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Bench (41,1st inning off G Jackson 2 on, 1 out); Perez (37,4th inning off Champion 2 on, 2 out); Merritt (3,7th inning off Champion 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Merritt (6,off Champion).  HBP–Tolan (5,by G Jackson).  IBB–Bench (8,by G Jackson).  SB–Tolan (45,2nd base off G Jackson/Compton).  HBP–G Jackson (1,Tolan).  IBB–G Jackson (2,Bench).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:15.  A–23,255.
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