Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
May 3, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1978 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 12

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin rf 5 0 1 0
Bowa ss 5 1 2 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 2 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 0 0
Cardenal 1b 4 0 2 2
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 1 1
Morrison 2b 2 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Christenson p 1 0 0 0
  Kaat p 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson 2b 2 0 2 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 3 2 2 2
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Collins cf 0 0 0 0
Griffey rf 5 2 2 1
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 2
Foster lf 5 0 3 1
Driessen 1b 4 2 2 2
Bench c 3 2 1 1
  Werner c 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 2
Geronimo cf 3 1 1 0
  Kennedy 3b 0 0 0 0
Norman p 2 1 1 1
  Lum ph,cf,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 12 15 12
Philadelphia 300 000 0003101
Cincinnati 430 131 00x12150
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  L (2-2) 1.2 7 7 7 1 1
  Kaat   3.1 8 5 5 1 1
  Brusstar   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Reed   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
12
12
3
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  W (4-0) 7.0 6 3 3 5 6
  Sarmiento   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bair   1.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
5
6

  E–Schmidt (3).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Philadelphia Cardenal 2 (3,off Norman 2), Cincinnati Griffey (7,off Christenson); Bench (5,off Christenson); Foster (4,off Christenson); Rose (7,off Kaat); Concepcion (4,off Kaat).  SF–Boone (3,off Norman); Rose 2 (2,off Christenson,off Kaat); Morgan (2,off Christenson).  IBB–Maddox (4,by Norman).  SH–Norman (2,off Christenson).  SB–Driessen (8,2nd base off Christenson/Boone).  WP–Christenson (3).  BK–Christenson (1).  IBB–Norman (2,Maddox).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:35.  A–26,054.
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