Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
June 3, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 5 1 1 3
Harrelson 2b,ss 5 1 2 1
Rose 1b 5 1 2 1
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 1
Maddox cf 5 1 2 0
Boone c 0 1 0 0
Meoli ss 1 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  Aviles 2b 0 0 0 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Griffey rf 5 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 5 1 2 1
Driessen 1b 4 1 2 0
Knight 3b 4 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 3 2 3 1
Correll c 4 0 2 1
Moskau p 2 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 3
Philadelphia 001 003 002691
Cincinnati 010 101 1004100
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   5.0 6 2 2 3 4
  Reed  W (5-1) 3.0 4 2 1 1 1
  McGraw  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
4
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Moskau   6.0 5 4 4 6 8
  Sarmiento   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Borbon  L (2-2) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
8
9

  E–Schmidt (9).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Philadelphia Gross (2,off Borbon); Rose (20,off Borbon), Cincinnati Geronimo (11,off Ruthven); Griffey (14,off Ruthven); Correll (3,off Ruthven); Foster (8,off Ruthven); Driessen (9,off Reed).  HR–Philadelphia Rose (2,3rd inning off Moskau 0 on, 1 out); McBride (5,6th inning off Moskau 2 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Foster (8,7th inning off Reed 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Schmidt (2,off Borbon).  IBB–Luzinski (2,by Borbon); Driessen (4,by Ruthven); Geronimo (5,by Reed).  SB–Maddox (11,2nd base off Moskau/Correll).  CS–Maddox (4,2nd base by Sarmiento/Correll).  IBB–Ruthven (3,Driessen); Reed (5,Geronimo); Borbon (3,Luzinski).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:55.
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