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 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 2, Cincinnati Reds 12

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 1 0
Harrelson 2b 3 1 2 0
Rose 1b 3 0 1 0
Unser lf 3 0 0 1
Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 1
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Rader c 3 0 1 0
Meoli ss 3 0 1 0
Lonborg p 1 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 8 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins rf,lf 6 1 4 2
Kennedy 2b 5 1 0 0
Concepcion ss 5 1 1 1
Foster lf 4 2 2 4
  Blair rf 0 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 2 3 1
Bench c 4 2 2 0
  Correll c 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 2 2 0
Geronimo cf 4 1 2 1
Hume p 5 0 2 2
Totals 41 12 18 11
Philadelphia 000 000 002281
Cincinnati 033 010 41x12180
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg  L (0-1) 2.1 7 6 5 1 2
  Bird   2.2 4 1 1 3 2
  Eastwick   2.0 5 4 4 2 2
  McGraw   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
18
12
11
7
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hume  W (4-4) 9.0 8 2 2 2 9
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
9

  E–Rader (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 3.  2B–Philadelphia McBride (5,off Hume); Harrelson (1,off Hume), Cincinnati Geronimo (12,off Lonborg); Knight (13,off Bird).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (16,9th inning off Hume 0 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Foster 2 (10,3rd inning off Lonborg 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Eastwick 2 on, 2 out); Driessen (8,3rd inning off Lonborg 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Unser (3,off Hume).  CS–Harrelson (1,2nd base by Hume/Bench).  WP–Bird (1), Eastwick (3).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:20.  A–50,262.
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