Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
August 14, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 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 1, Cincinnati Reds 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
  Harrelson pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 0 2 1
  Anderson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph,lf 1 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
  Rader c 0 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 2 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Carlton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 7 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins 1b 3 0 1 0
Kennedy 2b 4 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 1 0 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
  Geronimo pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Bench c 2 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 1 1 0
Cruz rf 3 0 1 1
Blair cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Bonham p 2 0 0 0
  Auerbach ph 0 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Correll ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 28 2 4 2
Philadelphia 000 100 000 0171
Cincinnati 000 000 100 1240
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (11-10) 9.1 4 2 2 6 12
Totals
9.1
4
2
2
6
12
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   8.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Hume  W (7-6) 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
1
1
0
2

  E–Schmidt (18).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Philadelphia Rose (35,off Bonham); Schmidt (19,off Hume), Cincinnati Correll (10,off Carlton).  SH–Cruz (1,off Carlton).  HBP–Collins (1,by Carlton).  SB–Collins (5,2nd base off Carlton/McCarver).  CS–Collins (5,2nd base by Carlton/McCarver); Auerbach (1,2nd base by Carlton/McCarver).  HBP–Carlton (4,Collins).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:20.  A–38,442.
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