Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1979 at Veteran's 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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Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins rf,lf 5 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 3 1
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 1 0 0
  Blair cf 0 0 0 0
Bench c 5 1 1 0
Driessen 1b 5 1 1 3
Knight 3b 4 1 2 1
Cruz cf,rf 2 0 0 0
Pastore p 3 0 2 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 1 2 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 1
Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
McCarver c 2 0 0 0
  Rader c 2 0 1 0
Maddox cf 3 1 1 1
Gross rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Carlton p 1 0 0 0
  McBride ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Cincinnati 000 113 0005111
Philadelphia 010 001 000272
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pastore  W (3-6) 7.2 6 2 1 1 3
  Hume  SV (11) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
1
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (13-11) 6.0 7 5 5 3 7
  Eastwick   3.0 4 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
10

  E–Morgan (8), Schmidt (20), Carlton (4).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Bench (15,off Carlton); Morgan (20,off Eastwick).  HR–Cincinnati Morgan (8,4th inning off Carlton 0 on, 0 out); Knight (8,5th inning off Carlton 0 on, 0 out); Driessen (15,6th inning off Carlton 2 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Maddox (12,2nd inning off Pastore 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Pastore (2,off Carlton); Concepcion (6,off Eastwick).  SF–Schmidt (6,off Pastore).  SB–Morgan (21,2nd base off Eastwick/Rader).  CS–Knight (4,2nd base by Carlton/McCarver).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:19.  A–31,113.
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