Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 20, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1980 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 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins cf 4 1 1 2
Kennedy 2b 5 2 4 0
Griffey rf 5 2 1 2
  Mejias rf 0 0 0 0
Foster lf 5 0 2 1
Driessen 1b 3 0 1 2
Knight 3b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 0 0
Oester ss 3 1 1 0
Leibrandt p 1 0 0 0
  Moskau p 1 0 0 0
  Geronimo ph 0 0 0 0
  Soto p 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 5 0 1 0
McBride rf 5 1 1 1
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 1
Luzinski lf 4 2 3 2
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 1 3 0
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
  Aviles ss 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Vukovich J. ss 0 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 1 1
Ruthven p 1 0 0 1
  Saucier p 0 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Vukovich G. ph 1 0 1 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 1 0
  Smith pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Cincinnati 202 002 1007100
Philadelphia 221 000 0106122
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt   2.0 6 5 5 0 0
  Moskau  W (2-0) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Soto   2.2 5 1 1 0 4
  Bair  SV (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
0
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (4-3) 6.1 9 7 5 3 1
  Saucier   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Noles   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  McGraw   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
3
1

  E–Schmidt (6), Bowa (4).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Cincinnati Oester (2,off Ruthven); Kennedy 2 (7,off Ruthven 2), Philadelphia Maddox 2 (8,off Leibrandt,off Soto).  3B–Philadelphia Trillo (3,off Leibrandt); Maddox (1,off Soto).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (10,1st inning off Leibrandt 0 on, 2 out); Luzinski 2 (10,1st inning off Leibrandt 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Soto 0 on, 1 out); McBride (2,3rd inning off Leibrandt 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Driessen (3,off Ruthven).  IBB–Oester (1,by Ruthven).  SH–Bowa (2,off Leibrandt); Ruthven (4,off Leibrandt).  IBB–Ruthven (2,Oester).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Steve Fields, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:33.  A–25,202.
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