Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 21, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1980 at Veteran's 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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Cincinnati Reds 8, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins cf,rf 5 0 0 1
Kennedy 2b 4 1 1 1
Griffey rf 2 1 1 0
  Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0
Foster lf 5 0 1 0
Driessen 1b 3 3 2 0
Knight 3b 4 1 3 4
Bench c 4 1 1 2
Oester ss 4 0 2 0
Seaver p 1 0 0 0
  Soto p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 0 0 0 0
  Moskau p 0 0 0 0
  Auerbach ph 1 1 1 0
  Hume p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 0 0 0
McBride rf 5 1 2 0
Schmidt 3b 3 3 2 0
Luzinski lf 4 2 3 3
  Smith pr 0 1 0 0
Moreland c 4 1 1 1
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 0 0 0 0
Maddox cf 5 0 2 2
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Aviles ss 3 1 1 2
Christenson p 2 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Saucier p 1 0 0 0
  Boone c 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 8
Cincinnati 300 301 1008122
Philadelphia 331 000 0029110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   1.2 6 6 5 4 0
  Soto   1.1 1 1 1 1 2
  Moskau   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Hume  L (3-4) 3.1 3 2 1 2 0
Totals
8.1
11
9
7
8
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson   3.0 6 6 6 2 4
  LaGrow   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Saucier   3.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Reed  W (2-0) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
5
6

  E–Collins (1), Driessen (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Cincinnati Bench (4,off Christenson); Oester (3,off Saucier); Kennedy (8,off Saucier), Philadelphia Schmidt 2 (8,off Seaver,off Hume).  3B–Cincinnati Knight 2 (4,off Christenson,off Reed); Auerbach (1,off Saucier).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski (11,2nd inning off Seaver 1 on, 2 out); Moreland (1,2nd inning off Seaver 0 on, 2 out); Aviles (1,3rd inning off Soto 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Griffey (7,2nd base off Christenson/Moreland); Maddox (6,2nd base off Moskau/Bench).  CS–McBride (1,2nd base by Seaver/Bench).  WP–Moskau (4).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Steve Fields, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:47.  A–26,099.
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