Scoring two runs on a double by Johnny Bench in the first inning, the Reds extended their winning streak to seven games with a 2-0 victory over the Phillies, who went down to their eighth straight loss. Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan, who singled, crossed the plate on Bench's double. Jack Billingham, Tom Hall and Clay Carroll combined to pitch the shutout. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      4, 1972 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Tolan cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .312      Gamble rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .143
Bench c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .296        Koegel ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .282        Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hague rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .241      Montanez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Geronimo pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Menke 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Hutton 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Plummer 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Money 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .223
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .235      McCarver c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Chaney 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .048      Champion p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .267
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Browne rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               31   2   6   2     3   5             Totals               34   0   8   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 15,861
Left on Base: Reds 5, Phillies 7
DP: Reds 1, Phillies 1
Doubles: Bench (5), Rose (10), Concepcion (5), Hutton (4)
Caught Stealing: Bench (3)
GIDP: Bench (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(3-6)       7.2   6   0   0   0   3   0  28   4.62
Hall                    0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.66
Carroll SV(10)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.93
Totals                  9     8   0   0   0   5   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion L(3-3)         8     6   2   2   2   3   0  30   3.42
Twitchell               1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   5.16
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - John McSherry


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to shortstop; Tolan singled to center
[Rose to third]; Bench doubled to center [Rose scored, Tolan
scored]; Perez struck out; Hague was walked intentionally; Bench
was picked off and caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop
to third to first to shortstop to pitcher to shortstop to third)
[Hague to second]; Menke popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Gamble
singled to right; Montanez flied out to left; Luzinski singled
to second [Gamble to second]; Hutton flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to center; Chaney flied out to
center; Billingham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Money singled to shortstop; McCarver lined into a
double play (right to first) [Money out at first]; Bowa grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose doubled to pitcher; Tolan struck out; Bench flied
out to left; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Champion struck out; Doyle grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

REDS 4TH: Hague flied out to right; Menke grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion doubled to right; Chaney was walked
intentionally; Billingham grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to first); Hutton grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan grounded
out (first unassisted); Bench grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: PLUMMER REPLACED MENKE (PLAYING 3B); Money
grounded out (second to first); McCarver popped to shortstop;
Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Phillies 0.

REDS 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague flied
out to center; Plummer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Champion was called out on strikes; Doyle grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gamble grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
grounded out (first to pitcher); Billingham grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Luzinski flied out to center; Hutton doubled to right; Money
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
2, Phillies 0.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Tolan
singled; Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: McCarver grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Bowa singled to center; STONE BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Stone
struck out; Doyle singled to center [Bowa to second]; HALL
REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); KOEGEL BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Koegel
singled to shortstop [Bowa to third, Doyle to second]; Montanez
struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

REDS 9TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED KOEGEL (PITCHING); BROWNE REPLACED
STONE (PLAYING RF); Perez struck out; Hague walked; GERONIMO RAN
FOR HAGUE; Plummer grounded out (third to first) [Geronimo to
second]; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CARROLL
REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Luzinski struck out; Hutton flied out
to left; Money singled to shortstop; McCarver grounded out
(second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.