Steve Carlton became the N. L.'s first 20-game winner this season and posted his 15th straight victory when the Phillies defeated the Reds, 9-4. The Phils took a two-run lead in the second inning when Greg Luzinski singled and Deron Johnson homered, but the Reds rapped Carlton for three in the third on a single by Dave Concepcion, double by Bill Plummer, single by Pete Rose and double by Joe Morgan.

The Phillies came back with three runs in the fifth. Terry Harmon singled, stole second, stopped at third on an infield hit by Larry Bowa and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Don Money to tie the score. Willie Montanez then put Carlton ahead to stay with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Thursday, August 17, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Reds         0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  7  1
Phillies     0  2  0    0  3  2    2  0  x  -   9 16  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .296      Harmon 2b             3   2   2   0     2   0   .283
Morgan 2b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .281      Bowa ss               4   1   2   1     0   0   .232
Tolan cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .289      Money 3b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .230
Bench 1b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .273      Montanez cf           4   2   2   2     0   0   .251
Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Luzinski lf           4   2   3   1     0   1   .273
Foster rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Johnson 1b            4   1   2   2     0   1   .200
Concepcion ss         3   1   2   0     1   0   .212        Hutton pr,1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Plummer c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .171      B. Robinson rf        3   0   3   1     0   0   .253
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .109      Bateman c             3   1   2   0     1   1   .228
  Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carlton p             4   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Javier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .254

Totals               31   4   7   4     4   2             Totals               33   9  16   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 42,635
Left on Base: Reds 6, Phillies 6
DP: Reds 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Bench
Doubles: Plummer (1), Morgan (14), Concepcion (9), Bateman (8), B. Robinson 2 (7)
Triples: Montanez (3)
Home Runs: Johnson (7), Montanez (12)
Stolen Bases: Rose (9), Tolan 2 (32), Harmon (3)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (5), B. Robinson (1), Money (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Grimsley 2 (9), Bowa (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Money (3), B. Robinson (1)
GIDP: Johnson (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(10-6)        4.1   9   5   5   1   2   2  22   2.59
Sprague                 1.2   4   2   1   1   0   0   8   3.69
Carroll                 2     3   2   2   1   1   0   9   2.51
Totals                  8    16   9   8   3   3   2  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(20-6)         9     7   4   4   4   2   0  37   2.12
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   2   0  37

Wild Pitches: Carroll (2)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Bruce Froemming


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Tolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Harmon grounded out (third to first); Bowa flied
out to center; Money grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench popped to third in foul territory; Menke popped
to catcher in foul territory; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Luzinski
singled to center; Johnson homered [Luzinski scored]; B.
Robinson singled to right; B. Robinson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Bateman doubled to right; Carlton
flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 2.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to shortstop; Plummer doubled to
right [Concepcion scored]; Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Plummer to third]; Rose singled to center
[Plummer scored]; Rose stole second; Morgan doubled to center
[Rose scored, Morgan to third (on throw)]; Tolan reached on a
fielder's choice [Morgan out at home (third to catcher)]; Tolan
stole second; Bench was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Harmon singled to left; Bowa out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Harmon to second]; Money flied out to
left; Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Phillies 2.

REDS 4TH: Menke flied out to left; Foster grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion walked; Concepcion was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Johnson struck out; B.
Robinson doubled to center; Bateman was walked intentionally;
Carlton forced Bateman (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 2.

REDS 5TH: Plummer singled to second; Grimsley out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Plummer to second]; Rose grounded out
(pitcher to first); Morgan walked; Tolan grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Harmon singled to left; Harmon stole second; Bowa
singled to pitcher [Harmon to third]; Money hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Harmon scored]; Montanez homered [Bowa scored];
SPRAGUE REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Luzinski singled to
shortstop; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Luzinski out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Phillies 5.

REDS 6TH: Bench walked; Menke flied out to center; Foster flied
out to center; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: B. Robinson doubled to left; Bateman singled to
third [B. Robinson out at third (third to second to shortstop to
second to third to second to third), Bateman to second]; Carlton
grounded out (first unassisted) [Bateman to third]; Harmon
walked; Harmon was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Bench [Bateman scored, Harmon to second]; Bowa singled to right
[Harmon scored (unearned)]; Money flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 7.

REDS 7TH: Plummer flied out to center; JAVIER BATTED FOR
SPRAGUE; Javier flied out to right; Rose grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: CARROLL REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); Montanez
tripled to right; Luzinski singled to left [Montanez scored];
Johnson singled to center [Luzinski to second]; HUTTON RAN FOR
JOHNSON; Carroll threw a wild pitch [Luzinski to third, Hutton
to second]; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Luzinski
scored, Hutton to third]; Bateman struck out (catcher to first);
Carlton grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Phillies 9.

REDS 8TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Morgan popped to
shortstop; Tolan walked; Tolan stole second; Bench singled to
left [Tolan scored]; Menke flied out to center; Foster popped to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 9.

PHILLIES 8TH: Harmon walked; Bowa grounded out (second to first)
[Harmon to second]; Money reached on a fielder's choice [Harmon
out at third (shortstop to third)]; Money was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Phillies 9.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion doubled to left; Plummer flied out to
right; MCRAE BATTED FOR CARROLL; McRae flied out to left; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
4, Phillies 9.

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