Joe Morgan drove home seven runs in two plate appearances, smacking a three-run homer in the second and his first career grand slam during a nine-run third, as the Reds humbled the Phillies, 15-2. Don Gullett, treated to a 14-0 lead after three innings, worked seven frames, allowing only Mike Schmidt's 30th homer in the fourth, to claim his 14th victory.

Loser Wayne Twitchell surrendered two runs in the first and was the victim of Morgan's first homer in the second. Rookie reliever Tom Underwood was touched for Morgan's slam in the third and charged with six of nine runs in the big Cincinnati inning, the final three scoring after Jesus Hernaiz had relieved. Dave Concepcion homered for the Reds' final run in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 15, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Monday, August    19, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  2
Reds         2  3  9    0  0  1    0  0  x  -  15 13  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Rose lf               3   2   1   0     2   1   .274
  Christenson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Griffey lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Morgan 2b             3   2   2   7     0   0   .295
Bowa ss               5   0   1   0     0   1   .279        Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Schmidt 3b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .308      Bench c,1b            5   1   2   1     0   1   .282
  Essian pr,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Perez 1b              2   2   1   0     1   1   .273
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .312        Plummer c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Hutton pr,1b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .233      Driessen 3b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .278
Robinson cf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .240        Chaney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .197
Brown lf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .234      Geronimo cf           4   1   3   2     1   0   .305
Boone c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .238      Concepcion ss         4   2   2   1     1   0   .279
Anderson rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Foster rf             3   2   0   0     2   0   .264
Twitchell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Gullett p             3   2   1   2     0   1   .230
  Harmon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Baney p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernaiz p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .378

Totals               35   2   8   2     3   3             Totals               35  15  13  15     8   6

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 21,806
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Reds 5
DP: Phillies 2, Reds 0
Errors: Anderson, Twitchell, Chaney
Doubles: Rose (28), Perez (20), Concepcion (21), Bench (30), Driessen (16)
Home Runs: Schmidt (30), Morgan 2 (17), Concepcion (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Gullett (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Boone (5)
GIDP: Kennedy (1), Concepcion (15)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(6-5)        2     5   5   4   1   2   1  13   4.44
Underwood               0.1   4   6   6   2   1   1   7 162.00
Hernaiz                 3.2   4   4   4   3   2   1  17   4.66
Christenson             2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8    13  15  14   8   6   3  44

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(14-8)         7     6   1   1   2   3   1  29   2.87
Baney                   2     2   1   0   1   0   0  10   4.41
Totals                  9     8   2   1   3   3   1  39

Wild Pitches: Gullett (5), Baney (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Shag Crawford


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Bowa struck out; Schmidt
walked; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Morgan flied out to center [Rose
to third]; Bench singled to right [Rose scored]; Perez doubled
to center [Bench to third]; Driessen reached on a fielder's
choice [Bench out at home (first to catcher), Perez to third];
Geronimo singled to right [Perez scored, Driessen to second];
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Robinson flied out to center; Brown grounded out
(third to first); Boone popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Gullett reached on an error by
Twitchell on a sacrifice bunt [Foster to second]; Rose struck
out; Morgan homered [Foster scored, Gullett scored (unearned)];
Bench popped to first; Perez struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 5.

PHILLIES 3RD: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); HARMON
BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Harmon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cash singled to left; Bowa popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 5.

REDS 3RD: UNDERWOOD REPLACED HARMON (PITCHING); Driessen struck
out; Debut game for Tom Underwood; Geronimo singled to
center; Concepcion doubled to left [Geronimo to third]; Foster
was walked intentionally; Gullett singled to right [Geronimo
scored, Concepcion scored, Foster to third (error by Anderson),
Gullett to second]; Rose walked; Morgan homered [Foster scored,
Gullett scored, Rose scored]; HERNAIZ REPLACED UNDERWOOD
(PITCHING); Bench doubled to left; Perez walked; Driessen
doubled to right [Bench scored, Perez scored]; Geronimo singled
to left [Driessen scored]; Concepcion walked [Geronimo to
second]; Foster flied out to right; Gullett flied out to right;
9 R, 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 14.

PHILLIES 4TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); PLUMMER
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING C ); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Schmidt homered; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first);
Robinson singled to left; Brown singled to second [Robinson to
second]; Boone popped to first; Anderson flied out to center; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 14.

REDS 4TH: Rose walked; Kennedy grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Rose out at second]; Bench struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 14.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hernaiz flied out to right; Cash struck out; Bowa
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Reds 14.

REDS 5TH: Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
grounded out (first to pitcher); Geronimo flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 14.

PHILLIES 6TH: CHANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Schmidt
walked; Montanez flied out to center; Robinson struck out; Brown
singled to left [Schmidt to second]; Boone lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 14.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion homered; Foster flied out to center;
Gullett struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 15.

PHILLIES 7TH: GRIFFEY REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING LF); Anderson
singled to left; TAYLOR BATTED FOR HERNAIZ; Gullett threw a wild
pitch [Anderson to second]; Taylor flied out to right; Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 15.

REDS 7TH: CHRISTENSON REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); TAYLOR STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Kennedy walked; Bench flied out to right;
Plummer flied out to center; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 15.

PHILLIES 8TH: BANEY REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Schmidt reached
on an error by Chaney [Schmidt to second]; ESSIAN RAN FOR
SCHMIDT; Montanez reached on a fielder's choice [Essian out at
third (shortstop to third)]; HUTTON RAN FOR MONTANEZ; Robinson
singled to left [Hutton to third]; Baney threw a wild pitch
[Robinson to second]; Brown walked; Boone hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Hutton scored (unearned)]; Anderson forced Brown
(shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Reds 15.

REDS 8TH: ESSIAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HUTTON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Geronimo walked; Concepcion grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Geronimo out at second];
Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Reds 15.

PHILLIES 9TH: Taylor popped to second; UNSER BATTED FOR
CHRISTENSON; Unser flied out to left; Bowa singled to center;
Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Reds 15.