Johnny Bench belted his 25th homer of the season and Joe Morgan hit his 18th and third in two nights to lead the Reds' attack in a 7-1 victory over the Phillies. After the Reds scored an unearned run in the second inning, Bench put the game beyond the Phillies' reach, smashing his homer in the third following a single by Pete Rose and walk to Morgan. The Phillies' run came in the fourth on singles by Mike Schmidt and Willie Montanez around a wild pitch by Clay Kirby, who pitched a five-hitter, but Morgan matched that tally with his homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    20, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Reds         0  1  3    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   7 11  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .303      Rose lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .276
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Morgan 2b             3   2   1   1     1   2   .295
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   0     0   2   .308      Bench c               4   1   1   3     0   1   .282
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .312      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Unser cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .263      Driessen 3b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .279
Johnstone lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .340        Chaney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Anderson rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Geronimo cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .308
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         4   1   3   0     0   0   .283
  Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Foster rf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .263
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Kirby p               4   0   0   1     0   3   .089
Schueler p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .232

Totals               32   1   5   1     3   6             Totals               35   7  11   6     1  12

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 30,448
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Reds 5
DP: Phillies 1, Reds 0
Errors: Boone, Driessen
Doubles: Driessen (17), Concepcion (22)
Home Runs: Bench (25), Morgan (18)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (26)
GIDP: Foster (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(7-12)        5    10   7   6   1   9   2  27   3.54
Richert                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.43
Watt                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.82
Totals                  8    11   7   6   1  12   2  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(8-7)            9     5   1   0   3   6   0  35   3.03
Totals                  9     5   1   0   3   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Kirby 2 (9)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to left; Bowa grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cash to second]; Schmidt struck out; Montanez flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Morgan struck out; Bench struck
out; Perez forced Rose (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Johnstone
struck out; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen doubled to right; Geronimo struck out;
Concepcion singled to first [Driessen to third]; Concepcion
stole second [Driessen scored (error by Boone) (unearned),
Concepcion to third]; Foster struck out; Kirby struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied out to left; Schueler grounded out
(second to first); Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled to right; Morgan walked [Rose to second];
Bench homered [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Perez popped to
first; Driessen struck out; Geronimo singled to third;
Concepcion forced Geronimo (third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa lined to center; Schmidt singled to third
[Schmidt to second (error by Driessen)]; Montanez singled to
right [Schmidt scored (unearned)]; Unser popped to second;
Johnstone flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Foster struck out; Kirby was called out on strikes;
Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Anderson singled to shortstop; Kirby threw a wild
pitch [Anderson to third]; Boone flied out to right; On a bunt
Schueler struck out; Cash walked; Bowa grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Morgan homered; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez struck out; Driessen popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: CHANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Schmidt
struck out; Montanez flied out to center; Unser struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo singled to left; Concepcion doubled to left
[Geronimo to third]; Foster singled to right [Geronimo scored,
Concepcion to third]; Kirby reached on a fielder's choice
[Concepcion scored (RBI), Foster to second]; RICHERT REPLACED
SCHUELER (PITCHING); Rose flied out to right [Foster to third];
Morgan struck out; Bench popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnstone flied out to center; Anderson grounded
out (second to first); Boone popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: Perez flied out to center; Chaney struck out; Geronimo
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: BROWN BATTED FOR RICHERT; Brown grounded out
(first unassisted); Cash flied out to center; Bowa singled to
shortstop; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Bowa to second]; Schmidt
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WATT REPLACED
ANDERSON (PITCHING); Concepcion singled to third; Foster
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Concepcion out at second]; Kirby was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: Montanez flied out to center; Unser walked;
Johnstone popped to shortstop; HUTTON BATTED FOR WATT; Hutton
walked [Unser to second]; Boone popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 7.