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Tuesday August 20, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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.



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