Johnny Bench drove in all of the Reds' runs to escort Fred Norman to a 3-2 decision over the Phillies for the lefthander's sixth straight victory. Bench began his run production with a homer in the second inning, After the Phillies took a 2-1 lead with circuit clouts by Jerry Martin and Mike Schmidt, Bench singled to score Joe Morgan with the tying tally in the fourth.

The Reds loaded the bases in the sixth on walks to Pete Rose and Morgan around a single by Ken Griffey. After George Foster struck out, Bench forced Morgan at second, but the Reds' catcher beat the relay to first, preventing a double play, as Rose scored the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      14, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Reds         0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Rose 3b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .319
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Griffey rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .318
Schmidt 3b            4   1   2   1     0   2   .259      Morgan 2b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .293
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .335      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Bench c               3   1   2   3     0   0   .249
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Martin rf             3   1   3   1     0   0   .292      Driessen 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Kaat p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .067      Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     2   7             Totals               26   3   7   3     3   2

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 30,036
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Reds 2
DP: Phillies 3, Reds 0
Doubles: Schmidt (9), Martin (7)
Home Runs: Martin (3), Schmidt (13), Bench (12)
Caught Stealing: Johnson (1), Martin (2), Griffey (3), Driessen (5)
GIDP: Griffey (7), Foster (5), Norman (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(1-5)             5     6   3   3   3   1   1  21   6.85
Brusstar                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.54
Reed                    2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.51
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   2   1  29

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(7-2)           9     6   2   2   2   7   2  33   2.70
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   7   2  33

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Bob Engel


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox popped to third in foul territory; Bowa
grounded out (third to first); Schmidt was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Griffey grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Rose out at second]; Morgan
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Johnson walked; Boone popped
to third in foul territory; Johnson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster popped to third; Bench homered; Concepcion
flied out to right; Driessen popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Martin homered; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kaat struck out; Maddox singled to center; Bowa
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Norman was
called out on strikes; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt homered; Luzinski flied out to center;
Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); Boone flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Griffey walked; Morgan singled to left [Griffey to
second]; Foster grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Morgan to second, Griffey out at third]; Bench singled to left
[Morgan scored]; Concepcion forced Bench (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Martin singled to left; Sizemore flied to right in
foul territory; Martin was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Kaat struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Driessen singled to third; Geronimo forced Driessen
(shortstop to second); On a bunt Norman grounded into a double
play (catcher to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Bowa struck
out; Schmidt doubled to left; Luzinski was walked intentionally;
Johnson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Rose walked; Griffey singled to right [Rose to third];
Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Foster was called out on strikes; Bench forced
Morgan (shortstop to second) [Rose scored, Griffey to third];
Griffey was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone flied out to center; Martin doubled to
right; Sizemore flied out to left; BROWN BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR;
Brown popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: REED REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Concepcion singled to
center; Driessen forced Concepcion (first to shortstop);
Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Reds 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox popped to second; Bowa flied out to right;
Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Norman grounded out (second to first); Rose flied out
to center; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Reds 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski flied out to right; Johnson flied out to
left; Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
2, Reds 3.