Two pitchers who were traded after the game made lackluster appearances as the Reds defeated the Phillies, 8-7, in 10 innings. Gary Nolan, later swapped to the Angels, started for the Reds and was kayoed in the first inning after giving up two-run homers by Mike Schmidt and Richie Hebner. Tom Underwood, whom the Phillies traded to the Cardinals, was the loser in the 10th.

Tom Hume, who replaced Nolan, hit his first major league homer, but the Phillies had a round-tripper by Greg Luzinski while building up a 7-2 lead. The Reds rallied for four runs in the seventh and tied the score with two out in the ninth when George Foster, swinging at a 3-0 pitch, smashed a homer off Gene Garber. Bob Bailey singled in the 10th and stole second. Champ Summers went in to run for Bailey and scored when Pete Rose singled for his third hit of the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7
Game Played on Wednesday, June      15, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     4  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   7 15  1
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    4  0  1    1  -   8 17  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             6   2   3   0     0   0   .273      Rose 3b               6   1   3   1     0   0   .323
Johnstone rf          5   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Griffey rf            5   2   4   0     0   0   .328
Schmidt 3b            5   1   2   3     0   0   .262      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .292
Luzinski lf           5   2   2   1     0   1   .337      Foster lf             5   2   2   3     0   0   .313
  Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .249
Hebner 1b             4   2   2   2     1   0   .300        Armbrister pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Plummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .163
Boone c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Bowa ss               5   0   3   0     0   0   .259      Driessen 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .265      Geronimo cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Lerch p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .148      Nolan p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hume p              1   1   1   1     0   0   .333
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .298        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knight ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .462
                                                            Caldwell p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Bailey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Summers pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .190

Totals               43   7  15   7     3   2             Totals               44   8  17   7     0   2

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 31,214
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Reds 9
DP: Phillies 0, Reds 1
Errors: Maddox
Doubles: Luzinski (19), Schmidt (10), Griffey (17), Driessen (14), Foster (12)
Home Runs: Schmidt (14), Hebner (5), Luzinski (14), Hume (1), Foster (15)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (6), Bailey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lerch (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (2), Bench (3)
GIDP: Johnstone (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   6    11   4   4   0   0   1  29   4.57
Garber                  3     4   3   2   0   2   1  13   3.07
Underwood L(3-2)        0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   5.13
Totals                  9.2  17   8   7   0   2   2  46

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   0.1   5   4   4   0   0   2   6   4.81
Hume                    3.1   8   3   3   3   1   1  20   9.60
Murray                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.71
Caldwell                3     1   0   0   0   0   0  10   4.01
Borbon W(3-3)           2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.96
Totals                 10    15   7   7   3   2   3  47

Wild Pitches: Lerch (5), Caldwell (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox singled to left; Johnstone flied out to
center; Schmidt homered [Maddox scored]; Luzinski doubled to
center; Hebner homered [Luzinski scored]; Boone singled to
center; HUME REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Bowa flied out to
center; Sizemore forced Boone (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Griffey singled to center [Rose
to third, Griffey to second (on throw to 3b)]; Morgan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Foster reached on a fielder's choice
[Rose out at home (pitcher to catcher to third to catcher),
Griffey to third]; Bench forced Foster (third to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Lerch grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox
singled to center; Johnstone walked [Maddox to second]; Schmidt
doubled to right [Maddox scored, Johnstone to third]; Luzinski
struck out; Hebner was walked intentionally; Boone popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 5, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
flied out to center; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa singled to left; Sizemore walked [Bowa to
second]; On a bunt Lerch singled to third [Bowa to third,
Sizemore to second]; Maddox forced Bowa (third to catcher)
[Sizemore to third, Lerch to second]; Johnstone grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Hume homered; Rose flied out to right; Griffey doubled
to left; Lerch threw a wild pitch [Griffey to third]; Morgan hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Griffey scored]; Foster flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt popped to catcher in foul territory;
Luzinski homered; Hebner singled to right; Boone flied out to
left; Bowa singled to right [Hebner to second]; Sizemore singled
to right [Hebner scored, Bowa to third]; MURRAY REPLACED HUME
(PITCHING); Lerch was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench popped to third in foul territory; Concepcion
singled to third; Driessen flied out to right; Geronimo grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds
2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnstone grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Schmidt grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: KNIGHT BATTED FOR MURRAY; Knight singled to right;
Rose flied out to right; Griffey singled to center [Knight to
second]; Morgan forced Griffey (first to shortstop) [Knight to
third]; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 7, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: CALDWELL REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Luzinski
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Hebner grounded out
(pitcher to first); Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to
right; Driessen doubled to right; Geronimo singled to shortstop
[Driessen to third]; Caldwell forced Geronimo (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa singled to center; Sizemore popped to first
in foul territory; Lerch out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Bowa to second]; Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Bowa to
third]; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 7, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to right; Griffey singled to right [Rose
to second]; GARBER REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Morgan singled to
third [Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Foster doubled to left
[Rose scored, Griffey scored, Morgan to third]; Bench hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored, Foster scored (error by
Maddox) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnstone grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
flied out to center; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); LUM BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Lum
struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 6.

PHILLIES 9TH: BORBON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Hebner grounded
out (second to first); Boone popped to shortstop; Bowa flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 6.

REDS 9TH: HUTTON REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); Griffey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan struck out; Foster homered;
Bench singled to left; ARMBRISTER RAN FOR BENCH; Concepcion
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 7.

PHILLIES 10TH: PLUMMER REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING C );
Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); MCCARVER BATTED FOR
GARBER; McCarver flied out to right; Maddox singled to left;
Maddox stole second; Johnstone popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 7.

REDS 10TH: UNDERWOOD REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Driessen
flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first);
BAILEY BATTED FOR BORBON; Bailey singled to left; Bailey stole
second; SUMMERS RAN FOR BAILEY; Rose singled to right [Summers
scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Reds 8.