George Foster drove in four runs with a homer and single to lead the Reds' slugging in a 10-5 victory over the Phillies. Johnny Bench contributed a two-run blow, while Paul Moskau hit the first homer of the rookie pitcher's major league career. However, Moskau was chased in the fifth inning and failed to get credit for the victory. The decision went to Pedro Borbon. Bob Boone homered for the Phillies. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Game Played on Tuesday, June      21, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         1  0  2    1  3  3    0  0  0  -  10 17  0
Phillies     0  1  1    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 13  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               6   0   1   0     0   1   .318      Maddox cf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .278
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .368        Johnstone rf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Griffey rf            5   2   3   0     0   0   .331      McBride rf,cf         4   0   2   1     1   0   .265
Morgan 2b             3   2   1   0     2   0   .311      Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .261
Foster lf             5   1   2   4     0   2   .308      Luzinski lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Bench c               5   2   3   2     0   0   .255      Hebner 1b             4   0   2   0     1   0   .313
  Plummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Boone c               2   2   1   1     3   0   .271
Concepcion ss         5   1   2   0     0   1   .292      Bowa ss               5   1   2   0     0   0   .260
Driessen 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .276      Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .271
Geronimo cf           3   0   2   0     2   0   .293      Lerch p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Moskau p              3   1   1   2     0   1   .333        McCarver ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .295
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .444        Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hutton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  10  17   9     4   5             Totals               35   5  13   5     6   2

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 45,091
Left on Base: Reds 9, Phillies 11
DP: Reds 2, Phillies 2
Errors: Sizemore
Doubles: Griffey (18), Rose (22), McBride (6)
Home Runs: Bench (13), Moskau (1), Foster (19), Boone (3)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (24), Driessen (12), Maddox (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Borbon (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Schmidt (4), McCarver (2)
GIDP: Borbon (1), Luzinski (5), Boone (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  4.2   8   4   4   4   1   1  24   7.71
Borbon W(4-3)           4.1   5   1   1   2   1   0  19   2.77
Totals                  9    13   5   5   6   2   1  43

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   4     9   4   4   1   3   2  21   4.78
Brusstar L(1-1)         2     4   6   3   2   1   1  13   2.63
McGraw                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.80
Garber                  2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.82
Totals                  9    17  10   7   4   5   3  46

Passed Balls: Bench (2), Boone (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Art Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Debut game for Paul Moskau;
Griffey doubled to left; Morgan walked; Foster singled to right
[Griffey scored, Morgan out at third (right to first to third)];
Bench forced Foster (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox singled to right; Maddox stole second;
McBride walked; Schmidt popped to left; Luzinski grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [McBride out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to right; Driessen singled to
center; Geronimo singled to right [Driessen to second]; Moskau
struck out; Rose forced Geronimo (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone
homered; Bowa singled to left; Sizemore struck out; Lerch flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 1.

REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
singled to center; Foster was called out on strikes; Morgan
stole second; Bench homered [Morgan scored]; Concepcion singled
to shortstop; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox walked; McBride singled to center [Maddox
to third]; Schmidt hit a sacrifice fly to center [Maddox
scored]; McBride was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Phillies 2.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo lined to pitcher; Moskau homered; Rose flied
out to right; Griffey singled to first; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hebner popped to third; Boone walked; Bench
allowed a passed ball [Boone to second]; Bowa singled to center
[Boone to third]; Sizemore singled to center [Boone scored, Bowa
to third, Sizemore to second (on throw to 3b)]; MCCARVER BATTED
FOR LERCH; McCarver hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bowa scored,
Sizemore to third]; Maddox flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 4.

REDS 5TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Foster struck
out; Bench singled to shortstop; Concepcion singled to left
[Bench to second]; Boone allowed a passed ball [Bench to third,
Concepcion to second]; Driessen reached on a fielder's choice
[Bench scored (unearned), Concepcion to third]; Driessen stole
second; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Moskau forced
Geronimo (shortstop to second) [Concepcion scored (unearned)
(RBI), Driessen scored (error by Sizemore) (unearned) (no RBI),
Moskau to first]; Rose forced Moskau (shortstop to second); 3 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
flied out to center; Luzinski singled to left; Hebner singled to
right [Luzinski to third]; Boone walked [Hebner to second];
BORBON REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Bowa flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 4.

REDS 6TH: Griffey singled to right; Morgan walked [Griffey to
second]; Foster homered [Griffey scored, Morgan scored]; Bench
popped to first; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first);
Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 10, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Sizemore flied out to right; HUTTON BATTED FOR
BRUSSTAR; Hutton singled to right; Maddox forced Hutton (third
to second); McBride doubled to left [Maddox scored]; Schmidt
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Phillies 5.

REDS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE REPLACED
MADDOX (PLAYING RF); MCBRIDE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Geronimo singled to center; Borbon grounded into a double play
(pitcher to first to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at
second]; Rose doubled to left; Griffey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski popped to second; Hebner walked; Boone
walked [Hebner to second]; Bowa popped to second; Sizemore
singled to right [Hebner to third, Boone to second]; BROWN
BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 10, Phillies 5.

REDS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out
(first unassisted); Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench
singled to left; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 10, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnstone singled to left; McBride lined to
shortstop; Schmidt flied out to left; Luzinski grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Phillies 5.

REDS 9TH: Driessen singled to center; Geronimo walked [Driessen
to second]; Borbon out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Driessen to third, Geronimo to second]; Rose lined into a
double play (shortstop unassisted) [Geronimo out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); PLUMMER
REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Hebner singled to center; Boone
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hebner out at
second]; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 10, Phillies 5.