A grand slam by Larry Bowa climaxed a slugfest that produced a total of eight homers as the Phillies overpowered the Reds, 15-9. Mike Schmidt hit two homers for the Phillies, driving in four runs. Bake McBride connected for the circuit with two men on base and Richie Hebner contributed a solo swat. The Reds had round-trippers by George Foster, Ken Griffey and Johnny Bench.

With the score tied, 9-9, the Phillies loaded the bases in the seventh inning with a walk to Greg Luzinski, single by Hebner and pass to Barry Foote. Joe Hoerner, relieving Tom Hume, uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Luzinski to score. After an intentional pass to Ted Sizemore filled the sacks again, Bowa hit Hoerner's next pitch over the left field wall. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 15, Cincinnati Reds 9
Game Played on Wednesday, June      22, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         3  1  0    0  3  2    0  0  0  -   9 14  1
Phillies     0  1  3    0  4  1    5  1  x  -  15 14  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               6   2   2   0     0   0   .318      Maddox cf             4   2   3   2     0   1   .285
Griffey rf            6   1   1   1     0   0   .327      McBride rf            4   2   1   3     1   0   .265
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .305      Schmidt 3b            5   2   2   4     0   0   .264
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Luzinski lf           4   1   1   0     1   2   .335
Driessen 1b           4   3   4   1     1   0   .290        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Foster lf             5   2   3   4     0   1   .314      Hebner 1b             4   2   3   1     1   1   .325
Bench c               4   1   1   3     1   0   .255      Foote c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .231
Concepcion ss         5   0   2   0     0   0   .294      Sizemore 2b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .267
Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     2   0   .294      Bowa ss               4   4   4   4     0   0   .273
Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .171      Christenson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
  Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .350        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Auerbach 2b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               41   9  14   9     6   3             Totals               34  15  14  14     5   6

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 47,148
Left on Base: Reds 11, Phillies 2
DP: Reds 3, Phillies 0
Errors: Billingham
Doubles: Concepcion (8), Rose (23), Geronimo (7), Foster (14), Bowa (7)
Home Runs: Foster (20), Bench (14), Griffey (5), Hebner (8), McBride (5), Schmidt 2 (18), Bowa (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (1)
GIDP: Schmidt (6), Foote 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (2,by Billingham)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              4.1   6   7   7   2   2   2  20   4.35
Murray                  1.2   5   2   2   0   0   1   9   4.43
Hume L(0-3)             0.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   4  12.50
Hoerner                 0.2   1   2   2   1   2   1   4  27.00
Capilla                 1     1   1   1   0   2   1   4   8.44
Totals                  8    14  15  15   5   6   5  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson             5     9   7   7   4   2   2  28   5.81
Reed                    1     3   2   2   0   0   1   6   2.61
McGraw W(2-0)           3     2   0   0   2   1   0  13   1.13
Totals                  9    14   9   9   6   3   3  47

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (3)
Wild Pitches: Hoerner (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Griffey flied out to center;
Morgan popped to shortstop; Driessen walked [Rose to second];
Foster homered [Rose scored, Driessen scored]; Bench walked;
Concepcion doubled to right [Bench to third]; Geronimo was
walked intentionally; Billingham struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox singled to right; McBride forced Maddox
(second unassisted); Schmidt grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [McBride out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Rose doubled to left; Griffey flied out to center
[Rose to third]; Morgan popped to third; Driessen singled to
left [Rose scored]; Foster forced Driessen (third to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to right; Hebner homered; Foote
lined to left; Sizemore struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Phillies 1.

REDS 3RD: Bench popped to third; Concepcion grounded out (second
to first); Geronimo doubled to center; Billingham struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa singled to left; Christenson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bowa to second]; Maddox was
hit by a pitch; McBride homered [Bowa scored, Maddox scored];
Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski struck out;
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 4.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey lined to
second; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hebner walked; Foote grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hebner out at second]; Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Phillies 4.

REDS 5TH: Driessen singled to center; Foster singled to right
[Driessen to third]; Bench homered [Driessen scored, Foster
scored]; the first pitch to Dave Concepcion was a knockdown;
Larry Christenson was warned; Phillies Manager Danny Ozark
ejected by HP umpire Ed Montague; Concepcion popped to
second; Geronimo walked; On a bunt Billingham popped to first in
foul territory; Rose grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa doubled to right; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
CHRISTENSON; McCarver flied out to center [Bowa to third];
Maddox singled to shortstop [Bowa scored]; Maddox was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Billingham [Maddox to second];
McBride walked; MURRAY REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Schmidt
homered [Maddox scored, McBride scored]; Luzinski singled to
center; Hebner singled to right [Luzinski to third]; Foote
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hebner out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Phillies
8.

REDS 6TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Griffey homered;
Morgan popped to second; Driessen singled to center; Foster
doubled to right [Driessen scored]; Bench popped to shortstop;
Concepcion flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9,
Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 6TH: Sizemore lined to shortstop; Bowa singled to
center; HUTTON BATTED FOR REED; Hutton grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Bowa to second]; Maddox singled to center [Bowa
scored]; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 9, Phillies 9.

REDS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Geronimo grounded
out (second to first); KNIGHT BATTED FOR MURRAY; Knight flied
out to center; Rose grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Phillies 9.

PHILLIES 7TH: HUME REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Schmidt popped to
first in foul territory; Luzinski walked; Hebner singled to
center [Luzinski to second]; Foote walked [Luzinski to third,
Hebner to second]; HOERNER REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Hoerner
threw a wild pitch [Luzinski scored, Hebner to third, Foote to
second]; Sizemore was walked intentionally; Bowa homered [Hebner
scored, Foote scored, Sizemore scored]; McGraw struck out;
Maddox struck out; 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Phillies 14.

REDS 8TH: Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan
walked; Driessen singled to left [Morgan to second]; Foster
struck out; Bench forced Driessen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Phillies 14.

PHILLIES 8TH: CAPILLA REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); AUERBACH
REPLACED HOERNER (PLAYING 2B); McBride flied out to right;
Schmidt homered; Luzinski struck out; Hebner struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Phillies 15.

REDS 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Concepcion
singled to left; Geronimo forced Concepcion (third to second);
Auerbach walked [Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded out (third
to first) [Geronimo to third, Auerbach to second]; Griffey flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Phillies 15.