The Reds won in a duel between Tom Seaver and Steve Carlton when Dave Concepcion and Dan Driessen rapped run-scoring singles in the seventh inning to beat the Phillies, 4-2. Seaver yielded only five hits but had unusual control trouble, walking eight. Carlton gave up nine hits in seven innings. Greg Luzinski hit his 32nd homer of the season, but the first of his career off Seaver, in the third inning.

Two walks, a sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore and sacrifice fly by Carlton produced the Phils' other run in the sixth. Pete Rose accounted for the Reds' first two tallies with a single in the third and triple in the sixth. Ken Griffey walked in the seventh and Johnny Bench was safe on an error by Mike Schmidt before the Reds put over their deciding pair on singles by Concepcion and Driessen. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Friday, August    26, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   4 10  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .306      Rose 3b               5   0   2   2     0   0   .300
Bowa ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     2   0   .300
Schmidt 3b            2   0   0   0     3   1   .280      Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .321
Luzinski lf           3   1   1   1     2   0   .316      Foster lf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .310
Hebner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Bench c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .272
Hutton rf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .237      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .273
McCarver c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .331      Driessen 1b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .295
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .429      Geronimo cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .257
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .279      Seaver p              4   1   0   0     0   2   .190
Carlton p             2   0   0   1     0   1   .260
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Foote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               30   2   5   2     8   7             Totals               34   4  10   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 46,079
Left on Base: Phillies 11, Reds 12
DP: Phillies 0, Reds 0
Errors: Schmidt, Driessen
Doubles: Bench (29), Geronimo (16), Griffey (30)
Triples: Rose (6)
Home Runs: Luzinski (32)
Stolen Bases: McCarver (2), Rose (15), Morgan 2 (40), Bench (2), Driessen 2 (25)
Caught Stealing: Rose (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Carlton (3)
Hit by Pitch: Driessen (3,by Carlton)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(18-8)         7     9   4   3   5   4   0  36   2.87
McGraw                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.38
Totals                  8    10   4   3   5   4   0  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(15-5)          9     5   2   2   8   7   1  40   2.89
Totals                  9     5   2   2   8   7   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Carlton (4)
Balks: Carlton (6)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Bowa singled to
second; Schmidt walked [Bowa to second]; Schmidt was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Driessen [Bowa to third,
Schmidt to second]; Luzinski was walked intentionally; Hebner
struck out; Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan popped to second;
Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver singled to right; McCarver stole second;
Sizemore struck out; Carlton struck out; McBride flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench doubled to left; Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to
center; Luzinski homered; Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo doubled to center; On a bunt Seaver struck
out; Rose singled to center [Geronimo scored]; Morgan walked
[Rose to second]; Rose stole third and Morgan stole second;
Griffey struck out; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hutton lined to second; McCarver flied out to
center; Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench singled to center; Carlton balked [Bench to
second]; Bench stole third; Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); Driessen was hit by a pitch; Driessen stole second;
Geronimo walked; Seaver struck out; Rose grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton popped to third; McBride singled to
center; Bowa forced McBride (second to shortstop); Schmidt
walked [Bowa to second]; Luzinski walked [Bowa to third, Schmidt
to second]; Hebner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Griffey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster singled to left; Bench walked
[Foster to second]; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hutton walked; McCarver walked [Hutton to second];
Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hutton to
third, McCarver to second]; Carlton hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Hutton scored, McCarver to third]; McBride grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Driessen singled to left; Geronimo forced Driessen
(second to shortstop); Seaver forced Geronimo (pitcher to
shortstop); Rose tripled to center [Seaver scored]; Morgan
walked; Morgan stole second; Rose was caught stealing home
(catcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt walked; Luzinski
flied out to right; Hebner singled to right [Schmidt to third];
Hutton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Griffey walked; Foster forced Griffey (shortstop to
second); Bench reached on an error by Schmidt [Foster to second,
Bench to first]; Concepcion singled to center [Foster scored,
Bench to second]; Driessen singled to right [Bench scored
(unearned), Concepcion to third]; Driessen stole second;
Geronimo flied out to center; Seaver popped to shortstop; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: McCarver was called out on strikes; Tim
McCarver ejected by HP umpire Terry Tata; Sizemore struck
out; MARTIN BATTED FOR CARLTON; Martin popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: FOOTE REPLACED MARTIN (PLAYING C ); MCGRAW REPLACED
MCCARVER (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey doubled to center;
Foster popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds
4.

PHILLIES 9TH: McBride walked; Bowa popped to shortstop; Schmidt
struck out; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.