Paul Moskau pitched a shutout in the first complete game of the rookie righthander's major league career as the Reds rolled to a 9-0 victory over the Phillies, who suffered their fifth straight defeat. Dave Concepcion drove in four runs with a pair of doubles and George Foster homered with two men on base, boosting his RBI total to a career high of 123. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    28, 1977 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Reds         4  3  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   9 10  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Johnstone rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Rose 3b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .302
Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .280      Morgan 2b             3   2   2   0     0   0   .303
  Harmon ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Auerbach 2b,ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Griffey rf            1   2   1   1     1   0   .324
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   3   .313        Lum rf              3   1   0   0     0   0   .176
Hebner 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .288      Foster lf             4   2   2   3     0   2   .311
Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Bench c               2   0   1   0     2   1   .273
Martin cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .266        Plummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .144
Sizemore 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .280      Concepcion ss         4   1   2   4     0   0   .274
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knight 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Lerch p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
  Brusstar p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .255
  Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Moskau p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Johnson ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .328

Totals               33   0   7   0     1   7             Totals               34   9  10   8     4   7

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 43,512
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Reds 6
DP: Phillies 1, Reds 1
Errors: Hebner
Doubles: Hebner (15), Griffey (31), Concepcion 2 (22)
Home Runs: Foster (43)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (26), Geronimo (9)
GIDP: Johnstone (8), Concepcion (12)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (5,by Lerch)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(7-4)            1.1   4   6   5   2   1   0  12   5.58
Brusstar                2.2   6   3   3   0   3   1  13   3.04
Reed                    2     0   0   0   2   3   0   8   2.60
Garber                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.70
Totals                  8    10   9   8   4   7   1  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau W(4-4)           9     7   0   0   1   7   0  34   3.55
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   7   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Lerch (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Johnstone popped to shortstop; Bowa singled to
right; Schmidt flied out to right; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose was hit by a pitch; Morgan singled to center
[Rose to third]; Griffey doubled to left [Rose scored, Morgan to
third]; Foster was called out on strikes; Bench was walked
intentionally; Concepcion doubled to center [Morgan scored,
Griffey scored, Bench to third]; Driessen reached on a fielder's
choice [Bench out at home (pitcher to catcher), Concepcion to
third]; Driessen stole second; Geronimo reached on an error by
Hebner [Concepcion scored (unearned) (no RBI), Driessen to
third, Geronimo to first]; Geronimo stole second; Moskau
grounded out (second to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner doubled to right; Boone flied out to right;
Martin struck out; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: Rose singled to right; Morgan forced Rose (shortstop
to second); Griffey walked [Morgan to second]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED
LERCH (PITCHING); Foster homered [Morgan scored, Griffey
scored]; Bench singled to left; Concepcion grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at
second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 7.

PHILLIES 3RD: Brusstar struck out; Johnstone popped to catcher
in foul territory; On a bunt Bowa singled; Schmidt forced Bowa
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 7.

REDS 3RD: Driessen was called out on strikes; Geronimo was
called out on strikes; Moskau singled to center; Rose grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds
7.

PHILLIES 4TH: LUM REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); Luzinski was
called out on strikes; Hebner singled to right; Boone flied out
to left; Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 7.

REDS 4TH: Morgan singled to right; Lum forced Morgan (first to
shortstop); Foster singled to left [Lum to second]; Bench was
called out on strikes; Concepcion doubled to left [Lum scored,
Foster scored]; Driessen flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 9.

PHILLIES 5TH: AUERBACH REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Sizemore
singled to left; MADDOX BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Maddox popped to
second in foul territory; Johnstone grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 9.

REDS 5TH: REED REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Geronimo struck out;
Moskau struck out; Rose walked; Auerbach popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 9.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa lined to center; Schmidt flied out to center;
Luzinski walked; Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 9.

REDS 6TH: Lum popped to second; Foster struck out; Bench walked;
Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Reds 9.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin
struck out; Sizemore singled to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR REED;
Johnson forced Sizemore (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 9.

REDS 7TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GARBER REPLACED
SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher);
Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Moskau flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 9.

PHILLIES 8TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); KNIGHT
REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING 2B); AUERBACH CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Johnstone grounded out (third to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Larry Bowa ejected by 1B
umpire Satch Davidson; Schmidt was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 9.

REDS 8TH: HARMON REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING SS); Rose grounded out
(second to first); Auerbach grounded out (third to first); Lum
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 9.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski struck out; Hebner flied out to center;
Boone singled to right; Martin forced Boone (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 9.