For the second time in two games, Bake McBride accounted for three RBIs, including two with a homer in the third inning when the Phillies erupted for six runs to defeat the Reds, 9-3. After the Reds counted twice on four singles in the first, Ted Sizemore walked and McBride homered to tie the score in the third.

Larry Bowa followed with a double, Greg Luzinski walked and Jay Johnstone sent the Phillies ahead with a single. After a wild pitch and intentional pass to Richie Hebner, Bob Boone batted in two runs with a single. Sizemore, up for a second time, laid down a safe bunt to score Hebner with the sixth run of the stanza. McBride produced his third RBI of the game with a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 3, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 10  0
Phillies     0  0  6    0  0  1    1  1  x  -   9 16  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .299      McBride cf            5   1   3   3     0   0   .316
Griffey rf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .321      Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .275
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Schmidt 3b            5   2   2   0     0   1   .279
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     1   3   .312
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .307      Johnstone rf          5   1   1   1     0   0   .287
Foster lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .310      Hebner 1b             4   2   2   1     1   0   .288
Driessen 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .293        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Boone c               4   0   2   2     0   0   .283
Geronimo cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .262      Sizemore 2b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .286
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     1   1   .269      Christenson p         3   0   1   0     0   2   .155
Moskau p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .259        McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .338
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Summers ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Bailey ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .279

Totals               33   3  10   3     3   5             Totals               39   9  16   9     3   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 55,062
Left on Base: Reds 7, Phillies 10
DP: Reds 0, Phillies 3
Errors: Boone
Doubles: Geronimo (21), Bowa (14), Luzinski (29), Schmidt (22)
Home Runs: McBride (14)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (17), Morgan (44), Concepcion (26), McBride (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Boone (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (4)
GIDP: Bench (9), Driessen (12), Foster (17)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau L(4-5)           2.2   8   6   6   2   3   1  18   4.12
Sarmiento               1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.91
Hume                    2     4   1   1   0   1   0  10  11.70
Murray                  2     4   2   2   1   1   0  11   4.94
Totals                  8    16   9   9   3   6   1  43

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(13-6)     7     8   3   3   2   5   0  29   4.54
McGraw                  2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.62
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   5   0  37

Wild Pitches: Moskau (4)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Lee Weyer


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Griffey singled to right [Rose
to third]; Griffey stole second; Morgan struck out; Foster
singled to center [Rose scored, Griffey to third]; Driessen
singled to right [Griffey scored, Foster to third]; Bench
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Driessen out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to center; Bowa popped to
shortstop; McBride stole second; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Concepcion walked;
Moskau was called out on strikes; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone flied out to left; Hebner lined to
first; Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Morgan stole second; Foster singled to right [Morgan to third];
Driessen grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore singled to left; Christenson struck out;
McBride homered [Sizemore scored]; Bowa doubled to left; Schmidt
grounded out (pitcher to first); Luzinski walked; Johnstone
singled to center [Bowa scored, Luzinski to second]; Moskau
threw a wild pitch [Luzinski to third, Johnstone to second];
Hebner was walked intentionally; Boone singled to center
[Luzinski scored, Johnstone scored, Hebner to third]; On a bunt
Sizemore singled to third [Hebner scored, Boone to second];
Christenson singled to right [Boone to third, Sizemore to
second]; SARMIENTO REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); McBride flied out
to center; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 6.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out (third
to first); Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
flied out to center; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Phillies 6.

REDS 5TH: SUMMERS BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Summers grounded out
(second to first); Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HUME REPLACED
GRIFFEY (PITCHING); Johnstone grounded out (second to first);
Hebner grounded out (second to first); Boone singled to right;
Sizemore singled to center [Boone to second]; Christenson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 6.

REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to second; Foster popped to first;
Driessen singled to left; Bench forced Driessen (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride flied out to center; Bowa grounded out
(first to pitcher); Schmidt singled to center; Luzinski doubled
to right [Schmidt scored]; Johnstone lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 7.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo doubled to left; Concepcion singled to right
[Geronimo to third]; Summers popped to third in foul territory;
Rose hit a sacrifice fly to left [Geronimo scored, Concepcion to
second]; LUM BATTED FOR HUME; Lum struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Hebner singled to
center; Boone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Hebner to second]; Sizemore grounded out (second to first)
[Hebner to third]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; McCarver
walked; McBride singled to center [Hebner scored, McCarver to
second]; Bowa grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 8.

REDS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Morgan singled to
right; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Morgan out at second]; Driessen flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt doubled to left; Luzinski struck out;
Johnstone grounded out (second to first) [Schmidt to third];
Hebner singled to second [Schmidt scored]; Boone grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 9.

REDS 9TH: HUTTON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING 1B); MARTIN REPLACED
HEBNER (PLAYING LF); Bench popped to catcher in foul territory;
Geronimo singled to left; Concepcion forced Geronimo (third to
second); BAILEY BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Concepcion stole second
[Concepcion to third (error by Boone)]; Bailey walked; Rose
reached on a fielder's choice [Concepcion out at home (third to
catcher to shortstop), Bailey to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Phillies 9.