George Foster cracked four hits, including his 45th homer, and Dan Driessen drove in three runs with a pair of singles as the Reds snapped the Phillies' 16-game home winning streak, 5-2. The Reds jumped on Jim Kaat for two runs in the first inning on a single by Driessen after hits by Pete Rose and Foster and a walk to Johnny Bench had loaded the bases.

Foster hit his homer in the fifth. Driessen singled for his third RBI of the game in the seventh and Joe Morgan produced the Reds' last run with a single in the eighth. Fred Norman limited the Phillies to seven hits, including a homer by Garry Maddox. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 4, 1977 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         2  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   5 16  2
Phillies     1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   3   0     0   0   .302      Maddox cf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .279
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Concepcion ss         5   1   0   0     0   2   .266      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .277
Morgan 2b             5   0   2   1     0   1   .308      Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .310
Foster lf             5   3   4   1     0   0   .315      Johnson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Bench rf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .274      Martin rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .259
  Lum rf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Boone c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Driessen 1b           5   0   3   3     0   0   .296      Sizemore 2b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .291
Plummer c             4   0   0   0     1   1   .143      Kaat p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Geronimo cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .261        Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norman p              4   0   1   0     0   2   .119        Brown ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .258
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .336
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            McBride ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .315

Totals               42   5  16   5     2   7             Totals               33   2   7   1     4   7

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 40,051
Left on Base: Reds 12, Phillies 8
DP: Reds 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Plummer, Norman
Doubles: Bench (31), Foster (27), Rose (34), Sizemore (17), Boone (20)
Home Runs: Foster (45), Maddox (12)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (6)
GIDP: Kaat (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(14-10)         9     7   2   2   4   7   1  37   3.17
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   7   1  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(6-8)             4.1   9   3   3   1   2   1  23   5.16
Brusstar                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.00
Garber                  2     5   1   1   0   3   0  10   2.68
McGraw                  2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   2.69
Totals                  9    16   5   5   2   7   1  44

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Concepcion forced Rose
(shortstop to second); Morgan flied out to right; Foster singled
to center [Concepcion to second]; Bench walked [Concepcion to
third, Foster to second]; Driessen singled to center [Concepcion
scored, Foster scored, Bench to third]; Plummer popped to third;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox homered; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to
first); Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski walked;
Johnson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Phillies 1.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo singled to right; Norman was called out on
strikes; Rose singled to right [Geronimo to third]; Concepcion
popped to first; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Martin singled to right; Boone flied out to
center; Sizemore singled to right [Martin to third]; Kaat
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 1.

REDS 3RD: Foster singled to center; Bench popped to third;
Driessen singled to center [Foster to second]; Plummer popped to
second; Geronimo popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox made an out to shortstop; Bowa grounded out
(first to pitcher); Schmidt walked; Schmidt was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Norman [Schmidt to third]; Luzinski
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 1.

REDS 4TH: Norman flied out to left; Rose grounded out (shortstop
to first); Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson flied out to center; Martin struck out;
Boone lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 1.

REDS 5TH: Morgan struck out; Foster homered; Bench doubled to
left; BRUSSTAR REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Driessen grounded out
(first unassisted); Plummer grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore doubled to left; BROWN BATTED FOR
BRUSSTAR; Sizemore stole third [Sizemore scored (error by
Plummer)]; Brown walked; Maddox flied out to center; Bowa popped
to first; Schmidt struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Phillies 2.

REDS 6TH: GARBER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Geronimo struck out;
Norman singled to right; Rose forced Norman (shortstop to
second); Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Phillies 2.

REDS 7TH: On a bunt Morgan singled to pitcher; Foster doubled to
left [Morgan out at home (left to third to catcher)]; Bench
singled to left [Foster to third]; Driessen singled to right
[Foster scored, Bench to second]; Plummer struck out; Geronimo
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone walked; Sizemore flied out to left; MCCARVER
BATTED FOR GARBER; McCarver popped to second; Maddox struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 2.

REDS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Norman was called
out on strikes; Rose doubled to right; Concepcion struck out;
Morgan singled to right [Rose scored]; Foster grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Bowa grounded
out (second to first); Schmidt struck out; Luzinski popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 2.

REDS 9TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded
out (first unassisted); Plummer walked; Geronimo forced Plummer
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: LUM REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING RF); Johnson singled
to left; Martin popped to first in foul territory; Boone doubled
to right [Johnson to third]; On a bunt Sizemore singled to third
[Johnson stayed at third]; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR MCGRAW; McBride
struck out; Maddox forced Boone (third unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5, Phillies 2.