Pete Rose singled and doubled to close to within two hits of the 3,000 career mark as the Reds pounded out 15 safe blows en route to a 12-3 drubbing of the Phillies. After the Phils scored three runs in the first inning, the Reds bounced back with four in their half on five hits, including doubles by Ken Griffey and Johnny Bench, and kayoed Phil starter Larry Christenson with a three-run splurge in the second frame. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 12, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       3, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Reds         4  3  0    1  3  1    0  0  x  -  12 15  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martin rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Rose 3b               3   2   2   2     0   0   .317
Bowa ss               5   1   2   0     0   0   .287        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Schmidt 3b            3   1   2   0     2   0   .333        Collins cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Luzinski lf           4   1   0   0     1   2   .279      Griffey rf            5   2   2   1     0   1   .330
Cardenal 1b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .267        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   2     1   1   .266
Boone c               3   0   1   1     0   1   .286      Foster lf             5   0   3   1     0   1   .333
Morrison 2b           2   0   0   0     1   2   .250      Driessen 1b           4   2   2   2     0   0   .326
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bench c               3   2   1   1     1   0   .301
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Werner c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         4   1   2   2     0   1   .282
Christenson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Geronimo cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .308
  Kaat p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kennedy 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Harrelson 2b        2   0   2   0     0   0   .600      Norman p              2   1   1   1     0   0   .250
                                                            Lum ph,cf,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  10   3     5   6             Totals               33  12  15  12     3   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 26,054
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Reds 4
DP: Phillies 2, Reds 2
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Cardenal 2 (3), Griffey (7), Bench (5), Foster (4), Rose (7), Concepcion (4)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Boone (3), Rose 2 (2), Morgan (2)
GIDP: Bowa (3), Luzinski (3), Bench (3), Foster (4)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(2-2)      1.2   7   7   7   1   1   0  13   4.34
Kaat                    3.1   8   5   5   1   1   0  19   3.65
Brusstar                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.24
Reed                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   1.46
Totals                  8    15  12  12   3   4   0  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(4-0)           7     6   3   3   5   6   0  31   2.77
Sarmiento               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.89
Bair                    1     3   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    10   3   3   5   6   0  40

Wild Pitches: Christenson (3)
Balks: Christenson (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


PHILLIES 1ST: Martin flied out to right; Bowa singled to left;
Schmidt walked [Bowa to second]; Luzinski walked [Bowa to third,
Schmidt to second]; Cardenal doubled to left [Bowa scored,
Schmidt scored, Luzinski to third]; Maddox was walked
intentionally; Boone hit a sacrifice fly to left [Luzinski
scored]; Morrison struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Christenson threw a wild pitch
[Rose to second]; Griffey doubled to left [Rose scored]; Morgan
struck out; Foster singled to shortstop [Griffey to third];
Driessen forced Foster (second to shortstop) [Griffey scored];
Driessen stole second; Bench doubled to left [Driessen scored];
Concepcion singled to right [Bench scored, Concepcion out at
second (right to pitcher to shortstop)]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: Christenson struck out; Martin popped to
shortstop; Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo walked; Norman reached on an error by Schmidt
on a sacrifice bunt [Geronimo to third, Norman to second]; Rose
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Geronimo scored]; Griffey singled
to right [Norman to third]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Norman scored]; Christenson balked [Griffey to second]; Foster
doubled to right [Griffey scored]; KAAT REPLACED CHRISTENSON
(PITCHING); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 7.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt lined to shortstop; Luzinski struck out;
Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Reds 7.

REDS 3RD: Bench grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo singled to center;
Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Reds 7.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied out to left; Boone grounded out
(third to first); Morrison walked; On a bunt Kaat made an out to
pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 7.

REDS 4TH: Rose doubled to right; Griffey grounded out (second to
first to second to first) [Rose to third]; Morgan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Rose scored]; Foster struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 8.

PHILLIES 5TH: Martin singled to left; Bowa grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Martin out at second];
Schmidt singled to center; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 8.

REDS 5TH: Driessen singled to left; Bench walked [Driessen to
second]; Concepcion doubled [Driessen scored, Bench to third];
Geronimo popped to third; Norman singled to left [Bench scored,
Concepcion to third]; Rose hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Concepcion scored]; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 11.

PHILLIES 6TH: Cardenal doubled to right; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); Boone struck out; Morrison struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 11.

REDS 6TH: Morgan singled to right; Foster singled to center
[Morgan to second]; Driessen singled to center [Morgan scored,
Foster to second]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED MORRISON (PITCHING);
HARRELSON REPLACED KAAT (PLAYING 2B); Bench grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foster stayed at
second, Driessen out at second]; Concepcion struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 12.

PHILLIES 7TH: Harrelson singled to left; Martin popped to
shortstop; Bowa lined to shortstop; Schmidt walked [Harrelson to
second]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Reds 12.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo flied out to left; LUM BATTED FOR NORMAN; Lum
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 12.

PHILLIES 8TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); KENNEDY REPLACED
GERONIMO (PLAYING 3B); SARMIENTO REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING);
Cardenal flied out to right; Maddox popped to third; Boone
singled to left; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Johnstone popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 12.

REDS 8TH: REED REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Griffey struck
out; Morgan walked; Foster grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Reds 12.

PHILLIES 9TH: BAIR REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); COLLINS REPLACED
SARMIENTO (PLAYING CF); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
WERNER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Harrelson singled to
shortstop; Martin forced Harrelson (shortstop to second); Bowa
singled to third [Martin to second]; Schmidt singled to center
[Martin to third, Bowa to second]; Luzinski grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Schmidt out at
second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Reds 12.