Steve Carlton outdueled Tom Seaver as the Phillies posted a 4-1 triumph over the Reds. Doubles by Richie Hebner and Tim McCarver gave the Phils a 1-0 lead in the second inning and Greg Luzinski made it 2-0 with a homer in the third. Hebner hit a triple, following singles by Mike Schmidt and Luzinski, to give the Phils two more tallies in the eighth.

The Reds' only run came on consecutive singles by Georg eFoster, Johnny Bench and Dave Concepcion in the sixth. Carlton's nine strikeouts raised his career total to 2,337 and moved him past Early Wynn into 19th place on the all-time major league list. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Thursday, May 11, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Phillies     0  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .305      McBride rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Griffey rf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .310      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   2   .306
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Schmidt 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .307
Foster lf,cf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .312      Luzinski lf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .302
Bench c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .271        Martin pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .269
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   1   .276      Hebner 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .288
Driessen 1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .336      Maddox cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .292      McCarver c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .333
  Knight ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Morrison 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .316
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .176

Totals               33   1   6   1     5   9             Totals               33   4   9   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 32,580
Left on Base: Reds 10, Phillies 7
DP: Reds 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Carlton
Doubles: Driessen 2 (7), Hebner (4), McCarver (2)
Triples: Hebner (1)
Home Runs: Luzinski (7)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(1-4)           7     9   4   4   2   6   1  32   5.79
Bair                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   7   1  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(4-3)          9     6   1   1   5   9   0  38   2.13
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   9   0  38

Balks: Carlton (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


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

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Bowa
struck out; Schmidt singled to center; Luzinski struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench walked; Carlton balked [Bench
to second]; Concepcion was called out on strikes; Driessen
walked; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner doubled to right; Maddox walked; McCarver
doubled to right [Hebner scored, Maddox to third]; Morrison
popped to third; Carlton struck out; McBride was walked
intentionally; Bowa struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 1.

REDS 3RD: Seaver popped to third; Rose grounded out (second to
first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
homered; Hebner flied out to center; Maddox singled to left;
McCarver singled to right [Maddox to third]; Morrison flied out
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 2.

REDS 4TH: Morgan popped to third; Foster grounded out (third to
first); Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Carlton flied out to right; McBride flied out to
left; Bowa lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Phillies 2.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion lined to second; Driessen doubled to
center; Geronimo struck out; Seaver walked; Rose walked
[Driessen to third, Seaver to second]; Griffey forced Rose
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski grounded out (second
to first); Hebner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Phillies 2.

REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to second; Foster singled to left; Bench
singled to left [Foster to second]; Concepcion singled to center
[Foster scored, Bench to second]; Driessen forced Concepcion
(second unassisted) [Bench to third]; Geronimo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox flied out to center; McCarver flied out to
center; Morrison flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Phillies 2.

REDS 7TH: Seaver was called out on strikes; Rose flied out to
right; Griffey singled to center; Griffey was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Carlton [Griffey to second]; Morgan
walked; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Carlton was called out on strikes; McBride popped
to shortstop; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Phillies 2.

REDS 8TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion flied
to right in foul territory; Driessen doubled to right; KNIGHT
BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: KNIGHT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski
singled to third [Schmidt to second]; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI;
Hebner tripled to right [Schmidt scored, Martin scored]; BAIR
REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Maddox popped to shortstop; McCarver
popped to shortstop; Morrison struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Phillies 4.

REDS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KENNEDY BATTED FOR
BAIR; Kennedy struck out; Rose flied out to center; Griffey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 4.

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