Bill Bonham, who had been sidelined since April 17 with a strained right elbow, made his reappearance on the mound for the Reds and joined with Paul Moskau in shutting out the Phillies, 3-0. Bonham went 6 1/3 innings and picked up his fourth victory.

The Reds' first run in the opening frame was a virtual gift, coming on a pass to Pete Rose, a stolen base, a balk by Randy Lerch and a wild pitch. Dan Driessen homered in the fourth and the Reds added their last tally on a double by Rose and single by George Foster in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Friday, May       12, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   2   2   0     1   0   .311      Johnstone rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .176
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     2   1   .303      Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     2   2   .274      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Foster lf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .313      Hebner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Maddox cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Concepcion ss         3   0   2   0     1   0   .287        Martin ph,cf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Driessen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .333      Boone c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .293      Morrison 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .077      Lerch p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Moskau p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .318
                                                            Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   7   2     8   8             Totals               31   0   6   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 38,179
Left on Base: Reds 9, Phillies 7
DP: Reds 0, Phillies 1
Doubles: Rose (10)
Triples: Rose (2)
Home Runs: Driessen (7)
Stolen Bases: Rose (3), Morgan (8)
Caught Stealing: Griffey (2), Concepcion (4), Boone (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (3), Bowa (2)
GIDP: Driessen (3)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (4,by Bonham)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(4-0)           6.1   6   0   0   1   2   0  26   2.59
Moskau SV(1)            2.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   8   8.10
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   4   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(3-2)            6.2   5   3   3   8   5   1  31   4.42
Reed                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.84
Brusstar                2     2   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.13
Totals                  9     7   3   3   8   8   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Bonham (1)
Wild Pitches: Bonham (1), Lerch (1)
Balks: Lerch (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Rose stole second; Lerch balked [Rose to
third]; Lerch threw a wild pitch [Rose scored]; Griffey walked;
Griffey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Foster walked; Bench flied
out to center; Concepcion walked [Morgan to third, Foster to
second]; Driessen was called out on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Johnstone flied out to left; Bowa singled to
center; Schmidt forced Bowa (third to second); Bonham threw a
wild pitch [Schmidt to second]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo walked; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose flied out to
right; Griffey walked; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner struck out; MARTIN BATTED FOR MADDOX;
Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone singled to
center; Boone was caught stealing second (pitcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

REDS 3RD: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Foster struck out;
Bench flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Morrison grounded out (third to first); Lerch
flied out to center; Johnstone singled to left; Bowa forced
Johnstone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Phillies 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen homered; Geronimo singled to right; Bonham
forced Geronimo (pitcher to shortstop); Rose forced Bonham
(third to second); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Hebner popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

REDS 5TH: Morgan struck out; Foster grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Martin grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morrison grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion singled to center; Driessen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Concepcion out at
second]; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Lerch singled to right; Johnstone singled to right
[Lerch to second]; Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Lerch to third, Johnstone to second]; Schmidt reached
on a fielder's choice [Lerch out at home (third to catcher),
Johnstone stayed at second]; Luzinski grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 0.

REDS 7TH: Bonham struck out; Rose doubled to right; Griffey
grounded out (third to first); Morgan walked; Foster singled to
right [Rose scored, Morgan to third]; REED REPLACED LERCH
(PITCHING); Bench forced Foster (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner was hit by a pitch; Martin forced Hebner
(third to second); Boone singled to center [Martin to third,
Boone to second (on throw to 3b)]; Morrison walked; MCCARVER
BATTED FOR REED; MOSKAU REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); McCarver
popped to pitcher; Johnstone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 0.

REDS 8TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Concepcion
singled to right; Phillies Manager Danny Ozark ejected by 3B
umpire Dutch Rennert; Concepcion was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Driessen was called out on strikes;
Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt struck out;
Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Phillies 0.

REDS 9TH: Moskau grounded out (second to first); Rose tripled to
right; Griffey struck out; Morgan was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Hebner grounded
out (first unassisted); Martin grounded out (shortstop to
first); Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Phillies 0.