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.

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