Using the long ball to their advantage, the Phillies thumped the Reds, 7-4. Mike Schmidt hit a leadoff homer in the sixth inning. Greg Luzinski followed with a double and Richie Hebner then belted a round-tripper.

After George Foster's RBI single had given the Reds a 1-0 lead in the first, the Phils rebounded for three runs when Bud Harrelson and Jay Johnstone doubled, Luzinski walked, Hebner singled, Bob Boone grounded out and Jerry Martin reached first on a fielder's choice. Luzinski hit a solo homer in the seventh before the Reds picked up three runs in the eighth. Foster batted in two with a triple and scored on a groundout by Johnny Bench. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       14, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  9  1
Phillies     3  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  x  -   7  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Harrelson ss          3   1   1   0     2   0   .364
Griffey rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .312      Johnstone rf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .190
Driessen 1b           3   2   2   0     1   0   .342      Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .295
Foster lf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .321      Luzinski lf           3   3   2   1     1   0   .302
Bench c               4   0   0   1     0   1   .250        Cardenal lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .368
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Hebner 1b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .297
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Boone c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Kennedy 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Martin cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .211
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Morrison 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Hume p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Christenson p         3   0   0   0     0   2   .214
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Morgan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261

Totals               35   4   9   4     2   7             Totals               32   7   9   7     4   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 30,482
Left on Base: Reds 6, Phillies 6
DP: Reds 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Foster
Doubles: Griffey (10), Driessen (9), Concepcion (6), Harrelson (1), Johnstone (1), Luzinski (8)
Triples: Foster (3)
Home Runs: Schmidt (7), Hebner (3), Luzinski (8)
Caught Stealing: Johnstone 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Morrison (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume L(2-5)             5     7   6   6   3   3   2  24   6.41
Murray                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.94
Borbon                  2     1   1   1   0   1   1   8   7.71
Totals                  8     9   7   7   4   4   3  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(3-3)      8     8   4   4   2   6   0  33   4.74
Reed SV(2)              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.72
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   7   0  37

Wild Pitches: Reed (1)
Balks: Christenson 2 (3)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey was
called out on strikes; Driessen walked; Christenson balked
[Driessen to second]; Foster singled to center [Driessen
scored]; Bench lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Harrelson doubled to right; Johnstone doubled to
right [Harrelson scored]; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski walked;
Hebner singled to right [Johnstone to third, Luzinski to
second]; Boone grounded out (third to first) [Johnstone scored,
Luzinski to third, Hebner to second]; Martin reached on a
fielder's choice [Luzinski scored, Hebner to third]; Morrison
forced Martin (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
1, Phillies 3.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo walked; Concepcion lined into a double play
(second to first) [Geronimo out at first]; Kennedy singled to
center; Hume popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 2ND: Christenson was called out on strikes; Harrelson
walked; Johnstone forced Harrelson (shortstop to second);
Johnstone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 3.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to left; Griffey doubled to right;
Driessen reached on a fielder's choice [Griffey out at third
(shortstop to third to second)]; Christenson balked [Driessen to
second]; Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski popped to
first in foul territory; Hebner grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 3.

REDS 4TH: Bench popped to second; Geronimo flied out to center;
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); Martin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morrison flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 3.

REDS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Hume was
called out on strikes; Rose singled to right; Griffey grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Christenson was called out on strikes; Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); Johnstone walked; Johnstone was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 3.

REDS 6TH: Driessen singled to third; Foster flied out to right;
Bench struck out; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt homered; Luzinski doubled to center;
Hebner homered [Luzinski scored]; Boone singled to center;
MURRAY REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Martin singled to right [Boone
to second]; On a bunt Morrison forced Martin (catcher to
shortstop) [Boone to third]; Christenson grounded out (catcher
to first) [Morrison to second]; Harrelson walked; Johnstone
lined to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 6.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion struck out; Kennedy struck out; COLLINS
BATTED FOR MURRAY; Collins grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Schmidt flied
out to left; Luzinski homered; Hebner struck out; Boone popped
to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 7.

REDS 8TH: CARDENAL REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Rose grounded
out (second to first); Griffey singled to pitcher; Driessen
doubled to center [Griffey to third]; Foster tripled to right
[Griffey scored, Driessen scored]; Bench grounded out (second to
first) [Foster scored]; Geronimo struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: Martin reached on an error by Foster [Martin to
first]; Morrison out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Martin to second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; McCarver
flied out to left; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 7.

REDS 9TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Concepcion doubled
to right; LUM BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Reed threw a wild pitch
[Concepcion to third]; Lum flied out to center; MORGAN BATTED
FOR BORBON; Morgan grounded out (third to first); Rose struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Phillies 7.