Pete Rose made his first appearance in Cincinnati since signing with Philadelphia and went hitless in four trips as the Reds defeated the Phillies, 4-2, by scoring two unearned runs in the eighth inning. The Phillies, who had been shut out in three straight games at Montreal, broke their zero string in the seventh when Del Unser and Garry Maddox hit consecutive homers to tie the score at 2-2.

Johnny Bench led off the Reds' eighth with a double and Ray Knight walked. Steve Carlton then retired the next two batters before passing Joe Morgan to load the bases. Ken Griffey followed with a grounder to Rudy Meoli and when the second baseman booted the ball, both Bench and Knight scored to hand the Reds their victory before a near-sellout crowd of 48,968 fans who turned out for Rose's "homecoming." [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Friday, June 1, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2 10  1
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   4  8  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .347      Griffey rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .286
McCarver c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Kennedy 2b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     1   0   .305
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Foster lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .331
Unser rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .328        Driessen 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Maddox cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .298      Bench c               2   0   1   0     2   0   .259
Aviles 2b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Knight 3b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .330
  McBride ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .226      DeFreites 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .227
  Meoli 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Auerbach ph         1   1   0   0     0   0   .161
Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .194        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Blair cf,lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     0   1   .125      Bonham p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .133
  Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Collins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .353
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morgan ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .317
                                                            Seaver pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               35   2  10   2     1   2             Totals               33   4   8   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 48,968
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Reds 10
DP: Phillies 0, Reds 3
Errors: Meoli, Borbon
Doubles: Foster (7), Bench (7)
Home Runs: Unser (1), Maddox (7)
GIDP: Carlton (2), Unser (1), Schmidt (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(6-6)          8     8   4   2   5   6   0  38   3.30
Totals                  8     8   4   2   5   6   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  6     9   2   2   1   1   2  25   4.60
Tomlin                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.33
Bair W(3-0)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.70
Borbon SV(2)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.68
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   2   2  36

Balks: Carlton (3)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose lined to center; McCarver singled to center;
Schmidt grounded out (third to first) [McCarver to second];
Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Kennedy
struck out; Concepcion walked; Carlton balked [Concepcion to
second]; Foster singled to left [Concepcion scored]; Bench
forced Foster (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Unser singled to right; Maddox singled to right
[Unser to second]; Aviles popped to first in foul territory;
Carlton grounded into a double play (second to first) [Maddox
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Knight grounded out (third to first); DeFreites lined
to right; Blair lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Harrelson singled to shortstop; Rose lined to
center; McCarver flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Bonham struck out; Griffey singled to right; Kennedy
flied out to center; Concepcion lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski singled to center; Unser grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Luzinski out at
second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to left; Bench walked; Knight forced
Bench (third to second); DeFreites struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Aviles walked; Carlton grounded out (second to
first) [Aviles to second]; Harrelson struck out; Rose grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds
1.

REDS 5TH: Blair struck out; Bonham singled to left; Griffey
flied out to center; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: McCarver singled to right; Schmidt grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [McCarver out at second];
Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Foster doubled to
center; Bench was walked intentionally; Knight singled to right
[Foster scored, Bench to second]; DeFreites struck out; Blair
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Unser homered; Maddox homered; Ramon Aviles
flied out but 2B umpire Bob Engel ruled time was out; Phillies
then substitute hitter; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR AVILES; McBride
singled to left; TOMLIN REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Carlton
struck out; Harrelson flied out to center; Rose grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: MEOLI REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING 2B); COLLINS BATTED
FOR TOMLIN; Collins singled to left; Griffey struck out; Kennedy
flied out to center; Concepcion singled to left [Collins to
second]; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: BAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); McCarver
grounded out (second to first); Schmidt grounded out (shortstop
to first); Luzinski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Bench doubled to center; Knight was walked
intentionally; AUERBACH BATTED FOR DEFREITES; On a bunt Auerbach
forced Bench (third to shortstop) [Knight to second]; Blair
flied out to center; MORGAN BATTED FOR BAIR; Morgan walked
[Knight to third, Auerbach to second]; SEAVER RAN FOR MORGAN;
Griffey reached on an error by Meoli [Knight scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Auerbach scored (unearned) (no RBI), Seaver to second,
Griffey to first]; Kennedy flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: BORBON REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); GERONIMO
REPLACED AUERBACH (PLAYING CF); BLAIR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); DRIESSEN REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING 1B); Unser reached on an
error by Borbon [Unser to first]; Maddox flied out to center;
Meoli singled to center [Unser to second]; GROSS BATTED FOR
CARLTON; Gross forced Meoli (pitcher to second) [Unser to
third]; RADER BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Rader grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.

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