The Reds' good-luck starter, Mike LaCoss, got help from Doug Bair over the last 1 2/3 innings and beat the Phillies, 4-2, for his sixth straight victory. In addition, the Reds also had won the five other games that LaCoss started this season. George Foster hit a two-run homer for the Reds in the sixth and Ken Griffey added a solo shot in the eighth to send the Phillies down to their sixth setback in succession. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      2, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  x  -   4 10  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .227      Griffey rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .286
McCarver c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Kennedy 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
  Rader c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Concepcion ss         3   1   2   0     1   0   .311
Rose 1b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .351      Foster lf             3   1   1   2     1   1   .331
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .268        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Schmidt ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .260      Bench c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .260
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Knight 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Boone 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .263      Driessen 1b           3   0   0   1     0   1   .258
Harrelson 2b          3   0   2   0     1   0   .273      Blair cf,lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .135
Lerch p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .107      LaCoss p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .138
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .322        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .233

Totals               34   2   8   2     3   5             Totals               29   4  10   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 37,907
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Reds 6
DP: Phillies 3, Reds 1
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: McBride (4)
Home Runs: Foster (7), Griffey (6)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (1), Concepcion (11)
Caught Stealing: Luzinski (2)
Sacrifice Hits: LaCoss (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Driessen (3)
GIDP: McCarver (1), Concepcion (5), Foster (5), Driessen (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(2-4)            6     7   3   3   2   2   1  26   3.57
Bird                    2     3   1   1   1   0   1   8   6.84
Totals                  8    10   4   4   3   2   2  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss W(6-0)           7.1   8   2   2   1   1   0  30   2.40
Bair SV(7)              1.2   0   0   0   2   4   0   7   2.54
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   5   0  37

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


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); McCarver
flied out to center; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
grounded out (second to first); Concepcion singled to right;
Concepcion stole second; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

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

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to center; Knight lined to center;
Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
singled to left; Harrelson stole second; Lerch reached on an
error by Concepcion [Harrelson stayed at second, Lerch to
first]; McBride walked [Harrelson to third, Lerch to second];
McCarver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [McBride out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCoss
grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Rose singled to center; Luzinski flied out to
left; Schmidt flied out to center; Maddox singled to left [Rose
to third]; Boone singled to left [Rose scored, Maddox to
second]; Harrelson forced Boone (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Kennedy singled to left; Concepcion grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Kennedy out at second]; Foster
walked; Bench popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Lerch flied out to center; McBride grounded out
(second to first); McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Knight singled to right; Driessen struck out; Blair
singled to third [Knight to second]; LaCoss out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Knight to third, Blair to second];
Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Luzinski
singled to center; Luzinski was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion
walked; Foster homered [Concepcion scored]; Bench singled to
left; Knight singled to right [Bench to third]; Driessen hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Bench scored]; Blair flied out to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone
popped to shortstop; Harrelson singled to right; UNSER BATTED
FOR LERCH; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: RADER REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); BIRD REPLACED
UNSER (PITCHING); LaCoss popped to catcher; Griffey homered;
Kennedy singled to shortstop; Concepcion singled to third
[Kennedy to second]; Foster grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING CF); BLAIR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); McBride doubled to right; Rader
grounded out (first to pitcher) [McBride to third]; Rose singled
to right [McBride scored]; BAIR REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING);
Luzinski popped to third in foul territory; Schmidt walked [Rose
to second]; Maddox struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
2, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Bench walked; Knight flied out to left; Driessen
grounded into a double play (first unassisted) [Bench out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Boone struck out; Harrelson walked; GROSS BATTED
FOR BIRD; Gross struck out; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.