A triple by Ray Knight keyed a two-run sixth inning that lifted the Reds to a 3-2 triumph over the Phillies and pinned the defeat on Steve Carlton. The game was tied, 1-1, when Johnny Bench singled, Knight tripled him home and then scored on a single by Dan Driessen. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      22, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  1
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               4   1   0   0     1   2   .287      Collins cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .288
Gross lf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .242        Mejias cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Smith pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .354      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     1   0   .245
McBride rf            5   0   3   1     0   0   .300      Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .312
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .260      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Bench c               3   2   2   0     1   0   .279
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .328      Knight 3b             3   1   2   1     1   1   .291
Boone c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .228      Driessen 1b           3   0   1   2     0   0   .276
Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .272
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .136      Soto p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  G. Vukovich ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               36   2   9   2     3   7             Totals               27   3   7   3     6   5

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 28,079
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Reds 8
DP: Phillies 3, Reds 0
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Collins (9), Knight (29), Bench (11)
Triples: McBride (7), Knight (5)
Home Runs: Boone (6)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (10), Maddox (18)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Soto (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Driessen (6)
GIDP: Foster (7)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(15-5)         6     5   3   2   4   5   0  27   2.17
McGraw                  2     2   0   0   2   0   0   8   2.45
Totals                  8     7   3   2   6   5   0  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto W(4-4)             9     9   2   2   3   7   1  39   3.96
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   7   1  39

Passed Balls: Bench (3)
Wild Pitches: Carlton (11), Soto (5)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Dave Pallone


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross
walked; McBride singled to right [Gross to second]; Bench
allowed a passed ball [Gross to third, McBride to second];
Schmidt struck out; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins doubled to right; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first) [Collins to third]; Griffey struck out; Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo popped to catcher in foul territory; Boone
homered; Bowa singled to left; Bowa stole second; Carlton flied
out to right; Rose struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench singled to left; Knight doubled to left [Bench
to third]; Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bench scored,
Knight to third]; Kennedy flied out to center; Soto struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Gross lined to left; McBride tripled to right;
Schmidt lined to shortstop; Maddox lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Collins flied out to center; Concepcion walked;
Griffey struck out while Concepcion was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds
1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Trillo grounded out (first to pitcher); Boone
flied out to left; Bowa singled to right; Carlton struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster struck out; Bench walked; Carlton threw a wild
pitch [Bench to second]; Knight struck out; Driessen grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rose struck out; Gross flied to left in foul
territory; McBride flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Kennedy walked; Soto out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Kennedy to second]; Collins walked; Concepcion forced
Kennedy (third unassisted) [Collins to second]; Griffey flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt struck out; Maddox singled to center;
Maddox stole second [Maddox to third on a wild pitch]; Trillo
flied out to left; Boone popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Foster popped to first; Bench reached on an error by
Schmidt; Knight tripled to center [Bench scored (unearned)];
Driessen singled to left [Knight scored]; Kennedy flied out to
center; Soto popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Reds 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); G.
VUKOVICH BATTED FOR CARLTON; G. Vukovich lined to left; Rose
walked; Gross singled to center [Rose to third]; McBride singled
to right [Rose scored, Gross to third]; Schmidt flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED G. VUKOVICH (PITCHING); Collins
grounded out (second to first); Concepcion singled to third;
Griffey walked [Concepcion to second]; Foster grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Concepcion to third,
Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds
3.

PHILLIES 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Maddox flied
out to left; Trillo struck out; Boone walked; Bowa popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Bench doubled to center; Knight was walked
intentionally; Driessen forced Knight (first to shortstop)
[Bench to third]; Kennedy lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Driessen out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
2, Reds 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: UNSER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Unser flied out to left;
Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross singled to center;
SMITH RAN FOR GROSS; McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 3.