July 21, 1980 - Cincinnati 5, Phillies 4

Keith Moreland tags out Dave Concepcion on a third-inning throw from Greg Gross.
Keith Moreland tags out Dave Concepcion on a third-inning throw from Greg Gross.

The fourth loss in a row put the Phillies down three games to Pittsburgh. Hard-luck lefty Randy Lerch was rocked for ten hits and five earned runs in his 6-2/3 innings of work as the Phils fell to the remnants fo the Big Red Machine, 5-4, in Cincinnati. Lerch took his 12th loss in 15 decisions. The Phils' lineup used many of the bench players, as Greg Gross, Del Unser, and Keith Moreland all got a start. Gross and Moreland got the most of their opportunity as they got two hits each, with Gross hitting a double and Moreland smashing his fourth homer of the year, which tied the game at 2 for the time being. The Phils actually took a momentary 3-2 lead in the sixth on Larry Bowa's single, but the Reds tied the game in thier half of the inning off of Lerch. Kevin Saucier pitched 1-1/3 innings of scoreless relief for Lerch, but gave up a single to Dan Driessen that scored two runs that were charged to Lerch. The game was also marked by two rain delays that totaled 70 minutes. It was after the second rain delay (56 minutes) that the Reds scored their two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.  

Photo Album

Boxscore: Reds 5, Phillies 4

Phillies

0

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

1

-

4

Cincinnati

1

0

1

0

0

1

2

0

X

-

5

 

Phillies

AB

R

H

RBI

Rose, 1B

5

0

1

0

Gross, LF-RF

5

0

2

0

Unser, RF

3

0

0

0

Smith, PH-LF

1

0

0

0

Schmidt, 3B

3

1

0

0

Moreland, C

4

1

2

2

Maddox, CF

4

1

1

0

Trillo, 2B

3

0

1

0

Bowa, SS

4

1

2

1

Lerch, P

3

0

0

0

Saucier, P

0

0

0

0

McBride, PH

1

0

1

1

TOTALS

36

4

10

4

 

Phillies

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

Lerch (L, 3-12)

6.2

10

5

5

3

4

Saucier

1.1

2

0

0

1

0

 

Cincinnati

AB

R

H

RBI

Collins, CF

3

1

0

0

Mejias, CF-RF

1

0

1

0

Concepcion, SS

5

1

2

0

Griffey, RF

4

1

3

0

Geronimo, CF

0

0

0

0

Foster, LF

3

0

0

1

Bench, C

4

1

2

2

Knight, 3B

3

1

2

0

Driessen, 1B

3

0

1

1

Kennedy, 2B

4

0

1

1

Hume, P

0

0

0

0

LaCoss, P

2

0

0

0

Cruz, PH

1

0

0

0

Leibrandt, P

0

0

0

0

Oester, 2B

1

0

0

0

TOTALS

34

5

12

5

 

Cincinnati

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

LaCoss

6

8

3

3

2

3

Leibrandt (W, 9-6)

1

0

0

0

0

0

Hume (S, 15)

2

2

1

1

0

1

 

Game-winning RBI- Bench.

E- LaCoss (3). DP- Cincinnati 1. 2B- Gross (6), McBride (20), Concepcion (13), Kennedy (15), Griffey (15), Bench (10). 3B- Bowa (4). HR- Moreland (4). SF- Foster (3). IBB- Saucier (3, Knight). WP- Lerch (5). T- 2:33. A- 27,177.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies

 

Cincinnati Reds

Rose 1B

1

Collins CF

Gross LF

2

Concepcion SS

Unser RF

3

Griffey RF

Schmidt 3B

4

Foster LF

Moreland C

5

Bench C

Maddox CF

6

Knight 3B

Trillo 2B

7

Driessen 1B

Bowa SS

8

Kennedy 2B

Lerch P

9

LaCoss P

Game Summary

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PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to left; Gross grounded into a double play (second to first) [Rose out at second]; Unser struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 0.

 

REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (third to first); Concepcion doubled to left; Griffey walked; Lerch threw a wild pitch [Concepcion to third, Griffey to second]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to right [Concepcion scored, Griffey to third]; Bench popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 1.

 

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreland singled to center; Maddox popped to third; Trillo singled to third [Moreland to second]; Bowa lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 1.

 

REDS 2ND: Knight singled to center; Driessen struck out; Kennedy struck out; LaCoss forced Knight (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 1.

 

PHILLIES 3RD: Lerch struck out; Rose grounded out (third to first); Gross singled to center; Unser made an out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 1.

 

REDS 3RD: Collins walked; Concepcion singled to right [Collins to second]; Griffey singled to third [Collins to third, Concepcion to second]; Foster made an out to right; Bench singled to left [Collins scored, Concepcion out at home (left to third to catcher), Griffey to second]; Knight made an out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Reds 2.

 

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt walked; Moreland homered [Schmidt scored]; Maddox grounded out (second to first); Trillo struck out; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Reds 2.

 

REDS 4TH: Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy made an out to right; LaCoss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Reds 2.

 

PHILLIES 5TH: Lerch popped to shortstop; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross doubled to left; Unser made an out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Reds 2.

 

REDS 5TH: Collins made an out to center; Concepcion made an out to center; Griffey singled to left; Foster popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Reds 2.

 

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt lined to third; Moreland grounded out (third to first); Maddox singled to right; Maddox was picked off first but was safe on an error by LaCoss [Maddox to second]; Trillo walked; Bowa singled to left [Maddox scored, Trillo to second]; Lerch made an out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Reds 2.

 

REDS 6TH: Bench made an out to center; Knight singled to left; Driessen walked [Knight to second]; Kennedy doubled to left [Knight scored, Driessen to third]; 14 minute rain delay; CRUZ BATTED FOR LACOSS; Cruz struck out; Collins popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Reds 3.

 

PHILLIES 7TH: LEIBRANDT REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Rose made an out to right; Gross lined to third; SMITH BATTED FOR UNSER; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Reds 3.

 

REDS 7TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Concepcion lined to left; Griffey doubled to right; Foster popped to second; Bench doubled to center [Griffey scored]; 56 minute rain delay; SAUCIER REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Knight was walked intentionally; Driessen singled to left [Bench scored, Knight to second]; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Reds 5.

 

PHILLIES 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); HUME REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); OESTER REPLACED LEIBRANDT (PLAYING 2B); Schmidt struck out; Moreland made an out to right; Maddox made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Reds 5.

 

REDS 8TH: Oester grounded out (pitcher to first); Mejias singled to center; Concepcion lined to shortstop; Griffey made an out tocenter; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Reds 5.

 

PHILLIES 9TH: MEJIAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); Trillo grounded out (third to first); Bowa tripled to right; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR SAUCIER; McBride doubled to left [Bowa scored]; Rose made an out to left; Gross lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Reds 5.