Atlantic City Press - May 10, 1980

Leibrandt Puts Down Phils 5-2

Cinn. 5, Phila. 2

CINCINNATI (AP) - Sam Mejias drove in three runs with a fifth-inning triple, and rookie left-hander Charlie Leibrandt scattered seven hits to pace the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies Friday night. 

Leibrandt, 3-2, survived a shaky start, giving up a run in the first inning and allowing two hits in the second. 

Leibrandt, whose 2.10 earned run average leads the Reds’ pitching staff, later was touched for a run in the seventh on a double by pinch-hitter Lonnie Smith and a single by Bake McBride. 

The Reds got to Randy Lerch, 0-4, in the first and second innings for solo runs, then loaded the bases in the fifth on a single by Johnny Bench and walks to Junior Kennedy and Dan Driessen. 

Mejias, playing in place of injured George Foster, then brought them all home with his triple. 

The Reds have won five of their past six games and handed the Phillies their second defeat in the month of May against five victories. 

The Phillies opened the scoring in the first as Pete Rose walked, moved to second on an infield out and took third on Greg Luzinski’s fly to center. He scored on Bob Boone's double to left. 

Rose continued his high on-base mark, reaching base safely in every Phillies game this season except the April 15 contest against the St. Louis Cardinals. 

The Reds tied the score in their half of the first. Ken Griffey reached on a fielder’s choice and advanced to second on second baseman Ramon Aviles’ throwing error. Griffey moved to third on a single by Dave Concepcion and scored on Bench’s sacrifice fly to right field.