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Philadelphia Phillies @ Cincinnati Reds

1979-08-15 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 36678 · 2:19

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 2nd. Nino Espinosa earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	9
CIN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5

W: Nino Espinosa L: Fred Norman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Dale · 1B: Bruce Froemming · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Bill Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	5	0	0	0	0	1
Manny Trillo	4	0	1	0	1	2
Mike Schmidt	3	0	0	0	2	1
Greg Luzinski	4	1	2	0	0	2
Bob Boone	4	1	1	0	0	0
Garry Maddox	4	0	1	1	0	0
Larry Bowa	4	1	2	1	0	0
Mike Anderson	3	0	0	0	1	2
Nino Espinosa	4	0	2	1	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Collins	4	0	1	1	0	0
Junior Kennedy	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dave Concepcion	4	0	1	0	0	0
George Foster	4	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Bench	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ray Knight	3	1	0	0	0	0
Harry Spilman	3	0	1	1	0	0
Cesar Geronimo	3	1	1	0	0	0
Fred Norman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Pastore	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dan Driessen	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nino Espinosa	9.0	5	2	4

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Norman	3.2	6	3	3
Frank Pastore	4.1	3	1	3
Doug Bair	1.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: 63
Manny Trillo: S7
Mike Schmidt: 564(1)/FO
Greg Luzinski: K

Bot 1

Dave Collins: 43
Junior Kennedy: W
Dave Concepcion: SB2
Dave Concepcion: 13
George Foster: 43

Top 2

Bob Boone: S8
Garry Maddox: 4/P
Larry Bowa: T8/78.1-H
Mike Anderson: K
Nino Espinosa: S8.3-H
Pete Rose: 6/L

Bot 2

Johnny Bench: W
Ray Knight: 64(1)/FO
Harry Spilman: D9.1-H
Cesar Geronimo: 7
Fred Norman: 43

Top 3

Manny Trillo: K
Mike Schmidt: W
Greg Luzinski: S9.1-3
Bob Boone: 6/L
Garry Maddox: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

Dave Collins: 7/L
Junior Kennedy: 43
Dave Concepcion: D8/89
George Foster: K

Top 4

Larry Bowa: 4/P
Mike Anderson: W
Nino Espinosa: S7.1-2
Pete Rose: 9/89
Manny Trillo: W.2-3;1-2
Mike Schmidt: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Johnny Bench: K
Ray Knight: 43
Harry Spilman: 8

Top 5

Greg Luzinski: S7
Bob Boone: 13.1-2
Garry Maddox: S7.2-H;BX2(74)
Larry Bowa: 63

Bot 5

Cesar Geronimo: 31
Frank Pastore: K
Dave Collins: 43

Top 6

Mike Anderson: 3/G
Nino Espinosa: 5/P
Pete Rose: 43

Bot 6

Junior Kennedy: 63
Dave Concepcion: 13
George Foster: 9

Top 7

Manny Trillo: 8
Mike Schmidt: W
Greg Luzinski: K
Bob Boone: 43

Bot 7

Johnny Bench: S7
Ray Knight: CS2(26)#
Ray Knight: 9
Harry Spilman: 8

Top 8

Garry Maddox: 3/FL
Larry Bowa: D9
Mike Anderson: K
Nino Espinosa: K

Bot 8

Cesar Geronimo: D8/89
Dan Driessen: 8.2-3
Dave Collins: S8.3-H
Junior Kennedy: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Pete Rose: K
Manny Trillo: K
Mike Schmidt: K

Bot 9

Dave Concepcion: 53
George Foster: K
Johnny Bench: 8

Notes & reviews

Phillies manager Ozark ejected by 1B umpire Froemming for arguing that Knight was out at 1st to complete double play

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