Phillies @ Reds
August 15, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 3 9 0
Reds 2 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 3 9 0
Reds 2 5 0

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .263
OBP .667 .368
At Bats 2 331
Hits 1 87
• Singles 1 62
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 57
RBI’s 0 55

Nino Espinosa Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 9 0
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Riverfront Stadium - August 15, 1979
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Nino Espinosa
Bob Boone
Pete Rose
Manny Trillo
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Greg Luzinski
Garry Maddox
Mike Anderson
Johnny Bench

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 3 9 0 9
Cincinnati Reds 2 5 0 3
Winning Pitcher Nino Espinosa
Losing Pitcher Fred Norman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Larry Bowa
Attendance 36,678
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 9 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 9 Trillo strikes out.
Top 9 Doug Bair now pitching. Rose strikes out.
Bottom 8 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geronimo scores.
Bottom 8 Dan Driessen pinch hits for Frank Pastore. Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Geronimo moves to third.
Bottom 8 Geronimo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Geronimo reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Espinosa strikes out.
Top 8 Anderson strikes out.
Top 8 Bowa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Bowa reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Maddox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spilman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spilman hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Bench. The throw from Boone and he is out, Bowa applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Luzinski strikes out.
Top 7 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Espinosa hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out.
Bottom 5 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pastore strikes out.
Bottom 5 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Espinosa covering, for the out.
Top 5 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster throws the ball in to Kennedy who tags Maddox, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Luzinski scores.
Top 5 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pastore fields it and throws to first for the out. Luzinski moves to second.
Top 5 Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Spilman hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench strikes out.
Top 4 Frank Pastore now pitching. Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Trillo takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to third. Espinosa moves to second.
Top 4 Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Espinosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second.
Top 4 Anderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bowa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Concepcion reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Boone hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to third.
Top 3 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Trillo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spilman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Anderson. Spilman reaches second base with a double. Knight goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rose hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Espinosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bowa scores.
Top 2 Anderson strikes out.
Top 2 Bowa hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo who is chasing the ball. Bowa reaches third base with a triple. Boone goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Kennedy. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Kennedy steals second.
Bottom 1 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Luzinski strikes out.
Top 1 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.