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Reds
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 8, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 8, 1973 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wayne Twitchell |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 36,165 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Larry Stahl | Right Fielder |
| Jack Billingham | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Wayne Twitchell | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 8, 1973
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Twitchell
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Twitchell
Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Twitchell
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Twitchell
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doyle scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Billingham
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Billingham
There goes Robinson. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Billingham
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Billingham
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Twitchell
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Twitchell
Tolan hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Twitchell
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stahl vs. Twitchell
Stahl hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Billingham
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Billingham
There goes Luzinski. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Billingham
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Billingham
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Billingham
Boone takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Billingham
Bowa takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Twitchell vs. Billingham
Twitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Twitchell for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billingham vs. Twitchell
Billingham strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Twitchell
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Twitchell
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Twitchell
Driessen hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Rose moves to third. Morgan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Twitchell
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose scores. Morgan scores. There goes Driessen trying to get to second. Luzinski throws the ball in to Schmidt who relays the ball to Bowa who tags Driessen for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Twitchell
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Billingham
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Billingham
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Billingham
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Twitchell
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Twitchell
Concepcion is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Twitchell
Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Billingham
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Billingham, and towards Morgan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Billingham
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Billingham
Schmidt is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billingham vs. Twitchell
Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Twitchell
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Twitchell
There's a wild pitch. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Twitchell
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Twitchell
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Billingham
Denis Menke now playing third base.
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Billingham
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twitchell vs. Billingham
Twitchell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Twitchell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Billingham
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Twitchell
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Twitchell
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Twitchell
Tolan bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Billingham
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Billingham
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Billingham
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Twitchell
Concepcion bunts towards the mound. Twitchell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stahl vs. Twitchell
Stahl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser who is chasing the ball. Stahl reaches third base with a triple. Concepcion goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Billingham vs. Twitchell
Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Larry Stahl.
Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Twitchell, and towards Doyle, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rose vs. Twitchell
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Twitchell
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Billingham
Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Bobby Tolan now playing right field.
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogodzinski vs. Billingham
Mike Rogodzinski pinch hits for Mike Schmidt.
Rogodzinski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Billingham
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Twitchell
Jose Pagan now playing third base.
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Twitchell
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser throws the ball in to Doyle who tags Bench trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Menke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Twitchell
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Scarce
Mac Scarce now pitching.
Tolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Scarce
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Billingham
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Billingham
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Mac Scarce.
Hutton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Billingham
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hutton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Billingham
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Billingham
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Wilson
Bill Wilson now pitching. Tom Hutton now playing first base.
Geronimo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billingham vs. Wilson
There goes Geronimo. The throw from Boone and he is out, Bowa applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billingham vs. Wilson
Billingham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Wilson
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Billingham
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Billingham
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Billingham
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1973 -- Cincinnati at Philadelphia (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Rose P, lf 2 1 1 0 Robinson B, rf 4 0 2 0
Morgan J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Doyle D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Driessen D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Menke D, 3b 0 1 0 0 Wilson B, p 0 0 0 0
Bench J, c 4 0 2 2 Luzinski G, lf 3 0 0 0
Perez T, 1b 4 0 1 1 Unser D, cf 3 0 1 0
Tolan B, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Schmidt M, 3b 2 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 1 2 0 Rogodzinski M, ph 1 0 0 0
Stahl L, rf 3 0 1 1 Pagan J, 3b 1 0 0 0
Geronimo C, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Boone B, c 2 0 0 0
Billingham J, p 3 0 0 0 Bowa L, ss 2 0 0 0
Twitchell W, p 2 0 1 0
Scarce M, p 0 0 0 0
Hutton T, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
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31 4 9 4 28 0 4 0
Cincinnati 002 000 110 -- 4
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 5 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Twitchell W (L) 7.1 9 4 3 4 4
Scarce M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson B 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
E -- Bowa L
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Twitchell W
3B -- Stahl L
CS -- Robinson B, Luzinski G, Geronimo C
WP -- Twitchell W
T -- 2:32
A -- 36165
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