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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1978-09-06 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 14269 · 2:31

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 8–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 3rd. Steve Carlton earned the win. Mike Schmidt went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	13
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7

W: Steve Carlton L: Rick Reuschel SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Doug Harvey · 1B: Andy Olsen · 2B: Jim Quick · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bake McBride	5	1	2	1	0	0
Larry Bowa	5	2	2	0	0	0
Garry Maddox	5	1	1	0	0	0
Greg Luzinski	3	0	0	0	1	2
Richie Hebner	4	2	3	2	1	0
Mike Schmidt	4	1	3	4	1	1
Tim McCarver	5	1	1	0	0	2
Ted Sizemore	5	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Carlton	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jerry Martin	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivan de Jesus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rodney Scott	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Vail	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Kingman	4	0	1	0	0	3
Manny Trillo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Clines	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jerry White	3	0	2	0	1	0
Tim Blackwell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Reuschel	2	0	0	0	0	0
Davey Johnson	1	1	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Carlton	9.0	7	1	7

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reuschel	8.0	11	3	6
Dave Geisel	1.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bake McBride: 9/L
Larry Bowa: E3.B-1
Garry Maddox: 5/FL
Greg Luzinski: K

Bot 1

Ivan de Jesus: 9
Rodney Scott: K
Mike Vail: 4/P

Top 2

Richie Hebner: S9
Mike Schmidt: D9.1-H;BX3(945)
Tim McCarver: D8
Ted Sizemore: 13.2-3
Steve Carlton: S8.3-H
Bake McBride: 43

Bot 2

Dave Kingman: K
Manny Trillo: 53
Gene Clines: 4/L

Top 3

Larry Bowa: S5
Garry Maddox: 8/L
Greg Luzinski: K
Richie Hebner: S9.1-2#
Mike Schmidt: HR.2-H;1-H
Tim McCarver: K

Bot 3

Jerry White: W
Tim Blackwell: 9
Rick Reuschel: 8
Ivan de Jesus: 7/L

Top 4

Ted Sizemore: K
Steve Carlton: 43
Bake McBride: D8
Larry Bowa: 63

Bot 4

Rodney Scott: 8
Mike Vail: K
Dave Kingman: K

Top 5

Garry Maddox: D7
Greg Luzinski: 3/FL
Richie Hebner: W
Mike Schmidt: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 5

Manny Trillo: 4/L
Gene Clines: 8
Jerry White: 5/FL

Top 6

Tim McCarver: 4/P
Ted Sizemore: 63
Steve Carlton: 43

Bot 6

Tim Blackwell: S9
Rick Reuschel: 5/FL
Ivan de Jesus: 8
Rodney Scott: S8.1-2
Mike Vail: 8

Top 7

Bake McBride: HR
Larry Bowa: 43
Garry Maddox: 9
Greg Luzinski: W
Richie Hebner: 43

Bot 7

Dave Kingman: K
Manny Trillo: S8
Gene Clines: K
Jerry White: S9.1-3
Tim Blackwell: 43

Top 8

Mike Schmidt: S8
Tim McCarver: SB2#
Tim McCarver: WP.2-3
Tim McCarver: K
Ted Sizemore: 43
Steve Carlton: W
Bake McBride: 43

Bot 8

Davey Johnson: HR
Ivan de Jesus: 8
Rodney Scott: 7
Mike Vail: 9

Top 9

Larry Bowa: S8
Garry Maddox: E6.1-2;B-1
Jerry Martin: K
Richie Hebner: D9.2-H;1-H(UR)
Mike Schmidt: IW
Tim McCarver: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Ted Sizemore: 9

Bot 9

Dave Kingman: S7
Manny Trillo: 4/P
Gene Clines: K
Jerry White: D7.1-3
Tim Blackwell: 4/L

Notes & reviews

Cubs Manager Herman Franks ejected by HP umpire Doug Harvey after Harvey warned pitcher Rick Reuschel on a brushback pitch; Franks kicked dirt on Harvey's trousers

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