Larry Christenson not only pitched an eight-hitter and shut out the Cardinals, 7-0, but also drove in four runs to lead the Phillies' attack. Christenson accounted for his RBIs with a single, a homer with a man on base and a pass with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     8, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  3
Phillies     0  2  0    2  0  0    3  0  x  -   7 11  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .429      McBride rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bowa ss               5   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Templeton ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Schmidt 3b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .222
Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .444      Luzinski lf           3   0   2   1     1   0   .333
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Martin pr,lf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .375      Hebner 1b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .667
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Boone c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .000
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .429      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .125
Rasmussen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Christenson p         3   1   2   4     1   0   .667
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Iorg ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               33   0   8   0     1   4             Totals               35   7  11   7     4   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 24,441
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Phillies 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Brock 2, Falcone
Doubles: Bowa (1), Sizemore (1), Schmidt (1)
Triples: Scott (1)
Home Runs: Hebner (1), Christenson (1)
Caught Stealing: Hebner (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hebner (1)
GIDP: Morales (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(0-1)        4     7   4   4   1   2   2  19   9.00
Falcone                 2     4   3   2   2   0   0  14   9.00
Littell                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Hamilton                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    11   7   6   4   4   2  40

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(1-0)      9     8   0   0   1   4   0  34   0.00
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   4   0  34

Passed Balls: Boone (1)
Wild Pitches: Rasmussen (1), Christenson (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Templeton singled to
pitcher [Brock to second]; Morales lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Templeton out at first]; Boone allowed a
passed ball [Brock to third]; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa
doubled to left; Rasmussen threw a wild pitch [Bowa to third];
Schmidt popped to shortstop; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz
struck out; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner homered; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to
first); Boone grounded out (third to first); Sizemore doubled to
left; Christenson singled to left [Sizemore scored]; McBride
singled to center [Christenson to second]; Bowa flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen
flied to right in foul territory; Brock was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski singled to
right; Hebner forced Luzinski (second to shortstop); Hebner was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton lined to shortstop; Morales singled to
left; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; Hernandez
singled to right [Morales to third]; Reitz forced Hernandez
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies
2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox struck out; Boone walked; Sizemore struck
out; Christenson homered [Boone scored]; McBride flied out to
center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Scott popped to third in foul territory; Tyson
singled to left; DWYER BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Dwyer flied out to
left; Christenson threw a wild pitch [Tyson to second]; Brock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: FALCONE REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Bowa flied out
to center; Schmidt lined to right; Luzinski walked; Hebner
singled to first [Luzinski to second]; Maddox forced Hebner
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies
4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to center; Morales grounded
into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Templeton out
at second]; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone popped to catcher in foul territory;
Sizemore reached on an error by Brock [Sizemore to second];
Christenson popped to second; McBride grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz
popped to catcher in foul territory; Scott tripled to center;
Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa singled to left; Schmidt doubled to left
[Bowa scored (RBI), Schmidt to third (error by Brock)]; Luzinski
singled to center [Schmidt scored]; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI;
Hebner reached on an error by Falcone on a sacrifice bunt
[Martin to second, Hebner to first]; Maddox walked [Martin to
third, Hebner to second]; LITTELL REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING);
Boone struck out; Sizemore flied out to right; Christenson
walked [Martin scored (unearned), Hebner to third, Maddox to
second]; McBride popped to third; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); IORG BATTED
FOR LITTELL; Iorg struck out; Brock singled to center; Templeton
made an out to second; Morales lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); IORG STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt struck out;
Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
walked; Reitz forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); Scott
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 7.