The Phillies thumped the Pirates, 6-2, belting Pittsburgh ace John Candelaria for six runs and nine hits in seven innings. Greg Luzinski smashed a two-run homer, his first of the season, and winning pitcher Jim Lonborg had a two-run double. The righthander scattered seven hits in eight innings. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Monday, April     17, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  3  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   6  9  2
Pirates      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martin rf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .143      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .314      Moreno cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .241
Schmidt 3b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .286      Parker rf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .289
Luzinski lf           2   1   1   2     2   1   .308      B. Robinson lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Hebner pr,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .273
Cardenal 1b,lf        4   0   1   1     1   0   .200      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .179
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .323      Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .172
Boone c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .158      Garner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .107
Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .207      Candelaria p          1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Lonborg p             4   1   1   2     0   3   .400        Brye ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6   9   6     5   7             Totals               32   2   7   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  7,343
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Pirates 6
DP: Phillies 2, Pirates 0
Errors: Martin, Maddox, Taveras 2
Doubles: Bowa (3), Lonborg (1), Martin (1), Schmidt (3), Cardenal (1)
Triples: Ott (1)
Home Runs: Luzinski (1), Parker (2)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (3)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (1)
GIDP: Stennett (3), Moreno (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(1-1)          8     7   2   2   3   5   1  32   4.15
McGraw                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.50
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   6   1  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(1-2)       7     9   6   4   4   6   1  35   3.13
Tekulve                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.35
Totals                  9     9   6   4   5   7   1  42

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


PHILLIES 1ST: Martin flied out to right; Bowa doubled to right;
Bowa stole third; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski walked; Cardenal
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras lined to third; Moreno singled to right
[Moreno to second (error by Martin)]; Parker grounded out
(second to first); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox popped to shortstop; Boone singled to
center; Sizemore singled to left [Boone to third]; Lonborg
doubled to left [Boone scored, Sizemore scored]; Martin doubled
to left [Lonborg scored]; Bowa flied out to center [Martin to
third]; Schmidt struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to center; Stennett singled to
center [Stennett to second (error by Maddox)]; Ott flied out to
center; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski struck out; Cardenal flied out to right;
Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria grounded out (second to first); Taveras
struck out; Moreno walked; Parker homered [Moreno scored]; B.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone flied out to right; Sizemore grounded out
(second to first); Lonborg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Stennett grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Stargell out at second]; Ott
tripled to center; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Martin popped to shortstop; Bowa reached on an
error by Taveras [Bowa to first]; Schmidt lined to right;
Luzinski homered (unearned) [Bowa scored (unearned)]; Cardenal
walked; Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Candelaria walked; Taveras flied out to left;
Moreno grounded into a double play (second to first) [Candelaria
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox reached on an error by Taveras [Maddox to
first]; Boone flied out to left; Sizemore singled to left
[Maddox to second]; Lonborg struck out; Martin popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker singled to shortstop; B. Robinson flied out
to left; Stargell struck out; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa flied out to left; Schmidt doubled to right;
Luzinski was walked intentionally; HEBNER RAN FOR LUZINSKI;
Cardenal doubled to center [Schmidt scored, Hebner to third];
Maddox was walked intentionally; Boone popped to shortstop;
Sizemore flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CARDENAL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ott popped to shortstop; Garner
struck out; BRYE BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Brye flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Lonborg struck
out; Martin popped to first in foul territory; Bowa grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno singled to
right; Parker singled to right [Moreno to second]; B. Robinson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to third, Parker to
second]; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt popped to shortstop; Hebner walked;
Cardenal forced Hebner (second to shortstop); Maddox forced
Cardenal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
6, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Stennett
grounded out (first unassisted); Ott grounded out (first to
pitcher); Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Pirates 2.