Randy Lerch scattered six hits and drove in three runs with a homer and double as the Phillies thumped the Cubs, 12-2. The pitcher's first big league homer came in the third inning and followed Bob Boone's triple to give the Phils a 2-1 lead.

Lerch made it 3-1 in the fifth with a two-base hit to right-center, scoring Boone, who had singled. The Phils got nine runs in a sixth-inning eruption with a three-run homer by Mike Schmidt climaxing the outburst. [The Sporting News]
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Monday, April 24, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  1
Phillies     0  0  2    0  1  9    0  0  x  -  12 12  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   2   0     0   1   .313      Cardenal 1b,lf        5   0   0   1     0   0   .100
Clines lf             2   0   1   1     1   0   .258      Bowa ss               5   1   1   1     0   0   .259
Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Schmidt 3b            3   2   2   3     2   1   .340
Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Luzinski lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .286
Ontiveros 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .135        Harrelson 2b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Trillo 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Johnson 2b,1b         5   1   1   0     0   1   .063
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Maddox cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .289
  Krukow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boone c               4   3   3   2     0   0   .276
  Wallis ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .429      Martin rf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .200
Cruz cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Lerch p               2   2   2   3     2   0   .375
Rader c               2   1   0   0     1   1   .259
  Cox c               1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Fryman p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Kelleher 2b         1   0   0   0     1   0   .167

Totals               30   2   6   1     5   5             Totals               35  12  12  11     6   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 20,115
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Phillies 5
DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Moore, Johnson
Doubles: Ontiveros (3), Lerch (1)
Triples: Boone (2)
Home Runs: Lerch (1), Schmidt (3)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Fryman (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Clines (1)
GIDP: Cruz 2 (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(0-1)           5     6   5   5   2   3   1  22   5.25
Moore                   0.1   4   6   6   2   0   0   7   8.59
Krukow                  2.2   2   1   1   2   1   1  12  12.27
Totals                  8    12  12  12   6   4   2  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch W(2-1)            9     6   2   2   5   5   0  37   2.63
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   5   0  37

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (first unassisted); Clines
walked; Murcer popped to second; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt walked; Schmidt was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Johnson struck out; Maddox
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rader walked; Fryman reached on an error by Johnson on
a sacrifice bunt [Rader to second, Fryman to first]; De Jesus
singled to pitcher [Rader to third, Fryman to second]; Clines
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rader scored]; Murcer walked
[Fryman to third, De Jesus to second]; Kingman struck out;
Ontiveros flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone tripled to right; Martin struck out; Lerch
homered [Boone scored]; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bowa flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 2.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo flied out to right; Cruz popped to catcher in
foul territory; Rader lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski flied out to
center [Schmidt to second]; Johnson flied out to left; Maddox
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 2.

CUBS 5TH: Fryman struck out; De Jesus singled to right; Clines
flied out to center; Murcer lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone singled to left; Martin flied out to left
[Boone to second]; Lerch doubled to left [Boone scored];
Cardenal popped to shortstop; Bowa grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 3.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros flied
out to right; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski singled to center
[Schmidt to second]; MOORE REPLACED TRILLO (PITCHING); KELLEHER
REPLACED FRYMAN (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt Johnson singled to
pitcher [Schmidt scored (no RBI), Luzinski to third, Johnson to
second (error by Moore)]; Maddox was walked intentionally; Boone
singled to left [Luzinski scored, Johnson scored, Maddox to
second]; Martin singled to right [Maddox scored, Boone to
second]; Lerch walked [Boone to third, Martin to second];
Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first) [Boone scored, Martin
to third, Lerch to second]; Bowa singled to left [Martin scored,
Lerch to third]; KRUKOW REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Schmidt
homered [Lerch scored, Bowa scored]; Luzinski flied out to
right; Johnson popped to second; 9 R, 6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 12.

CUBS 7TH: CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JOHNSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HARRELSON REPLACED LUZINSKI
(PLAYING 2B); Cruz flied out to left; Rader struck out; Kelleher
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 12.

PHILLIES 7TH: COX REPLACED RADER (PLAYING C ); Maddox flied out
to right; Boone popped to first in foul territory; Martin
walked; Lerch walked [Martin to second]; Cardenal forced Lerch
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 12.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Clines singled
to right; Murcer flied out to center; Kingman forced Clines
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 12.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt was
called out on strikes; Harrelson singled to left; Johnson popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Phillies 12.

CUBS 9TH: Ontiveros doubled to left; WALLIS BATTED FOR KRUKOW;
Wallis singled to center [Ontiveros to third]; Cruz grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ontiveros
scored, Wallis out at second]; Cox singled to left; Kelleher
walked [Cox to second]; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 12.
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