The leader in career victories among the major leagues' active pitchers, Jim Kaat gave up only three hits in his first start of the season as the Phillies whitewashed the Cubs, 7-0. The victory was the southpaw's 254th and tied him for 23rd place on the all-time list with Urban Faber. Mike Schmidt's RBI double gave the Phils a run in the first inning and Kaat and Larry Bowa drove in second-inning runs. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     25, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2
Phillies     1  2  1    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   7 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .309      McBride rf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Clines lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Bowa ss               4   1   3   1     1   0   .293
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Schmidt 3b            5   2   2   1     0   0   .345
Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Luzinski lf           3   2   2   1     2   0   .311
Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .279        Martin pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hebner 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .267
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Maddox cf             4   1   2   2     1   0   .306
Cruz cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Boone c               2   1   0   0     3   0   .258
Rader c               2   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .050
  Cox ph,c            0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000      Kaat p                3   0   0   1     0   1   .000
Lamp p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Roberts p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kelleher 2b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .231

Totals               30   0   3   0     1   5             Totals               33   7  10   7     8   4

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 17,227
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Phillies 12
DP: Cubs 2, Phillies 1
Errors: Murcer, Rader, Maddox
Doubles: Schmidt (5)
Home Runs: Luzinski (3)
Stolen Bases: Luzinski (2), Maddox 2 (5)
GIDP: Roberts (1), Maddox (2), Boone (3)
Hit by Pitch: Kaat (1,by Roberts), Hebner (3,by Roberts)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp L(1-3)             2     5   4   4   1   2   1  13   5.06
Roberts                 4     4   3   2   5   2   0  22   4.50
Moore                   2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   6.75
Totals                  8    10   7   6   8   4   1  43

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(1-0)             9     3   0   0   1   5   0  31   0.00
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   5   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Roberts 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Roberts (1), Moore (3)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Clines was
called out on strikes; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa
singled to left; Schmidt doubled to left [Bowa scored]; Luzinski
reached on a fielder's choice [Schmidt out at third (shortstop
to third to second)]; Luzinski stole second; Hebner popped to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman reached on an error by Maddox [Kingman to
second]; Trillo was called out on strikes; Ontiveros grounded
out (first unassisted); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox singled to shortstop; Maddox stole second;
Boone walked; Maddox stole third; Johnson struck out; Kaat
reached on a fielder's choice [Maddox scored, Boone to second];
McBride struck out; Bowa singled to left [Boone scored, Kaat to
second]; Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 3.

CUBS 3RD: Rader struck out (catcher to first); Lamp struck out;
De Jesus flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski homered; ROBERTS REPLACED LAMP
(PITCHING); Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox
walked; Boone walked [Maddox to second]; Roberts threw a wild
pitch [Maddox to third, Boone to second]; Johnson struck out;
Kaat was hit by a pitch; McBride popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 4TH: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer flied
out to center; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (third to first); Schmidt
reached on an error by Murcer [Schmidt to third]; Luzinski
walked; Hebner singled to right [Schmidt scored (unearned),
Luzinski to second]; Maddox grounded into a double play (second
to first to shortstop) [Hebner out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 5.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo popped to second; Ontiveros grounded out
(second to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone flied out to center; Johnson flied out to
right; Kaat was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 5.

CUBS 6TH: Rader singled to right; Roberts grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Rader out at second]; De
Jesus singled to center; Clines flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa
singled to left [Bowa out at second (left to second)]; Schmidt
singled to center; Luzinski walked [Schmidt to second]; Hebner
was hit by a pitch [Schmidt to third, Luzinski to second];
Maddox singled to left [Schmidt scored, Luzinski scored, Hebner
to second]; Boone was walked intentionally [Hebner to third,
Maddox to second]; Johnson forced Boone (shortstop to second); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

CUBS 7TH: Murcer flied out to center; Kingman struck out; Trillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: MOORE REPLACED TRILLO (PITCHING); KELLEHER
REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING 2B); Kaat grounded out (first
unassisted); McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa
walked; Moore threw a wild pitch [Bowa to third (error by
Rader)]; Schmidt popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 7.

CUBS 8TH: Ontiveros flied out to right; Cruz flied out to left;
COX BATTED FOR RADER; Cox walked; Kelleher singled to left [Cox
to second]; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Luzinski singled
to right; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hebner walked [Martin to
second]; Maddox forced Hebner (shortstop to second) [Martin to
third, Maddox to first]; Boone grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

CUBS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Clines flied out
to right; Murcer lined to second; Kingman grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 7.