Completing the four-game series sweep, the Phillies muscled past the Cubs, 4-2. Greg Luzinski belted a homer in the first inning after Bake McBride had singled. Doubles by Larry Christenson and McBride produced another run in the third inning and Garry Maddox upped the margin to 4-0 with a solo round-tripper in the fourth frame. The Cubs' runs came on a triple by Dave Kingman and Larry Biittner's groundout in the sixth and a double by Rodney Scott and pinch-hit single by Mike Vail in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  7  1
Phillies     2  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     1   1   .269      McBride rf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .286
Gross cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .322
Murcer rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .249      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Kingman lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .221      Luzinski lf           2   1   1   2     2   0   .244
Biittner 1b           3   0   0   1     1   1   .272        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .221      Hebner 1b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Johnson ph,1b       3   0   0   0     0   1   .138
Scott 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .125      Maddox cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .301
R. Reuschel p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .030      Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .164
  Meoli ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Christenson p         3   1   1   0     0   1   .129
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Clines ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .281
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vail ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .231

Totals               33   2   7   2     4   3             Totals               31   4   9   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 36,075
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Phillies 6
DP: Cubs 2, Phillies 1
Errors: Biittner
Doubles: Scott (1), Christenson (1), McBride (7), Boone (6), Schmidt (12), Bowa (12)
Triples: Kingman (2)
Home Runs: Luzinski (16), Maddox (5)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (6)
GIDP: Rader (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(8-5)      2     4   3   3   0   1   1  10   2.26
Hernandez               2     2   1   1   1   3   1   9   3.82
Moore                   2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.97
Sutter                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.49
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   6   2  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(5-6)      9     7   2   2   4   3   0  37   3.63
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Gross grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to right; Bowa flied out to
center; Schmidt flied out to left [McBride to second]; Luzinski
homered [McBride scored]; Hebner struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Biittner walked; Ontiveros singled
to right [Biittner to second]; Rader popped to center; Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel lined to right; De Jesus lined to second;
Gross singled to center; Murcer walked [Gross to second];
Kingman forced Murcer (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Christenson doubled to left; McBride doubled to
left [Christenson scored]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED R. REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); Bowa reached on an error by Biittner (assist by
Hernandez) on a sacrifice bunt [McBride to third, Bowa to
second]; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski was walked intentionally;
JOHNSON BATTED FOR HEBNER; Johnson hit into a double play (left
to catcher) [McBride out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 3.

CUBS 4TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Biittner was
called out on strikes; Ontiveros flied out to right; Rader lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox homered; Boone doubled to left; Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Christenson struck out; McBride
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 5TH: Scott popped to left; MEOLI BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ;
Meoli flied out to center; De Jesus walked; Gross forced De
Jesus (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: MOORE REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Bowa flied out to
right; Schmidt doubled to left; Luzinski was walked
intentionally; Johnson hit into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Schmidt out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer flied out to left; Kingman tripled to right;
Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kingman scored];
Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox grounded out (first to pitcher); Boone
lined to center; Sizemore singled to center; Christenson lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

CUBS 7TH: Rader grounded out (first unassisted); Scott popped to
left; CLINES BATTED FOR MOORE; Clines walked; De Jesus popped to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: SUTTER REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); McBride lined
to second; Bowa doubled to right; Bowa stole third; Schmidt
lined to third; Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

CUBS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Gross grounded
out (first unassisted); Murcer singled to left; Kingman flied
out to center; Biittner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnson struck out; Maddox popped to left; Boone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

CUBS 9TH: Ontiveros singled to second; Rader grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ontiveros out at
second]; Scott doubled to left; VAIL BATTED FOR SUTTER; Vail
singled to left [Scott scored]; De Jesus lined to shortstop; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.