Extending their lead in the N. L. East to five games, the Phillies scored early and hung on to edge the Cubs, 6-5. A single by Bob Boone in the second inning plated the Phils' first tally and a two-run homer by Jose Cardenal upped the margin to 3-0 in the third.

In the fourth inning, Jerry Martin tripled and scored on single by Boone. Ted Sizemore followed with a single and Dick Ruthven drove in Boone and Sizemore with a three-base hit to give the Phils a 6-0 advantage that was enough to offset a three-run homer by Mike Vail in the seventh and a two-run double by Bobby Murcer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Sunday, July      2, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     0  1  2    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 13  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  2  -   5 12  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .291      Scott cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Harrelson ss,2b       4   1   2   0     1   2   .229        Geisel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cardenal 1b           5   1   1   2     0   2   .284        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     2   2   .244        Clines ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .292
Johnson 3b            5   1   3   0     0   1   .178      Gross lf,cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Martin cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .290      Biittner 1b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .263
Boone c               4   1   2   2     1   0   .264      Murcer rf             4   0   2   2     1   1   .252
Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .195      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     1   1   .237
  Bowa ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Trillo 2b             4   1   0   0     0   2   .268
Ruthven p             3   0   1   2     0   0   .118      De Jesus ss           3   1   2   0     1   0   .262
  Brusstar p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Cox c                 2   0   2   0     0   0   .241
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vail ph,lf          2   1   1   3     0   0   .286
                                                          Holtzman p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            McGlothen p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Meoli ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .120
                                                            Gordon c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  13   6     6   9             Totals               36   5  12   5     5   7

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 25,934
Left on Base: Phillies 11, Cubs 9
DP: Phillies 3, Cubs 1
Doubles: Martin (5), Murcer (9)
Triples: Martin (2), Ruthven (1)
Home Runs: Cardenal (2), Vail (1)
Stolen Bases: McBride (17), Harrelson (1)
GIDP: Cardenal (2), Trillo (6), Scott (2), McGlothen (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(5-7)          6.1   7   3   3   3   4   1  26   3.61
Brusstar                2     3   1   1   2   3   0  11   2.94
McGraw SV(6)            0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.56
Totals                  9    12   5   5   5   7   1  41

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(0-3)         3     4   4   4   3   6   1  15   6.19
McGlothen               4     7   2   2   2   2   0  20   4.31
Geisel                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.40
Moore                   1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.25
Totals                  9    13   6   6   6   9   1  44

Passed Balls: Boone (2)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Harrelson struck out; Cardenal
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Scott was called out on strikes; Gross flied out to
right; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski popped to second; Johnson singled to
left; Martin walked [Johnson to second]; Boone singled to center
[Johnson scored, Martin to third]; Sizemore was walked
intentionally [Boone to second]; Martin was out trying to
advance to home (catcher to third to pitcher); Ruthven forced
Sizemore (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer struck out; Ontiveros singled to shortstop;
Trillo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Ontiveros out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride struck out; Harrelson walked; Cardenal
homered [Harrelson scored]; Luzinski was called out on strikes;
Johnson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus flied out to center; Cox singled to right;
Holtzman singled to center [Cox to second]; Scott grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Holtzman out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Martin tripled to right; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED
HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Boone singled to left [Martin scored];
Sizemore singled to left [Boone to second]; Ruthven tripled to
center [Boone scored, Sizemore scored]; McBride reached on a
fielder's choice [Ruthven out at home (second to catcher)];
Harrelson singled to center [McBride to second]; Cardenal
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Harrelson out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer walked; Ontiveros
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
6, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski struck out; Johnson singled to left;
Martin doubled to left [Johnson to third]; Boone was walked
intentionally; Sizemore popped to third in foul territory;
Ruthven forced Boone (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo was called out on strikes; De Jesus singled to
center; Cox singled to center [De Jesus to second]; McGlothen
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cox out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride flied out to center; Harrelson was called
out on strikes; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to pitcher); Gross singled
to left; Biittner struck out; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski walked; Johnson singled to first
[Luzinski to second]; Martin flied out to center; Boone lined to
third; Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros walked; Trillo forced Ontiveros (third to
second); De Jesus walked [Trillo to second]; VAIL BATTED FOR
COX; Vail homered [Trillo scored, De Jesus scored]; MEOLI BATTED
FOR MCGLOTHEN; BRUSSTAR REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Meoli
walked; Scott walked [Meoli to second]; Boone allowed a passed
ball [Meoli to third, Scott to second]; Gross struck out;
Biittner lined to shortstop; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Cubs 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: VAIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GORDON REPLACED
MEOLI (PLAYING C ); GEISEL REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); GROSS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Brusstar grounded out (pitcher
to first); McBride singled to center; Harrelson singled to left
[McBride to second]; MOORE REPLACED GEISEL (PITCHING); Cardenal
was called out on strikes; McBride stole third and Harrelson
stole second; Luzinski was walked intentionally; Johnson forced
Luzinski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies
6, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros struck out; Trillo
struck out; De Jesus singled to center [Murcer to second]; Vail
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
6, Cubs 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone
grounded out (third to first); Sizemore grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: BOWA REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING SS); HARRELSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Gordon grounded out (pitcher to first);
CLINES BATTED FOR MOORE; Clines singled to center; MCGRAW
REPLACED BRUSSTAR (PITCHING); Gross flied out to left; Biittner
singled to left [Clines to third]; Murcer doubled to right
[Clines scored, Biittner scored]; Ontiveros grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 5.