Getting solid hitting and effective pitching, the Phillies swept a twin bill from the Astros, 6-1 and 8-2. In the first game, Mike Schmidt hit the home run with a mate aboard to key a four-run third inning. A walk to Greg Luzinski, double by Richie Hebner and single by Garry Maddox accounted for two more tallies.

The first Phillie run in the second game came in the third inning on a walk to Bud Harrelson and double by Larry Bowa. The Phils made it 3-0 in the fourth frame on a solo homer by Luzinski and squeeze bunt by Harrelson. Larry Christenson held the Astros hitless until Terry Puhl doubled with two out in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 21, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 11  0
Phillies     0  0  4    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   6 10  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Martin rf             3   1   0   0     2   1   .287
Puhl cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .293      Bowa ss               5   0   4   0     0   0   .309
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Schmidt 3b            5   1   1   3     0   2   .253
Cruz rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Luzinski lf           1   1   0   0     1   0   .245
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .281      Hebner 1b             2   1   1   1     2   0   .264
Howe 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .297      Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Bergman lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Boone c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .251
Pujols c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .149      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .213
  Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .330      Ruthven p             3   1   1   0     1   0   .150
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .233
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walling ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .234
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bannister p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244

Totals               35   1  11   1     2   6             Totals               30   6  10   5     7   3

Time of Game: 2:35
Left on Base: Astros 9, Phillies 9
DP: Astros 2, Phillies 3
Doubles: Howe (29), Pujols (5), Puhl (14), Walling (3), Watson (17), Bowa 2 (15), Hebner (13), Maddox (20)
Home Runs: Schmidt (12), Boone (8)
Stolen Bases: Landestoy (2), Cruz (17), Luzinski (8), Martin (5)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (3), Martin (2)
GIDP: Watson (11), Bergman (3), Luzinski (6), Ruthven (1)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski 2 (5,by Niekro,by McLaughlin)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(6-8)           5     7   5   5   3   2   1  24   5.31
Zamora                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.91
McLaughlin              0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.95
Bannister               1.1   2   1   1   2   0   1   8   4.38
Totals                  8    10   6   6   7   3   2  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(7-8)          9    11   1   1   2   6   0  37   3.51
Totals                  9    11   1   1   2   6   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (5), McLaughlin (2)
Wild Pitches: Niekro 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Puhl
walked; Cabell was called out on strikes; Cruz flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
doubled to right; Schmidt was called out on strikes; Luzinski
was hit by a pitch; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson was called out on strikes; Howe doubled to
left; Bergman struck out; Pujols doubled to right [Howe scored];
Niekro was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Boone flied
out to left; Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy singled to right; Landestoy stole second;
Puhl doubled to center [Landestoy to third]; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); Cruz was walked intentionally; Watson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Ruthven singled to left; Martin struck out; Bowa
flied out to center; Schmidt homered [Ruthven scored]; Luzinski
walked; Luzinski stole second; Hebner doubled to right [Luzinski
scored]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Hebner to third]; Niekro
threw a wild pitch [Hebner scored]; Maddox singled to center;
Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe singled to center; Bergman grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second];
Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone flied out to left; Sizemore popped to first;
Ruthven popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Niekro struck out; Landestoy singled to pitcher;
Puhl flied out to right; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Martin walked; Martin stole second; Bowa singled
to right [Martin to third]; Schmidt forced Bowa (shortstop to
second) [Martin scored]; Luzinski grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole second; Watson
struck out; Howe grounded out (third to first); Bergman grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hebner walked; Maddox doubled to left [Hebner to
third]; ZAMORA REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Boone flied out to
center; Sizemore was walked intentionally; Ruthven grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sizemore out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Pujols flied out to center; WALLING BATTED FOR
ZAMORA; Walling doubled to left; Landestoy flied out to center;
Puhl lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Martin
walked; Martin was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to second to first); Bowa singled to center; Schmidt
struck out; Luzinski was hit by a pitch [Bowa to second];
BANNISTER REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Hebner walked [Bowa to
third, Luzinski to second]; Maddox forced Hebner (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled to center; Cruz lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Cabell out at first]; Watson doubled to
left; Howe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 1, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone homered; Sizemore flied out to center;
Ruthven walked; Martin flied out to right; Bowa doubled to right
[Ruthven to third]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Bergman grounded out (shortstop to first); ALOU
BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Alou singled to center; HOWARD BATTED FOR
BANNISTER; Howard flied out to left; Landestoy popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 6.

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