The Pirates got three-hit pitching from Jim Rooker but lost the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 2-0, before Don Robinson pitched a five-hitter in the second game and beat the Phillies, 5-2. Larry Christenson allowed six hits in triumphing over Rooker, who was beaten when the Phillies bunched their three hits to score two runs in the fifth inning on a single by Ted Sizemore, triple by Garry Maddox and single by Larry Bowa.

In the nightcap, Greg Luzinski homered for the Phillies in the second inning to tie the score at 1-1, but the Pirates broke away with three runs in the third on a single by Frank Taveras, forceout by Phil Garner and singles by Dave Parker, Bill Robinson and Manny Sanguillen. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    4, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .292      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Bowa ss               3   0   1   1     1   0   .305      Milner lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .288
Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .258      B. Robinson cf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Cardenal 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .280
Martin rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .289      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Foote c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .162      Ott c                 3   0   0   0     0   2   .232
Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .226      Garner 3b             3   0   2   0     0   1   .264
Christenson p         3   0   0   0     0   2   .087      Rooker p              2   0   2   0     0   0   .225
                                                            Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
                                                            Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               29   2   3   2     6   8             Totals               32   0   6   0     0   9

Time of Game: 2:21
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Pirates 5
DP: Phillies 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Sizemore
Doubles: Milner (12), B. Robinson (23)
Triples: Maddox (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (4)
GIDP: Taveras (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(8-10)     9     6   0   0   0   9   0  32   3.25
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   9   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(6-8)           8     3   2   2   6   6   0  33   4.37
Whitson                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.97
Totals                  9     3   2   2   6   8   0  36

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox popped to first in foul territory; Bowa
flied out to left; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner
doubled to left; Parker struck out; Milner was picked off second
(pitcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates
0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Cardenal walked; Martin
walked [Cardenal to second]; Foote flied out to left; Sizemore
walked [Cardenal to third, Martin to second]; Christenson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (first unassisted);
Stargell was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Bowa flied to right in
foul territory; Schmidt popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott struck out; Garner singled to center; Rooker
singled to right [Garner to second]; Taveras grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Rooker out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski popped to second; Cardenal grounded out
(second to first); Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Milner flied out to center; Parker struck out; B.
Robinson doubled to right; Stargell popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Foote popped to shortstop; Sizemore singled to
center; Christenson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
shortstop to second) [Sizemore to second]; Maddox tripled to
right [Sizemore scored]; Bowa singled to right [Maddox scored];
Schmidt walked [Bowa to second]; Luzinski struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Ott flied
out to center; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Cardenal popped to third; Martin struck out; Foote
walked; On a bunt Sizemore made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Rooker singled to right; Taveras popped to third in
foul territory; Milner was called out on strikes; Parker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Christenson was called out on strikes; Maddox
flied out to left; Bowa walked; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell
struck out; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Ott struck out; Garner singled to center;
SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ROOKER; Sanguillen reached on an error by
Sizemore [Garner to second, Sanguillen to first]; Taveras flied
out to right; Milner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: WHITSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Foote
struck out; Sizemore flied out to center; Christenson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker struck out; B. Robinson flied out to center;
Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Pirates 0.