Winning his fifth straight game, Dick Ruthven scattered six hits in pitching the Phillies to a 3-1 triumph over the Pirates. The Phils got two runs in the third inning on a single by Ted Sizemore, triple by Ruthven and double by Larry Bowa. Their final tally came in the sixth when Bowa singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice and scored on a double by Mike Schmidt. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    10, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Phillies     0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Bowa ss               4   1   2   1     0   0   .303
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .286      Hebner 1b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .284
Parker rf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .305      Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     0   3   .255
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Milner lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .249
Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Blyleven p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .127      Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .225
  Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Ruthven p             3   1   1   1     0   1   .184
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               32   1   6   1     0   4             Totals               28   3   5   3     1   8

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 34,672
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Phillies 4
DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 1
Doubles: Taveras (25), Bowa (21), Schmidt (17)
Triples: Ruthven (2)
Home Runs: Parker (18)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Hebner (4)
GIDP: Moreno (5)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (7,by Blyleven)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(9-8)         7     5   3   3   0   7   0  27   3.48
Jackson                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.56
Totals                  8     5   3   3   1   8   0  31

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(10-8)         9     6   1   1   0   4   1  32   3.13
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   4   1  32

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (5)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Bowa grounded out (first
unassisted); Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker homered; B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher
to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); Stennett flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Schmidt flied out to
right; Maddox forced Luzinski (second to shortstop); Maddox
stole second; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to center; Blyleven grounded out
(first unassisted); Taveras doubled to left; Sanguillen grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore singled to right; Ruthven tripled to
right [Sizemore scored]; McBride grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bowa doubled to right [Ruthven scored]; Hebner grounded
out (second to first) [Bowa to third]; Luzinski struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell popped to third; Parker grounded out
(first unassisted); B. Robinson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt popped to third; Maddox grounded out
(second to first); Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Milner struck out; Stennett singled to first;
Moreno grounded into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore struck out; Ruthven grounded out (second
to first); McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Blyleven grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa singled to second; Hebner out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bowa to second]; Luzinski struck out;
Schmidt doubled to left [Bowa scored]; Maddox lined to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell was called out on strikes; Parker singled
to right; B. Robinson flied out to center; Milner singled to
second [Parker to second]; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
flied out to right; Ruthven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Moreno flied out to center; OTT BATTED FOR
BLYLEVEN; Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); McBride grounded
out (second to first); Bowa popped to third; Hebner walked;
Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies
3.

PIRATES 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Sanguillen
flied out to center; Stargell singled to right; Parker struck
out; B. Robinson forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 3.