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Friday August 11, 1978
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Exploding for nine runs in the third inning, the Phillies overwhelmed the Pirates, 15-4, as Steve Carlton coasted to his 11th victory. After Bake McBride homered in the first, the Phillies went on their scoring spree, sending 13 men to bat. Larry Bowa, who had a single and double during the outburst, drove in two runs and Garry Maddox accounted for two others. Carlton chipped in with a run-scoring single and also doubled across a pair in the sixth when the Phillies capped their scoring with a homer by Greg Luzinski. [The Sporting News]


Philadelphia Phillies 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Friday, August 11, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Pirates      0  0  2    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  6  2
Phillies     1  0  9    0  0  5    0  0  x  -  15 15  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   1   1     0   2   .275      McBride rf            3   3   2   2     2   0   .261
Sanguillen c          4   0   2   1     0   0   .284        Gonzalez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Stargell 1b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .283      Bowa ss               3   1   2   2     0   0   .306
  Brye pr,lf          1   1   0   0     0   1   .212        Harrelson ph,ss     2   0   1   1     0   1   .192
Parker rf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .305      Hebner 1b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .289
B. Robinson cf        4   0   0   0     0   2   .233      Luzinski lf           4   2   3   1     0   0   .260
Milner lf,1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Schmidt 3b            3   2   0   0     2   0   .247
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Morrison 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Berra 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .061      Maddox cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .278
Kison p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .071        Martin cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Hamilton p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCarver c            2   1   0   1     1   0   .248
  Reuss p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .154        Foote c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
                                                          Sizemore 2b           4   2   1   1     1   0   .225
                                                          Carlton p             4   2   2   3     0   0   .306
                                                            Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   6   4     1   9             Totals               37  15  15  14     6   1

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 35,101
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Phillies 6
DP: Pirates 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Taveras, Milner
Doubles: Sanguillen 2 (3), Bowa (22), Carlton (3)
Triples: Taveras (6)
Home Runs: Parker (19), McBride (4), Luzinski (27)
Stolen Bases: Hebner (3)
Sacrifice Flies: McCarver (2)
GIDP: Schmidt (2)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (8,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(3-4)            2.2   5   7   7   3   0   1  17   3.67
Hamilton                3     7   8   4   3   1   1  20   5.05
Reuss                   2.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   8   6.94
Totals                  8    15  15  11   6   1   2  45

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(11-11)        8     6   4   4   1   9   1  31   3.16
Eastwick                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.10
Totals                  9     6   4   4   1   9   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Kison (4)
Wild Pitches: Reuss (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen doubled to left; Stargell grounded out (second to
first) [Sanguillen to third]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride homered; On a bunt Bowa grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hebner singled to right; Hebner stole
second; Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Schmidt flied out to left;
Maddox flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 1.

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

PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver grounded out (first to pitcher); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Carlton flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Berra singled to second; Kison struck out; Taveras
tripled to left [Berra scored]; Sanguillen doubled to left
[Taveras scored]; Stargell struck out; Parker struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride walked; Bowa singled to first [McBride to
second]; Hebner forced Bowa (first to shortstop) [McBride scored
(error by Taveras) (no RBI), Hebner to first]; Luzinski singled
to left [Hebner to second]; Schmidt walked [Hebner to third,
Luzinski to second]; Maddox singled to right [Hebner scored,
Luzinski scored, Schmidt to third]; McCarver hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Schmidt scored, Maddox to second]; Sizemore walked;
HAMILTON REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Carlton singled to center
[Maddox scored, Sizemore to third]; McBride singled to right
[Sizemore scored, Carlton to third, McBride to second (on
throw)]; Bowa doubled to right [Carlton scored, McBride scored];
Hebner singled to center [Bowa scored]; Luzinski popped to
shortstop; 9 R, 7 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 10.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Milner singled to
center; Stennett popped to shortstop; Berra flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 10.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt flied out to right; Maddox flied to left
in foul territory; McCarver walked; Sizemore popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 10.

PIRATES 5TH: Hamilton grounded out (second to first); Taveras
struck out; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Phillies 10.

PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton grounded out (first unassisted); McBride
flied out to right; HARRELSON BATTED FOR BOWA; Harrelson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 10.

PIRATES 6TH: HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Stargell
walked; BRYE RAN FOR STARGELL; Parker homered [Brye scored]; B.
Robinson struck out; Milner grounded out (second to first);
Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Phillies 10.

PHILLIES 6TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MILNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Hebner flied out to right; Luzinski
homered; Schmidt walked; Maddox flied out to right; McCarver
reached on an error by Milner [Schmidt to second, McCarver to
first]; Sizemore singled to left [Schmidt scored (unearned),
McCarver to second]; Carlton doubled to center [McCarver scored
(unearned), Sizemore scored (unearned)]; REUSS REPLACED HAMILTON
(PITCHING); Reuss threw a wild pitch [Carlton to third]; Dave
Hamilton ejected by HP umpire Bruce Froemming for throwing at
Bake McBride; McBride walked (walk was charged to Hamilton);
Harrelson singled to right [Carlton scored (unearned), McBride
to second]; Hebner singled to right [McBride to third, Harrelson
out at third (right to third)]; 5 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Phillies 15.

PIRATES 7TH: FOOTE REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); GONZALEZ
REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING RF); MARTIN REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING
CF); Berra popped to shortstop; Reuss struck out; Taveras struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 15.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski singled to left; Schmidt grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Luzinski out at
second]; Martin popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 15.

PIRATES 8TH: MORRISON REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); Sanguillen
flied out to right; Brye struck out; Parker flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 15.

PHILLIES 8TH: Foote flied out to right; Sizemore popped to
catcher in foul territory; CARDENAL BATTED FOR CARLTON; Cardenal
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
4, Phillies 15.

PIRATES 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); B. Robinson
popped to shortstop; Milner flied out to right; Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Phillies 15.



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