Supporting Steve Carlton's seven-hit pitching with a 13-hit attack, the Phillies held on to first place in the N. L. East by downing the Cubs, 8-1. Mike Schmidt was the batting star, driving in four runs, one with a double and three with a homer. Schmidt's double scored Richie Hebner for the Phillies' first run in the second inning. His homer came in the following frame after singles by Larry Bowa and Hebner. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     0  2  3    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   8 13  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .275      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Bowa ss               5   2   2   0     0   0   .301      Scott 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Maddox cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Vail rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .271      Kingman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   3   .249
  Martin pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Hebner 1b             4   2   3   2     1   0   .291      Clines lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .260
Schmidt 3b            4   1   3   4     1   1   .254      White cf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .254
McCarver c            5   1   1   0     0   2   .246      Blackwell c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Sizemore 2b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .233      R. Reuschel p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Carlton p             3   0   1   1     1   0   .288        Johnson ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .218
                                                            Geisel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  13   8     4   7             Totals               34   1   7   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 14,269
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Cubs 7
DP: Phillies 0, Cubs 1
Errors: De Jesus, Kingman
Doubles: Schmidt (25), McCarver (9), McBride (16), Maddox (27), Hebner (18), White (3)
Home Runs: Schmidt (18), McBride (7), Johnson (4)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (13)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(13-12)        9     7   1   1   1   7   1  35   3.01
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   7   1  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(13-12)    8    11   6   6   3   6   2  37   3.18
Geisel                  1     2   2   1   1   1   0   7   3.52
Totals                  9    13   8   7   4   7   2  44

Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (9)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride lined to right; Bowa reached on an error
by Kingman [Bowa to first]; Maddox popped to third in foul
territory; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Scott struck out; Vail
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner singled to right; Schmidt doubled to right
[Hebner scored, Schmidt out at third (right to second to
third)]; McCarver doubled to center; Sizemore grounded out
(pitcher to first) [McCarver to third]; Carlton singled to
center [McCarver scored]; McBride grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Trillo grounded out (third to
first); Clines lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
2, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa singled to third; Maddox lined to center;
Luzinski struck out; Hebner singled to right [Bowa to second];
Schmidt homered [Bowa scored, Hebner scored]; McCarver struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: White walked; Blackwell flied out to right; R.
Reuschel flied out to center; De Jesus lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Sizemore struck out; Carlton grounded out (second
to first); McBride doubled to center; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Scott flied out to center; Vail struck out; Kingman
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox doubled to left; Luzinski popped to first
in foul territory; Hebner walked; Schmidt struck out while
Maddox was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo lined to second; Clines flied out to center;
White popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: McCarver popped to second; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carlton grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Blackwell singled to right; R. Reuschel popped to
third in foul territory; De Jesus flied out to center; Scott
singled to center [Blackwell to second]; Vail flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: McBride homered; Bowa grounded out (second to
first); Maddox flied out to right; Luzinski walked; MARTIN RAN
FOR LUZINSKI; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kingman struck
out; Trillo singled to center; Clines struck out; White singled
to right [Trillo to third]; Blackwell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt singled to center; Schmidt stole second;
R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Schmidt to third]; Cubs
Manager Herman Franks ejected by HP umpire Doug Harvey after
Harvey warned pitcher Rick Reuschel on a brushback pitch; Franks
kicked dirt on Harvey's trousers; McCarver struck out;
Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Carlton walked; McBride
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Johnson homered; De
Jesus flied out to center; Scott flied out to left; Vail flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: GEISEL REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Bowa singled
to center; Maddox reached on an error by De Jesus [Bowa to
second, Maddox to first]; Martin struck out; Hebner doubled to
right [Bowa scored, Maddox scored (unearned)]; Schmidt was
walked intentionally; McCarver forced Schmidt (shortstop to
second) [Hebner to third]; Sizemore flied out to right; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Kingman singled to left; Trillo popped to second;
Clines struck out; White doubled to left [Kingman to third];
Blackwell lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 8,
Cubs 1.