Not to be outdone by the Phillies' other batters, Randy Lerch rapped a pair of doubles while beating the Cardinals, 6-3, as the East division leaders posted their sixth straight victory. Garry Maddox hit a single, double and homer in the Phillies' attack and Richie Hebner also homered. Maddox' double in the first inning started the Phillies' scoring. Doubles by Lerch and Bake McBride added a run in the second.

Maddox hit his homer in the fourth and Hebner connected in the fifth before the Phillies wrapped it up with two runs in the seventh on a single by Maddox, double by Greg Luzinski and subsequent sacrifice fly by Mike Schmidt. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   3  7  0
Phillies     1  1  0    1  1  0    2  0  x  -   6 13  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .281      McBride rf            5   1   2   1     0   2   .277
Scott lf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .242      Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .299
Morales rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Maddox cf             4   2   3   2     0   0   .282
Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .288      Luzinski lf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .269
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .278        Smith pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .245        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   1     0   1   .255      Hebner 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .287
Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .243      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .254
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .185      Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .232
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Lerch p               4   1   2   0     0   0   .226
  Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               31   3   7   2     3   7             Totals               34   6  13   6     1   3

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 35,824
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Phillies 7
DP: Cardinals 2, Phillies 2
Errors: Bowa
Doubles: Simmons (37), Hendrick (27), Maddox (29), Lerch 2 (3), McBride (17), Luzinski (26)
Home Runs: Maddox (10), Hebner (16)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (23)
Sacrifice Flies: Hernandez (5), Schmidt (6)
GIDP: Morales (11), Simmons (17), Sizemore (9)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (9,by Forsch)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(11-16)         4.1  10   4   4   1   2   2  25   3.56
Lopez                   1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.02
Frazier                 2     2   2   2   0   0   0   8   3.66
Totals                  8    13   6   6   1   3   2  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch W(9-8)            9     7   3   2   3   7   0  35   3.93
Totals                  9     7   3   2   3   7   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Forsch (5)
Wild Pitches: Lerch (5)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton lined to left; Scott struck out;
Morales popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to center; Bowa singled to center
[McBride to third]; Maddox doubled to right [McBride scored,
Bowa to third]; Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Hebner
was walked intentionally; Schmidt popped to shortstop; Boone
forced Maddox (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Lerch
doubled to center; McBride doubled to center [Lerch scored];
Bowa singled to left [McBride to third]; Bowa stole second;
Maddox flied out to right; Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Hebner
popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez flied out to center; Tyson walked;
Forsch struck out; Templeton forced Tyson (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore singled to left;
Lerch flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Morales
walked; Simmons struck out; Hendrick forced Morales (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride struck out; Bowa grounded out (second to
first); Maddox homered; Luzinski was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to center; Hernandez struck out;
Tyson flied out to right; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hebner homered; Schmidt grounded out (third to
first); Boone singled to left; LOPEZ REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING);
Sizemore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Boone out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to catcher; Scott singled to
left [Templeton to second]; Morales grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Templeton to third, Scott out at
second]; Simmons doubled to left [Templeton scored]; Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Lerch doubled to center; McBride struck out; Bowa
lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Lerch out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz flied out to center; Hernandez flied out to
left; Tyson walked; FREED BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Freed grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: FRAZIER REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Maddox singled
to shortstop; Luzinski doubled to left [Maddox scored]; SMITH
RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted) [Smith
to third]; Schmidt hit a sacrifice fly to left [Smith scored];
Boone grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING LF); Templeton
grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to center; Lerch
threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; Morales singled to
shortstop [Scott scored (error by Bowa) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Morales out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Lerch
grounded out (second to first); McBride grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick doubled to right; Reitz flied out to
center [Hendrick to third]; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Hendrick scored]; Tyson struck out (catcher to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 6.