After squandering a 6-1 lead, the Cardinals finally beat the Phillies, 8-6, in 10 innings. The Phils tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on a walk to Larry Bowa, a stolen base, an infield grounder and a sacrifice fly by pitch-hitter Tim McCarver.

In the Redbird 10th, Ken Reitz blooped a triple into right field with two out to score pinch-runner Mike Ramsey and break the deadlock. Ramsey was running for Ted Simmons, who opened the inning with a single. Reitz scored an insurance run when first baseman Jose Cardenal dropped a throw from shortstop on a grounder by Mike Tyson. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals    0  2  2    0  0  2    0  0  0    2  -   8 11  0
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  0    4  0  1    0  -   6 10  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   0   1   1     0   1   .280      McBride rf            5   2   1   0     1   0   .276
Mumphrey rf           3   0   1   0     2   1   .252      Bowa ss               3   2   2   0     3   0   .301
Hendrick cf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .277      Maddox cf             5   1   1   3     0   0   .282
Simmons c             4   1   3   0     1   1   .292      Luzinski lf           3   1   2   2     1   0   .272
  Ramsey pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Morrison pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .157
  Swisher c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .276        Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Hernandez 1b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .254      Hebner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Iorg lf               3   2   2   1     0   0   .196        Smith pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .248        McCarver ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .252
  Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     1   2   .254
Reitz 3b              5   1   1   2     0   1   .245      Boone c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Tyson 2b              5   1   1   1     0   2   .242        Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Martinez p            2   0   1   1     0   0   .186        Foote c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .180
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .231
  Scott ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Dineen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gonzalez ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Cardenal ph,1b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .254
                                                            Cruz pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  11   7     4   8             Totals               38   6  10   6     7   3

Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 33,106
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Phillies 11
DP: Cardinals 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Cardenal
Doubles: Mumphrey (12), Iorg (1), Simmons 2 (39), Bowa (29)
Triples: Reitz (2)
Home Runs: Hendrick (19), Luzinski (30)
Stolen Bases: Bowa 2 (25), Smith (2), Harrelson (5)
Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (6), Hernandez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Iorg (1), McCarver (3)
GIDP: Dineen (1)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (10,by Littell)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez                6.2   7   5   5   5   2   1  31   3.90
Lopez                   1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.93
Littell W(2-8)          1     0   1   1   2   0   0   6   2.94
Frazier                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.60
Schultz SV(6)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.70
Totals                 10    10   6   6   7   3   1  47

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 2     6   4   4   1   3   1  13   5.23
Brusstar                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.32
Eastwick                3     3   2   2   2   2   0  13   3.71
McGraw                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.99
Reed L(2-3)             1     2   2   1   0   0   0   6   2.41
Totals                 10    11   8   7   4   8   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Littell (3)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton made an out to second; Mumphrey doubled
to left; Hendrick lined to third; Simmons walked; Hernandez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride popped to third in foul territory; Bowa
walked; Maddox forced Bowa (pitcher to shortstop); Luzinski
singled to left [Maddox to second]; Hebner grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg doubled to right; Reitz struck out; Tyson
singled to center [Iorg scored]; Martinez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Tyson to second]; Templeton singled to
right [Tyson scored]; Mumphrey was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt singled to center; Boone grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Schmidt to second]; Sizemore flied out to
center; Lonborg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hendrick homered; Simmons doubled to right;
BRUSSTAR REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out
(first unassisted) [Simmons to third]; Iorg hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Simmons scored]; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride walked; Bowa singled to left [McBride to
third]; Maddox grounded out (second to first) [McBride scored,
Bowa to second]; Luzinski walked; Hebner popped to third;
Schmidt struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies
1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone walked; Sizemore popped to second; DINEEN
BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Dineen grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: EASTWICK REPLACED DINEEN (PITCHING); Mumphrey
walked; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Hendrick flied out to center; Simmons was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Bowa
walked; Bowa stole second; Maddox flied out to left; Luzinski
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Phillies
1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez walked; Iorg singled to center
[Hernandez to third]; Reitz grounded out (third to first)
[Hernandez scored, Iorg to second]; Tyson struck out; Martinez
singled to center [Iorg scored]; Templeton flied out to left; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hebner flied out to center; Schmidt was called out
on strikes; Boone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons doubled to right;
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Sizemore flied out to right; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR
EASTWICK; Gonzalez popped to catcher in foul territory; McBride
singled to right; Bowa doubled to right [McBride to third];
Maddox singled to center [McBride scored, Bowa scored]; Luzinski
homered [Maddox scored]; LOPEZ REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING);
Hebner singled to right; SMITH RAN FOR HEBNER; Smith stole
second; Schmidt flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Phillies 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCGRAW
REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Iorg grounded out (pitcher to first);
Reitz lined to shortstop; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone singled to center; HARRELSON RAN FOR BOONE;
Sizemore struck out; CARDENAL BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Cardenal
popped to second; Harrelson stole second; McBride grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Phillies 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: FOOTE REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING C ); CARDENAL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SCOTT BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Scott was
called out on strikes; Templeton flied out to center; Mumphrey
walked; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LITTELL
REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Bowa walked; Bowa stole second; Maddox
grounded out (third to first) [Bowa to third]; Luzinski was hit
by a pitch; MORRISON RAN FOR LUZINSKI; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
MCGRAW; McCarver hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bowa scored];
Schmidt walked [Morrison to second]; Foote grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Phillies 6.

CARDINALS 10TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); MARTIN
REPLACED MORRISON (PLAYING LF); Simmons singled to right; RAMSEY
RAN FOR SIMMONS; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Ramsey to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR LITTELL; Garrett
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ramsey to third]; Reitz
tripled to right [Ramsey scored]; Tyson reached on an error by
Cardenal [Reitz scored (unearned) (no RBI), Tyson to first];
Scott popped to third; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
8, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 10TH: SWISHER REPLACED RAMSEY (PLAYING C ); FRAZIER
REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Sizemore singled to shortstop;
Cardenal forced Sizemore (third to second); CRUZ RAN FOR
CARDENAL; SCHULTZ REPLACED FRAZIER (PITCHING); McBride popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Phillies 6.
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