Driving in three runs, two with a homer that climaxed a five-run second inning, Bake McBride led the Phillies to an 11-5 massaging of the Cubs. In the second, Richie Hebner walked, reached third on a double by Mike Schmidt and scored on a wild pitch.

A single by Bob Boone scored Schmidt. A single by Randy Lerch produced the third tally of the frame and McBride then unloaded his circuit clout. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 11, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  1  2    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   5 14  3
Phillies     0  5  1    2  3  0    0  0  x  -  11 15  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   1   1   1     2   0   .268      McBride rf            5   1   2   3     0   1   .271
Scott 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Bowa ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .299
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .257        Mackanin ph,3b      1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Buckner 1b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .313      Maddox cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .280
  Meoli pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .115      Luzinski lf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .267
Kingman lf            5   1   2   0     0   2   .248        Smith pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Vail rf               5   2   3   0     0   0   .305      Hebner 1b             3   2   3   1     1   0   .290
Murcer cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .292        Gonzalez ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .105
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Schmidt 3b            2   2   2   0     2   0   .256
Trillo 2b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .264        Harrelson ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Cox c                 4   0   3   1     0   0   .296      Boone c               5   2   2   1     0   0   .288
R. Reuschel p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .130      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .231
  McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Lerch p               1   1   1   1     0   0   .241
  Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .429        Brusstar p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Seoane p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCarver ph         1   1   0   0     0   0   .246
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reed p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  White cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244

Totals               39   5  14   5     2   7             Totals               38  11  15   9     4   2

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 20,037
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Phillies 8
DP: Cubs 1, Phillies 0
Errors: De Jesus, Scott, R. Reuschel
Doubles: Kingman (14), Murcer (21), Buckner (24), McBride (18), Schmidt (27), Maddox (30), Luzinski (28), Hebner (19)
Home Runs: McBride (9)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus 2 (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (4)
GIDP: Boone (12)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(14-13)    3.2   9   8   7   1   1   1  22   3.32
McGlothen               0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.43
Seoane                  0     2   3   3   1   0   0   3  11.25
Hernandez               2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.70
Moore                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.25
Totals                  8    15  11  10   4   2   1  43

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   2.2   8   3   3   2   2   0  17   4.03
Brusstar W(6-3)         2.1   3   1   1   0   2   0  10   2.36
Reed SV(13)             4     3   1   1   0   3   0  14   2.36
Totals                  9    14   5   5   2   7   0  41

Passed Balls: Cox (2)
Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel 2 (12)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Scott grounded
out (shortstop to first) [De Jesus to third]; Buckner reached on
a fielder's choice [De Jesus out at home (second to catcher)];
Kingman singled to left [Buckner to second]; Buckner was picked
off second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride doubled to right; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first);
Luzinski popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Vail singled to pitcher; Murcer struck out; Trillo
singled to right [Vail to second]; Cox singled to right [Vail to
third, Trillo to second]; R. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus
walked [Vail scored, Trillo to third, Cox to second]; Scott
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner walked; Schmidt doubled to right [Hebner to
third]; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Hebner scored, Schmidt
to third]; Boone singled to center [Schmidt scored]; Sizemore
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Boone to second]; R.
Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Boone to third]; Lerch singled to
left [Boone scored]; McBride homered [Lerch scored]; Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Maddox reached on an error by De
Jesus [Maddox to first]; Luzinski grounded out (second to
first); 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 5.

CUBS 3RD: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman
doubled to left; Vail grounded out (second to first) [Kingman to
third]; Murcer doubled to right [Kingman scored]; Trillo singled
to center [Murcer scored]; Cox singled to center [Trillo to
second]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); R. Reuschel flied
out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 3RD: Hebner singled to right; Schmidt singled to left
[Hebner to second]; Schmidt was picked off first but was safe on
an error by R. Reuschel [Hebner scored (unearned), Schmidt to
third]; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brusstar was called out on
strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 6.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus lined to center; Scott was called out on
strikes; Buckner singled to left; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
lined to center; Maddox doubled to left; Luzinski doubled to
center [Maddox scored]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED R. REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); Hebner singled to center [Luzinski scored, Hebner
out at second (center to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Phillies 8.

CUBS 5TH: Vail singled to left; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Vail to second]; Trillo grounded out (second to first)
[Vail to third]; Cox singled to center [Vail scored]; THOMPSON
BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 5TH: SEOANE REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Schmidt
walked; Boone singled to left [Schmidt to second]; Sizemore
singled to left [Schmidt scored, Boone to second]; MCCARVER
BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; HERNANDEZ REPLACED SEOANE (PITCHING);
McCarver forced Sizemore (first to shortstop) [Boone to third];
McBride grounded out (second to first) [Boone scored, McCarver
to second]; Bowa singled to center [McCarver scored]; Maddox
popped to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 11.

CUBS 6TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); De Jesus popped to
second; Scott grounded out (second to first); Buckner flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 11.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski popped to first; Hebner doubled to right;
Schmidt was walked intentionally; Boone grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Hebner out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 11.

CUBS 7TH: Kingman was called out on strikes; Vail flied out to
right; Murcer popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Phillies 11.

PHILLIES 7TH: MOORE REPLACED MURCER (PITCHING); WHITE REPLACED
HERNANDEZ (PLAYING CF); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first); Reed walked; McBride struck out; MACKANIN BATTED FOR
BOWA; Mackanin singled to center [Reed to third]; Maddox flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 11.

CUBS 8TH: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HARRELSON
REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING SS); Trillo struck out; Cox flied out
to left; White lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Phillies 11.

PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski reached on an error by Scott [Luzinski to
first]; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR HEBNER; SMITH RAN FOR LUZINSKI;
Gonzalez forced Smith (first to shortstop); Cox allowed a passed
ball [Gonzalez to second]; Harrelson lined to center; Boone
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Phillies 11.

CUBS 9TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GONZALEZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); De Jesus singled to left; BIITTNER BATTED FOR
SCOTT; De Jesus stole second; Biittner struck out; Buckner
doubled to center [De Jesus scored]; MEOLI RAN FOR BUCKNER;
Kingman grounded out (third to first); Vail singled to left
[Meoli out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 5, Phillies 11.