Sunday May 27, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
In addition to pitching his third straight complete-game victory, Steve Carlton contributed three hits to the Phillies' attack while beating the Cubs, 6-4. Pete Rose also rapped three hits. The Phils took advantage of an error by Dave Kingman to score three unearned runs in the first inning.

After Kingman dropped a fly by Mike Schmidt as one run scored, Tim McCarver walked to load the bases and Ramon Aviles hit a two-run single. Greg Luzinski batted in a run with a single in the second and added another with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Sunday, May 27, 1979 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 - 4 4 2 Phillies 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 x - 6 14 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .255 McBride rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .231 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 Maddox cf 5 1 0 0 0 1 .287 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Rose 1b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .363 Kingman lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .299 Luzinski lf 4 2 2 2 1 0 .264 Martin cf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .275 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Schmidt 3b 4 1 0 0 1 2 .276 Foote c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .203 McCarver c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .206 Kelleher 3b 2 1 2 0 0 0 .304 Aviles 2b 4 0 2 2 1 0 .372 Vail ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 Meoli ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .204 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Carlton p 4 0 3 0 0 0 .212 Caudill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mejias ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Dillard ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Totals 32 4 4 3 2 5 Totals 39 6 14 5 5 5 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 47,087 Left on Base: Cubs 3, Phillies 14 DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 0 Errors: Kingman, Foote, Meoli Doubles: Kelleher (2), Sizemore (7), McCarver (2), Carlton (1) Triples: Rose (1) Home Runs: Martin (5), Luzinski (6) Stolen Bases: McBride (9), Rose (7), Schmidt (2), Maddox (8), Carlton (1) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caudill L(0-1) 5 10 5 2 5 2 0 31 5.84 Moore 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 7.40 Hernandez 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 9 4.61 Totals 8 14 6 3 5 5 1 44 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton W(6-5) 9 4 4 2 2 5 1 34 3.40 Totals 9 4 4 2 2 5 1 34 Wild Pitches: Caudill (2), Carlton (4) Balks: Carlton (2) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Terry Tata CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Sizemore struck out; Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to center; McBride stole second; Maddox struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first) [McBride to third]; Luzinski walked; Schmidt reached on an error by Kingman [McBride scored (unearned) (no RBI), Luzinski to second]; McCarver was walked intentionally [Luzinski to third, Schmidt to second]; Aviles singled to right [Luzinski scored (unearned), Schmidt scored (unearned), McCarver to third, Aviles to second (on throw)]; Meoli walked; Carlton popped to third in foul territory; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 2ND: McBride grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled to center; Caudill threw a wild pitch [Rose to second]; Luzinski singled to center [Rose scored]; Schmidt lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. CUBS 3RD: Foote flied out to right; Kelleher singled to left; Carlton balked [Kelleher to second]; Caudill popped to second; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 3RD: McCarver struck out; Aviles grounded out (shortstop to first); Meoli singled to right; Carlton singled to left [Meoli to second]; McBride singled to second [Meoli to third, Carlton to second]; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. CUBS 4TH: Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner flied out to center; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 4TH: Rose singled to pitcher; Luzinski flied out to right; Schmidt walked [Rose to second]; Rose stole third and Schmidt stole second; McCarver flied out to center; Aviles walked; Meoli flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. CUBS 5TH: Martin flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton singled to center; McBride popped to catcher in foul territory; Maddox forced Carlton (shortstop to second); Maddox stole second [Maddox to third (error by Foote)]; Rose tripled to right [Maddox scored]; Luzinski popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 5. CUBS 6TH: Kelleher doubled to left; MEJIAS BATTED FOR CAUDILL; Mejias grounded out (second to first) [Kelleher to third]; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kelleher scored]; Sizemore doubled to left; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 6TH: MOORE REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Schmidt struck out; McCarver doubled to center; Aviles grounded out (shortstop to first); Meoli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 5. CUBS 7TH: Kingman reached on an error by Meoli [Kingman to first]; Martin walked [Kingman to second]; Murcer struck out; Foote walked [Kingman to third, Martin to second]; VAIL BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Kingman scored (unearned), Martin to third]; Vail forced Foote (third to second) [Martin scored (unearned)]; DILLARD BATTED FOR MOORE; Dillard struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 7TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HERNANDEZ REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Carlton doubled; Carlton stole third; McBride popped to shortstop; Maddox flied out to right; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 5. CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski homered; Schmidt struck out; McCarver made an out to third; Aviles singled to center; Meoli forced Aviles (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 6. CUBS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Kingman flied out to center; Martin homered; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Foote flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 6.

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