The Phillies exploded for seven runs in the first inning, three scoring on a triple by rookie catcher Keith Moreland, to defeat the Cubs, 8-1. The Phillies sent 12 men to bat in an attack that included run-scoring singles by Manny Trillo, Mike Schmidt, Greg Gross and Larry Bowa. Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 1Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans StadiumCubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1 Phillies 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 8 13 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 Rose 1b 4 0 3 0 1 1 .327 Thompson rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Unser pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Kingman lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .288 Trillo 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .245 Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .315 McBride rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Smith ph,lf,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foote c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .260 Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .261 Seibert 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vukovich 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .281 Gross lf,rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .336 Kelleher 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Maddox cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .277 Vail ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .331 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kimm c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moreland c 4 1 3 4 0 0 .500 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Bowa ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .242 Moore p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Harrelson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Buckner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Larson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Riley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Poff lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Henderson ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .259 Geisel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 6 1 4 3 Totals 36 8 13 8 2 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 33,042 Left on Base: Cubs 7, Phillies 6 DP: Cubs 1, Phillies 2 Errors: Kingman Doubles: Maddox (27), Moreland (1) Triples: De Jesus (9), Moreland (1), Rose (5) Sacrifice Hits: Kelleher (7) GIDP: Biittner (10), Bowa (9) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen L(11-13) 0.1 5 7 7 2 0 0 8 4.36 Moore 3.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 13 4.97 Riley 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 4.50 Geisel 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00 Totals 8 13 8 8 2 4 0 38 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Larson W(1-0) 7 5 1 1 4 2 0 28 1.29 Eastwick 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.06 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 3 0 35 Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Frank Pulli CUBS 1ST: De Jesus lined to third; Thompson flied out to left; Kingman walked; Biittner forced Kingman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Rose walked; Trillo forced Rose (third to second); McBride singled to center [Trillo to third]; Schmidt singled to left [Trillo scored, McBride to second]; Gross singled to left [McBride scored, Schmidt to third (error by Kingman), Gross to second]; Maddox was walked intentionally; Moreland tripled [Schmidt scored, Gross scored, Maddox scored]; Bowa singled to left [Moreland scored]; MOORE REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Larson struck out; Rose singled to shortstop [Bowa to second]; Trillo singled to right [Bowa scored, Rose to second]; McBride forced Trillo (second to shortstop); 7 R, 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros flied out to center; Foote flied out to right; Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Gross flied out to left; Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. CUBS 3RD: Kelleher lined to shortstop; Moore struck out; De Jesus tripled to center; Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. PHILLIES 3RD: Moreland singled to right; Bowa grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Moreland out at second]; Larson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. CUBS 4TH: Kingman walked; Biittner grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at second]; Ontiveros flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. PHILLIES 4TH: Rose struck out; Trillo grounded out (third to first); McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. CUBS 5TH: Foote walked; Martin singled to right [Foote to second]; Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Foote to third, Martin to second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR MOORE; Buckner hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Foote out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. PHILLIES 5TH: RILEY REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); Schmidt flied out to center; Debut game for George Riley; Gross grounded out (second to first); Maddox doubled to left; Moreland doubled to center [Maddox scored]; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 8. CUBS 6TH: HARRELSON REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING SS); De Jesus singled to shortstop; Thompson flied out to left; Kingman made an out to shortstop; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 8. PHILLIES 6TH: Larson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose tripled to center; Trillo reached on a fielder's choice [Rose out at home (second to catcher to third)]; SMITH BATTED FOR MCBRIDE; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 8. CUBS 7TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); Foote singled to center; Martin forced Foote (pitcher to second); VAIL BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Vail walked [Martin to second]; HENDERSON BATTED FOR RILEY; Henderson singled to right [Martin scored, Vail to second]; De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 8. PHILLIES 7TH: GEISEL REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); KIMM REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING C ); SEIBERT REPLACED FOOTE (PLAYING 2B); Schmidt singled to second; Gross forced Schmidt (shortstop to second); Maddox flied out to center; Moreland forced Gross (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 8. CUBS 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); POFF REPLACED LARSON (PLAYING LF); SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman grounded out (third to first); Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 8. PHILLIES 8TH: Harrelson popped to first; Poff was called out on strikes; Rose singled to right; UNSER RAN FOR ROSE; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 8. CUBS 9TH: VUKOVICH REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Ontiveros singled to center; Seibert forced Ontiveros (shortstop to second); Martin struck out; Kimm forced Seibert (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 8. |
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