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.

Moreland, who had three hits in four trips, also doubled and drove in the Phillies' last run in the fifth. Pete Rose, batting safely in his 12th straight game, had three hits to raise his season's total to 185. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         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.