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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 25, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 25, 1978 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 19,788 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Ed Vargo |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | First Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Bud Harrelson | Second Baseman |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Gene Clines | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 25, 1978
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Carlton
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Carlton
The umpire calls a balk on Carlton De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Clines vs. Carlton
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Carlton
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Carlton
Carlton fires to first and picks off Buckner. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Carlton
Kingman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Kingman reaches third base with a triple. Clines scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Trillo vs. Carlton
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Carlton
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnstone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Reuschel
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Reuschel
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Reuschel
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Carlton
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Carlton
Reuschel is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Reuschel
Carlton hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Carlton
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Carlton
Clines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Carlton
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Carlton
Kingman takes first base on ball four. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. Carlton
Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clines scores. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Carlton
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Reuschel
Johnstone hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Carlton
Ontiveros is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Carlton
Reuschel hits a popup into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Reuschel
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Reuschel
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Carlton
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Carlton
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Carlton
Buckner bunts towards second. Harrelson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Harrelson. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Carlton
Kingman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. Carlton
There goes Kingman. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Harrelson applying the tag. Buckner moves to third. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Reuschel
Carlton hits a popup into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride bunts towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Carlton
Trillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Carlton
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Carlton
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Hernandez
Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Jay Johnstone.
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Hernandez
Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Foote vs. Sutter
Barry Foote pinch hits for Tim McCarver. Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenal scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Sutter
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutter covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sutter vs. Carlton
Barry Foote now catching. Jose Cardenal now playing first base.
Sutter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Carlton
De Jesus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cardenal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Carlton
Clines hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Clines reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Carlton
Buckner hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Carlton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutter
Richie Hebner pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Sutter
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Sutter
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Sutter
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Kingman hits a popup into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Reed
Trillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Reed
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Reed
Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Ontiveros reaches third base with a triple. Trillo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Reed
Rader is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Sutter vs. Reed
Sutter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Sutter
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Sutter
Cardenal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Sutter
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Foote vs. Sutter
Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Sutter
Harrelson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1978 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 4 0 1 0 De Jesus I, ss 4 1 1 0
Bowa L, ss 4 0 1 0 Clines G, rf 4 2 2 0
Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 2 1
Luzinski G, lf 3 0 0 0 Kingman D, lf 2 0 1 1
Johnstone J, 1b 2 0 1 0 Trillo M, 2b 3 2 2 2
Cardenal J, ph-1b 1 1 0 0 Murcer B, cf 4 0 0 0
Maddox G, cf 4 0 2 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 4 0 1 1
McCarver T, c 2 0 0 0 Rader D, c 3 0 0 0
Foote B, ph-c 2 0 0 1 Reuschel R, p 2 0 0 0
Harrelson B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hernandez G, p 0 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 2 0 0 0 Sutter B, p 2 0 0 0
Hebner R, ph 1 0 1 0
Reed R, p 0 0 0 0
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33 1 6 1 32 5 9 5
Philadelphia 000 000 100 -- 1
Chicago 201 001 01x -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L) 7.0 8 4 3 2 5
Reed R 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (W) 6.0 3 0 0 0 2
Hernandez G 0.1 1 1 1 1 1
Sutter B (S) 2.2 2 0 0 1 3
E -- Schmidt M, Harrelson B
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Chicago 7
2B -- Maddox G
3B -- Kingman D, Clines G, Ontiveros S
HR -- Trillo M
CS -- Kingman D
Balk -- Carlton S
T -- 2:01
A -- 19788
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