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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 6, 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 September 6, 1978 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 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 | September 6, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| 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 | 14,269 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Rodney Scott | Third Baseman |
| Mike Vail | Right Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | First Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
| Jerry White | Center Fielder |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 6, 1978
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a line drive into right field. Vail 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 towards first. Kingman juggles the ball. That's an error on Kingman. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Carlton
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Carlton
Vail hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Reuschel
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. Vail throws the ball in to Scott who tags Schmidt trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hebner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Reuschel
McCarver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. McCarver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Reuschel
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carlton vs. Reuschel
Carlton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarver scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Carlton
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Carlton
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Carlton
Clines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Reuschel
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Reuschel
McCarver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Carlton
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Carlton
Blackwell hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuschel vs. Carlton
Reuschel hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Carlton
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Reuschel
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Reuschel
Carlton 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, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. McBride reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Carlton
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Carlton
Vail strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Carlton
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clines. Maddox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Reuschel
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt strikes out. There goes Maddox. The throw from Blackwell and Maddox is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Carlton
Trillo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Carlton
Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Carlton
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Reuschel
McCarver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Reuschel
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Reuschel
Carlton 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 6
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Carlton
Blackwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuschel vs. Carlton
Reuschel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Carlton
De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Carlton
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blackwell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vail vs. Carlton
Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa 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, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Reuschel
Jerry Martin pinch runs for Greg Luzinski.
Hebner 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 7
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Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Carlton
Jerry Martin now playing left field.
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Carlton
Trillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Carlton
Clines strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Carlton
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blackwell vs. Carlton
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Reuschel
There goes Schmidt. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Schmidt steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Reuschel
There's a wild pitch. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarver vs. Reuschel
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sizemore vs. Reuschel
Sizemore 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, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carlton vs. Reuschel
Carlton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
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
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Carlton
Davey Johnson pinch hits for Rick Reuschel.
Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Carlton
De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Carlton
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Carlton
Vail hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Geisel
Dave Geisel now pitching.
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Geisel
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Geisel
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Geisel
Hebner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Hebner reaches second base with a double. Bowa scores. Maddox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Geisel
Schmidt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Geisel
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Hebner moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sizemore vs. Geisel
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Carlton
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Carlton
Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Carlton
Clines strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Carlton
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. White reaches second base with a double. Kingman moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blackwell vs. Carlton
Blackwell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1978 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 5 1 2 1 De Jesus I, ss 4 0 0 0
Bowa L, ss 5 2 2 0 Scott R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Maddox G, cf 5 1 1 0 Vail M, rf 4 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 3 0 0 0 Kingman D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Martin J, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Hebner R, 1b 4 2 3 2 Clines G, lf 4 0 0 0
Schmidt M, 3b 4 1 3 4 White J, cf 3 0 2 0
McCarver T, c 5 1 1 0 Blackwell T, c 4 0 1 0
Sizemore T, 2b 5 0 0 0 Reuschel R, p 2 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 3 0 1 1 Johnson D, ph 1 1 1 1
Geisel D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 8 13 8 34 1 7 1
Philadelphia 023 000 102 -- 8
Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (L) 8.0 11 6 6 3 6
Geisel D 1.0 2 2 1 1 1
E -- Kingman D, De Jesus I
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Chicago 7
2B -- Schmidt M, McCarver T, McBride B, Maddox G, Hebner R, White J
HR -- Schmidt M, McBride B, Johnson D
SB -- Schmidt M
CS -- Maddox G
WP -- Reuschel R
T -- 2:31
A -- 14269
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