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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
April 8, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 8, 1978 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Christenson |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 24,441 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Doug Harvey |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Eric Rasmussen | Pitcher |
| Vern Rapp | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Larry Christenson | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
April 8, 1978
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Christenson
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Christenson
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christenson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Christenson
Morales hits a line drive towards short. Bowa catches it and throws to first to double up Templeton. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Christenson
The ball gets by Boone for a passed ball. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Christenson
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Rasmussen
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rasmussen
Bowa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Bowa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Rasmussen
There's a wild pitch. Bowa moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Rasmussen
Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luzinski vs. Rasmussen
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Christenson
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Christenson
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Christenson
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Rasmussen
Hebner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rasmussen
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rasmussen
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rasmussen
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christenson vs. Rasmussen
Christenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Rasmussen
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Christenson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Rasmussen
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Christenson
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmussen vs. Christenson
Rasmussen hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Christenson
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Rasmussen
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Rasmussen
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Rasmussen
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Rasmussen
There goes Hebner. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Tyson applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Christenson
Templeton hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Christenson
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Christenson
Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Christenson
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Christenson
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rasmussen
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rasmussen
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Rasmussen
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Rasmussen
Christenson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Rasmussen
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Christenson
Scott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Christenson
Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Christenson
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen.
Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Christenson
There's a wild pitch. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Christenson
Brock 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
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Falcone
Pete Falcone now pitching.
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Falcone
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Falcone
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Falcone
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Falcone covering. Safe. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Falcone
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Christenson
Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Christenson
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christenson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Christenson
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Falcone
Boone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Falcone
Sizemore hits a fly ball towards left. Brock settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Brock. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christenson vs. Falcone
Christenson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Falcone
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McBride for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Christenson
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops it up and throws to first, with Christenson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Christenson
Reitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Christenson
Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tyson vs. Christenson
Tyson 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
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Falcone
Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Falcone
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Brock fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Brock. Bowa goes all the way around to score. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luzinski vs. Falcone
Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Falcone
Jerry Martin pinch runs for Greg Luzinski.
Hebner bunts towards the mound. Falcone juggles the ball. That's an error on Falcone. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Falcone
Maddox takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to third. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sizemore vs. Littell
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Christenson vs. Littell
Christenson takes first base on ball four. Martin scores. Hebner moves to third. Maddox moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McBride vs. Littell
McBride hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Christenson
Jerry Martin now playing left field. Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mark Littell.
Iorg strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Christenson
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Christenson
Templeton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Christenson
Morales hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching. Dane Iorg now playing left field.
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Hamilton
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hamilton
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Christenson
Simmons 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Christenson
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Christenson
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Christenson
Scott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1978 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 2 0 McBride B, rf 5 0 1 0
Hamilton D, p 0 0 0 0 Bowa L, ss 5 1 2 0
Templeton G, ss 4 0 2 0 Schmidt M, 3b 5 1 1 1
Morales J, rf 4 0 1 0 Luzinski G, lf 3 0 2 1
Simmons T, c 4 0 0 0 Martin J, pr-lf 1 1 0 0
Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 1 0 Hebner R, 1b 3 1 2 1
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Maddox G, cf 3 0 0 0
Scott T, cf 4 0 1 0 Boone B, c 3 1 0 0
Tyson M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 1 1 0
Rasmussen E, p 1 0 0 0 Christenson L, p 3 1 2 4
Dwyer J, ph 1 0 0 0
Falcone P, p 0 0 0 0
Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
Iorg D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 8 0 35 7 11 7
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia 020 200 30x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen E (L) 4.0 7 4 4 1 2
Falcone P* 2.0 4 3 2 2 0
Littell M 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Hamilton D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson L (W) 9.0 8 0 0 1 4
* Pitched to 5 batters in 7th
E -- Brock L 2, Falcone P
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Bowa L, Sizemore T, Schmidt M
3B -- Scott T
HR -- Hebner R, Christenson L
CS -- Hebner R
SH -- Hebner R
WP -- Rasmussen E, Christenson L
PB -- Boone B
T -- 2:13
A -- 24441
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