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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 7, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 7, 1978 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Aurelio Lopez |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,671 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Terry Tata |
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 |
| Randy Lerch | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Tony Scott | Left Fielder |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Roger Freed | First Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Lopez | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 7, 1978
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Lopez
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Lopez
Bowa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Bowa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Lopez
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Lopez
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Bowa scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Lopez
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Lopez
Maddox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lerch
Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Lerch
There goes Templeton. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Templeton steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Lerch
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Lerch
Lerch spins, and has Templeton trapped. He throws to Schmidt who tags Templeton for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Lerch
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lopez
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Lopez
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lerch vs. Lopez
Lerch strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Lopez
McBride hits a line drive into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lerch
Jerry Martin now playing center field.
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Lerch
Freed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lerch
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Lopez
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Lopez
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Lopez
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Lerch
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Lerch
Tyson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lerch
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Lopez
Hebner 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 -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lopez
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lopez
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lerch
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lerch
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner fields the ball and throws to Lerch covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Lerch
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Lerch
There goes Scott. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Scott steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Lerch
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freed vs. Lerch
Freed hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Lopez
Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Lopez
Lerch 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 -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Lopez
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Lopez
There goes McBride. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. McBride steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Lopez
Bowa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Bowa reaches second base with a double. McBride scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Lopez
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. Bowa scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Lopez
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lerch
Reitz hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Lerch
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Lerch
Tyson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Tyson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Lerch
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Lopez
Hebner hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lopez
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lopez
Boone hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lerch
Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lerch
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Lerch
Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lerch
Simmons 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, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Lopez
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freed scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sizemore for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Lopez
Lerch 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 -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Lopez
McBride is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Lerch
Freed hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Freed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Lerch
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freed moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Lerch
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freed scores. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Lerch
Tyson bunts towards the mound. Lerch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swisher vs. Lerch
Steve Swisher pinch hits for Aurelio Lopez.
Swisher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reitz scores. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Templeton vs. McGraw
Ken Oberkfell pinch runs for Steve Swisher. Tug McGraw now pitching.
Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morales scores. Oberkfell moves to third. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scott vs. McGraw
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hendrick vs. McGraw
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Oberkfell scores. Templeton scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. McGraw
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Thomas
Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. Roy Thomas now pitching.
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Thomas
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Thomas
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Thomas
Hebner takes first base on ball four. Schmidt moves to third. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarver vs. Littell
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Jerry Martin. Mark Littell now pitching.
McCarver hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Littell
Boone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freed vs. McGraw
Orlando Gonzalez now playing right field. Bake McBride now playing center field.
Freed hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. McGraw
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. McGraw
There's a wild pitch. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. McGraw
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tyson vs. Brusstar
Warren Brusstar now pitching.
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Littell
Keith Hernandez now playing first base.
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Littell
Bud Harrelson pinch hits for Warren Brusstar.
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Littell
McBride strikes out. Simmons drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McBride out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1978 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf-cf 4 1 0 0 Templeton G, ss 4 1 2 1
Bowa L, ss 4 2 2 1 Scott T, lf 4 0 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Thomas R, p 0 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 3 0 1 1 Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
Hebner R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 4 1 2 3
Maddox G, cf 1 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 3 0 0 0
Martin J, cf 2 0 0 0 Freed R, 1b 4 1 1 0
McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez O, rf 0 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 1 2 0
Boone B, c 4 0 1 0 Morales J, rf 4 1 2 1
Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Tyson M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lerch R, p 3 0 0 0 Lopez A, p 2 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 Swisher S, ph 1 0 1 1
Brusstar W, p 0 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, pr 0 1 0 0
Harrelson B, ph 1 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, lf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 4 2 34 6 12 6
Philadelphia 100 020 000 -- 3
St.Louis 000 001 50x -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch R (L) 6.1 8 5 5 1 2
McGraw T 1.0 4 1 1 0 0
Brusstar W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez A (W) 7.0 4 3 2 2 5
Thomas R 0.1 0 0 0 3 0
Littell M (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Reitz K
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, St.Louis 5
2B -- Bowa L 2, Luzinski G, Tyson M, Freed R, Hendrick G
HR -- Hendrick G
SB -- Templeton G, Scott T, McBride B
CS -- Templeton G
WP -- McGraw T
T -- 2:07
A -- 18671
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