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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 4, 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 September 4, 1978 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Ed Montague |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | First Baseman |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Randy Lerch | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Tony Scott | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Roger Freed | First Baseman |
| Steve Swisher | Catcher |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 4, 1978
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Forsch
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freed scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McBride for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Forsch
Bowa hits a line drive towards third. Reitz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Maddox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Forsch
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - 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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lerch
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Lerch
There goes Scott. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Scott steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Lerch
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Lerch
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Forsch
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Forsch
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Forsch
McCarver hits a line drive towards short. Templeton catches it and throws to first to double up Schmidt. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lerch
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - 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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Lerch
Swisher hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Forsch
Lerch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Forsch
McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lerch moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Forsch
Bowa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Maddox reaches third base with a triple. Lerch scores. McBride goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luzinski vs. Forsch
Luzinski hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Lerch
Tyson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Tyson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Forsch vs. Lerch
Forsch hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Lerch
Templeton 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 -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Lerch
Scott 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 4
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Forsch
Boone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Forsch
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Forsch
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Lerch
Morales is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Lerch
Hendrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lerch
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freed vs. Lerch
Freed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Forsch
Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freed scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Forsch
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
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Lerch
Swisher 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 -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Lerch
Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Lerch
Forsch strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Forsch
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Tyson catches it and throws to first to double up Bowa. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Forsch
Luzinski hits a line drive into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - 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, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lerch
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Lerch
Morales 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 7
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Forsch
Boone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Forsch
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Forsch
There goes Schmidt. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Schmidt steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Forsch
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Lerch
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lerch
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Forsch
Lerch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Forsch
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Forsch
Bowa 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
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Lerch
Swisher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Lerch
Mike Ramsey pinch runs for Steve Swisher.
Tyson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Tyson reaches second base with a double. Ramsey moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simmons vs. Lerch
Ted Simmons pinch hits for Bob Forsch.
Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Ramsey scores. Tyson scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Lerch
Templeton bunts towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Lerch
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Simmons tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Morales hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Littell
Ted Simmons now catching. Keith Hernandez now playing first base. Jerry Mumphrey now playing right field. Mark Littell now pitching.
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Littell
There goes Maddox. The throw from Simmons and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luzinski vs. Littell
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Littell
Boone hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Littell
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1978, game 1 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 4 1 1 0 Templeton G, ss 3 0 0 0
Bowa L, ss 4 0 1 0 Scott T, lf 3 0 1 1
Maddox G, cf 3 0 2 2 Morales J, rf 4 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 4 0 0 0 Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
Boone B, c 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 3 0 0 0
Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 1 0
McCarver T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Freed R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Sizemore T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 0 0 0 0
Lerch R, p 3 1 2 0 Swisher S, c 3 0 1 0
Reed R, p 0 0 0 0 Ramsey M, pr 0 1 0 0
Mumphrey J, rf 0 0 0 0
Tyson M, 2b 3 1 2 0
Forsch B, p 2 0 0 0
Simmons T, ph-c 1 1 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 2 28 3 6 3
Philadelphia 002 000 000 -- 2
St.Louis 000 000 03x -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch R (L) 7.2 6 3 3 0 2
Reed R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch B (W) 8.0 7 2 2 1 0
Littell M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Simmons T
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, St.Louis 3
2B -- Maddox G, Tyson M 2, Simmons T
3B -- Maddox G
SB -- Scott T, Schmidt M, Maddox G
SH -- Templeton G
SF -- Scott T
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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