Greg Luzinski hit a homer in each game of a twi-night doubleheader as the Phillies delighted the crowd of 61,177 by knocking off the Cubs, 4-2 and 9-2. In the opener, the Cubs counted their pair in the sixth inning on a triple by Ivan DeJesus, pass to Greg Gross, sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer and double by Jerry Morales, but the Phillies immediately tied the score in their half when Mike Schmidt tripled and Luzinski homered. The Phillies followed with two runs for their winning margin in the seventh on singles by Garry Maddox, Tommy Hutton and Ted Sizemore and a double by Jerry Martin.

In the nightcap, the Phillies broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fifth inning on a homer by Bob Boone and singles by Sizemore, Bake McBride and Larry Bowa. Luzinski's homer sparked a three-run outburst in the sixth and the Phillies wrapped it up with another trio in the eighth. Murcer homered for the Cubs. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      15, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  2    2  0  x  -   4  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   1   1   0     0   3   .267      McBride rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Gross lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .275        Martin ph,rf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .279
Buckner 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Kelleher pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
  Biittner 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Luzinski lf           4   1   2   2     0   1   .324
Murcer rf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .269      Hebner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Morales cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .329      Maddox cf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .277
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Foote c               2   0   1   0     0   1   .226
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .311        Hutton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Boone c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Bonham p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Sizemore 2b           3   1   2   1     0   1   .266
  G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Christenson p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .132
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               33   2   7   2     1   6             Totals               31   4   9   4     0   5

Time of Game: 2:12
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Phillies 4
DP: Cubs 1, Phillies 0
Doubles: Morales (23), Foote (4), Martin (10)
Triples: De Jesus (3), Schmidt (4)
Home Runs: Luzinski (20)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (8)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(9-9)           6.1   8   4   4   0   4   1  27   4.28
G. Hernandez            1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.82
Totals                  8     9   4   4   0   5   1  32

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(8-5)      7.1   7   2   2   1   4   0  30   5.48
McGraw SV(4)            1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.35
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   6   0  35

Balks: Bonham (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Dutch Rennert


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Gross flied to left in foul
territory; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Bowa grounded out (first to
pitcher); Schmidt grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: On a bunt Murcer singled to third; Murcer stole
second; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first) [Murcer to third]; Trillo lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski popped to second; Hebner flied out to
center; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald lined to right; Bonham lined to center; De
Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Foote struck out; On a bunt Sizemore singled to
pitcher; Christenson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sizemore to second]; McBride grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 4TH: Gross singled to center; Buckner singled to center
[Gross to third]; Murcer flied out to left [Buckner to second];
Morales flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt flied
out to left; Luzinski singled to center; Hebner flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonham grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
doubled to left; Sizemore was called out on strikes; Christenson
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus tripled to center; Gross walked; Buckner
popped to second; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to center [De Jesus
scored, Gross to second]; Morales doubled to third [Gross
scored]; Ontiveros was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride flied out to right; Bowa flied out to
left; Schmidt tripled to center; Luzinski homered [Schmidt
scored]; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 2.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonham singled to left; De
Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox singled to shortstop; HUTTON BATTED FOR
FOOTE; Bonham balked [Maddox to second]; Hutton singled to
shortstop [Maddox to third]; Sizemore singled to left [Maddox
scored, Hutton to second]; On a bunt Christenson forced Hutton
(third to shortstop) [Sizemore to second]; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED
BONHAM (PITCHING); MARTIN BATTED FOR MCBRIDE; Martin doubled to
left [Sizemore scored, Christenson to third]; On a bunt Bowa hit
into a double play (pitcher to third) [Christenson out at home];
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.

CUBS 8TH: BOONE REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING C ); MARTIN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first);
Buckner singled to center; KELLEHER RAN FOR BUCKNER; MCGRAW
REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Murcer struck out; Morales
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: BIITTNER REPLACED KELLEHER (PLAYING 1B); Schmidt
flied out to center; Luzinski was called out on strikes; Hebner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Phillies 4.

CUBS 9TH: Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); Trillo was
called out on strikes; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.