The Phillies broke their club record for most consecutive victories, set in 1955, by extending their winning streak to 12 games with a 10-2 and 4-2 sweep of a doubleheader with the Cubs. In the opener, Larry Christenson pitched a four-hitter and Mike Schmidt smashed two homers, a double and single, driving in six runs.

In the nightcap, after the Cubs counted in the first inning on a single by Bill Buckner, Greg Luzinski tied the score with a homer in the second. The Cubs regained the lead in their half with a single by Steve Swisher and double by Mick Kelleher. Ted Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to put the Phillies even again in the fourth and then drove in the deciding run with a single in the the sixth, scoring Bob Boone, who had doubled. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 10, Chicago Cubs 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    14, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     0  0  0    3  2  0    0  2  3  -  10 13  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  4  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .291      Gross cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .296
  Hutton 1b           1   1   1   0     0   0   .241      Biittner lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .294
Bowa ss               5   2   3   0     0   0   .282      Buckner 1b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .302
Schmidt 3b            5   4   4   6     0   0   .292      Murcer rf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .275
Luzinski lf           4   2   1   0     1   0   .320      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   1     0   1   .297
Hebner 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
  Martin ph,cf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Mitterwald c          2   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Johnstone rf          5   0   1   1     0   3   .309        Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
McCarver c            3   0   1   2     0   1   .325        Swisher c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .280      Kelleher ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Christenson p         4   0   0   0     0   2   .143        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
                                                            Rosello ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
                                                          Krukow p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .175
                                                            Roberts ph,p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .322
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  13  10     3   6             Totals               30   2   4   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:02
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Cubs 4
DP: Phillies 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Christenson
Doubles: McCarver (8), Schmidt (17)
Home Runs: Schmidt 2 (30)
Stolen Bases: McBride (21)
Sacrifice Flies: McCarver (4), Ontiveros (2)
GIDP: Biittner (14)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(11-5)     9     4   2   2   2   4   0  33   4.80
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   4   0  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(7-10)          5     7   5   5   1   3   1  23   4.82
Roberts                 3     3   2   2   2   2   0  13   4.82
P. Reuschel             1     3   3   3   0   1   1   6   3.97
Totals                  9    13  10  10   3   6   2  42

Wild Pitches: Roberts (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Montague


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Gross walked; Biittner popped to third; Buckner
singled to center [Gross to second]; Murcer lined to left;
Ontiveros flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (second to first); Hebner
flied out to center; Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald
struck out; Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McCarver was called out on strikes; Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Christenson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Krukow reached on an error by Christenson [Krukow to
first]; Gross popped to shortstop; Biittner grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Krukow out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride singled to left; McBride stole second;
Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt singled to center [McBride
scored]; Luzinski singled to left [Schmidt to second]; Hebner
singled to left [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to second]; Johnstone
struck out; McCarver doubled to right [Luzinski scored, Hebner
to third]; Sizemore was walked intentionally; Christenson forced
Sizemore (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies
3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: On a bunt Buckner singled to second; Murcer forced
Buckner (second to shortstop); Ontiveros struck out; Trillo
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa
singled to right; Schmidt homered [Bowa scored]; Luzinski lined
to left; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Mitterwald struck out; Kelleher flied out to center;
ROBERTS BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Johnstone was
called out on strikes; McCarver lined to right; Sizemore lined
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Gross lined to shortstop; Biittner grounded out (first
to pitcher); Buckner popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Christenson struck out; McBride grounded out
(second to first); Bowa singled to right [Bowa out at second
(right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Murcer popped to third in foul territory; Ontiveros
popped to left; Trillo popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt doubled to left; Luzinski was walked
intentionally; MARTIN BATTED FOR HEBNER; Roberts threw a wild
pitch [Schmidt to third, Luzinski to second]; Martin grounded
out (third to first); Johnstone singled to left [Schmidt scored,
Luzinski to third]; McCarver hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Luzinski scored, Johnstone to second]; Sizemore was walked
intentionally; Christenson flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HUTTON REPLACED
MCBRIDE (PLAYING 1B); CARDENAL BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); CLINES BATTED FOR KELLEHER;
Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); MORALES BATTED FOR
ROBERTS; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7,
Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: SWISHER REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING C ); ROSELLO
REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING SS); P. REUSCHEL REPLACED MORALES
(PITCHING); Hutton singled to right; Bowa singled to center
[Hutton to third]; Schmidt homered [Hutton scored, Bowa scored];
Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Martin grounded out
(third to first); Johnstone was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 10, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Gross singled to right; Biittner singled to center
[Gross to second]; Buckner walked [Gross to third, Biittner to
second]; Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gross scored,
Biittner to third, Buckner to second]; Ontiveros lined out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Biittner scored, Buckner to third];
Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 10, Cubs 2.