Larry Christenson not only pitched an eight-hitter and shut out the Cardinals, 7-0, but also drove in four runs to lead the Phillies' attack. Christenson accounted for his RBIs with a single, a homer with a man on base and a pass with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 3 Phillies 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 x - 7 11 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .429 McBride rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bowa ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Templeton ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .222 Schmidt 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .222 Morales rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .444 Luzinski lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .333 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Martin pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .375 Hebner 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .667 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286 Scott cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Boone c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Tyson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .125 Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Christenson p 3 1 2 4 1 0 .667 Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Falcone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Iorg ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 33 0 8 0 1 4 Totals 35 7 11 7 4 4 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 24,441 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Phillies 9 DP: Cardinals 0, Phillies 2 Errors: Brock 2, Falcone Doubles: Bowa (1), Sizemore (1), Schmidt (1) Triples: Scott (1) Home Runs: Hebner (1), Christenson (1) Caught Stealing: Hebner (1) Sacrifice Hits: Hebner (1) GIDP: Morales (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen L(0-1) 4 7 4 4 1 2 2 19 9.00 Falcone 2 4 3 2 2 0 0 14 9.00 Littell 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0.00 Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 11 7 6 4 4 2 40 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson W(1-0) 9 8 0 0 1 4 0 34 0.00 Totals 9 8 0 0 1 4 0 34 Passed Balls: Boone (1) Wild Pitches: Rasmussen (1), Christenson (1) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Templeton singled to pitcher [Brock to second]; Morales lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Templeton out at first]; Boone allowed a passed ball [Brock to third]; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa doubled to left; Rasmussen threw a wild pitch [Bowa to third]; Schmidt popped to shortstop; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz struck out; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner homered; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone grounded out (third to first); Sizemore doubled to left; Christenson singled to left [Sizemore scored]; McBride singled to center [Christenson to second]; Bowa flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen flied to right in foul territory; Brock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski singled to right; Hebner forced Luzinski (second to shortstop); Hebner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton lined to shortstop; Morales singled to left; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; Hernandez singled to right [Morales to third]; Reitz forced Hernandez (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox struck out; Boone walked; Sizemore struck out; Christenson homered [Boone scored]; McBride flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 5TH: Scott popped to third in foul territory; Tyson singled to left; DWYER BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Dwyer flied out to left; Christenson threw a wild pitch [Tyson to second]; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 5TH: FALCONE REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt lined to right; Luzinski walked; Hebner singled to first [Luzinski to second]; Maddox forced Hebner (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to center; Morales grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Templeton out at second]; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 6TH: Boone popped to catcher in foul territory; Sizemore reached on an error by Brock [Sizemore to second]; Christenson popped to second; McBride grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; Scott tripled to center; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa singled to left; Schmidt doubled to left [Bowa scored (RBI), Schmidt to third (error by Brock)]; Luzinski singled to center [Schmidt scored]; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hebner reached on an error by Falcone on a sacrifice bunt [Martin to second, Hebner to first]; Maddox walked [Martin to third, Hebner to second]; LITTELL REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Boone struck out; Sizemore flied out to right; Christenson walked [Martin scored (unearned), Hebner to third, Maddox to second]; McBride popped to third; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 7. CARDINALS 8TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); IORG BATTED FOR LITTELL; Iorg struck out; Brock singled to center; Templeton made an out to second; Morales lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 7. PHILLIES 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); IORG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt struck out; Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 7. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez walked; Reitz forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); Scott popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 7.

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