Bob Boone's three-run homer capped a five-run first inning and sent the Phillies on their way to a 12-3 rout of the Cardinals. After the Phils loaded the sacks on a single by Larry Bowa and walks to Mike Schmidt and Richie Hebner, Garry Maddox stroked a two-run single and Boone followed with his circuit clout.

The Phils had another five-run frame in the fourth inning when Schmidt homered after a single by Randy Lerch and double by Bake McBride. Greg Luzinski then walked, stole second and scored on Hebner's double. Hebner then scored on a single by Maddox. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 12, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 9, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 2 Phillies 5 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 x - 12 11 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .182 McBride rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Martin ph,rf,cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Morales rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Bowa ss 5 1 2 0 0 3 .308 Simmons c 2 2 1 0 2 0 .182 Schmidt 3b 4 3 2 3 1 0 .308 Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 2 1 1 .364 Luzinski lf 3 1 0 1 1 2 .222 Freed lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hebner 1b 2 2 1 1 1 0 .625 Reitz 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .273 Johnson ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Maddox cf 4 1 2 3 1 0 .364 Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Urrea p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Boone c 2 2 1 3 2 1 .167 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Schultz p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrelson pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lerch p 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Johnstone rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 3 4 3 4 3 Totals 35 12 11 12 6 8 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 35,104 Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Phillies 6 DP: Cardinals 1, Phillies 1 Errors: Templeton, Phillips Doubles: Simmons (2), Schmidt (2), McBride (1), Hebner (2) Home Runs: Hernandez (1), Boone (1), Schmidt (1) Stolen Bases: Bowa (1), Maddox 2 (2), Luzinski (1), Schmidt (1) Caught Stealing: Scott (1) Sacrifice Flies: Luzinski (1) GIDP: Phillips (1), Sizemore (2) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Urrea L(0-1) 3 7 7 7 3 2 1 19 21.00 Hamilton 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 20.25 Schultz 4.2 1 2 1 2 5 0 18 1.93 Totals 8 11 12 11 6 8 2 42 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch W(1-0) 8 3 3 3 4 2 1 29 3.38 Garber 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 4 3 3 4 3 1 33 Wild Pitches: Urrea (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen CARDINALS 1ST: Scott walked; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Templeton grounded out (second to first); Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride popped to shortstop; Bowa singled to right; Bowa stole second; Schmidt walked; Urrea threw a wild pitch [Bowa to third, Schmidt to second]; Luzinski struck out; Hebner walked; Maddox singled to left [Bowa scored, Schmidt scored, Hebner to second]; Boone homered [Hebner scored, Maddox scored]; Sizemore popped to third; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 5. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hernandez walked [Simmons to second]; Freed flied out to center [Simmons to third]; Reitz grounded out (third to first) [Simmons scored, Hernandez to second]; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 2ND: Lerch grounded out (first to pitcher); McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa singled to pitcher; Schmidt doubled to right [Bowa to third]; Luzinski reached on a fielder's choice [Schmidt out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 5. CARDINALS 3RD: Urrea struck out; Scott popped to catcher in foul territory; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 3RD: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Boone was called out on strikes; Maddox stole third; Sizemore popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 5. CARDINALS 4TH: Morales flied out to center; Simmons walked; Hernandez homered [Simmons scored]; Freed flied out to left; Reitz singled to left; Tyson flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 4TH: Lerch singled to center; McBride doubled to center [Lerch to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED URREA (PITCHING); Bowa was called out on strikes; Schmidt homered [Lerch scored, McBride scored]; Luzinski walked; Luzinski stole second; Hebner doubled [Luzinski scored]; Maddox singled to right [Hebner scored]; SCHULTZ REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Boone walked [Maddox to second]; Sizemore grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Boone out at second]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 10. CARDINALS 5TH: Schultz made an out to first; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 10. PHILLIES 5TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TYSON (PLAYING 2B); Lerch lined to second; McBride flied out to right; Bowa was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 10. CARDINALS 6TH: Morales flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 10. PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt reached on an error by Phillips [Schmidt to third]; Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Schmidt scored (unearned)]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR HEBNER; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Maddox flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 11. CARDINALS 7TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Freed flied out to right; Reitz singled to center; Phillips grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 11. PHILLIES 7TH: Boone walked; Sizemore singled to left [Boone to third]; HARRELSON RAN FOR SIZEMORE; Lerch was called out on strikes; MARTIN BATTED FOR MCBRIDE; Martin grounded out (third to first) [Boone scored, Harrelson to second]; Bowa struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 12. CARDINALS 8TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Schultz grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 12. PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt reached on an error by Templeton [Schmidt to first]; Luzinski was called out on strikes; Schmidt stole second; Johnson struck out; Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 12. CARDINALS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE REPLACED LERCH (PLAYING RF); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Morales flied out to center; Simmons doubled to center; Hernandez struck out; Freed flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 12.

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