The Phillies thumped the Pirates, 6-2, belting Pittsburgh ace John Candelaria for six runs and nine hits in seven innings. Greg Luzinski smashed a two-run homer, his first of the season, and winning pitcher Jim Lonborg had a two-run double. The righthander scattered seven hits in eight innings. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Monday, April 17, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Phillies 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 6 9 2 Pirates 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Martin rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .143 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Bowa ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .314 Moreno cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .241 Schmidt 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .286 Parker rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .289 Luzinski lf 2 1 1 2 2 1 .308 B. Robinson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Hebner pr,1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .273 Cardenal 1b,lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .200 Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .179 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .323 Ott c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .172 Boone c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .158 Garner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .107 Sizemore 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .207 Candelaria p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Lonborg p 4 1 1 2 0 3 .400 Brye ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 9 6 5 7 Totals 32 2 7 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 7,343 Left on Base: Phillies 9, Pirates 6 DP: Phillies 2, Pirates 0 Errors: Martin, Maddox, Taveras 2 Doubles: Bowa (3), Lonborg (1), Martin (1), Schmidt (3), Cardenal (1) Triples: Ott (1) Home Runs: Luzinski (1), Parker (2) Stolen Bases: Bowa (3) Caught Stealing: Cardenal (1) GIDP: Stennett (3), Moreno (2) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg W(1-1) 8 7 2 2 3 5 1 32 4.15 McGraw 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.50 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 6 1 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria L(1-2) 7 9 6 4 4 6 1 35 3.13 Tekulve 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 1.35 Totals 9 9 6 4 5 7 1 42 Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale PHILLIES 1ST: Martin flied out to right; Bowa doubled to right; Bowa stole third; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski walked; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras lined to third; Moreno singled to right [Moreno to second (error by Martin)]; Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox popped to shortstop; Boone singled to center; Sizemore singled to left [Boone to third]; Lonborg doubled to left [Boone scored, Sizemore scored]; Martin doubled to left [Lonborg scored]; Bowa flied out to center [Martin to third]; Schmidt struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to center; Stennett singled to center [Stennett to second (error by Maddox)]; Ott flied out to center; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski struck out; Cardenal flied out to right; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria grounded out (second to first); Taveras struck out; Moreno walked; Parker homered [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PHILLIES 4TH: Boone flied out to right; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Lonborg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell walked; Stennett grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Stargell out at second]; Ott tripled to center; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PHILLIES 5TH: Martin popped to shortstop; Bowa reached on an error by Taveras [Bowa to first]; Schmidt lined to right; Luzinski homered (unearned) [Bowa scored (unearned)]; Cardenal walked; Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: Candelaria walked; Taveras flied out to left; Moreno grounded into a double play (second to first) [Candelaria out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 2. PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox reached on an error by Taveras [Maddox to first]; Boone flied out to left; Sizemore singled to left [Maddox to second]; Lonborg struck out; Martin popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: Parker singled to shortstop; B. Robinson flied out to left; Stargell struck out; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Pirates 2. PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa flied out to left; Schmidt doubled to right; Luzinski was walked intentionally; HEBNER RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Cardenal doubled to center [Schmidt scored, Hebner to third]; Maddox was walked intentionally; Boone popped to shortstop; Sizemore flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ott popped to shortstop; Garner struck out; BRYE BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 2. PHILLIES 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Lonborg struck out; Martin popped to first in foul territory; Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno singled to right; Parker singled to right [Moreno to second]; B. Robinson grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to third, Parker to second]; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 2. PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt popped to shortstop; Hebner walked; Cardenal forced Hebner (second to shortstop); Maddox forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 2. PIRATES 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Pirates 2.

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