Randy Lerch scattered six hits and drove in three runs with a homer and double as the Phillies thumped the Cubs, 12-2. The pitcher's first big league homer came in the third inning and followed Bob Boone's triple to give the Phils a 2-1 lead.

Lerch made it 3-1 in the fifth with a two-base hit to right-center, scoring Boone, who had singled. The Phils got nine runs in a sixth-inning eruption with a three-run homer by Mike Schmidt climaxing the outburst. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 12, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Monday, April 24, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 1 Phillies 0 0 2 0 1 9 0 0 x - 12 12 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .313 Cardenal 1b,lf 5 0 0 1 0 0 .100 Clines lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .258 Bowa ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 .259 Murcer rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Schmidt 3b 3 2 2 3 2 1 .340 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Luzinski lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Ontiveros 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .135 Harrelson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Trillo 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .300 Johnson 2b,1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .063 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maddox cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .289 Krukow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boone c 4 3 3 2 0 0 .276 Wallis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Martin rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .200 Cruz cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lerch p 2 2 2 3 2 0 .375 Rader c 2 1 0 0 1 1 .259 Cox c 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Fryman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Kelleher 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Totals 30 2 6 1 5 5 Totals 35 12 12 11 6 4 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 20,115 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Phillies 5 DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 2 Errors: Moore, Johnson Doubles: Ontiveros (3), Lerch (1) Triples: Boone (2) Home Runs: Lerch (1), Schmidt (3) Caught Stealing: Schmidt (1) Sacrifice Hits: Fryman (2) Sacrifice Flies: Clines (1) GIDP: Cruz 2 (3) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fryman L(0-1) 5 6 5 5 2 3 1 22 5.25 Moore 0.1 4 6 6 2 0 0 7 8.59 Krukow 2.2 2 1 1 2 1 1 12 12.27 Totals 8 12 12 12 6 4 2 41 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch W(2-1) 9 6 2 2 5 5 0 37 2.63 Totals 9 6 2 2 5 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (first unassisted); Clines walked; Murcer popped to second; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt walked; Schmidt was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Johnson struck out; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 3RD: Rader walked; Fryman reached on an error by Johnson on a sacrifice bunt [Rader to second, Fryman to first]; De Jesus singled to pitcher [Rader to third, Fryman to second]; Clines hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rader scored]; Murcer walked [Fryman to third, De Jesus to second]; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Boone tripled to right; Martin struck out; Lerch homered [Boone scored]; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 2. CUBS 4TH: Trillo flied out to right; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Rader lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski flied out to center [Schmidt to second]; Johnson flied out to left; Maddox popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 2. CUBS 5TH: Fryman struck out; De Jesus singled to right; Clines flied out to center; Murcer lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 5TH: Boone singled to left; Martin flied out to left [Boone to second]; Lerch doubled to left [Boone scored]; Cardenal popped to shortstop; Bowa grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3. CUBS 6TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros flied out to right; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski singled to center [Schmidt to second]; MOORE REPLACED TRILLO (PITCHING); KELLEHER REPLACED FRYMAN (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt Johnson singled to pitcher [Schmidt scored (no RBI), Luzinski to third, Johnson to second (error by Moore)]; Maddox was walked intentionally; Boone singled to left [Luzinski scored, Johnson scored, Maddox to second]; Martin singled to right [Maddox scored, Boone to second]; Lerch walked [Boone to third, Martin to second]; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first) [Boone scored, Martin to third, Lerch to second]; Bowa singled to left [Martin scored, Lerch to third]; KRUKOW REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Schmidt homered [Lerch scored, Bowa scored]; Luzinski flied out to right; Johnson popped to second; 9 R, 6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 12. CUBS 7TH: CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HARRELSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING 2B); Cruz flied out to left; Rader struck out; Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 12. PHILLIES 7TH: COX REPLACED RADER (PLAYING C ); Maddox flied out to right; Boone popped to first in foul territory; Martin walked; Lerch walked [Martin to second]; Cardenal forced Lerch (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 12. CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Clines singled to right; Murcer flied out to center; Kingman forced Clines (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 12. PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt was called out on strikes; Harrelson singled to left; Johnson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 12. CUBS 9TH: Ontiveros doubled to left; WALLIS BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Wallis singled to center [Ontiveros to third]; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ontiveros scored, Wallis out at second]; Cox singled to left; Kelleher walked [Cox to second]; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 12.

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