The leader in career victories among the major leagues' active pitchers, Jim Kaat gave up only three hits in his first start of the season as the Phillies whitewashed the Cubs, 7-0. The victory was the southpaw's 254th and tied him for 23rd place on the all-time list with Urban Faber. Mike Schmidt's RBI double gave the Phils a run in the first inning and Kaat and Larry Bowa drove in second-inning runs. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 Phillies 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 x - 7 10 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .309 McBride rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Clines lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Bowa ss 4 1 3 1 1 0 .293 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Schmidt 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .345 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Luzinski lf 3 2 2 1 2 0 .311 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Martin pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hebner 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .267 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Maddox cf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .306 Cruz cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Boone c 2 1 0 0 3 0 .258 Rader c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .268 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .050 Cox ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 Kaat p 3 0 0 1 0 1 .000 Lamp p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Roberts p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Totals 30 0 3 0 1 5 Totals 33 7 10 7 8 4 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 17,227 Left on Base: Cubs 4, Phillies 12 DP: Cubs 2, Phillies 1 Errors: Murcer, Rader, Maddox Doubles: Schmidt (5) Home Runs: Luzinski (3) Stolen Bases: Luzinski (2), Maddox 2 (5) GIDP: Roberts (1), Maddox (2), Boone (3) Hit by Pitch: Kaat (1,by Roberts), Hebner (3,by Roberts) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp L(1-3) 2 5 4 4 1 2 1 13 5.06 Roberts 4 4 3 2 5 2 0 22 4.50 Moore 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 6.75 Totals 8 10 7 6 8 4 1 43 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat W(1-0) 9 3 0 0 1 5 0 31 0.00 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 5 0 31 Hit by Pitch: Roberts 2 (2) Wild Pitches: Roberts (1), Moore (3) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Clines was called out on strikes; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa singled to left; Schmidt doubled to left [Bowa scored]; Luzinski reached on a fielder's choice [Schmidt out at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Luzinski stole second; Hebner popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1. CUBS 2ND: Kingman reached on an error by Maddox [Kingman to second]; Trillo was called out on strikes; Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox singled to shortstop; Maddox stole second; Boone walked; Maddox stole third; Johnson struck out; Kaat reached on a fielder's choice [Maddox scored, Boone to second]; McBride struck out; Bowa singled to left [Boone scored, Kaat to second]; Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. CUBS 3RD: Rader struck out (catcher to first); Lamp struck out; De Jesus flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski homered; ROBERTS REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox walked; Boone walked [Maddox to second]; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Maddox to third, Boone to second]; Johnson struck out; Kaat was hit by a pitch; McBride popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. CUBS 4TH: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer flied out to center; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (third to first); Schmidt reached on an error by Murcer [Schmidt to third]; Luzinski walked; Hebner singled to right [Schmidt scored (unearned), Luzinski to second]; Maddox grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop) [Hebner out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 5. CUBS 5TH: Trillo popped to second; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 5TH: Boone flied out to center; Johnson flied out to right; Kaat was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 5. CUBS 6TH: Rader singled to right; Roberts grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Rader out at second]; De Jesus singled to center; Clines flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 6TH: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa singled to left [Bowa out at second (left to second)]; Schmidt singled to center; Luzinski walked [Schmidt to second]; Hebner was hit by a pitch [Schmidt to third, Luzinski to second]; Maddox singled to left [Schmidt scored, Luzinski scored, Hebner to second]; Boone was walked intentionally [Hebner to third, Maddox to second]; Johnson forced Boone (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. CUBS 7TH: Murcer flied out to center; Kingman struck out; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. PHILLIES 7TH: MOORE REPLACED TRILLO (PITCHING); KELLEHER REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING 2B); Kaat grounded out (first unassisted); McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa walked; Moore threw a wild pitch [Bowa to third (error by Rader)]; Schmidt popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. CUBS 8TH: Ontiveros flied out to right; Cruz flied out to left; COX BATTED FOR RADER; Cox walked; Kelleher singled to left [Cox to second]; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. PHILLIES 8TH: COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Luzinski singled to right; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hebner walked [Martin to second]; Maddox forced Hebner (shortstop to second) [Martin to third, Maddox to first]; Boone grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7. CUBS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Clines flied out to right; Murcer lined to second; Kingman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 7.

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