Consecutive home runs by Jim Morrison and pinch-hitter Bob Boone in the eighth inning lifted the Phillies to a 4-3 triumph over the Giants. The Giants, on strength of solo homers by McCovey and Evans, took a 2-1 lead into the eighth but pinch-hitter Davey Johnson opened the Phillies' half with a single and Morrison followed with his round-tripper.

Boone batted for winning pitcher Steve Carlton and also a smashed circuit clout. Jose Cardenal accounted for the Phillies' first run with a seventh-inning homer. Bud Harrelson saved the game for the Phils in the ninth with a diving backhanded grab of Vic Harris' smash and turned it into an out to prevent the tying run from scoring. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Monday, June 5, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Giants 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 x - 4 5 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .307 Martin rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Evans 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .264 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Clark rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .256 McCovey 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .216 Luzinski lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .229 Whitfield lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Cardenal 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .342 Ivie lf,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .358 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .320 Herndon cf 4 1 3 0 0 1 .270 McCarver c 1 0 0 0 1 1 .302 Hill c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .210 Johnson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .152 Sadek pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Harrelson pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Morrison 2b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .179 Harris ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .070 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blue p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .172 Carlton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Boone ph,c 1 1 1 1 0 0 .278 James ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 Totals 34 3 8 3 3 6 Totals 28 4 5 4 2 8 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 37,684 Left on Base: Giants 7, Phillies 2 DP: Giants 1, Phillies 1 Doubles: Madlock (8), Hill (6) Home Runs: McCovey (5), Evans (5), Cardenal (1), Morrison (2), Boone (6) Stolen Bases: McCovey (1), Luzinski (4) GIDP: Hill (4), Bowa (4) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue L(6-4) 7 5 4 4 2 7 3 27 2.85 Moffitt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.12 Totals 8 5 4 4 2 8 3 30 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton W(6-5) 8 6 2 2 2 6 2 31 2.62 Reed SV(3) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 2.67 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 6 2 37 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans popped to second; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Martin grounded out (third to first); Bowa popped to first; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Phillies 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; McCovey stole second; Ivie flied out to left; Herndon singled to left [McCovey to third]; Hill grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herndon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Cardenal flied out to center; Luzinski stole second; Maddox struck out; McCarver walked; Morrison flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Phillies 0. GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Blue struck out; Madlock doubled to left; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton struck out; Martin singled to shortstop; Bowa grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Martin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Phillies 0. GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey homered; Ivie singled to center; Herndon singled to right [Ivie to second]; Hill flied out to right; LeMaster popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt popped to third; Luzinski flied out to center; Cardenal popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Phillies 0. GIANTS 5TH: Blue struck out; Madlock struck out; Evans homered; Clark flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox struck out; McCarver struck out; Morrison flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Phillies 0. GIANTS 6TH: McCovey struck out; Ivie made an out to second; Herndon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 6TH: On a bunt Carlton grounded out (pitcher to first); Martin struck out; Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Phillies 0. GIANTS 7TH: Hill flied out to right; LeMaster popped to second; Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski struck out; Cardenal homered; Maddox flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Phillies 1. GIANTS 8TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); Clark walked; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 8TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSON BATTED FOR MCCARVER; Johnson singled to left; HARRELSON RAN FOR JOHNSON; Morrison homered [Harrelson scored]; BOONE BATTED FOR CARLTON; Boone homered; MOFFITT REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Martin flied out to left; Bowa popped to third; Schmidt was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Phillies 4. GIANTS 9TH: HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); REED REPLACED MORRISON (PITCHING); BOONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon singled to right; Hill doubled to left [Herndon to third]; SADEK RAN FOR HILL; HARRIS BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Harris grounded out (second to first) [Herndon scored]; JAMES BATTED FOR MOFFITT; James walked; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Phillies 4.

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