Completing the four-game series sweep, the Phillies muscled past the Cubs, 4-2. Greg Luzinski belted a homer in the first inning after Bake McBride had singled. Doubles by Larry Christenson and McBride produced another run in the third inning and Garry Maddox upped the margin to 4-0 with a solo round-tripper in the fourth frame. The Cubs' runs came on a triple by Dave Kingman and Larry Biittner's groundout in the sixth and a double by Rodney Scott and pinch-hit single by Mike Vail in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Sunday, June 25, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Phillies 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 x - 4 9 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .269 McBride rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .286 Gross cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Bowa ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .322 Murcer rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .249 Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Kingman lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .221 Luzinski lf 2 1 1 2 2 0 .244 Biittner 1b 3 0 0 1 1 1 .272 Martin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .221 Hebner 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Johnson ph,1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .138 Scott 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .125 Maddox cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .301 R. Reuschel p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .030 Boone c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .164 Meoli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Christenson p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .129 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Clines ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vail ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .231 Totals 33 2 7 2 4 3 Totals 31 4 9 4 2 6 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 36,075 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Phillies 6 DP: Cubs 2, Phillies 1 Errors: Biittner Doubles: Scott (1), Christenson (1), McBride (7), Boone (6), Schmidt (12), Bowa (12) Triples: Kingman (2) Home Runs: Luzinski (16), Maddox (5) Stolen Bases: Bowa (15) Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (6) GIDP: Rader (6) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel L(8-5) 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 10 2.26 Hernandez 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 9 3.82 Moore 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.97 Sutter 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 1.49 Totals 8 9 4 4 2 6 2 34 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson W(5-6) 9 7 2 2 4 3 0 37 3.63 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 3 0 37 Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Gross grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to right; Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to left [McBride to second]; Luzinski homered [McBride scored]; Hebner struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 2. CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Biittner walked; Ontiveros singled to right [Biittner to second]; Rader popped to center; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 2. CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel lined to right; De Jesus lined to second; Gross singled to center; Murcer walked [Gross to second]; Kingman forced Murcer (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Christenson doubled to left; McBride doubled to left [Christenson scored]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Bowa reached on an error by Biittner (assist by Hernandez) on a sacrifice bunt [McBride to third, Bowa to second]; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski was walked intentionally; JOHNSON BATTED FOR HEBNER; Johnson hit into a double play (left to catcher) [McBride out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. CUBS 4TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Biittner was called out on strikes; Ontiveros flied out to right; Rader lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox homered; Boone doubled to left; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Christenson struck out; McBride struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. CUBS 5TH: Scott popped to left; MEOLI BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Meoli flied out to center; De Jesus walked; Gross forced De Jesus (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 5TH: MOORE REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt doubled to left; Luzinski was walked intentionally; Johnson hit into a double play (first to shortstop) [Schmidt out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 4. CUBS 6TH: Murcer flied out to left; Kingman tripled to right; Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kingman scored]; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox grounded out (first to pitcher); Boone lined to center; Sizemore singled to center; Christenson lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 4. CUBS 7TH: Rader grounded out (first unassisted); Scott popped to left; CLINES BATTED FOR MOORE; Clines walked; De Jesus popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 7TH: SUTTER REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); McBride lined to second; Bowa doubled to right; Bowa stole third; Schmidt lined to third; Luzinski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 4. CUBS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer singled to left; Kingman flied out to center; Biittner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 8TH: Johnson struck out; Maddox popped to left; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 4. CUBS 9TH: Ontiveros singled to second; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; Scott doubled to left; VAIL BATTED FOR SUTTER; Vail singled to left [Scott scored]; De Jesus lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 4.

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