Getting solid hitting and effective pitching, the Phillies swept a twin bill from the Astros, 6-1 and 8-2. In the first game, Mike Schmidt hit the home run with a mate aboard to key a four-run third inning. A walk to Greg Luzinski, double by Richie Hebner and single by Garry Maddox accounted for two more tallies.

The first Phillie run in the second game came in the third inning on a walk to Bud Harrelson and double by Larry Bowa. The Phils made it 3-0 in the fourth frame on a solo homer by Luzinski and squeeze bunt by Harrelson. Larry Christenson held the Astros hitless until Terry Puhl doubled with two out in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 21, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 11 0 Phillies 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 x - 6 10 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landestoy ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Martin rf 3 1 0 0 2 1 .287 Puhl cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .293 Bowa ss 5 0 4 0 0 0 .309 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Schmidt 3b 5 1 1 3 0 2 .253 Cruz rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .280 Luzinski lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .281 Hebner 1b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .264 Howe 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .297 Maddox cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Bergman lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Boone c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .251 Pujols c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .149 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .213 Alou ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .330 Ruthven p 3 1 1 0 1 0 .150 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .233 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walling ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .234 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Totals 35 1 11 1 2 6 Totals 30 6 10 5 7 3 Time of Game: 2:35 Left on Base: Astros 9, Phillies 9 DP: Astros 2, Phillies 3 Doubles: Howe (29), Pujols (5), Puhl (14), Walling (3), Watson (17), Bowa 2 (15), Hebner (13), Maddox (20) Home Runs: Schmidt (12), Boone (8) Stolen Bases: Landestoy (2), Cruz (17), Luzinski (8), Martin (5) Caught Stealing: Maddox (3), Martin (2) GIDP: Watson (11), Bergman (3), Luzinski (6), Ruthven (1) Hit by Pitch: Luzinski 2 (5,by Niekro,by McLaughlin) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(6-8) 5 7 5 5 3 2 1 24 5.31 Zamora 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6.91 McLaughlin 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 2.95 Bannister 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 1 8 4.38 Totals 8 10 6 6 7 3 2 39 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven W(7-8) 9 11 1 1 2 6 0 37 3.51 Totals 9 11 1 1 2 6 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Niekro (5), McLaughlin (2) Wild Pitches: Niekro 2 (5) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Puhl walked; Cabell was called out on strikes; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa doubled to right; Schmidt was called out on strikes; Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson was called out on strikes; Howe doubled to left; Bergman struck out; Pujols doubled to right [Howe scored]; Niekro was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Boone flied out to left; Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy singled to right; Landestoy stole second; Puhl doubled to center [Landestoy to third]; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz was walked intentionally; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Ruthven singled to left; Martin struck out; Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt homered [Ruthven scored]; Luzinski walked; Luzinski stole second; Hebner doubled to right [Luzinski scored]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Hebner to third]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Hebner scored]; Maddox singled to center; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4. ASTROS 4TH: Howe singled to center; Bergman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 4TH: Boone flied out to left; Sizemore popped to first; Ruthven popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4. ASTROS 5TH: Niekro struck out; Landestoy singled to pitcher; Puhl flied out to right; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 5TH: Martin walked; Martin stole second; Bowa singled to right [Martin to third]; Schmidt forced Bowa (shortstop to second) [Martin scored]; Luzinski grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole second; Watson struck out; Howe grounded out (third to first); Bergman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 6TH: Hebner walked; Maddox doubled to left [Hebner to third]; ZAMORA REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Boone flied out to center; Sizemore was walked intentionally; Ruthven grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5. ASTROS 7TH: Pujols flied out to center; WALLING BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Walling doubled to left; Landestoy flied out to center; Puhl lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 7TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Martin walked; Martin was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to second to first); Bowa singled to center; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski was hit by a pitch [Bowa to second]; BANNISTER REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Hebner walked [Bowa to third, Luzinski to second]; Maddox forced Hebner (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled to center; Cruz lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Cabell out at first]; Watson doubled to left; Howe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 8TH: Boone homered; Sizemore flied out to center; Ruthven walked; Martin flied out to right; Bowa doubled to right [Ruthven to third]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 6. ASTROS 9TH: Bergman grounded out (shortstop to first); ALOU BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Alou singled to center; HOWARD BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Howard flied out to left; Landestoy popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 6.

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