Getting tight pitching from Dick Ruthven and Steve Carlton, the Phillies swept a doubleheader from the Pirates, 3-2 and 5-0. In the opener, Ruthven won his fourth straight and his seventh since joining the Phillies in June. The Phils scored their initial run for Ruthven in the first inning on singles by Mike Schmidt, Greg Luzinski and Richie Hebner. Larry Bowa then supplied the deciding blow in the fourth, hitting a single that drove in two runs following a single by Ted Sizemore and double by Bake McBride.

In the second game, Carlton tossed a three-hitter. The Phillies began scoring in their first turn at bat when McBride singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Luzinski. Singles by Tim McCarver and Carlton, a wild pitch by loser Jim Bibby and double by McBride made it 4-0 in the second. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Phillies 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Pirates 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .267 Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Bowa ss 5 0 2 2 0 1 .306 Milner lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .299 Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .249 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 B. Robinson cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .246 Hebner 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .286 Stargell 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .280 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Boone c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Garner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Sizemore 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .229 Ott c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .238 Ruthven p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Blyleven p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .132 Moreno ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 35 3 10 3 3 4 Totals 32 2 8 2 1 3 Time of Game: 2:21 Left on Base: Phillies 9, Pirates 5 DP: Phillies 2, Pirates 1 Errors: B. Robinson Doubles: Bowa (18), McBride 2 (12) Home Runs: Stargell (16) Sacrifice Hits: Ruthven (5), Blyleven (6) GIDP: Boone (9), B. Robinson (4), Parker (5) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven W(9-8) 9 8 2 2 1 3 1 34 3.26 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 3 1 34 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven L(9-7) 7 9 3 3 3 3 0 32 3.47 Tekulve 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.16 Totals 9 10 3 3 3 4 0 39 Wild Pitches: Ruthven (5) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Bowa struck out; Schmidt singled to shortstop; Luzinski singled to right [Schmidt to third]; Hebner singled to right [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to second]; Maddox popped to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Milner singled to center; Parker singled to center [Milner to third]; B. Robinson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Boone flied out to left; Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Ruthven grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0. PHILLIES 3RD: McBride flied out to center; Bowa doubled to right; Schmidt walked; Luzinski was called out on strikes; Hebner walked [Bowa to third, Schmidt to second]; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Ott popped to shortstop; Blyleven was called out on strikes; Taveras grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Pirates 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Boone lined to center; Sizemore singled to center; Ruthven lined to center; McBride doubled to center [Sizemore to third]; Bowa singled to center [Sizemore scored, McBride scored, Bowa to second (error by B. Robinson)]; Schmidt walked; Luzinski flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Milner walked; Parker grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Milner out at second]; B. Robinson singled to left; Ruthven threw a wild pitch [B. Robinson to second]; Stargell homered [B. Robinson scored]; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PHILLIES 5TH: Hebner singled to center; Maddox flied out to center; Boone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: Garner popped to first in foul territory; Ott singled to right; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ott to second]; Taveras singled to shortstop [Ott stayed at second]; Milner lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PHILLIES 6TH: Sizemore singled to right; Ruthven out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Sizemore to second]; McBride struck out; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt popped to first in foul territory; Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to center; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott singled to center; MORENO BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Moreno singled to center [Ott to third]; On a bunt Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PHILLIES 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Maddox flied out to center; Boone grounded out (second to first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: Milner flied out to center; Parker grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PHILLIES 9TH: Ruthven grounded out (second to first); McBride doubled to left; Bowa grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [McBride to third]; Schmidt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 9TH: Stargell was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

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