Winning his fifth straight game, Dick Ruthven scattered six hits in pitching the Phillies to a 3-1 triumph over the Pirates. The Phils got two runs in the third inning on a single by Ted Sizemore, triple by Ruthven and double by Larry Bowa. Their final tally came in the sixth when Bowa singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice and scored on a double by Mike Schmidt. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 10, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Pirates 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Phillies 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 5 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 McBride rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Bowa ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .303 Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .286 Hebner 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .284 Parker rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .305 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .255 B. Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Martin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Milner lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Schmidt 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .249 Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Moreno cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Boone c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Blyleven p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .127 Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .225 Ott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Ruthven p 3 1 1 1 0 1 .184 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 32 1 6 1 0 4 Totals 28 3 5 3 1 8 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 34,672 Left on Base: Pirates 4, Phillies 4 DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 1 Doubles: Taveras (25), Bowa (21), Schmidt (17) Triples: Ruthven (2) Home Runs: Parker (18) Stolen Bases: Maddox (24) Sacrifice Hits: Hebner (4) GIDP: Moreno (5) Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (7,by Blyleven) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven L(9-8) 7 5 3 3 0 7 0 27 3.48 Jackson 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2.56 Totals 8 5 3 3 1 8 0 31 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven W(10-8) 9 6 1 1 0 4 1 32 3.13 Totals 9 6 1 1 0 4 1 32 Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (5) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PIRATES 2ND: Parker homered; B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); Stennett flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Schmidt flied out to right; Maddox forced Luzinski (second to shortstop); Maddox stole second; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to center; Blyleven grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras doubled to left; Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore singled to right; Ruthven tripled to right [Sizemore scored]; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa doubled to right [Ruthven scored]; Hebner grounded out (second to first) [Bowa to third]; Luzinski struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell popped to third; Parker grounded out (first unassisted); B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt popped to third; Maddox grounded out (second to first); Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2. PIRATES 5TH: Milner struck out; Stennett singled to first; Moreno grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore struck out; Ruthven grounded out (second to first); McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2. PIRATES 6TH: Blyleven grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa singled to second; Hebner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bowa to second]; Luzinski struck out; Schmidt doubled to left [Bowa scored]; Maddox lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3. PIRATES 7TH: Stargell was called out on strikes; Parker singled to right; B. Robinson flied out to center; Milner singled to second [Parker to second]; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 7TH: Boone grounded out (second to first); Sizemore flied out to right; Ruthven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3. PIRATES 8TH: Moreno flied out to center; OTT BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa popped to third; Hebner walked; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3. PIRATES 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Sanguillen flied out to center; Stargell singled to right; Parker struck out; B. Robinson forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 3.

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