Exploding for nine runs in the third inning, the Phillies overwhelmed the Pirates, 15-4, as Steve Carlton coasted to his 11th victory. After Bake McBride homered in the first, the Phillies went on their scoring spree, sending 13 men to bat. Larry Bowa, who had a single and double during the outburst, drove in two runs and Garry Maddox accounted for two others. Carlton chipped in with a run-scoring single and also doubled across a pair in the sixth when the Phillies capped their scoring with a homer by Greg Luzinski. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Game Played on Friday, August 11, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Pirates 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 6 2 Phillies 1 0 9 0 0 5 0 0 x - 15 15 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 .275 McBride rf 3 3 2 2 2 0 .261 Sanguillen c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .284 Gonzalez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Stargell 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .283 Bowa ss 3 1 2 2 0 0 .306 Brye pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 1 .212 Harrelson ph,ss 2 0 1 1 0 1 .192 Parker rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .305 Hebner 1b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .289 B. Robinson cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233 Luzinski lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .260 Milner lf,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Schmidt 3b 3 2 0 0 2 0 .247 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Morrison 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Berra 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .061 Maddox cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .278 Kison p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Martin cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Hamilton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCarver c 2 1 0 1 1 0 .248 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Foote c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Sizemore 2b 4 2 1 1 1 0 .225 Carlton p 4 2 2 3 0 0 .306 Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 6 4 1 9 Totals 37 15 15 14 6 1 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 35,101 Left on Base: Pirates 3, Phillies 6 DP: Pirates 1, Phillies 0 Errors: Taveras, Milner Doubles: Sanguillen 2 (3), Bowa (22), Carlton (3) Triples: Taveras (6) Home Runs: Parker (19), McBride (4), Luzinski (27) Stolen Bases: Hebner (3) Sacrifice Flies: McCarver (2) GIDP: Schmidt (2) Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (8,by Kison) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison L(3-4) 2.2 5 7 7 3 0 1 17 3.67 Hamilton 3 7 8 4 3 1 1 20 5.05 Reuss 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 6.94 Totals 8 15 15 11 6 1 2 45 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton W(11-11) 8 6 4 4 1 9 1 31 3.16 Eastwick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.10 Totals 9 6 4 4 1 9 1 34 Hit by Pitch: Kison (4) Wild Pitches: Reuss (2) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen doubled to left; Stargell grounded out (second to first) [Sanguillen to third]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride homered; On a bunt Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner singled to right; Hebner stole second; Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Schmidt flied out to left; Maddox flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson struck out; Milner grounded out (second to first); Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver grounded out (first to pitcher); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Carlton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1. PIRATES 3RD: Berra singled to second; Kison struck out; Taveras tripled to left [Berra scored]; Sanguillen doubled to left [Taveras scored]; Stargell struck out; Parker struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: McBride walked; Bowa singled to first [McBride to second]; Hebner forced Bowa (first to shortstop) [McBride scored (error by Taveras) (no RBI), Hebner to first]; Luzinski singled to left [Hebner to second]; Schmidt walked [Hebner to third, Luzinski to second]; Maddox singled to right [Hebner scored, Luzinski scored, Schmidt to third]; McCarver hit a sacrifice fly to center [Schmidt scored, Maddox to second]; Sizemore walked; HAMILTON REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Carlton singled to center [Maddox scored, Sizemore to third]; McBride singled to right [Sizemore scored, Carlton to third, McBride to second (on throw)]; Bowa doubled to right [Carlton scored, McBride scored]; Hebner singled to center [Bowa scored]; Luzinski popped to shortstop; 9 R, 7 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 10. PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Milner singled to center; Stennett popped to shortstop; Berra flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 10. PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt flied out to right; Maddox flied to left in foul territory; McCarver walked; Sizemore popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 10. PIRATES 5TH: Hamilton grounded out (second to first); Taveras struck out; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 10. PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton grounded out (first unassisted); McBride flied out to right; HARRELSON BATTED FOR BOWA; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 10. PIRATES 6TH: HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Stargell walked; BRYE RAN FOR STARGELL; Parker homered [Brye scored]; B. Robinson struck out; Milner grounded out (second to first); Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 10. PHILLIES 6TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MILNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Hebner flied out to right; Luzinski homered; Schmidt walked; Maddox flied out to right; McCarver reached on an error by Milner [Schmidt to second, McCarver to first]; Sizemore singled to left [Schmidt scored (unearned), McCarver to second]; Carlton doubled to center [McCarver scored (unearned), Sizemore scored (unearned)]; REUSS REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Reuss threw a wild pitch [Carlton to third]; Dave Hamilton ejected by HP umpire Bruce Froemming for throwing at Bake McBride; McBride walked (walk was charged to Hamilton); Harrelson singled to right [Carlton scored (unearned), McBride to second]; Hebner singled to right [McBride to third, Harrelson out at third (right to third)]; 5 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 15. PIRATES 7TH: FOOTE REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); GONZALEZ REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING RF); MARTIN REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING CF); Berra popped to shortstop; Reuss struck out; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 15. PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski singled to left; Schmidt grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Luzinski out at second]; Martin popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 15. PIRATES 8TH: MORRISON REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); Sanguillen flied out to right; Brye struck out; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 15. PHILLIES 8TH: Foote flied out to right; Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; CARDENAL BATTED FOR CARLTON; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 15. PIRATES 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); B. Robinson popped to shortstop; Milner flied out to right; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 15.

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