Saturday August 12, 1978
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Greg Luzinski and Bob Boone belted two-run homers and Richie Hebner also accounted for a pair of RBIs with two of his four singles as the Phillies pounded the Pirates, 10-1. Bill Robinson homered for the Bucs' lone tally. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 12, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Pirates 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 2 Phillies 0 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 x - 10 14 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 McBride rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .260 Sanguillen 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .285 Martin lf,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 B. Robinson cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .236 Bowa ss 4 2 2 1 0 0 .308 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .302 Harrelson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Hebner 1b 5 1 4 2 0 0 .298 Milner lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Luzinski lf 4 2 2 2 1 1 .262 Dyer c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Gonzalez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Berra 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Schmidt 3b 3 1 0 0 2 2 .245 Bibby p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .120 Maddox cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 .280 Brye ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Boone c 5 1 2 2 0 1 .270 Mendoza ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Sizemore 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .221 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lerch p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .154 Morrison ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .165 Totals 29 1 3 1 2 4 Totals 39 10 14 9 5 9 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 30,110 Left on Base: Pirates 3, Phillies 11 DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 2 Errors: Berra 2, Bowa Doubles: Bowa (23), Maddox (22) Triples: Bowa (3) Home Runs: B. Robinson (8), Luzinski (28), Boone (11) Stolen Bases: Maddox 2 (26), McBride 2 (22) Sacrifice Hits: Lerch (1) GIDP: Dyer (4), B. Robinson (5) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby L(6-7) 4 5 4 3 4 4 0 22 3.95 Whitson 3 8 6 6 1 4 2 19 2.94 Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.52 Totals 8 14 10 9 5 9 2 45 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch W(7-7) 8 3 1 1 1 3 1 28 4.25 Brusstar 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1.87 Totals 9 3 1 1 2 4 1 31 Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen singled to center; B. Robinson singled to left [Sanguillen to second]; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sanguillen to third, B. Robinson to second]; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride was called out on strikes; Bowa flied out to center; On a bunt Hebner singled to pitcher; Luzinski singled to left [Hebner to second]; Schmidt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PIRATES 2ND: Milner grounded out (second to first); Dyer popped to first; Berra reached on an error by Bowa [Berra to first]; Bibby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Boone struck out; Sizemore flied out to center; Lerch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras struck out; Sanguillen flied out to right; B. Robinson homered; Parker flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: McBride singled to shortstop; McBride stole second; McBride stole third; Bowa flied out to left; Hebner flied out to right; Luzinski walked; Schmidt walked [Luzinski to second]; Maddox reached on a fielder's choice [McBride scored (RBI), Luzinski scored (error by Berra) (unearned) (no RBI), Schmidt to third]; Maddox stole second; Boone lined to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2. PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); Dyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 4TH: Sizemore walked; Lerch out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sizemore to second]; McBride flied out to left; Bowa doubled to left [Sizemore scored]; Hebner singled to right [Bowa scored, Hebner to second (on throw to home)]; Luzinski grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 4. PIRATES 5TH: Berra grounded out (third to first); BRYE BATTED FOR BIBBY; Brye grounded out (second to first); Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 5TH: WHITSON REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Schmidt walked; Maddox was called out on strikes; Boone singled to shortstop [Schmidt to second]; Sizemore forced Boone (second to shortstop) [Schmidt to third]; Lerch singled to left [Schmidt scored, Sizemore to second]; McBride flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 5. PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen popped to second; B. Robinson popped to second; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa tripled to right; Hebner singled to right [Bowa scored]; Luzinski homered [Hebner scored]; Schmidt flied out to left; Maddox doubled to center; Boone homered [Maddox scored]; Sizemore struck out; Lerch flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 10. PIRATES 7TH: HARRELSON REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING SS); Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner walked; Dyer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 10. PHILLIES 7TH: McBride flied out to left; Harrelson reached on an error by Berra [Harrelson to second]; Hebner singled to left [Harrelson to third]; Luzinski struck out; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 10. PIRATES 8TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING RF); MARTIN REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING LF); Berra flied out to center; MENDOZA BATTED FOR WHITSON; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 10. PHILLIES 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED MENDOZA (PITCHING); Maddox singled to shortstop; Boone flied out to right; Sizemore popped to first; MORRISON BATTED FOR LERCH; Morrison struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 10. PIRATES 9TH: MORRISON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BRUSSTAR REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Sanguillen walked; B. Robinson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 10.

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