Supporting Steve Carlton's seven-hit pitching with a 13-hit attack, the Phillies held on to first place in the N. L. East by downing the Cubs, 8-1. Mike Schmidt was the batting star, driving in four runs, one with a double and three with a homer. Schmidt's double scored Richie Hebner for the Phillies' first run in the second inning. His homer came in the following frame after singles by Larry Bowa and Hebner. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Phillies 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 8 13 0 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 2 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .275 De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Bowa ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .301 Scott 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Maddox cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Vail rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .271 Kingman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .249 Martin pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Hebner 1b 4 2 3 2 1 0 .291 Clines lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Schmidt 3b 4 1 3 4 1 1 .254 White cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .254 McCarver c 5 1 1 0 0 2 .246 Blackwell c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Sizemore 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .233 R. Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Carlton p 3 0 1 1 1 0 .288 Johnson ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .218 Geisel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 8 13 8 4 7 Totals 34 1 7 1 1 7 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 14,269 Left on Base: Phillies 9, Cubs 7 DP: Phillies 0, Cubs 1 Errors: De Jesus, Kingman Doubles: Schmidt (25), McCarver (9), McBride (16), Maddox (27), Hebner (18), White (3) Home Runs: Schmidt (18), McBride (7), Johnson (4) Stolen Bases: Schmidt (13) Caught Stealing: Maddox (6) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton W(13-12) 9 7 1 1 1 7 1 35 3.01 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 7 1 35 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel L(13-12) 8 11 6 6 3 6 2 37 3.18 Geisel 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 7 3.52 Totals 9 13 8 7 4 7 2 44 Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (9) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford PHILLIES 1ST: McBride lined to right; Bowa reached on an error by Kingman [Bowa to first]; Maddox popped to third in foul territory; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Scott struck out; Vail popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner singled to right; Schmidt doubled to right [Hebner scored, Schmidt out at third (right to second to third)]; McCarver doubled to center; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first) [McCarver to third]; Carlton singled to center [McCarver scored]; McBride grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Trillo grounded out (third to first); Clines lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa singled to third; Maddox lined to center; Luzinski struck out; Hebner singled to right [Bowa to second]; Schmidt homered [Bowa scored, Hebner scored]; McCarver struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: White walked; Blackwell flied out to right; R. Reuschel flied out to center; De Jesus lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Sizemore struck out; Carlton grounded out (second to first); McBride doubled to center; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Scott flied out to center; Vail struck out; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox doubled to left; Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; Hebner walked; Schmidt struck out while Maddox was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Trillo lined to second; Clines flied out to center; White popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 0. PHILLIES 6TH: McCarver popped to second; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Carlton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Blackwell singled to right; R. Reuschel popped to third in foul territory; De Jesus flied out to center; Scott singled to center [Blackwell to second]; Vail flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 0. PHILLIES 7TH: McBride homered; Bowa grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied out to right; Luzinski walked; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kingman struck out; Trillo singled to center; Clines struck out; White singled to right [Trillo to third]; Blackwell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Cubs 0. PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt singled to center; Schmidt stole second; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Schmidt to third]; Cubs Manager Herman Franks ejected by HP umpire Doug Harvey after Harvey warned pitcher Rick Reuschel on a brushback pitch; Franks kicked dirt on Harvey's trousers; McCarver struck out; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Carlton walked; McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Cubs 0. CUBS 8TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Johnson homered; De Jesus flied out to center; Scott flied out to left; Vail flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Cubs 1. PHILLIES 9TH: GEISEL REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Bowa singled to center; Maddox reached on an error by De Jesus [Bowa to second, Maddox to first]; Martin struck out; Hebner doubled to right [Bowa scored, Maddox scored (unearned)]; Schmidt was walked intentionally; McCarver forced Schmidt (shortstop to second) [Hebner to third]; Sizemore flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 8, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: Kingman singled to left; Trillo popped to second; Clines struck out; White doubled to left [Kingman to third]; Blackwell lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 8, Cubs 1.

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