A sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore drove in the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning as the Phillies posted a 5-3 victory over the Cubs. Mike Schmidt walked and moved to third on a single by Bob Boone before Sizemore delivered his fly to center. The Phils picked up an insurance marker in the ninth on an error by Larry Biittner as the Cubs suffered their fifth straight loss. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 - 5 8 1 Cubs 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 2 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Gross cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Martin ph,rf 2 0 0 1 0 0 .273 Scott 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .277 Bowa ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .301 Biittner 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Maddox cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .279 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Murcer rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .280 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .263 Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Rader c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .205 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meoli pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .115 Hebner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Blackwell c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Schmidt 3b 3 2 1 0 2 2 .255 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Boone c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 De Jesus ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .234 Lamp p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Christenson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .068 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCarver ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .252 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Smith pr,lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Thompson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Buckner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Totals 36 5 8 4 4 5 Totals 32 3 6 3 2 8 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 11,427 Left on Base: Phillies 10, Cubs 6 DP: Phillies 1, Cubs 1 Errors: Bowa, Biittner 2 Doubles: Bowa (28), Maddox (28), Biittner (14) Stolen Bases: McBride (27), Smith (1), Maddox (32), Scott (24) Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (12) Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (3) GIDP: Martin (3), Buckner (12) Hit by Pitch: Hebner (6,by Lamp), Rader (1,by Brusstar) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson 6 4 2 2 1 7 0 24 3.39 Brusstar W(5-3) 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 2.38 Reed SV(12) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.36 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 8 0 36 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp 6.1 5 3 3 1 3 0 27 3.17 Hernandez 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.86 McGlothen 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.46 Moore L(9-7) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 4.26 Sutter 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 8 2.92 Totals 9 8 5 4 4 5 0 42 Hit by Pitch: Brusstar (3), Lamp (4) Balks: Christenson (5) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (first to pitcher); Bowa lined to center; Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Gross reached on an error by Bowa [Gross to first]; Scott struck out; Biittner forced Gross (second to shortstop); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski popped to second; Hebner singled to second; Schmidt struck out; Boone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer flied out to left; Trillo struck out; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Christenson grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride singled to right; On a bunt Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus struck out; Lamp grounded out (third to first); Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox popped to right; Luzinski grounded out (second to first); Hebner was hit by a pitch; Schmidt walked [Hebner to second]; Boone forced Schmidt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Scott popped to third in foul territory; Biittner doubled to left; Kingman grounded out (catcher unassisted) [Biittner stayed at second]; Murcer singled to right [Biittner to third, Murcer to second (on throw to home)]; Trillo singled to center [Biittner scored, Murcer scored]; Rader struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore struck out; Christenson struck out; McBride reached on an error by Biittner [McBride to first]; McBride stole second; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: De Jesus flied out to left; Lamp grounded out (third to first); Gross lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Scott singled to shortstop; Christenson balked [Scott to second]; Biittner grounded out (third to first) [Scott stayed at second]; Kingman struck out; Murcer was walked intentionally; Scott stole third; Trillo lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt singled to left; Boone lined to shortstop; Sizemore singled to center [Schmidt to second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; McCarver singled to center [Schmidt scored, Sizemore to third]; SMITH RAN FOR MCCARVER; HERNANDEZ REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); MARTIN BATTED FOR MCBRIDE; Smith stole second; Martin reached on a fielder's choice [Sizemore scored, Smith to third]; Bowa doubled to left [Smith scored, Martin to third]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Maddox was walked intentionally; Luzinski popped to second; Hebner popped to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BRUSSTAR REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); Rader was hit by a pitch; MEOLI RAN FOR RADER; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Meoli to second]; THOMPSON BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Meoli to third]; Gross walked; Scott singled to center [Meoli scored, Gross to third]; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Cubs 3. PHILLIES 8TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED MEOLI (PLAYING C ); MOORE REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Schmidt walked; Boone singled to right [Schmidt to third]; SUTTER REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to center [Schmidt scored, Boone to second]; Smith walked; Martin grounded into a double play (third to first) [Boone out at third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 3. CUBS 8TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer lined to third; Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Cubs 3. PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Maddox doubled to left; CARDENAL BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Maddox stole third; Cardenal struck out; Hebner reached on an error by Biittner [Maddox scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hebner to first]; Schmidt struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 3. CUBS 9TH: REED REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); VAIL BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Vail struck out; De Jesus singled to third; BUCKNER BATTED FOR SUTTER; Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Cubs 3.

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