Not to be outdone by the Phillies' other batters, Randy Lerch rapped a pair of doubles while beating the Cardinals, 6-3, as the East division leaders posted their sixth straight victory. Garry Maddox hit a single, double and homer in the Phillies' attack and Richie Hebner also homered. Maddox' double in the first inning started the Phillies' scoring. Doubles by Lerch and Bake McBride added a run in the second.

Maddox hit his homer in the fourth and Hebner connected in the fifth before the Phillies wrapped it up with two runs in the seventh on a single by Maddox, double by Greg Luzinski and subsequent sacrifice fly by Mike Schmidt. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 3 7 0 Phillies 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 x - 6 13 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 McBride rf 5 1 2 1 0 2 .277 Scott lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .242 Bowa ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .299 Morales rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 Maddox cf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .282 Simmons c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .288 Luzinski lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .269 Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Smith pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Martin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .255 Hebner 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .287 Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .243 Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .254 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .185 Boone c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Freed ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Lerch p 4 1 2 0 0 0 .226 Frazier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 31 3 7 2 3 7 Totals 34 6 13 6 1 3 Time of Game: 1:49 Attendance: 35,824 Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Phillies 7 DP: Cardinals 2, Phillies 2 Errors: Bowa Doubles: Simmons (37), Hendrick (27), Maddox (29), Lerch 2 (3), McBride (17), Luzinski (26) Home Runs: Maddox (10), Hebner (16) Stolen Bases: Bowa (23) Sacrifice Flies: Hernandez (5), Schmidt (6) GIDP: Morales (11), Simmons (17), Sizemore (9) Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (9,by Forsch) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(11-16) 4.1 10 4 4 1 2 2 25 3.56 Lopez 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.02 Frazier 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 8 3.66 Totals 8 13 6 6 1 3 2 37 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch W(9-8) 9 7 3 2 3 7 0 35 3.93 Totals 9 7 3 2 3 7 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Forsch (5) Wild Pitches: Lerch (5) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton lined to left; Scott struck out; Morales popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to center; Bowa singled to center [McBride to third]; Maddox doubled to right [McBride scored, Bowa to third]; Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Hebner was walked intentionally; Schmidt popped to shortstop; Boone forced Maddox (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 2ND: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Lerch doubled to center; McBride doubled to center [Lerch scored]; Bowa singled to left [McBride to third]; Bowa stole second; Maddox flied out to right; Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Hebner popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez flied out to center; Tyson walked; Forsch struck out; Templeton forced Tyson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore singled to left; Lerch flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Morales walked; Simmons struck out; Hendrick forced Morales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 4TH: McBride struck out; Bowa grounded out (second to first); Maddox homered; Luzinski was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to center; Hernandez struck out; Tyson flied out to right; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Hebner homered; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Boone singled to left; LOPEZ REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Sizemore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boone out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to catcher; Scott singled to left [Templeton to second]; Morales grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton to third, Scott out at second]; Simmons doubled to left [Templeton scored]; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 6TH: Lerch doubled to center; McBride struck out; Bowa lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Lerch out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz flied out to center; Hernandez flied out to left; Tyson walked; FREED BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Freed grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 7TH: FRAZIER REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Maddox singled to shortstop; Luzinski doubled to left [Maddox scored]; SMITH RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted) [Smith to third]; Schmidt hit a sacrifice fly to left [Smith scored]; Boone grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Phillies 6. CARDINALS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING LF); Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to center; Lerch threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; Morales singled to shortstop [Scott scored (error by Bowa) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morales out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 8TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Lerch grounded out (second to first); McBride grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 6. CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick doubled to right; Reitz flied out to center [Hendrick to third]; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hendrick scored]; Tyson struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 6.

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