Moving closer to clinching the East division title, the Phillies thumped the Pirates, 10-3. The Phillies took the lead in the third inning, getting three runs on just one hit. Larry Bowa doubled home Bake McBride, who had reached base on an error, and after the bases were loaded, Mike Schmidt was hit by a pitch and Tim McCarver hit a sacrifice fly. In a six-run fifth frame, Ted Sizemore had an RBI single, Steve Carlton had a two-run single and McBride capped the rally with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Pirates 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 Phillies 1 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 x - 10 8 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .280 McBride rf 5 2 1 2 0 1 .275 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .228 Bowa ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 .300 Parker rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 .315 Maddox cf 4 2 1 0 1 1 .281 B. Robinson lf 4 0 1 0 1 2 .244 Luzinski lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .272 Stargell 1b 4 1 1 2 1 0 .294 Smith lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garner 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Hebner 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .287 xBerra 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .000 Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .254 Dyer c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .218 McCarver c 1 1 0 1 2 0 .250 D. Robinson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .232 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Carlton p 4 1 1 2 0 0 .286 Macha ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stennett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 8 3 4 9 Totals 33 10 8 9 5 5 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 33,198 Left on Base: Pirates 11, Phillies 6 DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 0 Errors: Taveras, Berra, McCarver Doubles: Luzinski (27), Bowa (30), Schmidt (26) Home Runs: Berra (5), Stargell (24), McBride (8) Sacrifice Flies: McCarver (4) Hit by Pitch: Garner (4,by Carlton), Schmidt (3,by D. Robinson) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson L(12-6) 4.2 8 10 8 4 5 1 28 3.50 Whitson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.65 Carroll 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.00 Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.46 Totals 8 8 10 8 5 5 1 40 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton W(14-12) 9 8 3 3 4 9 2 41 3.01 Totals 9 8 3 3 4 9 2 41 Passed Balls: McCarver (1) Hit by Pitch: D. Robinson (2), Carlton (3) Balks: D. Robinson 2 (4), Carlton (5) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to left; Moreno struck out; Parker struck out; B. Robinson singled to third [Taveras to second]; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: On a bunt McBride grounded out (third to first); Bowa was called out on strikes; Maddox singled to right; D. Robinson balked [Maddox to second]; Luzinski doubled to center [Maddox scored]; Hebner singled to right [Luzinski to third]; Schmidt grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 1. PIRATES 2ND: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Berra homered; Dyer popped to catcher in foul territory; D. Robinson singled to center; Taveras popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Carlton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Phillies 1. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to right; Parker singled to center; McCarver allowed a passed ball [Parker to second]; B. Robinson struck out; Stargell homered [Parker scored]; Garner singled to left; Berra flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: McBride reached on an error by Taveras [McBride to first]; Bowa doubled to right [McBride scored (unearned)]; Maddox walked; Luzinski grounded out (second to first) [Bowa to third, Maddox to second]; Hebner was walked intentionally; Schmidt was hit by a pitch [Bowa scored, Maddox to third, Hebner to second]; McCarver hit a sacrifice fly to right [Maddox scored (unearned), Hebner to third]; Sizemore struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 4. PIRATES 4TH: Dyer struck out; D. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 4TH: Carlton grounded out (second to first); McBride was called out on strikes; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 4. PIRATES 5TH: Moreno walked; Carlton balked [Moreno to second]; Parker flied out to center [Moreno to third]; B. Robinson struck out; Stargell walked; Garner was hit by a pitch [Stargell to second]; Berra was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox struck out; Luzinski walked; Hebner struck out; Schmidt doubled to left [Luzinski to third]; McCarver was walked intentionally; Sizemore singled to second [Luzinski scored, Schmidt to third, McCarver to second]; D. Robinson balked [Schmidt scored, McCarver to third, Sizemore to second]; Carlton singled to center [McCarver scored, Sizemore scored]; McBride homered [Carlton scored]; WHITSON REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 10. PIRATES 6TH: Dyer was called out on strikes; MACHA BATTED FOR WHITSON; Macha grounded out (second to first); Taveras singled to shortstop; Moreno popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 10. PHILLIES 6TH: CARROLL REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Maddox flied out to center; Luzinski grounded out (second to first); Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 10. PIRATES 7TH: Parker walked; B. Robinson flied out to center; Stargell flied out to center; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 10. PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt flied out to right; McCarver walked; Sizemore forced McCarver (third to second); Carlton grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 10. PIRATES 8TH: Berra reached on catcher's interference by McCarver; Dyer flied out to right; STENNETT BATTED FOR CARROLL; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first) [Berra to second]; Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 10. PHILLIES 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); McBride flied out to right; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Maddox reached on an error by Berra [Maddox to first]; Luzinski forced Maddox (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 10. PIRATES 9TH: SMITH REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Moreno flied out to left; Parker struck out; B. Robinson walked; Stargell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 10.

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