Dick Ruthven, 12-4 since being obtained from Atlanta on June 15, pitched the Phillies to a 6-2 victory over the Cubs. The Phillies scored three runs in the fourth inning. Singles by Larry Bowa and Garry Maddox and an error by third baseman Rodney Scott on a grounder by Greg Luzinski loaded the sacks with none out.

After one out, a walk to Mike Schmidt forced in Bowa. A fielder's choice grounder by Bob Boone scored Maddox and a single by Ted Sizemore accounted for the third marker. Schmidt belted a three-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 2 Phillies 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 x - 6 7 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .272 McBride rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Scott 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Bowa ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 .300 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .312 Maddox cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Murcer cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .292 Luzinski lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .268 Vail rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Smith pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Trillo 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .262 Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 4 1 2 .253 De Jesus ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Boone c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .230 Biittner ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .258 Ruthven p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Meoli pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Totals 31 2 6 2 2 4 Totals 33 6 7 6 2 5 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 30,114 Left on Base: Cubs 5, Phillies 5 DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 1 Errors: Scott, Murcer Doubles: Biittner (15) Triples: Bowa (4) Home Runs: Schmidt (19) Stolen Bases: Smith (3) Sacrifice Flies: Gross (7) GIDP: Vail (6) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris L(5-12) 7 5 3 0 1 5 0 28 4.68 McGlothen 0.1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 3.45 Hernandez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.83 Moore 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 4.34 Totals 8 7 6 0* 2 5 1 35 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven W(14-10) 9 6 2 2 2 4 0 34 3.27 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 4 0 34 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi CUBS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Scott was called out on strikes; Buckner lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride was called out on strikes; Bowa tripled to right; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer lined to center; Vail flied out to right; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner flied out to center; Schmidt was called out on strikes; Boone popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 3RD: Rader popped to shortstop; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Burris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruthven grounded out (third to first); McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 4TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out to left; Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa singled to left; Maddox singled to left [Bowa to second]; Luzinski reached on an error by Scott [Bowa to third, Maddox to second, Luzinski to first]; Hebner popped to left; Schmidt walked [Bowa scored (unearned), Maddox to third, Luzinski to second]; Boone forced Schmidt (second to shortstop) [Maddox scored (unearned), Luzinski to third]; Sizemore singled to right [Luzinski scored (unearned), Boone to third]; Ruthven grounded out (second to first); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. CUBS 5TH: Murcer was called out on strikes; Vail flied out to center; Trillo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 5TH: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa popped to shortstop; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. CUBS 6TH: Rader grounded out (first unassisted); De Jesus popped to center; Burris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski struck out; Hebner grounded out (third to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. CUBS 7TH: Gross singled to shortstop; Scott singled to center [Gross to second]; Buckner flied out to left; Murcer walked [Gross to third, Scott to second]; Vail grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 7TH: Boone flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruthven singled to center; McBride forced Ruthven (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 3. CUBS 8TH: Trillo walked; Rader lined to left; De Jesus singled to second [Trillo to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR BURRIS; Biittner doubled to right [Trillo scored, De Jesus to third]; MEOLI RAN FOR BIITTNER; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center [De Jesus scored]; Scott grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 8TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Bowa reached on an error by Murcer [Bowa to second]; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bowa to third]; Luzinski walked; SMITH RAN FOR LUZINSKI; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Smith stole second; Hebner popped to second; MOORE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Schmidt homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Bowa scored (unearned), Smith scored (unearned)]; Boone singled to center; Sizemore popped to second; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 6. CUBS 9TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Buckner flied out to left; Murcer grounded out (second to first); Vail singled to left; Trillo singled to center [Vail to second]; Rader forced Trillo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Phillies 6.

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