Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 8, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 0, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 2 0 1 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
Foote c 3 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Christenson p 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 2 3 0
  Morales rf 0 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 1 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 1
Mumphrey rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 0 1 0
Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 9 2
Philadelphia 000 000 000040
St. Louis 101 000 00x290
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  L (8-11) 7.0 8 2 2 1 4
  Brusstar   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
2
2
1
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich  W (9-9) 9.0 4 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
4

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Philadelphia Schmidt (15,off Vuckovich), St. Louis Simmons (32,off Christenson); Reitz (19,off Christenson); Hernandez (21,off Brusstar).  SH–Vuckovich (6,off Christenson).  WP–Christenson (5), Vuckovich 2 (5).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–1:47.
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