Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 4, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 5 2 2 1
  Smith ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Bowa ss 6 1 1 0
  Cruz ss 0 0 0 0
Maddox cf 6 2 2 0
Luzinski lf 3 1 1 0
  Martin lf 2 1 1 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 1 2
Schmidt 3b 3 1 2 2
Boone c 4 1 1 0
Harrelson 2b 3 1 1 2
Lonborg p 2 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 1 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 12 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
  O'Brien p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Templeton ss 3 0 0 0
  Ramsey ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 3 1 3 0
  Scott ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 1 1 2
  Kennedy ph,c 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0
Mumphrey rf,lf 4 0 2 0
Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Lentine ph 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Philadelphia 222 100 03010120
St. Louis 000 002 000274
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg  W (8-10) 5.1 5 2 2 2 1
  Brusstar   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Reed   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  L (8-8) 1.1 2 4 1 3 0
  Lopez   1.2 3 2 1 0 1
  Thomas   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Frazier   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien   1.0 5 3 3 1 1
  Schultz   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
10
6
7
4

  E–Templeton (37), Phillips (4), Martinez (3), Lopez (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia McBride (15,off Martinez), St. Louis Mumphrey (11,off Brusstar).  3B–Philadelphia McBride (4,off Martinez).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (17,3rd inning off Lopez 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Simmons (20,6th inning off Lonborg 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Lonborg (4,off Martinez).  HBP–Lentine (1,by Lonborg).  SB–Maddox (31,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons); Mumphrey (13,2nd base off Lonborg/Boone).  WP–Lopez (4).  HBP–Lonborg (2,Lentine).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:28.  A–19,015.
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