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Phillies 2 @ Cardinals 6
Busch Stadium
August 8, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 8, 1978 at Busch Stadium. The home team Cardinals beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 6 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 8, 1978 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 5 E: 2 LOB: 3
Runs: 2
Hits: 5
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 3
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 6 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherTom Bruno  
Losing PitcherJim Lonborg  
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Game Winning RBIGeorge Hendrick 

Game Info

DateAugust 8, 1978 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Lonborg  
Home Starting PitcherTom Bruno  
BallparkBusch Stadium 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance26,880 
Time of Game2 hours 19 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Paul Pryor
1B: Terry Tata
2B: Frank Pulli
3B: Ed Vargo

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bake McBride  Right Fielder 
Larry Bowa  Shortstop 
Richie Hebner  First Baseman 
Greg Luzinski  Left Fielder 
Mike Schmidt  Third Baseman 
Garry Maddox  Center Fielder 
Bob Boone  Catcher 
Bud Harrelson  Second Baseman 
Jim Lonborg  Pitcher 
Danny Ozark  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Mumphrey  Right Fielder 
Ken Oberkfell  Second Baseman 
George Hendrick  Center Fielder 
Keith Hernandez  First Baseman 
Wayne Garrett  Third Baseman 
Tony Scott  Left Fielder 
Steve Swisher  Catcher 
Mike Phillips  Shortstop 
Tom Bruno  Pitcher 
Ken Boyer  Manager 

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Phillies 2 @ Cardinals 6
Busch Stadium
August 8, 1978

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         Game of 8/8/1978, game 2 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (N)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
McBride B, rf         3  0  1  1   Mumphrey J, rf-lf     5  1  2  0   
Morrison J, ph        1  0  0  0   Oberkfell K, 2b       3  1  1  0   
McGraw T, p           0  0  0  0   Hendrick G, cf        4  1  1  1   
Bowa L, ss            4  0  0  0   Hernandez K, 1b       2  1  0  0   
Hebner R, 1b          3  0  1  0   Garrett W, 3b         3  1  1  0   
Cardenal J, ph        1  0  0  0   Scott T, lf           3  1  1  1   
Luzinski G, lf        4  0  0  0   Schultz B, p          0  0  0  0   
Schmidt M, 3b         3  0  1  0   Swisher S, c          3  0  1  1   
Maddox G, cf          2  0  0  0   Phillips M, ss        3  0  1  2   
Boone B, c            3  0  0  0   Bruno T, p            3  0  0  0   
Harrelson B, 2b       3  1  1  0   Morales J, rf         1  0  0  0   
Lonborg J, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Brusstar W, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Gonzalez O, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
Eastwick R, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Martin J, ph-rf       1  1  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     29  2  5  2                        30  6  8  5

Philadelphia     001 000 010 --  2
St.Louis         014 010 00x --  6

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lonborg J (L)*        2.0  4  5  4  3  1
Brusstar W            2.0  3  0  0  0  2
Eastwick R            3.0  1  1  0  3  0
McGraw T              1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bruno T (W)           7.0  4  1  1  2  2
Schultz B             2.0  1  1  1  0  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd

E -- Hebner R, Luzinski G
DP -- Philadelphia 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 3, St.Louis 7
2B -- Hendrick G
HR -- Martin J
CS -- Scott T
SH -- Lonborg J
SF -- Phillips M
T -- 2:19
A -- 26880

    

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