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1978 Philadelphia Phillies Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 90-72
Finished 1st in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 2,583,389, Avg. 33,538
Ballpark: Veterans Stadium
Won Division
National League Championship Series - Lost to Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1
Manager: Danny Ozark (90-72)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1978 Philadelphia Phillies Statistics
1978 Philadelphia Phillies Roster

The Philadelphia Phillies of the National League ended the 1978 season with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses, finishing first in the NL's East Division.

The Phillies plated 708 runs and yielded 586 runs. Greg Luzinski walloped 35 home runs for Philadelphia, while Richie Hebner and Mike Schmidt added 20 or more, too. Greg Luzinski drove in 101 runs. Larry Bowa led batters with significant playing time with a .294 average. Steve Carlton topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 2.84 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Danny Ozark coached the team. The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Regular Season Runs For: 702
Regular Season Runs Against: 585

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 7, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 8, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
April 9, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 12 W 2-1 0-0 2-1
April 12, 1978 Montreal Expos 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 2-2 0-0 2-2
April 14, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 2-2 1-0 3-2
April 15, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 2-2 2-0 4-2
April 16, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 2-2 2-1 4-3
April 17, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 2-2 3-1 5-3
April 22, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Montreal Expos 5 L 2-2 3-2 5-4
April 22, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Montreal Expos 7 L 2-2 3-3 5-5
April 23, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Montreal Expos 5 L 2-2 3-4 5-6
April 24, 1978 Chicago Cubs 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 12 W 3-2 3-4 6-6
April 25, 1978 Chicago Cubs 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 4-2 3-4 7-6
April 26, 1978 Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 4-3 3-4 7-7
April 28, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 5-3 3-4 8-7
April 29, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 6-3 3-4 9-7
April 30, 1978 San Diego Padres 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 11 W 7-3 3-4 10-7
May 1, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 12 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 7-3 4-4 11-7
May 3, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Cincinnati Reds 12 L 7-3 4-5 11-8
May 5, 1978 New York Mets 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 W 8-3 4-5 12-8
May 6, 1978 New York Mets 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 9-3 4-5 13-8
May 7, 1978 New York Mets 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 10-3 4-5 14-8
May 9, 1978 Houston Astros 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 10-4 4-5 14-9
May 10, 1978 Houston Astros 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 11-4 4-5 15-9
May 11, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 12-4 4-5 16-9
May 12, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 L 12-5 4-5 16-10
May 13, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 12-6 4-5 16-11
May 14, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 13-6 4-5 17-11
May 15, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Houston Astros 5 L 13-6 4-6 17-12
May 16, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Houston Astros 6 L 13-6 4-7 17-13
May 17, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Houston Astros 2 L 13-6 4-8 17-14
May 18, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Houston Astros 5 W 13-6 5-8 18-14
May 19, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at New York Mets 4 L 13-6 5-9 18-15
May 20, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at New York Mets 4 W 13-6 6-9 19-15
May 21, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at New York Mets 6 L 13-6 6-10 19-16
May 24, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 13-6 6-11 19-17
May 25, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 13-6 6-12 19-18
May 26, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 13-6 6-13 19-19
May 27, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 13-6 7-13 20-19
May 28, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 L 13-6 7-14 20-20
May 29, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 14-6 7-14 21-20
May 30, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 15-6 7-14 22-20
May 31, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 15-7 7-14 22-21
June 2, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 16-7 7-14 23-21
June 3, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 17-7 7-14 24-21
June 4, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 W 18-7 7-14 25-21
June 5, 1978 San Francisco Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 19-7 7-14 26-21
June 6, 1978 San Francisco Giants 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 20-7 7-14 27-21
June 7, 1978 San Francisco Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 21-7 7-14 28-21
June 9, 1978 Atlanta Braves 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 22-7 7-14 29-21
June 10, 1978 Atlanta Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 23-7 7-14 30-21
June 11, 1978 Atlanta Braves 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 L 23-8 7-14 30-22
June 12, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 L 23-8 7-15 30-23
June 13, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 23-8 7-16 30-24
June 14, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 L 23-8 7-17 30-25
June 15, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 23-8 7-18 30-26
June 16, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at San Diego Padres 0 W 23-8 8-18 31-26
June 17, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Diego Padres 7 L 23-8 8-19 31-27
June 18, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Diego Padres 4 L 23-8 8-20 31-28
June 20, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 23-9 8-20 31-29
June 22, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 24-9 8-20 32-29
June 23, 1978 Chicago Cubs 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 25-9 8-20 33-29
June 24, 1978 Chicago Cubs 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 26-9 8-20 34-29
June 25, 1978 Chicago Cubs 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 27-9 8-20 35-29
June 26, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Montreal Expos 5 L 27-9 8-21 35-30
June 27, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Montreal Expos 0 W 27-9 9-21 36-30
June 28, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Montreal Expos 5 W 27-9 10-21 37-30
June 29, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 27-9 11-21 38-30
June 30, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 27-9 12-21 39-30
June 30, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 27-9 12-22 39-31
July 1, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 27-9 13-22 40-31
July 2, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 27-9 14-22 41-31
July 4, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at New York Mets 2 W 27-9 15-22 42-31
July 4, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at New York Mets 4 L 27-9 15-23 42-32
July 5, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at New York Mets 5 W 27-9 16-23 43-32
July 6, 1978 Montreal Expos 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 28-9 16-23 44-32
July 7, 1978 Montreal Expos 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 28-10 16-23 44-33
July 8, 1978 Montreal Expos 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 29-10 16-23 45-33
July 8, 1978 Montreal Expos 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 29-11 16-23 45-34
July 9, 1978 Montreal Expos 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 30-11 16-23 46-34
July 14, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta Braves 7 L 30-11 16-24 46-35
July 15, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 30-11 16-25 46-36
July 16, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 30-11 17-25 47-36
July 17, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Houston Astros 2 L 30-11 17-26 47-37
July 18, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Houston Astros 9 L 30-11 17-27 47-38
July 19, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 30-12 17-27 47-39
July 20, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 31-12 17-27 48-39
July 21, 1978 Houston Astros 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 32-12 17-27 49-39
July 21, 1978 Houston Astros 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 33-12 17-27 50-39
July 22, 1978 Houston Astros 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 34-12 17-27 51-39
July 23, 1978 Houston Astros 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 13 W 35-12 17-27 52-39
July 24, 1978 Atlanta Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 35-13 17-27 52-40
July 25, 1978 Atlanta Braves 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 L 35-14 17-27 52-41
July 26, 1978 Atlanta Braves 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 35-15 17-27 52-42
July 28, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 12 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 35-15 18-27 53-42
July 28, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 35-15 18-28 53-43
July 29, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 35-15 18-29 53-44
July 30, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 35-15 18-30 53-45
July 31, 1978 New York Mets 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 36-15 18-30 54-45
August 1, 1978 New York Mets 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 36-16 18-30 54-46
August 2, 1978 New York Mets 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 37-16 18-30 55-46
August 4, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 37-16 19-30 56-46
August 4, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 37-16 19-31 56-47
August 6, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 37-16 20-31 57-47
August 6, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 37-16 21-31 58-47
August 7, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 37-16 21-32 58-48
August 8, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 37-16 21-33 58-49
August 8, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 37-16 21-34 58-50
August 9, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 37-16 22-34 59-50
August 10, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 38-16 22-34 60-50
August 11, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 15 W 39-16 22-34 61-50
August 12, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 10 W 40-16 22-34 62-50
August 13, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 40-17 22-34 62-51
August 15, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 40-18 22-34 62-52
August 16, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 40-19 22-34 62-53
August 17, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 40-20 22-34 62-54
August 18, 1978 San Francisco Giants 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 40-21 22-34 62-55
August 19, 1978 San Francisco Giants 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 41-21 22-34 63-55
August 20, 1978 San Francisco Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 42-21 22-34 64-55
August 21, 1978 San Diego Padres 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 42-22 22-34 64-56
August 22, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 43-22 22-34 65-56
August 23, 1978 San Diego Padres 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 43-23 22-34 65-57
August 24, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 43-23 22-35 65-58
August 25, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 L 43-23 22-36 65-59
August 26, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 43-23 23-36 66-59
August 27, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 43-23 24-36 67-59
August 28, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at San Diego Padres 1 W 43-23 25-36 68-59
August 29, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at San Diego Padres 5 W 43-23 26-36 69-59
August 30, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at San Diego Padres 5 W 43-23 27-36 70-59
September 1, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 43-23 27-37 70-60
September 2, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 43-23 28-37 71-60
September 3, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 L 43-23 28-38 71-61
September 3, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 43-23 28-39 71-62
September 4, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 43-23 29-39 72-62
September 4, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 43-23 29-40 72-63
September 6, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 43-23 30-40 73-63
September 7, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 43-23 31-40 74-63
September 8, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 44-23 31-40 75-63
September 8, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 45-23 31-40 76-63
September 9, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 46-23 31-40 77-63
September 10, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 46-24 31-40 77-64
September 11, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 10 W 47-24 31-40 78-64
September 12, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 47-25 31-40 78-65
September 13, 1978 Chicago Cubs 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 48-25 31-40 79-65
September 14, 1978 Chicago Cubs 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 11 W 49-25 31-40 80-65
September 15, 1978 New York Mets 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 49-26 31-40 80-66
September 16, 1978 New York Mets 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 50-26 31-40 81-66
September 17, 1978 New York Mets 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 L 50-27 31-40 81-67
September 19, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Montreal Expos 5 L 50-27 31-41 81-68
September 20, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Montreal Expos 2 W 50-27 32-41 82-68
September 23, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Mets 0 W 50-27 33-41 83-68
September 23, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at New York Mets 3 W 50-27 34-41 84-68
September 24, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at New York Mets 2 W 50-27 35-41 85-68
September 25, 1978 Montreal Expos 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 51-27 35-41 86-68
September 26, 1978 Montreal Expos 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 52-27 35-41 87-68
September 26, 1978 Montreal Expos 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 L 52-28 35-41 87-69
September 27, 1978 Montreal Expos 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 53-28 35-41 88-69
September 29, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 53-28 35-42 88-70
September 29, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 53-28 35-43 88-71
September 30, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 53-28 36-43 89-71
October 1, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 53-28 36-44 89-72
October 4, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
October 5, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 L 0-2 0-0 0-2
October 6, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 0-2 1-0 1-2
October 7, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 L 0-2 1-1 1-3

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