Mike Schmidt and the Phillies were in Chicago for a two-game series, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. In the Saturday game, he set a club record by hitting four consecutive home runs, including a 10th-inning game-winner off right-hander Paul Reuschel as the Phillies hung on, 18–16. Their record stood at 2–3.
“I arrived in Chicago in a slump. I was demoted to sixth in the batting order that day. I was definitely pressing and not relaxed,” said Schmidt. “Before the game my friend Dick Allen pulled me aside and said lets you and I just concentrate on having fun today.