Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 8, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1976 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 2 3 0
Buckner lf 5 1 1 0
Baker cf 4 1 1 2
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Ferguson rf 4 0 0 0
Yeager c 4 0 2 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
John p 3 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Goodson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 1 2 3
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 2 1 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 1 1 1
  Martin lf 0 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 2 1
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
Tolan 1b 4 0 0 0
Boone c 4 2 2 0
Kaat p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 1 0 0
  Garber p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 5
Los Angeles 002 020 000491
Philadelphia 000 041 10x681
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (1-2) 6.1 8 6 4 4 4
  Hough   1.2 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
8
6
4
4
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   5.0 8 4 3 1 4
  Garber  W (1-0) 4.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
1
8

  E–Russell (4), Tolan (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Los Angeles Lopes (1,off Kaat); Baker (6,off Kaat), Philadelphia Cash (3,off John); Boone (4,off John); Brown (4,off John).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski (3,7th inning off John 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Garber (3,off John).  WP–John 2 (4).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:01.  A–34,060.
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