Philadelphia Phillies vs San Diego Padres
May 5, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1977 at San Diego Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 8, San Diego Padres 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 2 1 0
Schmidt 3b 5 1 2 2
Luzinski lf 5 2 2 1
Hebner 1b 2 2 1 0
  Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0
Boone c 3 1 1 1
Martin rf 2 0 1 1
  Johnstone ph,rf 1 0 1 0
  Brown ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Sizemore 2b 2 0 0 1
Lerch p 3 0 0 0
  Garber p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 7
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 3 1 1 1
Almon ss 4 1 0 1
Rettenmund lf 3 0 0 0
Winfield rf 5 1 2 3
Ivie 1b 5 0 1 0
Tenace c 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Champion 2b 3 2 1 0
Shirley p 1 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 1 0 1 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
Philadelphia 000 401 0128100
San Diego 002 100 101571
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  W (4-1) 6.0 5 3 3 6 5
  Garber  SV (2) 3.0 2 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
7
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  L (2-4) 3.1 3 4 3 3 1
  Spillner   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Metzger   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Tomlin   2.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Fingers   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
5
3

  E–Tenace (2).  DP–San Diego 1.  3B–Philadelphia Hebner (2,off Tomlin), San Diego Champion (1,off Lerch).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (4,9th inning off Fingers 1 on, 2 out), San Diego Winfield (4,7th inning off Garber 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Sizemore (1,off Spillner).  IBB–Sizemore (4,by Metzger).  SB–Richards (4,2nd base off Lerch/Boone).  WP–Lerch 2 (3), Garber (1).  IBB–Metzger (3,Sizemore).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:24.  A–7,810.
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