Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 18, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1977 at Veteran's Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 2
Russell ss 4 1 1 0
Smith rf 5 1 1 2
Garvey 1b 5 0 3 1
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Lacy 3b 4 1 2 0
  Hale lf 0 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 1 3 0
  Martinez pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Oates c 3 1 0 1
Rhoden p 3 0 0 0
  Goodson ph 1 0 1 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 0 3 1
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Johnstone rf 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 2 0
Hebner 1b 4 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 2 0
Boone c 4 2 2 1
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 1
Twitchell p 1 0 1 1
  Brusstar p 1 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 13 4
Los Angeles 110 200 2006130
Philadelphia 030 000 0014130
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (6-1) 7.0 9 3 3 1 1
  Hough  SV (11) 2.0 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
1
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Twitchell  L (0-4) 3.0 6 4 4 3 2
  Brusstar   4.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Reed   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2, Philadelphia 2.  2B–Los Angeles Garvey (9,off Twitchell); Lacy (3,off Twitchell); Baker 2 (7,off Twitchell 2), Philadelphia Maddox (10,off Rhoden); Boone (4,off Rhoden).  3B–Philadelphia Maddox (3,off Hough).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (9,7th inning off Brusstar 1 on, 1 out).  CS–Baker (2,Home by Twitchell/Boone); Garvey (1,2nd base by Brusstar/Boone); Schmidt (4,2nd base by Rhoden/Oates).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:35.  A–30,132.
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