Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 1 1 0
  Kennedy 3b,2b 1 0 0 0
Griffey rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 5 4 3 0
  Auerbach 3b 0 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 2 1
Driessen 1b 3 1 2 1
Bench c 5 1 2 2
Concepcion ss 4 1 3 1
Geronimo cf 5 0 2 1
Bonham p 3 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 15 6
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 2 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
  Burke cf 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Baker lf 2 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
Monday cf,rf 4 1 1 1
Yeager c 2 0 1 0
  Oates c 1 1 1 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 2 0 0 0
  Davalillo lf 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 1
Cincinnati 204 101 0008151
Los Angeles 000 000 020252
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  W (3-0) 8.0 5 2 2 4 9
  Tomlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
11
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (0-2) 2.2 8 6 6 2 1
  Hough   4.1 5 2 2 4 2
  Garman   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
6
3

  E–Concepcion (2), Russell (2), Baker (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Cincinnati Driessen (2,off Hooton); Morgan 3 (9,off Hooton,off Hough 2); Bench (3,off Hooton).  HR–Los Angeles Monday (4,8th inning off Bonham 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bonham (2,off Hooton).  SB–Morgan (2,Home off Hooton/Yeager); Driessen (6,2nd base off Hooton/Yeager).  CS–Concepcion (2,2nd base by Hooton/Yeager).  WP–Hough (1).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:32.  A–40,527.
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