Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
April 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 14, Cincinnati Reds 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 3 2 2
Russell ss 5 2 4 2
Smith rf 6 1 1 3
Cey 3b 6 1 2 1
Garvey 1b 5 2 2 0
Baker lf 5 2 5 2
Monday cf 3 1 1 1
Yeager c 4 1 1 2
Rau p 5 1 1 1
Totals 43 14 19 14
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 5 0 2 1
Griffey rf 4 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 2 1 2
Foster lf 4 0 2 1
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 5 0 1 0
Driessen 1b 5 1 3 0
Geronimo cf 2 0 0 0
Seaver p 0 0 0 0
  Grace ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Capilla p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Los Angeles 012 210 10714190
Cincinnati 100 001 0024100
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  W (3-0) 9.0 10 4 4 6 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
6
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (0-2) 4.0 8 5 5 1 6
  Murray   2.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Capilla   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Borbon   1.0 5 7 7 2 1
Totals
9.0
19
14
14
4
11

  E–None.  PB–Bench (2).  2B–Los Angeles Baker 3 (4,off Seaver,off Capilla,off Borbon); Russell (3,off Murray), Cincinnati Foster (3,off Rau); Driessen (3,off Rau).  HR–Los Angeles Lopes (3,4th inning off Seaver 0 on, 2 out); Russell (1,4th inning off Seaver 0 on, 2 out); Smith (3,9th inning off Borbon 2 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Morgan (4,9th inning off Rau 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Yeager (1,off Murray); Russell (2,off Borbon).  IBB–Monday 2 (3,by Murray,by Borbon).  SH–Geronimo (1,off Rau).  IBB–Murray (2,Monday); Borbon (2,Monday).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:53.  A–32,872.
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