San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1978 at Veteran's 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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San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 11

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards 1b 4 1 2 1
Smith ss 5 0 1 0
Tenace c 3 1 1 0
Winfield rf 5 0 2 1
Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0
Gamble lf 4 1 4 2
Thomas 2b 5 0 0 0
Almon 3b 4 1 1 0
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Champion ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 1 3 2
Bowa ss 5 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 5 2 1 1
Luzinski lf 3 1 1 0
  Martin lf 1 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 3 1 0 0
Maddox cf 2 2 1 1
Boone c 2 1 0 2
  Foote c 0 0 0 0
Morrison 2b 3 2 2 1
Lerch p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 1 1 4
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 11 10 11
San Diego 110 020 0004113
Philadelphia 121 050 20x11100
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (1-2) 4.0 6 6 5 3 0
  Shirley   1.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Lee   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
  D'Acquisto   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
11
10
6
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  W (3-1) 5.0 7 4 4 3 1
  Reed   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  McGraw   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Brusstar   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
5
6

  E–Richards 3 (6).  2B–San Diego Tenace (3,off Lerch), Philadelphia Maddox (5,off Jones).  HR–San Diego Gamble (1,5th inning off Lerch 1 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Johnson (1,5th inning off Shirley 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Jones (2,off Lerch); Hebner (2,off Shirley).  SF–Maddox (1,off Jones); Boone (2,off Shirley).  IBB–Maddox (3,by Shirley).  SB–Richards (7,3rd base off Lerch/Boone); Smith (4,3rd base off Lerch/Boone); Winfield (2,2nd base off Lerch/Boone).  CS–Schmidt (2,2nd base by Jones/Tenace).  IBB–Shirley (1,Maddox).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:33.  A–31,101.
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