San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers 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 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 9

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 5 0 0 0
Thomas cf 5 0 1 0
Reynolds lf 3 1 1 0
Winfield rf 4 2 1 0
Tenace 1b,c 4 2 3 3
Almon 3b 4 1 2 0
Ashford 2b 4 0 1 1
Davis c 2 0 0 0
  Richards ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 1 1
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 0 0 0
  Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
North cf 2 2 1 0
Russell ss 5 2 3 2
Smith rf 3 1 1 1
Cey 3b 4 1 2 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1
Baker lf 4 0 1 1
Lacy 2b 4 2 1 1
  Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 1 0 0
John p 2 0 0 0
  Forster p 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 9 11 8
San Diego 000 200 1306101
Los Angeles 000 311 31x9112
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (3-2) 6.0 8 5 5 2 3
  Lee   0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Spillner   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Freisleben   1.0 1 1 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
9
8
5
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (7-2) 7.1 8 5 5 3 10
  Forster   1.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
10

  E–Almon (10), Cey (4), Lacy (4).  DP–San Diego 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–San Diego Winfield (6,off John); Almon (11,off John); Tenace (6,off Forster); Ashford (2,off Forster), Los Angeles Russell (10,off Lee).  3B–Los Angeles Garvey (2,off Perry).  HR–San Diego Tenace (5,4th inning off John 1 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Lacy (5,5th inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out).  SH–John (7,off Lee).  CS–Thomas (4,2nd base by John/Yeager).  SB–Lacy (3,2nd base off Freisleben/Tenace).  WP–Perry (3).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:51.  A–51,781.
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