San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 31, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf,lf 4 0 2 1
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
Gamble lf 4 1 1 0
  Baker 2b 0 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 0 1 0
Tenace 1b 3 1 0 0
Almon 3b 4 0 0 0
Thomas 2b,cf 3 1 2 2
Sweet c 3 0 0 0
Shirley p 2 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 2 0
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 3 0
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Lacy 2b 4 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 1 1 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
Rau p 1 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Monday ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
San Diego 001 200 000–370
Los Angeles 001 000 000–180
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  W (3-5) 7.1 7 1 1 1 5
  Fingers  SV (11) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  L (5-2) 7.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Hough   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
4
  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1.  SH–Shirley (6,off Rau); Rau (4,off Shirley).  CS–Winfield (5,2nd base by Rau/Yeager).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:09.  A–28,050.
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