Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 3, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1978 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
North cf 2 1 0 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
Smith rf 3 0 0 1
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Baker lf 2 0 0 0
Lacy 2b 3 0 1 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Sutton p 2 0 0 0
  Monday ph 1 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 2 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 1 2 0
Luzinski lf 3 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
  Martin ph 0 1 0 0
Johnstone 1b 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 1 1 4
Boone c 3 1 2 1
Morrison 2b 2 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson 2b 0 0 0 0
Christenson p 2 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Los Angeles 000 001 000121
Philadelphia 000 010 004561
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton   7.0 4 1 1 1 3
  Forster  L (1-1) 1.0 2 4 4 2 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson   8.0 2 1 0 3 4
  McGraw  W (4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
1
0
3
4

  E–Forster (1), Christenson (2).  2B–Los Angeles Lacy (7,off Christenson), Philadelphia Maddox (10,off Sutton).  3B–Los Angeles Garvey (3,off Christenson).  HR–Philadelphia Boone (5,5th inning off Sutton 0 on, 1 out); Johnson (2,9th inning off Forster 3 on, 0 out).  SH–Russell (5,off Christenson).  SF–Smith (6,off Christenson).  IBB–Luzinski (2,by Forster); Martin (2,by Forster).  SB–North (4,2nd base off Christenson/Boone); Luzinski (3,2nd base off Sutton/Grote).  IBB–Forster 2 (2,Luzinski,Martin).  T–2:16.  A–31,442.
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