Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 4, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 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 4, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 2 2 0
Russell ss 4 1 1 0
Smith rf 4 0 0 1
Cey 3b 3 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Lacy 2b 4 1 2 0
Grote c 4 0 1 1
John p 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 1 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Yeager ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin rf 4 3 2 0
Bowa ss 4 0 2 2
Maddox cf 4 1 1 1
Luzinski lf 5 0 1 2
Cardenal 1b 3 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 2 2 0 0
Boone c 4 1 2 2
Morrison 2b 4 1 2 1
  Harrelson 2b 0 0 0 0
Kaat p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 11 8
Los Angeles 201 000 001481
Philadelphia 050 100 21x9112
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (7-3) 1.2 6 5 5 2 2
  Hough   4.1 2 1 1 1 4
  Castillo   2.0 3 3 2 2 3
Totals
8.0
11
9
8
5
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  W (2-0) 9.0 8 4 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
2

  E–Grote (2), Morrison 2 (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Los Angeles North (4,off Kaat); Grote (3,off Kaat), Philadelphia Cardenal (6,off John); Bowa (8,off Hough).  3B–Los Angeles Lacy (3,off Kaat), Philadelphia Martin (1,off Castillo).  IBB–Cey (2,by Kaat); Hebner (5,by Castillo).  SF–Bowa (2,off Castillo).  SB–North (5,3rd base off Kaat/Boone); Russell (4,2nd base off Kaat/Boone); Martin (2,2nd base off Hough/Grote).  IBB–Castillo (4,Hebner); Kaat (2,Cey).  T–2:10.  A–42,066.
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