Philadelphia Phillies vs San Diego Padres
June 18, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1978 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 1, San Diego Padres 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 4 1 1 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Boone c 3 0 2 1
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 1 1 0
Smith ss 3 1 1 1
Thomas 1b,cf 3 0 0 1
Winfield cf,rf 3 0 0 0
Gamble rf 3 0 0 0
  Roberts 1b 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 1 1 0
Almon 3b 3 0 1 1
Sweet c 3 1 1 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 5 3
Philadelphia 000 000 001182
San Diego 210 000 01x450
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (2-7) 4.0 3 3 2 1 2
  McGraw   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Brusstar   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
5
4
3
1
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (7-2) 8.1 8 1 1 1 5
  Fingers  SV (15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
6

  E–Maddox (4), Ruthven (8).  2B–Philadelphia Schmidt (11,off Perry), San Diego Richards (9,off Ruthven); Almon (15,off Ruthven).  SH–Smith (14,off Ruthven).  SF–Thomas (2,off Ruthven).  SB–Sweet (1,2nd base off Brusstar/Boone).  CS–Almon (3,Home by Ruthven/Boone).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:09.  A–21,195.
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