Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
July 1, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 2 0
Smith rf 2 1 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 1
Baker lf 4 0 1 1
North cf 4 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
Rhoden p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 5 0 1 0
Griffey rf 2 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 3 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0
Correll c 2 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 1 0
  Auerbach pr,2b 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 1 0
  Sarmiento pr 0 0 0 0
Kennedy 2b 2 0 1 0
  Collins ph 0 0 0 0
  Werner c 0 0 0 0
  Bench ph 1 0 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Los Angeles 000 000 101261
Cincinnati 000 000 000061
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (7-4) 9.0 6 0 0 5 7
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
5
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (9-6) 9.0 6 2 2 2 9
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
9

  E–Smith (6), Griffey (4).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Los Angeles Russell (16,off Seaver), Cincinnati Rose (22,off Rhoden).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey (11,7th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Seaver (6,off Rhoden).  SB–Driessen (17,2nd base off Rhoden/Yeager).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:45.  A–48,044.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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