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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1978 at San Diego 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 3 3 1
North cf 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 3 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 0 1 0
Russell ss 1 0 0 0
  Martinez ss 1 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
Rhoden p 2 0 0 0
  Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0
  Monday ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 1 4 0
Perkins 1b 4 0 0 0
Winfield cf,rf 4 0 1 1
Gamble rf 4 1 1 0
  Ashford 3b 0 0 0 0
Tenace c 2 1 0 0
Thomas 3b,cf 4 1 3 1
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 1
Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 3
Los Angeles 101 000 010373
San Diego 000 310 00x490
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  L (8-6) 4.2 7 4 3 2 2
  Rautzhan   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Hough   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
2
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  W (10-7) 7.2 6 3 3 3 1
  Fingers  SV (24) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
3

  E–Ferguson (5), Martinez 2 (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1, San Diego 1.  2B–Los Angeles Lopes (18,off Rasmussen).  HR–Los Angeles Lopes (13,1st inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Rasmussen (7,off Rautzhan).  SF–Gonzalez (3,off Rhoden).  SB–Ferguson (1,2nd base off Rasmussen/Tenace); Lopes (30,2nd base off Rasmussen/Tenace); Smith (9,2nd base off Rasmussen/Tenace); Smith 2 (29,2nd base off Rhoden/Ferguson 2).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:26.  A–28,592.
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