San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 2 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
Beswick rf 4 0 0 0
Winfield cf 4 0 1 0
Tenace c 3 0 1 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0
Almon 3b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 2 0 1 0
  Ashford ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Lacy rf 4 0 1 0
  Smith rf 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 2 3 1
Monday cf 3 0 1 0
Oates c 3 0 1 2
Rau p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
San Diego 000 000 000050
Los Angeles 010 200 00x381
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (10-9) 7.0 7 3 3 2 2
  Lee   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  W (11-7) 9.0 5 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
7

  E–Cey (13).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–San Diego Winfield (18,off Rau), Los Angeles Lacy (13,off Rasmussen); Baker (18,off Rasmussen).  HR–Los Angeles Baker (9,2nd inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Richards (4,by Rau).  IBB–Monday (11,by Rasmussen).  SB–Baker (11,2nd base off Lee/Tenace).  HBP–Rau (1,Richards).  IBB–Rasmussen (7,Monday).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:09.  A–41,597.
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