Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 24, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin rf 5 2 2 1
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
  Harrelson ss 3 0 3 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 1
Luzinski lf 2 0 0 0
Cardenal 1b 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 1
McCarver c 1 0 0 0
  Boone c 2 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 1
Carlton p 2 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  McBride ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 1 3 0
North cf 4 0 1 0
Smith rf 1 1 1 1
  Lacy rf 3 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 1 3 1
Baker lf 4 1 2 0
Ferguson c 1 0 0 0
  Grote c 2 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Oates c 0 0 0 0
Russell ss 3 1 2 2
John p 3 0 1 0
  Monday ph 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 1 1
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 14 5
Philadelphia 101 000 1104111
Los Angeles 200 000 03x5141
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton   4.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Brusstar  L (3-2) 3.1 5 3 3 0 4
  McGraw   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
5
5
1
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (15-9) 8.0 10 4 4 2 2
  Hough  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
2

  E–Schmidt (15), John (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Philadelphia Sizemore (9,off John), Los Angeles Cey (27,off Carlton); Baker 2 (20,off Carlton,off Brusstar); Lopes (20,off McGraw).  HR–Philadelphia Martin (8,1st inning off John 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Schmidt (5,off John).  HBP–McCarver (1,by John); North (2,by Carlton).  IBB–Luzinski (14,by John).  CS–North (7,3rd base by Carlton/McCarver).  WP–John (5).  HBP–Carlton (2,North); John (5,McCarver).  IBB–John (6,Luzinski).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:46.  A–49,064.
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