Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 1 1 0
Cardenal 1b 4 1 1 0
Boone c 4 1 1 2
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
  McBride rf 0 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 2 0
Lerch p 3 0 1 1
Totals 32 3 7 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 0 2 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Lacy rf 3 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 1 1 0
Baker lf 3 0 1 0
Monday cf 3 0 0 1
Grote c 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Yeager c 0 0 0 0
Rau p 1 0 0 0
  Rhoden p 1 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Philadelphia 000 300 000371
Los Angeles 000 010 000141
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  W (8-7) 9.0 4 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  L (12-8) 3.2 6 3 3 1 0
  Rhoden   3.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Rautzhan   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
1

  E–Sizemore (11), Russell (24).  DP–Philadelphia 3, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Philadelphia Cardenal (11,off Rau); Boone (16,off Rau), Los Angeles Cey (29,off Lerch).  SH–Lerch (2,off Rau).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:16.  A–50,194.
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