Philadelphia Phillies vs San Diego Padres
August 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1978 at San Diego Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 9, San Diego Padres 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin rf 4 1 2 4
Sizemore 2b 5 1 2 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 0
  Morrison pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 5 1 3 1
  Gonzalez pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Cardenal 1b 3 2 1 0
  Hebner 1b 1 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 5 1 2 3
Harrelson ss 4 2 1 0
Ruthven p 5 0 1 0
Totals 39 9 13 8
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 1 2 0
Smith ss 3 1 0 0
Turner cf 4 1 1 1
Winfield 1b 4 1 2 1
Gamble rf 4 0 0 0
Tenace c 2 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Beswick ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas 3b 2 0 0 0
  Almon 3b 0 0 0 0
  Ashford 3b 2 1 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 2
Owchinko p 1 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
  Lee p 1 0 0 0
  Sweet c 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
Philadelphia 112 040 0109130
San Diego 300 000 002591
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (12-9) 9.0 9 5 5 2 5
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko  L (8-11) 3.0 6 4 4 1 1
  D'Acquisto   1.2 4 4 4 2 2
  Lee   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Shirley   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
4
5

  E–Gonzalez (8).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–San Diego Richards (24,off Ruthven); Turner (7,off Ruthven); Sweet (8,off Ruthven).  3B–San Diego Gonzalez (1,off Ruthven).  HR–Philadelphia Martin (9,1st inning off Owchinko 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Martin (3,off Owchinko).  SB–Cardenal (2,Home off Owchinko/Tenace); Maddox (28,2nd base off Owchinko/Tenace).  CS–Tenace (5,2nd base by Ruthven/Boone).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:41.  A–13,568.
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