San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 9

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 1 1 1
Clark rf 5 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 5 0 1 0
Cruz lf 5 1 2 1
Herndon cf 4 0 1 0
Hill c 3 0 2 0
  Littlejohn pr,c 0 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 2 0 0 0
Barr p 1 0 0 0
  Heintzelman ph 1 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Andrews ph 1 0 0 0
  Plank p 0 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 5 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Cey 3b 3 3 3 2
Baker lf 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 2 3 2 2
  Rhoden p 0 0 0 0
Ferguson c 3 1 3 4
Rau p 3 0 1 1
  North cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 13 9
San Francisco 010 010 000271
Los Angeles 032 030 10x9131
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  L (7-11) 3.0 8 5 5 3 0
  Minton   2.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Plank   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Curtis   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
6
0
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  W (13-8) 7.0 5 2 2 5 2
  Rhoden   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
4

  E–Cruz (1), Smith (11).  DP–San Francisco 3.  2B–San Francisco Cruz (10,off Rau), Los Angeles Ferguson 2 (15,off Barr,off Plank).  HR–San Francisco Cruz (7,2nd inning off Rau 0 on, 0 out); Evans (17,5th inning off Rau 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Cey (18,2nd inning off Barr 1 on, 0 out); Ferguson (14,5th inning off Minton 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Russell (12,off Minton).  IBB–Ferguson (11,by Barr).  SB–Lopes (41,3rd base off Minton/Hill).  WP–Curtis (6).  IBB–Barr (5,Ferguson).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–(none), 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:39.  A–27,211.
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