Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres
September 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1978 at San Diego 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 2 1 1 0
  Martinez 2b 3 0 0 0
Russell ss 5 1 3 0
Baker lf 3 2 2 1
  North cf 1 0 0 0
  Law ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 2 1 1 2
  Guerrero 1b 2 1 1 1
Cey 3b 3 0 1 1
  Simpson cf,lf 1 0 1 1
Monday cf 3 0 1 0
  Welch p 0 1 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Lacy rf,3b 4 0 1 1
Yeager c 3 0 2 0
  Gulden c 1 0 0 0
John p 2 0 0 0
  Grote 3b 1 0 0 0
  White rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 7
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 5 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
Turner rf 4 0 0 0
Winfield cf 3 0 0 0
Tenace 1b,c 4 0 1 0
Evans 3b 4 0 1 0
Castillo c 2 0 0 0
  Perkins ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Almon 2b 3 0 2 0
Mura p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 1 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Ashford ph 1 0 1 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Beswick ph 1 0 1 0
  Owchinko p 0 0 0 0
  Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Eichelberger p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 0 9 0
Los Angeles 202 000 0307140
San Diego 000 000 000092
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (17-10) 5.0 5 0 0 0 4
  Welch   3.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Forster   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
2
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Mura  L (0-2) 3.0 8 4 4 0 2
  Lee   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Shirley   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Owchinko   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Rasmussen   0.2 1 1 0 0 1
  Eichelberger   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
6
0
7

  E–Smith (25), Perkins (4).  DP–Los Angeles 1, San Diego 1.  2B–Los Angeles Baker (24,off Mura); Russell (32,off Owchinko), San Diego Tenace (18,off John); Ashford (11,off John).  3B–Los Angeles Baker (1,off Mura); Guerrero (1,off Owchinko).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey (21,1st inning off Mura 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Welch (6,off Rasmussen).  CS–Russell (6,2nd base by Mura/Castillo).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:18.  A–38,539.
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