Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres
October 1, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1978 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 2 1 1 0
  Grote 3b 2 0 0 1
Baker lf 3 0 1 1
  Simpson lf 2 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 1 0 0 0
  Guerrero 1b 3 0 2 0
  Davalillo pr,1b 1 1 1 0
Cey 3b 1 0 1 0
  White rf 3 0 2 1
Monday cf 2 0 0 0
  Law cf 2 0 0 0
Lacy rf,2b 4 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 1 1 0
  Gulden c 2 0 0 0
Martinez ss 4 0 1 0
Sutton p 1 0 0 0
  Oates ph 1 0 0 0
  Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0
  Sutcliffe p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 10 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 5 1 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Perkins 1b 5 0 1 1
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Winfield cf 5 2 3 0
Turner rf 4 1 1 0
Tenace c 3 0 1 0
  Thomas pr 0 0 0 0
  Castillo c 0 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 0 1 1
Almon 2b 3 0 0 1
  Gamble ph 1 0 1 1
Perry p 3 0 0 0
  Ashford 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4
Los Angeles 001 010 010 003102
San Diego 021 000 000 01492
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton   6.0 6 3 2 0 1
  Rautzhan   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutcliffe   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Castillo  L (0-4) 1.1 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.1
9
4
3
3
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   10.0 9 3 2 1 10
  Fingers  W (6-13) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
10
3
2
2
12

  E–Lacy (9), Martinez (5), Almon (23), Perry (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1, San Diego 1.  2B–Los Angeles Lopes (25,off Perry), San Diego Winfield 2 (30,off Sutton,off Castillo).  SH–Sutton (14,off Perry); White (1,off Fingers); Smith (28,off Sutton); Perry (13,off Sutton); Castillo (1,off Castillo).  SF–Grote (2,off Perry).  IBB–Lacy (4,by Fingers); Turner (5,by Castillo); Evans (1,by Castillo).  HBP–Tenace (11,by Sutton).  SB–Cey (2,2nd base off Perry/Tenace); Law (3,2nd base off Perry/Tenace).  CS–White (1,2nd base by Perry/Tenace); Lacy (4,2nd base by Perry/Tenace).  WP–Sutton (6).  HBP–Sutton (5,Tenace).  IBB–Castillo 2 (7,Turner,Evans); Fingers (12,Lacy).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–3:07.  A–37,185.
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