Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
October 4, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 4, 1978 at Veteran's Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 2 3 2
Russell ss 5 1 1 0
Smith rf 3 1 1 1
  North cf 1 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 5 3 3 4
Cey 3b 5 0 2 1
Baker lf 3 0 1 0
Monday cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Yeager c 4 1 1 1
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
  Welch p 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 5 1 1 0
Bowa ss 5 1 3 0
Maddox cf 5 0 2 2
Luzinski lf 4 1 1 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 1 1
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 1
Boone c 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 2 0
Christenson p 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 38 5 12 5
Los Angeles 004 211 0019131
Philadelphia 010 030 0015121
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton   4.2 10 4 4 0 5
  Welch  W (1-0) 4.1 2 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
0
10
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  L (0-1) 4.1 7 7 6 1 3
  Brusstar   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Eastwick   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  McGraw   3.0 2 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
4
7

  E–Lopes (1), Schmidt (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Los Angeles Lopes (1,off Christenson).  3B–Los Angeles Monday (1,off Christenson); Garvey (1,off Christenson), Philadelphia Luzinski (1,off Hooton).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey 2 (2,3rd inning off Christenson 2 on, 1 out,9th inning off McGraw 0 on, 0 out); Lopes (1,4th inning off Christenson 1 on, 2 out); Yeager (1,6th inning off Eastwick 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Martin (1,9th inning off Welch 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Smith (1,by Eastwick).  SF–Schmidt (1,off Hooton).  HBP–Eastwick (1,Smith).  U–John McSherry, Lee Weyer, Nick Colosi, Andy Olsen, Bill Williams, Satch Davidson.  T–2:37.  A–63,460.
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