Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 24, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 6, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0
Russell ss 4 1 0 0
Baker lf 4 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 5 1 2 1
Cey 3b 3 2 2 1
Ferguson rf 3 0 0 2
Thomas cf 3 0 1 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 1
  Joshua pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
Rau p 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 1 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutcliffe p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 1 1
  Reuss p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 2 0 0 0
  Unser ph,rf 2 0 0 0
  Mackanin ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 1 1 1 0
Bowa ss 4 1 2 1
Rose 1b 3 2 1 1
Luzinski lf 3 1 1 1
  McBride pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 5 1 3 1
Maddox cf 5 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 1
Boone c 4 0 1 2
Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 2 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph,rf,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 10 7
Los Angeles 012 000 030 0690
Philadelphia 005 100 000 17100
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau   2.0 5 5 5 3 2
  Hough   4.0 2 1 1 2 3
  Sutcliffe   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Reuss  L (1-2) 2.2 3 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.2
10
7
7
6
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   2.1 3 3 3 5 1
  Bird   5.0 4 3 3 0 4
  McGraw   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Reed  W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
10.0
9
6
6
7
6

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 3.  2B–Los Angeles Garvey (4,off Kaat), Philadelphia Schmidt (2,off Rau); Boone (2,off Hough); Reed (1,off Reuss).  3B–Los Angeles Thomas (1,off Kaat).  HR–Los Angeles Cey (2,2nd inning off Kaat 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Rose (1,4th inning off Hough 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Ferguson (2,off Bird); Trillo (1,off Hough).  IBB–Yeager (2,by Kaat); Cey (2,by Kaat).  HBP–Kaat (1,by Rau); Luzinski (1,by Hough).  SB–Maddox (3,2nd base off Hough/Yeager).  BK–Hough (1).  HBP–Rau (2,Kaat); Hough (1,Luzinski).  IBB–Kaat 2 (2,Yeager,Cey).  U-HP–Bob Nelson, 1B–Steve Fields, 2B–Tom Telford, 3B–Joe Myers.  T–2:49.  A–31,140.
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