Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres
July 3, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1979 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 2, San Diego Padres 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 1
Russell ss 5 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 5 0 1 0
Cey 3b 4 1 2 0
Baker lf 3 0 0 0
Joshua cf 4 1 2 0
Yeager c 3 0 1 0
Sutcliffe p 3 0 2 1
  Thomasson ph 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 4 1 3 0
Smith ss 2 1 0 0
Dade 3b 3 1 1 0
Winfield rf 3 0 0 1
Johnstone lf 3 0 2 1
Tenace c 3 0 1 1
Briggs 1b 3 0 0 0
Almon 2b 3 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 7 3
Los Angeles 020 000 000290
San Diego 200 001 00x370
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  L (7-7) 7.0 7 3 3 1 4
  Patterson   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
1
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (8-6) 9.0 9 2 2 4 9
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
4
9

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Johnstone (2,off Sutcliffe); Richards (10,off Sutcliffe).  HBP–Lopes (1,by Perry).  SH–Dade (2,off Sutcliffe); Smith (13,off Sutcliffe).  SF–Winfield (2,off Sutcliffe).  CS–Smith (4,2nd base by Perry/Tenace).  SB–Richards (8,2nd base off Sutcliffe/Yeager).  WP–Sutcliffe (3).  HBP–Perry (3,Lopes).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:19.  A–24,674.
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