San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 11, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1979 at Dodger 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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San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 4 0 1 1
  Greer cf 0 0 0 0
Flannery 2b 4 0 1 0
Dade 3b 3 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 1 2 0
Turner lf 3 0 0 0
  Johnstone lf 0 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0
Fahey c 3 0 0 1
Smith ss 3 2 2 0
Owchinko p 1 0 0 0
  Mura p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 1
Baker lf 4 0 1 0
Hatcher 3b,rf 3 0 1 0
  Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 3 0 0 0
  Ferguson c 0 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 0 1 0
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
Sutton p 1 0 0 0
  Cey ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
San Diego 001 100 100362
Los Angeles 000 100 000163
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko  W (5-10) 7.2 4 1 1 1 1
  Mura  SV (2) 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (12-14) 8.0 5 3 2 3 2
  Beckwith   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
4

  E–Smith (17), Owchinko (1), Lopes (14), Yeager 2 (7).  2B–San Diego Smith (17,off Sutton).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey (25,4th inning off Owchinko 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Owchinko 2 (6,off Sutton 2); Sutton (8,off Owchinko).  SF–Fahey (2,off Sutton).  IBB–Smith (5,by Sutton).  SB–Richards (18,2nd base off Sutton/Yeager); Smith (25,2nd base off Beckwith/Ferguson).  CS–Smith (7,Home by Sutton/Yeager); Lopes (4,2nd base by Owchinko/Fahey); Hatcher (3,2nd base by Owchinko/Fahey).  IBB–Sutton (6,Smith).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:27.  A–20,870.
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