Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres
April 18, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1981 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 1 0
Baker lf 4 1 2 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 0 2 0
Guerrero rf 4 0 1 0
Scioscia c 4 1 1 1
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Valenzuela p 4 0 2 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
Jones cf 4 0 1 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 0 0
Edwards rf 4 0 0 0
Bass 1b 4 0 1 0
Swisher c 3 0 1 0
Bonilla 2b 3 0 1 0
Wise p 2 0 0 0
  Evans ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 5 0
Los Angeles 000 000 1102102
San Diego 000 000 000050
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  W (3-0) 9.0 5 0 0 0 10
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
10
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  L (0-2) 8.0 10 2 2 0 2
  Lucas   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
3

  E–Cey (1), Russell (3).  DP–San Diego 1.  HR–Los Angeles Scioscia (1,7th inning off Wise 0 on, 0 out); Baker (1,8th inning off Wise 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Lopes (2,2nd base off Wise/Swisher).  CS–Smith (2,2nd base by Valenzuela/Scioscia).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:25.  A–19,776.
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