Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
October 5, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1978 at Veterans 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 3 3
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
  North cf 0 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 1 1 0
Monday cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Yeager c 3 1 1 1
John p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 3 0 1 0
Cardenal 1b 2 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 1 0
Martin rf 2 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Foote ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
Los Angeles 000 120 100480
Philadelphia 000 000 000040
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (1-0) 9.0 4 0 0 2 4
Totals 9.0 4 0 0 2 4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (0-1) 4.2 6 3 3 0 3
  Brusstar   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Reed   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  McGraw   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 8 4 4 1 4

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 3.  2B–Los Angeles Smith (1,off Ruthven); Baker (1,off Ruthven).  3B–Los Angeles Lopes (1,off Reed).  HR–Los Angeles Lopes (2,4th inning off Ruthven 0 on, 0 out).  SH–John (1,off Reed).  SB–Yeager (1,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Satch Davidson, LF–John McSherry, RF–Bill Williams.  T–2:06.  A–60,642.

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