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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
October 7, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on October 7, 1978 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Rau |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 55,124 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Bill Williams 2B: John McSherry 3B: Lee Weyer |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | First Baseman |
| Jerry Martin | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Randy Lerch | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Doug Rau | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
October 7, 1978
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Rau
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Rau
Bowa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Rau
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to third. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Luzinski vs. Rau
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Cardenal vs. Rau
Cardenal hits a line drive towards short. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Rau
Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lerch
Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Lerch
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lerch
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rau
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rau
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Rau
Lerch hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Lerch
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Lerch
Cey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Cey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Lerch
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cey scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lerch
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Lerch
Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Rau vs. Lerch
Rau hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Rau
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rau
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Rau
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Rau
Luzinski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Rau
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lerch
Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Lerch
North hits a popup towards first. Cardenal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lerch
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Rau
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rau
Boone hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rau
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Sizemore reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lerch vs. Rau
Lerch hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Lerch
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Lerch
Cey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lerch
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lerch
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Rau
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Rau
There goes Schmidt. The throw from Yeager to Russell and they have Schmidt trapped. The throw over to Garvey, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rau
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rau
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Rau covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Lerch
Yeager hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Lerch
Manny Mota pinch hits for Doug Rau.
Mota bunts in front of the plate. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Lerch
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Lerch
North hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Rhoden
Rick Rhoden now pitching.
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Rhoden
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Rhoden
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lerch
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Lerch
Garvey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Brusstar
Warren Brusstar now pitching.
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Brusstar
Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Brusstar
Russell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Brusstar
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rhoden
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rhoden
Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Rhoden
Bake McBride pinch hits for Warren Brusstar.
McBride hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Rhoden
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rhoden vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Rhoden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Reed
Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Reed
Rick Monday pinch hits for Bill North.
There goes Lopes. The throw from Boone and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Monday vs. Reed
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Reed
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cardenal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rhoden
Rick Monday now playing center field.
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhoden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rhoden
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Rhoden
Luzinski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Rhoden
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Rhoden
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Reed
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Reed
There goes Garvey. The throw from Boone and he is out, Bowa applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Reed
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Reed
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Reed
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lacy vs. Reed
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Steve Yeager.
Lacy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rhoden
Jerry Grote now catching.
Boone hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rhoden
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhoden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Rhoden
Richie Hebner pinch hits for Ron Reed.
Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching. Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Rick Rhoden.
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. McGraw
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. McGraw
Monday strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching.
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Forster
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Forster
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Forster
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Russell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McGraw
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. McGraw
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. McGraw
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. McGraw
Baker hits a fly ball towards center. Maddox settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Maddox. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. McGraw
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cey scores. Baker moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/7/1978 -- Philadelphia at Los Angeles (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Lopes D, 2b 5 0 1 0
Bowa L, ss 4 1 2 0 North B, cf 3 0 0 0
Maddox G, cf 5 0 1 0 Monday R, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 4 1 1 2 Smith R, rf 5 0 0 0
Cardenal J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 5 1 2 1
Martin J, rf 4 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 4 3 2 1
Boone B, c 4 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 5 0 4 1
Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 3 1
Lerch R, p 2 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 3 0 1 0
Brusstar W, p 0 0 0 0 Lacy L, ph 1 0 0 0
McBride B, ph 1 1 1 1 Grote J, c 0 0 0 0
Reed R, p 0 0 0 0 Rau D, p 1 0 0 0
Hebner R, ph 1 0 0 0 Mota M, ph 0 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 Rhoden R, p 1 0 0 0
Ferguson J, ph 1 0 0 0
Forster T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 8 3 40 4 13 4
Philadelphia 002 000 100 0 -- 3
Los Angeles 010 101 000 1 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch R 5.1 7 3 3 0 0
Brusstar W 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Reed R 2.0 4 0 0 0 1
McGraw T (L) 1.2 1 1 0 1 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Rau D 5.0 5 2 2 2 1
Rhoden R 4.0 2 1 1 1 3
Forster T (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Boone B, Maddox G
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Los Angeles 10
2B -- Schmidt M, Cey R, Baker D
3B -- Sizemore T
HR -- Luzinski G, Cey R, Garvey S, McBride B
SB -- Lopes D
CS -- Schmidt M, Garvey S
SH -- Mota M
T -- 2:53
A -- 55124
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