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Dodgers
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 15, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 15, 1978 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Rau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Ruthven |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 38,386 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Ed Montague |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Lee Lacy | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Doug Rau | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Martin | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Jose Cardenal | First Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Dick Ruthven | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 15, 1978
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Ruthven
Lopes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Ruthven
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ruthven
Smith 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
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Rau
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rau
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Rau
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Rau
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Ruthven
Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Ruthven
Garvey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Garvey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lacy vs. Ruthven
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Ruthven
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garvey scores. Lacy moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferguson vs. Ruthven
Ferguson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lacy scores. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rau vs. Ruthven
Rau bunts in front of the plate. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to third. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopes vs. Ruthven
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Rau
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rau
Maddox hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rau
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Ruthven
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cardenal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ruthven
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Ruthven
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Ruthven
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Ruthven
Lacy 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
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rau
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruthven vs. Rau
Ruthven hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Rau
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Ruthven
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Ruthven
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rau vs. Ruthven
Rau bunts towards first. Cardenal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rau for the out. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Ruthven
Lopes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cardenal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rau
Bowa hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Rau
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Rau
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Rau
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Ruthven
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ruthven
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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Ruthven
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Ruthven
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rau
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rau
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey juggles the ball. That's an error on Cey. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sizemore vs. Rau
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruthven vs. Rau
Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. Boone scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Rau
Martin takes first base on ball four. Ruthven moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Rau
Bowa takes first base on ball four. Ruthven moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cardenal vs. Rau
Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ruthven scores. Martin scores. Bowa goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Rau
Luzinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Ruthven
Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Ruthven
Monday hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Ruthven
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rau vs. Ruthven
Rau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cardenal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rau for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Rau
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rau
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rau
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Ruthven
Lopes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Lopes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Ruthven
Russell bunts towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Ruthven
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopes tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Ruthven
Cey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rau
Sizemore bunts towards the mound. Rau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Rau
Jim Morrison pinch hits for Dick Ruthven.
Morrison hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Rau
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Brusstar
Warren Brusstar now pitching.
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Brusstar
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Brusstar
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Brusstar
Ferguson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rau
Bill North now playing center field. Rick Monday now playing left field.
Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Rau
Cardenal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Rau
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Rau
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Brusstar
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Doug Rau.
Davalillo hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Brusstar
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brusstar
Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Brusstar
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Brusstar
Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rautzhan
Lance Rautzhan now pitching.
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rautzhan
Boone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Rautzhan
Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1978 -- Los Angeles at Philadelphia (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Martin J, rf 3 1 0 0
Russell B, ss 4 0 1 0 Bowa L, ss 3 1 1 0
Smith R, rf 3 1 1 2 Cardenal J, 1b 4 0 1 3
Cey R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Luzinski G, lf 3 0 1 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 1 2 0 Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lacy L, lf 4 1 1 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 0 0
North B, cf 0 0 0 0 Boone B, c 4 1 0 0
Monday R, cf-lf 4 1 3 2 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Ferguson J, c 3 0 1 1 Ruthven D, p 2 1 0 1
Rau D, p 1 0 0 0 Morrison J, ph 1 0 0 0
Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0 Brusstar W, p 0 0 0 0
Rautzhan L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 10 5 32 4 4 4
Los Angeles 021 001 100 -- 5
Philadelphia 000 040 000 -- 4
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Rau D (W) 8.0 4 4 0 3 4
Rautzhan L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven D (L) 7.0 8 5 5 2 3
Brusstar W 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Cey R 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Philadelphia 4
2B -- Luzinski G, Lopes D, Russell B
3B -- Garvey S
HR -- Smith R, Monday R
SH -- Rau D 2, Russell B
SF -- Smith R
T -- 2:07
A -- 38386
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