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Dodgers
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
October 4, 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 October 4, 1978 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 4, 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 | October 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Christenson |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 63,460 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Andy Olsen |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Burt Hooton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Larry Christenson | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
October 4, 1978
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Christenson
Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Christenson
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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Christenson
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Hooton
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Hooton
Bowa strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Hooton
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Christenson
Garvey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Christenson
Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Christenson
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Christenson
Monday takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Christenson
Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Hooton
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Luzinski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Hebner vs. Hooton
Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Hooton
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Luzinski tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Hooton
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Hooton
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Christenson vs. Hooton
Christenson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Christenson
Hooton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Christenson
Lopes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Lopes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Christenson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Christenson
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Christenson
Garvey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Christenson
Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Christenson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Hooton
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Hooton covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Hooton
Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Hooton
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Hooton
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Christenson
Monday hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Monday reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Yeager vs. Christenson
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Hooton vs. Christenson
Hooton hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopes vs. Christenson
Lopes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Christenson
Russell 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 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Hooton
Hebner 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Hooton
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Hooton
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Christenson
Smith hits a popup towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Christenson
Garvey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Garvey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Cey vs. Brusstar
Warren Brusstar now pitching.
Cey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garvey scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Brusstar
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Hooton
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Hooton
Orlando Gonzalez pinch hits for Warren Brusstar.
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Hooton
McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Hooton
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to third. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maddox vs. Hooton
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sizemore scores. McBride scores. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Hooton
Luzinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Hooton
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bowa scores. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Welch
Bob Welch now pitching.
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Eastwick
Rawly Eastwick now pitching.
Monday 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 -
Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Eastwick
Yeager hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Eastwick
Welch strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Eastwick
Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Eastwick
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Eastwick
Smith is hit by the pitch. Lopes moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garvey vs. Eastwick
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Welch
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes misplays the ball. That's an error on Lopes. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Welch
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Welch
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick.
McCarver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Welch
McBride strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Luzinski throws the ball in to Sizemore who tags Cey, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McGraw
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. McGraw
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. McGraw
Yeager takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Welch vs. McGraw
Welch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Welch
Bill North now playing center field. Rick Monday now playing right field.
Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Welch
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Welch
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. McGraw
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. McGraw
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
North vs. McGraw
North hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Welch
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Welch
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Welch, and towards Lopes, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Welch
Boone strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. McGraw
Garvey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. McGraw
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McGraw
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. McGraw
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. McGraw
Yeager hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Welch
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Welch
Jerry Martin pinch hits for Tug McGraw.
Martin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Welch
McBride 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 -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Welch
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Welch
Maddox strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/4/1978 -- Los Angeles at Philadelphia (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 5 2 3 2 McBride B, rf 5 1 1 0
Russell B, ss 5 1 1 0 Bowa L, ss 5 1 3 0
Smith R, rf 3 1 1 1 Maddox G, cf 5 0 2 2
North B, cf 1 0 0 0 Luzinski G, lf 4 1 1 0
Garvey S, 1b 5 3 3 4 Hebner R, 1b 4 0 1 1
Cey R, 3b 5 0 2 1 Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 0 1
Baker D, lf 3 0 1 0 Boone B, c 4 0 1 0
Monday R, cf-rf 4 1 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 1 2 0
Yeager S, c 4 1 1 1 Christenson L, p 1 0 0 0
Hooton B, p 2 0 0 0 Brusstar W, p 0 0 0 0
Welch B, p 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez O, ph 1 0 0 0
Eastwick R, p 0 0 0 0
McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0
Martin J, ph 1 1 1 1
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39 9 13 9 38 5 12 5
Los Angeles 004 211 001 -- 9
Philadelphia 010 030 001 -- 5
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton B 4.2 10 4 4 0 5
Welch B (W) 4.1 2 1 1 0 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson L (L) 4.1 7 7 6 1 3
Brusstar W 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Eastwick R 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
McGraw T 3.0 2 1 1 3 3
E -- Schmidt M, Lopes D
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Lopes D
3B -- Luzinski G, Monday R, Garvey S
HR -- Garvey S 2, Lopes D, Yeager S, Martin J
SF -- Schmidt M
HBP -- by Eastwick R (Smith R)
T -- 2:37
A -- 63460
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