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August 29, 1978

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Phillies 9 13 0
Padres 3 6 1
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Phillies 9 13 0
Padres 3 6 1

Dick Ruthven Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .200
OBP .250 .213
At Bats 4 60
Hits 1 12
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 4

Bob Shirley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 11 4
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San Diego Stadium - August 29, 1978
Out
Bob Shirley
Rick Sweet
Dave Winfield
Fernando Gonzalez
Tucker Ashford
Ozzie Smith
Gene Richards
Jerry Turner
Oscar Gamble
Dick Ruthven
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Turner hits a line drive towards first. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 8 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sweet hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin. Sweet reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jim Morrison now playing third base. Orlando Gonzalez now playing left field. Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Orlando Gonzalez pinch runs for Greg Luzinski. Hebner strikes out.
Top 8 Jim Morrison pinch runs for Mike Schmidt. Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore scores. Morrison moves to second.
Top 8 Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Sizemore moves to second.
Top 8 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bob Shirley now pitching. Rick Sweet now catching. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Richie Hebner now playing first base. Gamble hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ruthven strikes out.
Top 7 Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Turner strikes out.
Bottom 6 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. Richards moves to second.
Bottom 6 Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Boone hits a popup towards third. Ashford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Luzinski moves to third.
Top 6 Tucker Ashford now playing third base. Luzinski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Luzinski reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Bill Almon now playing third base. Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mark Lee now pitching. Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble who is chasing the ball. Martin reaches third base with a triple. Maddox scores. Harrelson goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Ruthven bunts in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Harrelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Luzinski scores. Cardenal scores. Maddox moves to second.
Top 5 Boone bunts towards the mound. D'Acquisto fields it and throws to first for the out. Luzinski moves to third. Cardenal moves to second.
Top 5 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Luzinski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Luzinski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 There goes Tenace. The throw from Boone and he is out, Harrelson applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gamble hits a popup in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 4 Sizemore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Sizemore reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Martin hits a line drive towards third. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 John D'Acquisto now pitching. Ruthven is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 3 Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Harrelson hits a line drive towards short. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 3 Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. Cardenal moves to third.
Top 3 Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schmidt moves to third.
Top 3 Schmidt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Schmidt reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Owchinko strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harrelson tags and scores.
Top 2 Ruthven hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to third.
Top 2 Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Maddox strikes out.
Bottom 1 Tenace hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Turner scores.
Bottom 1 Winfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Turner moves to third.
Bottom 1 Turner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin. Turner reaches second base with a double. Richards scores. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 1 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Richards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Richards reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Schmidt moves to third.
Top 1 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gonzalez. Schmidt moves to second.
Top 1 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.