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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
October 6, 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 6, 1978 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 6, 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 6, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 55,043 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Bill Williams 3B: John McSherry |
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 |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Steve Carlton | 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 |
| Don Sutton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
October 6, 1978
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Sutton
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Sutton
Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sutton
Maddox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Carlton
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Carlton
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carlton
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox 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: 1-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Sutton
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Luzinski for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sutton
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: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Sutton
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Sutton
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Carlton vs. Sutton
Carlton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Sutton
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
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Carlton
Garvey hits a line drive towards third. Schmidt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Carlton
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Carlton
Baker takes first base on ball four. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Carlton
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Russell reaches second base with a double. Cey scores. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Yeager vs. Carlton
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Sutton vs. Carlton
Sutton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Sutton
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Sutton
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Sutton
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Sutton
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Carlton
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Carlton
North strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carlton
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Carlton
Garvey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Garvey reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Carlton
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garvey scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Carlton
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Carlton
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Sutton
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Sutton
Sizemore bunts towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopes covering, for the out. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Carlton vs. Sutton
Carlton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Sutton
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
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Carlton
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Carlton
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Carlton
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Sutton
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sutton
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Sutton
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Carlton
North hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carlton
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Carlton
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutton
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 -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sutton
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Sutton
McCarver 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 -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Sutton
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Carlton vs. Sutton
Carlton hits a line drive into right field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. McCarver scores. Sizemore goes all the way around to score. Carlton moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Rautzhan
Lance Rautzhan now pitching. Jerry Martin pinch hits for Bake McBride.
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Martin reaches second base with a double. Carlton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Rautzhan
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Carlton
Jerry Martin now playing right field.
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Carlton
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Carlton
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rautzhan
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Rautzhan
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Rautzhan
Hebner bunts towards the mound. Rautzhan fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to third. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Schmidt vs. Rautzhan
Schmidt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
McCarver vs. Rautzhan
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out. Maddox scores. Luzinski moves to third. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Sizemore vs. Rautzhan
Sizemore is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Carlton vs. Rautzhan
Carlton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Carlton
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Carlton
Manny Mota pinch hits for Lance Rautzhan.
Mota hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Mota reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Carlton
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
North vs. Carlton
North 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 8
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Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Hough
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Hough covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Hough
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carlton
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Carlton
Garvey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Carlton
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Carlton
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Hough
Luzinski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Hough
Hebner hits a line drive towards first. Garvey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Hough
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Hough
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Carlton
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Carlton
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Steve Yeager.
Lacy hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Carlton
Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Charlie Hough.
Ferguson 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
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Box Score
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Game of 10/6/1978 -- Philadelphia at Los Angeles (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 3 0 0 0 Lopes D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Martin J, ph-rf 2 0 1 1 North B, cf 4 0 0 0
Bowa L, ss 5 0 1 0 Smith R, rf 4 1 1 0
Maddox G, cf 5 1 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 2 2 2
Luzinski G, lf 5 1 3 1 Cey R, 3b 3 1 1 1
Hebner R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 3 0 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 4 1 1 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 2 1
McCarver T, c 3 2 0 1 Yeager S, c 3 0 0 0
Sizemore T, 2b 2 2 2 1 Lacy L, ph 1 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 4 2 2 4 Sutton D, p 2 0 0 0
Rautzhan L, p 0 0 0 0
Mota M, ph 1 0 1 0
Hough C, p 0 0 0 0
Ferguson J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 11 8 34 4 8 4
Philadelphia 040 003 101 -- 9
Los Angeles 012 000 010 -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (W) 9.0 8 4 4 2 8
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton D (L) 5.2 7 7 4 2 0
Rautzhan L 1.1 3 1 1 2 0
Hough C 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
E -- Lopes D, Smith R, Schmidt M
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Los Angeles 5
2B -- Schmidt M, Russell B, Garvey S, Martin J, Mota M
HR -- Carlton S, Garvey S, Luzinski G
SH -- Sizemore T, Hebner R
T -- 2:18
A -- 55043
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