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Dodgers
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 20, 1971
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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 20, 1971 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1971 |
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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 20, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Downing |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Short |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 30,006 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
Wes Parker | First Baseman |
Dick Allen | Third Baseman |
Jim Lefebvre | Second Baseman |
Bobby Valentine | Right Fielder |
Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
Bill Russell | Center Fielder |
Al Downing | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Terry Harmon | Second Baseman |
Willie Montanez | Center Fielder |
Deron Johnson | First Baseman |
Don Money | Left Fielder |
Tim McCarver | Catcher |
Roger Freed | Right Fielder |
John Vukovich | Third Baseman |
Chris Short | Pitcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 20, 1971
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Short
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Short
Mota hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Short
Parker hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Short
Allen takes first base on ball four. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lefebvre vs. Short
There's a wild pitch. Mota moves to third. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Lefebvre vs. Short
Lefebvre hits a fly ball into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Downing
Bowa hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Downing
Harmon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Downing
Montanez takes first base on ball four. Harmon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Downing
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Money vs. Downing
Money strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Short
Valentine hits a popup towards third. Vukovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Short
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Short
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Short
Downing hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Downing
McCarver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. McCarver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Freed vs. Downing
Freed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vukovich vs. Downing
Vukovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Short vs. Downing
Short hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Short
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Short
Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Lersch
Barry Lersch now pitching.
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parker for the out. Wills moves to third. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Allen vs. Lersch
Allen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Lersch
Lefebvre 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Lersch
Valentine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Downing
Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Downing
Harmon strikes out. Ferguson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Harmon out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Downing
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Mota 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: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Lersch
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lersch
Russell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Lersch
There goes Russell. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Russell steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Downing vs. Lersch
Downing 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: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Lersch
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Mota vs. Lersch
Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Downing
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Money vs. Downing
Money hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Downing
McCarver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Freed vs. Downing
Freed hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Vukovich vs. Downing
Vukovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Downing
Byron Browne pinch hits for Barry Lersch.
Browne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Browne reaches second base with a double. McCarver scores. Vukovich moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Bowa vs. Mikkelsen
Pete Mikkelsen now pitching.
Bowa strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Champion
Bill Champion now pitching.
Parker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Champion
Allen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lefebvre vs. Champion
Lefebvre bunts towards the mound. Champion fields it and throws to first for the out. Parker moves to third. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Buckner vs. Champion
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Bobby Valentine.
Buckner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Sims vs. Champion
Duke Sims pinch hits for Joe Ferguson.
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Champion
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. Allen scores. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mikkelsen vs. Champion
Mikkelsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Mikkelsen
Bill Buckner now playing right field. Duke Sims now catching.
Harmon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Mikkelsen
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mikkelsen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Champion
Wills hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Champion
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Champion
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Champion, and towards Bowa, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Mikkelsen
Money hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Mikkelsen
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Mikkelsen covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Mikkelsen
Freed hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Champion
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Champion
Lefebvre bunts towards third. Vukovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Champion
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Brandon
Bucky Brandon now pitching. Oscar Gamble now playing right field.
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Brandon
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. Mikkelsen
Vukovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Mikkelsen
Gamble hits a line drive towards third. Allen catches it and throws to first to double up Vukovich. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Mikkelsen
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Mikkelsen
Harmon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Harmon reaches second base with a double. Bowa goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Mikkelsen
Montanez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mikkelsen vs. Brandon
Mikkelsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Brandon
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Brandon
Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Brandon
Parker hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Money. Parker reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Mota goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Brandon
Allen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Brandon
Steve Garvey pinch runs for Dick Allen.
Lefebvre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Lefebvre reaches second base with a double. Garvey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching.
Buckner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Hoerner
Sims strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mikkelsen
Steve Garvey now playing third base.
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Mikkelsen
Money hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Money reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Mikkelsen
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stone vs. Mikkelsen
Ron Stone pinch hits for Joe Hoerner.
Stone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Money scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vukovich vs. Brewer
Jim Brewer now pitching.
Vukovich hits a popup towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Brewer
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Selma
Dick Selma now pitching.
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Selma
Brewer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Selma
Wills hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Brewer
Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Brewer
Harmon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Brewer
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1971 -- Los Angeles at Philadelphia (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Wills M, ss 5 2 2 0 Bowa L, ss 5 1 1 0 Mota M, lf 5 2 3 0 Harmon T, 2b 5 0 2 1 Parker W, 1b 5 2 2 2 Montanez W, cf 4 0 0 0 Allen D, 3b 3 2 3 4 Johnson D, 1b 4 2 2 1 Garvey S, pr-3b 0 1 0 0 Money D, lf 4 1 1 0 Lefebvre J, 2b 4 0 1 1 McCarver T, c 4 1 2 0 Valentine B, rf 2 0 0 0 Freed R, rf 3 0 0 0 Buckner B, ph-rf 2 0 1 0 Brandon B, p 0 0 0 0 Ferguson J, c 1 0 0 0 Hoerner J, p 0 0 0 0 Sims D, ph-c 3 0 0 0 Stone R, ph 1 0 1 1 Russell B, cf 5 0 2 2 Selma D, p 0 0 0 0 Downing A, p 2 0 0 0 Vukovich J, 3b 4 0 3 1 Mikkelsen P, p 2 0 0 0 Short C, p 1 0 0 0 Brewer J, p 1 0 0 0 Lersch B, p 0 0 0 0 Browne B, ph 1 0 1 1 Champion B, p 0 0 0 0 Gamble O, rf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 9 14 9 38 5 13 5 Los Angeles 003 020 040 -- 9 Philadelphia 000 200 120 -- 5 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Downing A 3.2 7 2 2 1 3 Mikkelsen P (W) 3.2 6 3 3 0 3 Brewer J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Short C (L)* 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 Lersch B 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 Champion B 2.1 4 2 2 2 1 Brandon B 1.0 5 4 4 0 1 Hoerner J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Selma D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd DP -- Los Angeles 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 10, Philadelphia 7 2B -- McCarver T, Browne B, Harmon T, Parker W, Lefebvre J, Money D HR -- Allen D, Johnson D SB -- Russell B SH -- Lefebvre J WP -- Short C T -- 3:07 A -- 30006
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