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Wednesday May 31, 1978
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A two-run single in the fourth inning by Derrel Thomas drove in the decisive runs as the Padres upended the Dodgers, 3-1. With the score tied, 1-1, in the fourth, Oscar Gamble singled and Gene Tenace walked. Both runners advanced on a groundout before Thomas stroked a base hit to left to drive in two runs. Rollie Fingers, with 1 2/3 innings of relief, recorded his 11th save of the season. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 31, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres       0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf,lf        4   0   2   1     0   1   .274      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Russell ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .273
Gamble lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .331
  Baker 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     1   0   .291
Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .272      Garvey 1b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .273
Tenace 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .222      Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Almon 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Lacy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Thomas 2b,cf          3   1   2   2     0   0   .257      Yeager c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .202
Sweet c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Shirley p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Rau p                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Monday ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333

Totals               31   3   7   3     1   4             Totals               34   1   8   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 28,050
Left on Base: Padres 3, Dodgers 8
DP: Padres 1, Dodgers 0
Caught Stealing: Winfield (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Shirley (6), Rau (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley W(3-5)          7.1   7   1   1   1   5   0  30   4.23
Fingers SV(11)          1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.72
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   7   0  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(5-2)              7     6   3   3   1   2   0  26   3.58
Hough                   2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.81
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   4   0  33

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith flied out to left; Gamble
lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: North singled to left; Russell lined into a double
play (third to first) [North out at first]; Smith flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield popped to first in foul territory; Tenace
made an out to second; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Garvey singled to third; Baker popped to first in foul
territory; Lacy popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 3RD: Thomas singled to left; Sweet flied out to right;
Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Thomas to
second]; Richards singled to left [Thomas scored]; Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager singled to left; Rau reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Yeager to second]; North struck out;
Russell singled to shortstop [Yeager to third, Rau to second];
Smith struck out; Cey walked [Yeager scored, Rau to third,
Russell to second]; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 4TH: Gamble singled to right; Winfield struck out; Tenace
walked [Gamble to second]; Almon grounded out (first unassisted)
[Gamble to third, Tenace to second]; Thomas singled to left
[Gamble scored, Tenace scored, Thomas out at second (left to
third to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to right; Lacy flied out to center;
Yeager grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 5TH: Sweet grounded out (second to first); Shirley flied
out to left; Richards singled to center; Smith forced Richards
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Rau was called out on strikes; North grounded out
(third to first); Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 6TH: Gamble lined to first; Winfield singled to left;
Winfield was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Tenace lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers
1.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith popped to first; Cey singled to left; Garvey
singled to center [Cey to second]; Baker flied out to center;
Lacy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 7TH: Almon popped to first; Thomas flied out to left;
Sweet lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager struck out; MOTA BATTED FOR RAU; Mota
grounded out (second to first); North grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Shirley popped to
first in foul territory; Richards flied out to center; Smith
singled to center; Gamble popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: BAKER REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Russell singled to second; Smith flied out to center; FINGERS
REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Cey forced Russell (second to
shortstop); Garvey singled to right [Cey to second]; Baker
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 9TH: Winfield struck out; Tenace was called out on
strikes; Almon popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo flied out to left; MONDAY BATTED
FOR HOUGH; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Dodgers 1.



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