A throwing error by newly-acquired pitcher Dick Ruthven led to two first-inning runs and helped the Padres defeat the Phillies, 4-1, behind the combined eight-hit pitching of Gaylord Perry and Rollie Fingers. Gene Richards opened the Padres' first with a double and scored when Ruthven threw a bunt by Ozzie Smith into right field. Smith reached third on the error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Derrel Thomas.

The Padres added a run in the second on an RBI double by Bill Almon and closed the scoring in the eighth on an RBI single by Smith. The Phillies knocked out Perry after one out in the ninth when Richie Hebner, Garry Maddox and Bob Boone had consecutive singles, but Fingers came in and retired the final two batters. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Sunday, June 18, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  8  2
Padres       2  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  5  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Richards lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .272
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Smith ss              3   1   1   1     0   0   .259
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Thomas 1b,cf          3   0   0   1     0   0   .257
Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Winfield cf,rf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Hebner 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Gamble rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .300        Roberts 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Boone c               3   0   2   1     1   0   .269      Gonzalez 2b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .245
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .145      Almon 3b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .290
Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .080      Sweet c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .229
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Perry p               2   0   0   0     1   1   .121
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .321

Totals               35   1   8   1     1   6             Totals               27   4   5   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 21,195
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Padres 2
DP: Phillies 0, Padres 0
Errors: Maddox, Ruthven
Doubles: Schmidt (11), Richards (9), Almon (15)
Stolen Bases: Sweet (1)
Caught Stealing: Almon (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(2-7)          4     3   3   2   1   2   0  16   4.13
McGraw                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.16
Brusstar                2     2   1   1   0   3   0   8   2.20
Totals                  8     5   4   3   1   5   0  30

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(7-2)            8.1   8   1   1   1   5   0  34   2.87
Fingers SV(15)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.40
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   6   0  36

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to right; Bowa singled to right;
Schmidt flied out to center [Bowa to second]; Luzinski grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres
0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards doubled to right; Smith reached on an error
by Ruthven on a sacrifice bunt [Richards scored (no RBI), Smith
to third]; Thomas hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smith scored
(unearned)]; Winfield was called out on strikes; Gamble flied
out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner lined to second; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez singled to center; Almon doubled to left
[Gonzalez scored]; Sweet grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Almon to third]; Almon was caught stealing home (catcher to
pitcher); Perry walked; Richards flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Johnson struck out; Ruthven struck out; McBride
singled to center; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Smith flied out to center; Thomas popped to first;
Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Padres 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski struck out; Hebner
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Gamble flied out to left; Gonzalez struck out; Almon
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Padres 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone
walked; Johnson singled to left [Boone to second]; MCCARVER
BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; McCarver forced Johnson (first to shortstop)
[Boone to third]; McBride forced McCarver (second to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Sweet grounded
out (second to first); Perry flied out to center; Richards
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Padres 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
doubled to left; Luzinski struck out; Hebner lined to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
flied out to center; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox flied out to center; Boone singled to left;
Johnson flied out to right; MARTIN BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Martin
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Gamble grounded
out (third to first); Gonzalez lined to center; Almon struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: ROBERTS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 1B); THOMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); McBride flied out to center; Bowa flied out to
center; Schmidt lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: Sweet singled to center; Sweet stole second; Perry
struck out; Richards struck out; Smith singled to center [Sweet
scored, Smith to third (error by Maddox)]; Thomas flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Padres 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
singled to center; Maddox singled to third [Hebner to second];
Boone singled to center [Hebner scored, Maddox to third, Boone
to second (on throw)]; FINGERS REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING);
Johnson was called out on strikes; CARDENAL BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR;
Cardenal popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 1, Padres 4.

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