A homer by Steve Garvey enabled Burt Hooton to pitch the Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Reds in a duel with Fred Norman before a sellout crowd of 51,068. Hooton gave up only three hits. Norman yielded seven, including Garvey's blow in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Cincinnati Reds 0

Game Played on Friday, June 23, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .316
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .294
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   1   .273
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Lacy rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Kennedy 2b            1   0   0   0     2   0   .212      North cf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .259
Werner c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .165      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Correll c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norman p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .206
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .240
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               29   0   3   0     3   5             Totals               29   1   7   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 51,068
Left on Base: Reds 6, Dodgers 8
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Rose
Doubles: Driessen (15), Cey (16)
Home Runs: Garvey (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (5), Hooton 2 (9)
GIDP: Garvey (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(8-4)           7     7   1   1   1   0   1  29   2.86
Bair                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.17
Totals                  8     7   1   1   2   1   1  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(6-6)           9     3   0   0   3   5   0  33   3.30
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   5   0  33

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Griffey flied out to center;
Concepcion flied out to right; Foster flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Russell lined to third;
Garvey singled to left; Cey walked [Garvey to second]; Baker
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Geronimo
struck out; Kennedy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Lacy popped to shortstop; North reached on an error
by Rose [North to first]; Yeager lined to shortstop; Hooton
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Werner walked; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Werner to second]; Rose flied out to left; Griffey
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to shortstop; Russell forced Lopes
(shortstop to second); Garvey grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Foster grounded out
(third to first); Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to left; Baker grounded out (second
to first); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo singled to right; Kennedy walked [Geronimo to
second]; Werner forced Geronimo (first to third) [Kennedy to
second]; On a bunt Norman struck out; Rose grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: North singled to left; Yeager forced North (third
to second); Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Yeager to second]; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 6TH: Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion struck out;
Foster popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
homered; Cey doubled to left; Baker grounded out (third to
first); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to right; Geronimo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kennedy walked; LUM BATTED FOR WERNER; Lum
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: CORRELL REPLACED LUM (PLAYING C ); North singled to
center; Yeager forced North (third to second); Hooton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes
singled to pitcher [Yeager to third]; Russell flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 8TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR NORMAN; Collins was called out on
strikes; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Garvey popped to
second; Cey struck out; Baker walked; Lacy flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Foster grounded out
(third to first); Driessen doubled to right; Geronimo flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 1.
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