Don Sutton, who was seeking his 200th career victory, was accused of pitching a "defaced" ball and was ejected in a game that the Dodgers lost to the Cardinals, 4-1. Chief umpire Doug Harvey banished Sutton after Mike Tyson had flied out in the Cardinals' half of the seventh inning. At the time of his departure, Sutton was losing, 2-1. St. Louis Cardinals 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1Game Played on Friday, July 14, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIDodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 x - 4 7 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Templeton ss 4 2 3 0 0 0 .247 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Mumphrey lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Smith rf 2 1 2 1 0 0 .303 Hendrick cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .248 North cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Scott cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Simmons c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .311 Garvey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Baker lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Morales rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Monday cf,rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Ferguson c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .217 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .077 Vuckovich p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .077 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Welch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 29 1 3 1 1 8 Totals 31 4 7 3 1 2 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 23,694 Left on Base: Dodgers 2, Cardinals 4 DP: Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1 Errors: Ferguson Doubles: Simmons (30) Triples: Scott (2) Home Runs: Smith (13) Stolen Bases: Templeton (12) Caught Stealing: Smith (2) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton L(9-8) 6.2 5 2 2 0 1 0 25 3.87 Rautzhan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.32 Welch 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 6 3.50 Totals 8 7 4 4 1 2 0 32 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich W(7-6) 9 3 1 1 1 8 1 30 2.27 Totals 9 3 1 1 1 8 1 30 Wild Pitches: Welch (1) Balks: Vuckovich (2) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell lined to center; Smith homered; Cey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hendrick singled to right; Simmons doubled to right [Hendrick scored]; Hernandez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Baker popped to first in foul territory; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz lined to shortstop; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1. DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Sutton was called out on strikes; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Vuckovich struck out; Templeton singled to right; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to second]; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1. DODGERS 4TH: Russell grounded out (first unassisted); Smith singled to right; Cey struck out while Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez lined to second; Morales popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey struck out; Baker struck out; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: NORTH REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Reitz flied out to center; Tyson grounded out (third to first); Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1. DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Sutton flied out to center; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to right; Templeton stole second [Templeton to third (error by Ferguson)]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hendrick singled to center [Templeton scored]; Simmons popped to second; Hernandez lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2. DODGERS 7TH: Russell flied to right in foul territory; North grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Morales flied out to left; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Mike Tyson flied to RF but 2B umpire Doug Harvey ruled Don Sutton threw a defaced ball; Sutton ejected from his potential 200th win by Harvey; RAUTZHAN REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2. DODGERS 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING CF); Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker singled to left; Vuckovich balked [Baker to second]; Monday flied out to right; Ferguson walked; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Davalillo popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: WELCH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Vuckovich struck out; Templeton singled to left; Mumphrey grounded out (third to first) [Templeton to second]; Scott tripled to center [Templeton scored]; Welch threw a wild pitch [Scott scored]; Simmons walked; Hernandez popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 4. DODGERS 9TH: Lopes lined to left; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 4. |
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