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Tuesday August 8, 1978
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Two homers by Steve Garvey lifted the Dodgers to a 3-2 decision over the Padres. The first baseman hit a solo clout in the second inning and a two-run blast in the fourth frame. The victory was the fourth straight for the Dodgers and the loss was the fourth in a row for the Padres. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 8, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
Dodgers      0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .294      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Russell ss            4   0   3   0     0   0   .272
Turner cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .275      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .293
Gamble rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .289      Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .239      Garvey 1b             4   2   2   3     0   0   .287
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Lacy lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Thomas 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .237        Baker lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Sweet c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .226      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Almon pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .202
Gonzalez 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .243      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Winfield ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .123
  Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .139
  Ashford 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .223

Totals               35   2   6   2     1   5             Totals               32   3   8   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 43,515
Left on Base: Padres 7, Dodgers 5
DP: Padres 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Tenace, Thomas, Russell, Lacy
Doubles: Sweet 2 (6), Russell (21)
Home Runs: Garvey 2 (16)
Stolen Bases: Turner (1)
Caught Stealing: Russell (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(12-5)           6     5   3   3   0   2   2  23   3.23
Shirley                 1.2   3   0   0   0   3   0   8   4.07
Fingers                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.08
Totals                  8     8   3   3   0   5   2  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(12-9)          9     6   2   0   1   5   0  36   3.45
Totals                  9     6   2   0   1   5   0  36

Wild Pitches: Perry (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Charlie Williams


PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith grounded out (pitcher to
first); Turner reached on an error by Russell [Turner to first];
Turner stole second; Gamble walked; Tenace was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
singled to center; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 2ND: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Sweet doubled
to right; Gonzalez flied out to right; Perry grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to left; Garvey homered; Lacy struck
out; Monday grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 3RD: Richards struck out; Smith popped to second; Turner
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson lined to left; Sutton popped to first;
Lopes flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 4TH: Gamble reached on an error by Lacy [Gamble to
second]; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas flied
out to left; Sweet doubled to left [Gamble scored (unearned)];
Gonzalez singled to right [Sweet scored (unearned)]; Perry
forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell doubled to left; Smith popped to second;
Cey reached on a fielder's choice [Russell out at third
(shortstop to second)]; Perry threw a wild pitch [Cey to
second]; Garvey homered [Cey scored]; Lacy reached on an error
by Thomas [Lacy to first]; Monday reached on an error by Tenace
[Lacy out at home (right to shortstop to catcher), Monday to
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 3.

PADRES 5TH: Richards flied out to right; Smith grounded out
(third to first); Turner singled to right; Gamble grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson flied out to right; Sutton grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lopes singled to center; Russell forced
Lopes (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Dodgers 3.

PADRES 6TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Thomas flied
out to center; Sweet flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith popped to third; Cey flied out to right;
Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Dodgers 3.

PADRES 7TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR
PERRY; Reynolds popped to first; Richards popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Lacy grounded
out (second to first); Monday struck out; Ferguson singled to
center; On a bunt Sutton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 3.

PADRES 8TH: BAKER REPLACED LACY (PLAYING LF); Smith was called
out on strikes; Turner singled to second; Gamble flied out to
left; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes struck out; Russell singled to shortstop;
Smith struck out; Cey singled to center [Russell to third];
ASHFORD REPLACED SHIRLEY (PLAYING 1B); FINGERS REPLACED TENACE
(PITCHING); Garvey popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 3.

PADRES 9TH: Thomas singled to center; Sweet forced Thomas
(second to shortstop); ALMON RAN FOR SWEET; WINFIELD BATTED FOR
GONZALEZ; Winfield flied out to center; Ashford grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 3.



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