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Wednesday August 23, 1978
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An eighth-inning triple by Derrel Thomas drove home the decisive run as the Padres edged the Phillies, 6-5, in a game involving 10 pitchers. The score was 5-5 in the eighth when Ozzie Smith stroked a two-out single and scored on Thomas' shot down the first base line.

A three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jerry Turner gave the Padres a 5-4 lead in the sixth, but the Phillies tied the contest in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk to Greg Luzinski. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Padres       1  0  0    1  0  3    0  1  0  -   6 11  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  4  0    1  0  0  -   5 15  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           5   1   3   0     0   1   .292      Schmidt 3b            5   2   2   2     0   0   .247
  Ashford 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Bowa ss               4   0   1   1     1   0   .305
Smith ss              5   1   3   0     0   0   .268      McBride rf            5   0   3   0     0   0   .265
Thomas 3b,cf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .241      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .265
Winfield cf,rf        1   0   0   0     4   0   .292      Hebner 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .290
Gamble rf             3   0   0   1     1   0   .286      Maddox cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .274
  Lolich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boone c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .283
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morrison pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Foote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Tenace c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .236      Sizemore 2b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .236
Perkins 1b            5   2   2   0     0   1   .254        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gonzalez 2b           3   1   0   0     2   0   .243        Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Jones p               2   0   1   1     0   0   .200        Lerch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .146
  Turner ph,rf,lf     3   1   1   3     0   1   .283      Kaat p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .135
                                                            Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Cardenal ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .269
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Harrelson 2b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .195

Totals               36   6  11   6     8   4             Totals               39   5  15   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 31,032
Left on Base: Padres 12, Phillies 10
DP: Padres 3, Phillies 0
Errors: Ashford, Harrelson
Doubles: Richards (22), Boone (15), Schmidt (21)
Triples: Richards (10), Thomas (2)
Home Runs: Turner (5)
Stolen Bases: Smith (32)
Caught Stealing: Winfield (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (8)
GIDP: Kaat (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   5    10   4   4   0   1   0  22   2.89
Lolich                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.02
Lee                     0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.03
Fingers W(5-11)         3     1   0   0   2   2   0  13   2.81
Totals                  9    15   5   5   3   3   0  42

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    3.2   6   2   2   2   0   0  19   4.82
Brusstar                1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   5   1.99
Eastwick                0.2   3   3   3   2   1   1   7   3.51
McGraw                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.01
Reed L(1-1)             2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   2.23
Lerch                   1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   4.16
Totals                  9    11   6   6   8   4   1  45

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Joe West, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to left; Smith singled to pitcher
[Richards to second]; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Richards to third, Smith to second]; Winfield was walked
intentionally; Gamble grounded out (second to first) [Richards
scored, Smith to third, Winfield to second]; Tenace was walked
intentionally; Perkins grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 0.

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

PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards tripled to right;
Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner struck out; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Phillies 0.

PADRES 3RD: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Winfield
grounded out (third to first); Gamble grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore singled to left; Kaat grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sizemore out at
second]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 0.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace flied out to center; Perkins singled to left;
Gonzalez grounded out (third to first) [Perkins to second];
Jones singled to right [Perkins scored]; Richards doubled to
right [Jones to third]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Smith
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride
singled to shortstop; Luzinski singled to left [McBride to
second]; Hebner lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Luzinski out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Phillies 0.

PADRES 5TH: Thomas flied out to center; Winfield walked;
Winfield was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Gamble walked; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone
doubled to left; Sizemore singled to second [Boone to third];
CARDENAL BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Cardenal singled [Boone scored,
Sizemore to second]; Schmidt doubled to left [Sizemore scored,
Cardenal scored]; Bowa singled to center [Schmidt scored, Bowa
to second (on throw to home)]; On a bunt McBride singled to
catcher [Bowa to third]; Luzinski lined into a double play
(third to first) [McBride out at first]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Phillies 4.

PADRES 6TH: EASTWICK REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Perkins
singled to right; Gonzalez walked [Perkins to second]; TURNER
BATTED FOR JONES; Turner homered [Perkins scored, Gonzalez
scored]; Richards struck out; Smith singled to center; Thomas
flied out to center; Winfield walked [Smith to second]; MCGRAW
REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Gamble flied out to right; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: TURNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LOLICH
REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Hebner popped to third; Maddox
singled to shortstop; Boone singled to left [Maddox to second];
LEE REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Sizemore popped to third;
MCCARVER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Maddox was picked off second
(pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Phillies 4.

PADRES 7TH: HARRELSON REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 2B); REED
REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Tenace grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perkins grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Harrelson singled to center; Schmidt singled to
left [Harrelson to second]; FINGERS REPLACED LEE (PITCHING);
Bowa walked (walk was charged to Lee) [Harrelson to third,
Schmidt to second]; McBride forced Harrelson (first to catcher)
[Schmidt to third, Bowa to second]; Luzinski walked [Schmidt
scored, Bowa to third, McBride to second]; Hebner forced Bowa
(first to catcher) [McBride to third, Luzinski to second];
Maddox struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 5, Phillies 5.

PADRES 8TH: Turner flied out to left; Richards grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith singled to right; Smith stole
second; Thomas tripled to right [Smith scored]; Winfield was
walked intentionally; Harrelson dropped a foul fly hit by
Fingers for an error; On a bunt Fingers grounded out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: ASHFORD REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING 3B); THOMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Boone
walked; MORRISON RAN FOR BOONE; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR REED; On a
bunt Gonzalez reached on an error by Ashford [Morrison to
second, Gonzalez to first]; On a bunt Harrelson forced Morrison
(pitcher to third) [Gonzalez to second]; Schmidt popped to third
in foul territory; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Phillies 5.

PADRES 9TH: FOOTE REPLACED MORRISON (PLAYING C ); LERCH REPLACED
GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Tenace made an out to second; Perkins was
called out on strikes; Gonzalez walked; Turner was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: McBride popped to shortstop; Luzinski popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Hebner singled to center; Maddox
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Phillies 5.



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