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Sunday August 27, 1978
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A six-hitter by Eric Rasmussen paced the Padres to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Mets. The Padres got all the runs they needed to win in the first inning. Gene Richards opened with a two-base hit and after Derrel Thomas flied out, Jerry Turner plated Richards with a triple. An infield out by Gene Tenace scored Richards. It was the third shutout of the season for Rasmussen. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Sunday, August 27, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Padres       2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  5  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Richards lf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .294
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     1   1   .255        Roberts c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Thomas 3b,cf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .257      Turner cf,lf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .273
Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Winfield rf           2   0   1   0     2   0   .293
Boisclair rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Tenace c,1b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .231
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Perkins 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Flynn 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .238        Smith ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Espinosa p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Gonzalez 2b           2   1   0   0     1   0   .245
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Almon ss,3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rasmussen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .135
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               31   0   6   0     2   3             Totals               26   3   5   2     5   0

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 16,503
Left on Base: Mets 7, Padres 6
DP: Mets 2, Padres 1
Errors: Murray, Tenace
Doubles: Richards (23)
Triples: Turner (1)
Stolen Bases: Montanez (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (5), Thomas (9), Rasmussen (10)
GIDP: Kranepool (4), Tenace (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(9-13)        6     4   2   2   3   0   0  24   4.72
Murray                  0     1   1   0   2   0   0   4   4.04
Bernard                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.03
Totals                  8     5   3   2   5   0   0  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(13-10)      9     6   0   0   2   3   0  34   3.85
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   3   0  34

Passed Balls: Tenace (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer


METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Foli walked;
S. Henderson forced Foli (pitcher to shortstop); Tenace allowed
a passed ball [S. Henderson to third (error by Tenace)];
Montanez walked; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards doubled to right; Thomas flied out to left;
Turner tripled to right [Richards scored]; Winfield walked;
Tenace grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Turner scored,
Winfield to second]; Perkins flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 2ND: Boisclair flied out to center; Randle grounded out
(pitcher to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez flied out to center; Almon flied out to
left; Rasmussen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 3RD: Espinosa singled to right; Mazzilli flied out to
right; Foli flied out to right; S. Henderson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Richards singled to right; Thomas out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Richards to second]; Turner flied out to
center; Winfield walked; Tenace walked [Richards to third,
Winfield to second]; Perkins flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 4TH: Montanez lined to second; Stearns singled to third;
Boisclair flied out to left; Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Gonzalez made an out to second; Almon grounded out
(third to first); Rasmussen grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 5TH: Flynn singled to left; Espinosa out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Flynn to second]; Mazzilli grounded
out (second to first) [Flynn to third]; Foli struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Richards flied to left in foul territory; Thomas
grounded out (second to first); Turner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 6TH: S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez
lined to first; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield singled to right; Tenace grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Winfield out at
second]; Perkins flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Padres 2.

METS 7TH: Boisclair singled to right; Randle flied out to
center; Flynn singled to center [Boisclair to second]; KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Kranepool grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Flynn out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Gonzalez
walked; Almon singled to right [Gonzalez to second]; Rasmussen
reached on an error by Murray on a sacrifice bunt [Gonzalez
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Almon to second, Rasmussen to
first]; Richards walked [Almon to third, Rasmussen to second];
BERNARD REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Thomas lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Richards out at first]; Turner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Padres 3.

METS 8TH: ROBERTS REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); SMITH REPLACED PERKINS (PLAYING SS);
ALMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Mazzilli
made an out to shortstop; Foli grounded out (first unassisted);
S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield grounded out (first unassisted); Tenace
flied out to right; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 3.

METS 9TH: Montanez singled to center; Montanez stole second;
Stearns flied out to center; Boisclair grounded out (second to
first); Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 3.



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