Rollie Fingers tied the N. L. record with his 37th save of the season to enable the Padres to gain a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers. John D'Acquisto, who started for the Padres, gave up a homer by Bill Russell in the seventh inning and then was lifted with two out in the eighth when Ron Cey doubled and Rick Monday walked.

Fingers struck out Ferguson to end the threat and retired the Dodgers in the ninth with a rescue performance that matched Clay Carroll's 37 saves for the Reds in 1972. Burt Hooton, who started for the Dodgers in a quest for his 20th victory, was tagged with his 10th defeat instead. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Padres       0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  7  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Richards lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .312
North cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .231        Thomas cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Smith ss              4   0   0   1     0   0   .259
Garvey 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .316      Perkins 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .243
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Winfield cf,rf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .307
Monday rf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .255      Turner rf,lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .286
Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .268
  Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Castillo c            3   0   1   1     0   2   .167
Russell ss            4   1   3   1     0   0   .284        Tenace c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .149      Almon 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .251
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .303      D'Acquisto p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               31   1   6   1     5   4             Totals               31   3   7   3     1   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 26,002
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Padres 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 1
Errors: Castillo
Doubles: Garvey (36), Cey (32), Winfield (28)
Triples: Evans (1)
Home Runs: Russell (3)
Stolen Bases: North (27), Almon (17), Richards (37), Turner (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (18)
GIDP: Ferguson (15)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(19-10)         8     7   3   3   1   4   0  32   2.71
Totals                  8     7   3   3   1   4   0  32

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto W(4-3)       7.2   6   1   1   5   3   1  33   2.13
Fingers SV(37)          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.54
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   4   1  37

Passed Balls: Castillo (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; North
walked; Baker walked [North to second]; Garvey walked [North to
third, Baker to second]; Cey made an out to shortstop; Monday
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards popped to catcher in foul territory; On a
bunt Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Perkins flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
singled to left; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Russell to second]; Lopes flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to right; Turner struck out;
Evans tripled to left; Castillo was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 3RD: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker made
an out to second; Garvey doubled to left; Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Almon singled to center; Almon stole second; On a
bunt D'Acquisto made an out to pitcher; Richards singled to
second [Almon to third]; Richards stole second; Smith grounded
out (first unassisted) [Almon scored, Richards to third];
Perkins singled to right [Richards scored]; Winfield grounded
out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres
2.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday walked; Ferguson grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Monday out at second]; Russell singled to
third; Hooton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Turner singled to center; Turner stole second; Evans
grounded out (pitcher to first); Castillo struck out; Almon
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes was called out on strikes; North singled to
left; North stole second [North to third (error by Castillo)];
Baker flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: D'Acquisto grounded out (shortstop to first);
Richards flied out to center; Smith grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey made an out to shortstop; Monday flied out to
center; Ferguson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield
doubled to right; Turner was walked intentionally; Evans flied
out to center; Castillo singled to right [Winfield scored,
Turner to third]; Almon struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell homered; Hooton struck out; Lopes flied out
to right; North grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: D'Acquisto grounded out (pitcher to first); Richards
grounded out (first unassisted); Smith grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker made an out to second; Garvey struck out; Cey
doubled to center; Castillo allowed a passed ball [Cey to
third]; Monday walked; FINGERS REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING);
Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Perkins flied
out to right; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Padres 3.

DODGERS 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); TENACE REPLACED CASTILLO
(PLAYING C ); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Russell
grounded out (second to first); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR HOOTON;
Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 3.