Steve Garvey homered with a man on base in the first inning, hitting safely in his 20th straight game, to start the Dodgers off to a 7-0 victory over the Padres. The Dodgers, who snapped a four-game losing streak, used three pitchers, Tommy John, Bob Welch and Terry Forster, with the decision going to John, who worked the first five innings. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      2  0  2    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   7 14  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              2   1   1   0     0   1   .277      Richards lf           5   0   0   0     0   3   .309
  Martinez 2b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Russell ss            5   1   3   0     0   0   .286      Turner rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Baker lf              3   2   2   1     0   0   .262      Winfield cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .306
  North cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Tenace 1b,c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
  Law ph,cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Garvey 1b             2   1   1   2     0   1   .317      Castillo c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Guerrero 1b         2   1   1   1     0   0   .600        Perkins ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Almon 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .254
  Simpson cf,lf       1   0   1   1     0   0   .667      Mura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Monday cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .256        Reynolds ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Welch p             0   1   0   0     0   0   .172        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Ashford ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Lacy rf,3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .266        Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Yeager c              3   0   2   0     0   1   .191        Beswick ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .050
  Gulden c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .175
John p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .121        Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .141
  Grote 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .279        Eichelberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  White rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gonzalez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .246

Totals               38   7  14   7     0   7             Totals               35   0   9   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 38,539
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Padres 10
DP: Dodgers 1, Padres 1
Errors: Smith, Perkins
Doubles: Baker (24), Russell (32), Tenace (18), Ashford (11)
Triples: Baker (1), Guerrero (1)
Home Runs: Garvey (21)
Caught Stealing: Russell (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Welch (6)
GIDP: Lacy (4)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(17-10)           5     5   0   0   0   4   0  20   3.30
Welch                   3     2   0   0   2   0   0  12   2.02
Forster                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.93
Totals                  9     9   0   0   2   4   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mura L(0-2)             3     8   4   4   0   2   1  15  11.74
Lee                     2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.28
Shirley                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.69
Owchinko                0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4   3.56
Rasmussen               0.2   1   1   0   0   1   0   3   4.09
Eichelberger            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4  10.80
Totals                  9    14   7   6   0   7   1  39

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell singled to left; Russell
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Baker doubled to
center; Garvey homered [Baker scored]; Cey grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Monday singled to right; Lacy grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Monday out at
second]; Yeager singled to left; John flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
doubled to center; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first);
Castillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to left; Russell flied out to right;
Baker tripled to center [Lopes scored]; Garvey struck out; Cey
singled to center [Baker scored]; Monday grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: MARTINEZ REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); GUERRERO
REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING 1B); Almon grounded out (shortstop to
first); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR MURA; Reynolds singled to right;
Richards struck out; Smith singled to third [Reynolds to
second]; Turner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 0.

DODGERS 4TH: LEE REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Lacy flied out to
right; Yeager struck out; John struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (first unassisted); Tenace
flied out to center; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (second to first); Russell
grounded out (third to first); Baker grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Castillo flied out to left; Almon singled to third;
ASHFORD BATTED FOR LEE; Ashford doubled to right [Almon to
third]; Richards struck out; Smith grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 0.

DODGERS 6TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Guerrero flied
out to right; Cey grounded out (third to first); Monday was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres
0.

PADRES 6TH: GROTE REPLACED JOHN (PLAYING 3B); SIMPSON REPLACED
CEY (PLAYING CF); WELCH REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Turner made
an out to first; Winfield walked; Tenace forced Winfield (third
to second); Evans singled to center [Tenace to third]; PERKINS
BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Perkins grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 0.

DODGERS 7TH: PERKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yeager singled to shortstop; Grote grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Yeager to second]; Martinez popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: GULDEN REPLACED YEAGER (PLAYING C ); SIMPSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NORTH REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING CF); Almon
walked; BESWICK BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Beswick singled to left
[Almon to second]; Richards lined into a double play (center to
second) [Almon out at second]; Smith forced Beswick (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Padres 0.

DODGERS 8TH: OWCHINKO REPLACED BESWICK (PITCHING); Russell
doubled to left; North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guerrero tripled to center [Russell scored]; Simpson singled to
right [Guerrero scored]; RASMUSSEN REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING);
Welch reached on an error by Perkins on a sacrifice bunt
[Simpson out at home (right to catcher), Welch to third]; Lacy
singled to shortstop [Welch scored (unearned), Lacy to second
(error by Smith)]; Gulden struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: WHITE REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING RF); LACY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Turner popped to catcher in foul
territory; Winfield popped to first in foul territory; Tenace
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7,
Padres 0.

DODGERS 9TH: EICHELBERGER REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez struck out; Russell
singled to left; LAW BATTED FOR NORTH; Law forced Russell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres
0.

PADRES 9TH: FORSTER REPLACED WELCH (PITCHING); LAW STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first);
Perkins popped to third in foul territory; fan
interference; Almon singled to center; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR
EICHELBERGER; Gonzalez singled to right [Almon to third];
Richards grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Padres 0.