A grand slam by Joe Ferguson in the first inning and a three-run homer by Reggie Smith in the fourth powered the Dodgers to a 10-1 victory over the Padres. After Don Sutton gave up the Padres' run to start the game, Davey Lopes singled in the Dodgers' half, Smith was hit by a pitch and Steve Garvey singled to tie the score. With two out, Dusty Baker walked to load the bases and Ferguson cleared the sacks with his homer off Randy Jones. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 10, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Friday, April 6, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Dodgers 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 x - 10 10 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Lopes 2b 4 2 1 0 1 1 .143 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Russell ss 5 1 4 2 0 0 .556 Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .125 Smith rf 3 2 1 3 0 0 .286 Winfield rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .571 Thomasson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Turner lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .375 Garvey 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Cey 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .167 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Martinez pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kendall c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Joshua lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Briggs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ferguson c 3 2 2 4 1 1 .667 Mura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas cf 3 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Perkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sutton p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jones p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Fahey c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Totals 34 1 6 1 1 6 Totals 31 10 10 10 5 6 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 35,979 Left on Base: Padres 7, Dodgers 5 DP: Padres 2, Dodgers 0 Errors: Jones, Martinez Doubles: Richards (1), Lopes (1), Russell (1) Home Runs: Ferguson (1), Smith (1) Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (1), Sutton (1) GIDP: Thomasson (1) Hit by Pitch: Smith (1,by Jones) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(0-1) 3.1 6 9 8 3 2 1 20 21.60 Lee 2.2 3 1 1 2 1 1 13 3.38 Mura 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 0.00 Totals 8 10 10 9 5 6 2 39 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(1-0) 9 6 1 1 1 6 0 35 1.00 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 6 0 35 Passed Balls: Fahey (1) Hit by Pitch: Jones (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Scott, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Boyd Mauer, 3B - Dale Williams PADRES 1ST: Richards popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith made an out to shortstop; Hargrove singled to right; Winfield walked [Hargrove to second]; Turner singled to right [Hargrove scored, Winfield to third]; Evans struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes doubled to left; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith was hit by a pitch; Garvey singled to center [Lopes scored, Smith to third]; Cey struck out; Baker walked [Garvey to second]; Ferguson homered [Smith scored, Garvey scored, Baker scored]; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez flied out to left; Kendall flied out to center; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 2ND: Sutton flied out to center; Lopes struck out; Russell doubled to right; Smith made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. PADRES 3RD: Richards doubled to right; Smith grounded out (second to first); Hargrove lined to right [Richards to third]; Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 3RD: Garvey flied out to right; Cey walked; Baker lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Cey out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. PADRES 4TH: Turner singled to right; Evans flied out to left; Gonzalez flied to left in foul territory; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson singled to left; Thomas reached on an error by Jones on a sacrifice bunt [Ferguson to third, Thomas to second]; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes was walked intentionally; Russell singled to left [Ferguson scored, Thomas scored (unearned), Lopes to second]; LEE REPLACED KENDALL (PITCHING); FAHEY REPLACED JONES (PLAYING C ); Fahey allowed a passed ball [Lopes to third, Russell to second]; Smith homered [Lopes scored, Russell scored]; Garvey singled to left; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garvey to second]; Baker struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 10. PADRES 5TH: Fahey singled to right; Richards forced Fahey (second to shortstop); Smith flied out to right; Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 10. DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson walked; Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ferguson to second]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 10. PADRES 6TH: Winfield made an out to second; Turner grounded out (first unassisted); Evans popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 10. DODGERS 6TH: Russell singled to left; Smith flied out to right; Garvey lined to center; Cey walked [Russell to second]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR CEY; Baker forced Russell (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 10. PADRES 7TH: THOMASSON REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Gonzalez reached on an error by Martinez; BRIGGS BATTED FOR LEE; Briggs struck out; Fahey flied out to right; Richards grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 10. DODGERS 7TH: MURA REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); Ferguson struck out; Thomas struck out; Sutton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 10. PADRES 8TH: JOSHUA REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Smith flied out to center; Hargrove was called out on strikes; Winfield singled to center; Turner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 10. DODGERS 8TH: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell singled to third; Thomasson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 10. PADRES 9TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Gonzalez flied out to center; PERKINS BATTED FOR MURA; Perkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 10.

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