The Dodgers exploded for a 16-8 triumph over the Phillies as Joe Ferguson knocked in five runs and Dusty Baker drove in four. The Dodgers tallied six times in the third inning. A walk to Davey Lopes and singles by Bill Russell and Steve Garvey produced the first run of the frame. A walk to Ron Cey loaded the bases and Baker stroked a two-run single.

Rawly Eastwick relieved starter Dick Ruthven on the mound for the Phils and walked Ferguson to reload the bases. A single by Yeager plated two runs and a single by Rick Sutcliffe added the final marker of the frame. Ferguson singled in two runs in the sixth and clouted a three-run homer in the eighth. Mike Schmidt drilled a three-run homer in the first for the Phils and Pete Rose hit a three-run double in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 16, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Game Played on Wednesday, July 25, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Phillies     4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   8  8  1
Dodgers      2  0  6    1  0  4    0  3  x  -  16 15  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Lopes 2b              4   2   1   0     1   0   .266
  Harrelson 3b        0   1   0   0     1   0   .264      Russell ss            4   2   1   1     1   1   .268
Bowa ss               4   2   0   1     1   0   .256      Garvey 1b             5   3   3   1     0   1   .323
Rose 1b               5   1   3   3     0   0   .310      Cey 3b                2   3   2   2     2   0   .276
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   3     0   1   .283        Joshua pr,cf        1   1   0   0     0   1   .299
  Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Baker lf              5   3   4   4     0   0   .283
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Ferguson rf           4   2   2   5     1   0   .236
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .257      Thomas cf,3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Yeager c              5   0   1   2     0   0   .218
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Sutcliffe p           4   0   1   1     0   0   .245
  Unser cf            0   1   0   0     1   0   .313        Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .260
Rader c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .189
Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .139
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cardenal ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .191
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross cf,rf         1   1   0   0     1   0   .347

Totals               35   8   8   8     5   2             Totals               38  16  15  16     5   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 34,370
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Dodgers 4
DP: Phillies 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Rader
Doubles: Luzinski (14), Trillo (11), Rose (28), Baker 2 (22), Russell (20)
Home Runs: Schmidt (35), Cey (19), Ferguson (13)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (24)
GIDP: Yeager (7)
Hit by Pitch: Thomas (3,by Saucier)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(7-5)          2.1   4   7   7   3   0   1  14   4.46
Eastwick                0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   5.36
Bird                    2.1   4   4   4   1   1   0  12   5.89
Reed                    1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   4.71
Saucier                 1     3   3   3   0   1   1   6   4.62
Totals                  8    15  16  16   5   3   2  44

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutcliffe W(9-8)        8.2   8   8   8   5   2   1  39   3.94
Patterson               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.17
Totals                  9     8   8   8   5   2   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Saucier (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Fred Brocklander


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to right; Bowa forced McBride
(shortstop to second); Rose singled to right [Bowa to third];
Schmidt homered [Bowa scored, Rose scored]; Luzinski doubled to
right; Maddox grounded out (second to first) [Luzinski to
third]; Trillo doubled to right [Luzinski scored]; Rader flied
out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell flied out to
left; Garvey singled to center; Cey homered [Garvey scored];
Baker popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Dodgers 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Ruthven struck out; McBride grounded out (first
unassisted); Bowa flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson flied out to right; Thomas flied out to
right; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt
grounded out (third to first); Luzinski popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutcliffe flied out to center; Lopes walked; Lopes
stole second [Lopes to third (error by Rader)]; Russell walked;
Garvey singled to center [Lopes scored, Russell to second]; Cey
walked [Russell to third, Garvey to second]; Baker singled to
left [Russell scored, Garvey scored, Cey to second]; EASTWICK
REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Ferguson walked [Cey to third,
Baker to second]; Thomas flied out to left; Yeager singled to
left [Cey scored, Baker scored, Ferguson to second]; Sutcliffe
singled to left [Ferguson scored, Yeager to third]; Lopes lined
to third; 6 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 8.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
grounded out (second to first); Rader walked; CARDENAL BATTED
FOR EASTWICK; Cardenal singled to left [Rader to second];
McBride popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 4TH: BIRD REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Russell lined to
shortstop; Garvey struck out; Cey singled to left; Baker doubled
to center [Cey scored]; Ferguson popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 9.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Rose flied
out to center; Schmidt popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 9.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomas flied out to right; Yeager popped to first
in foul territory; Sutcliffe popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 9.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Maddox popped to
first; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 9.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to left; Russell doubled to center
[Lopes scored]; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey was
walked intentionally; JOSHUA RAN FOR CEY; REED REPLACED MADDOX
(PITCHING); GROSS REPLACED BIRD (PLAYING CF); Baker doubled to
right [Russell scored, Joshua to third]; Ferguson singled to
right [Joshua scored, Baker scored]; Thomas popped to shortstop;
Yeager flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Dodgers 13.

PHILLIES 7TH: JOSHUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THOMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Rader flied out to right; Gross flied
out to left; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 13.

DODGERS 7TH: Sutcliffe grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
lined to center; Russell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 13.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
singled to right; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 13.

DODGERS 8TH: SAUCIER REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); UNSER REPLACED
REED (PLAYING CF); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
HARRELSON REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING 3B); Garvey singled to
right; Joshua struck out; Baker singled to center [Garvey to
second]; Ferguson homered [Garvey scored, Baker scored]; Thomas
was hit by a pitch; Yeager grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Thomas out at second]; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Dodgers 16.

PHILLIES 9TH: Unser walked; Trillo flied out to right; Rader
popped to third; Gross walked [Unser to second]; Harrelson
walked [Unser to third, Gross to second]; Bowa walked [Unser
scored, Gross to third, Harrelson to second]; Rose doubled to
right [Gross scored, Harrelson scored, Bowa scored]; MCCARVER
BATTED FOR SAUCIER; PATTERSON REPLACED SUTCLIFFE (PITCHING);
McCarver popped to shortstop; 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8,
Dodgers 16.

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