Joe Ferguson stroked a two-run single -- while Philadelphia was trying to walk him intentionally -- to highlight a four-run ninth inning that included a bench-clearing brawl as the Dodgers beat the Phillies, 8-4. The score was 4-4 when Davey Lopes began the L.A. ninth with a walk. Rudy Law then beat out a sacrifice hunt and Lopes reached third when catcher Bob Boone's throw hit Law and caromed down the right field line. Warren Brusstar replaced Dickie Noles for the Phils and was greeted by Dusty Baker's RBI double. Ron Cey followed with another run-scoring two-bagger and Tug McGraw took over for Brusstar.

Pinch-hitter Ferguson, with the count 1-0, reached out and slapped the ball to right for a single. The next batter, Bill Russell, was hit by a pitch and the Dodgers shortstop charged the mound. Both benches emptied but no punches were thrown and nobody was injured. Russell and L.A. Manager Tommy Lasorda were ejected. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Game Played on Monday, August    25, 1980 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Dodgers      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  4  -   8 16  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   4  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   2   0     1   2   .256      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .350
Johnstone rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .306        Gross rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Law pr,cf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Rose 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Baker lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .299      Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Garvey 1b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .312      Luzinski lf           3   1   3   0     1   0   .255
Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     1   1   .254      Trillo 2b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .327
Monday cf,rf          4   2   2   0     0   2   .275      Maddox cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .261
  Ferguson ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .209      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   1   .251
  Thomas pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Boone c               4   0   1   1     0   2   .229
Russell ss            3   1   2   1     0   0   .274      Espinosa p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Thomasson pr,rf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .191        Moreland ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .330
Yeager c              5   0   2   1     0   0   .214        Noles p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Reuss p               3   1   1   2     0   1   .089        Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Hatcher ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .260
  Stanhouse p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  16   8     3   6             Totals               34   4   9   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 34,267
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Phillies 5
DP: Dodgers 2, Phillies 0
Errors: Boone
Doubles: Monday (5), Baker (22), Cey (20), Maddox (26), Rose (35)
Triples: Baker (4), Monday (1), Trillo (8)
Home Runs: Reuss (1)
Stolen Bases: Russell (13)
Caught Stealing: Yeager (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (9)
GIDP: Maddox (10), Trillo (12)
Hit by Pitch: Russell (2,by McGraw)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   5.2   8   4   4   0   1   0  24   2.25
Castillo                1.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   4   3.17
Stanhouse W(2-2)        2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   6.32
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   5   0  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                5     6   3   3   0   4   1  21   3.74
Noles L(1-4)            3     7   3   3   2   2   0  17   3.80
Brusstar                0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   3   3.60
McGraw                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.05
Totals                  9    16   8   8   3   6   1  45

Hit by Pitch: McGraw (1)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Joe West


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Johnstone popped to second; Baker
tripled to right; Garvey popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Phillies
0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Monday tripled to center; Russell
singled to center [Monday scored]; Russell stole second; Yeager
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss homered [Russell
scored]; Lopes singled to center; Johnstone singled to center
[Lopes to second]; Baker flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to left; Trillo forced Luzinski
(third to second) [Trillo to first]; Maddox grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey flied
out to right; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (third to first); Boone struck
out; Espinosa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
popped to catcher in foul territory; Reuss lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Rose lined
to first; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes was called out on strikes; Johnstone flied
out to center; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski singled to left; Trillo singled to right
[Luzinski to second]; Maddox flied out to left; Bowa forced
Luzinski (third unassisted) [Trillo to second, Bowa to first];
Boone singled to center [Trillo scored, Bowa to second];
MORELAND BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Moreland flied out to center; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Phillies 1.

DODGERS 6TH: NOLES REPLACED MORELAND (PITCHING); Garvey flied
out to right; Cey walked; Monday was called out on strikes;
Russell singled to center [Cey to second]; Yeager singled to
shortstop [Cey to third, Russell to second]; Reuss struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Rose flied
out to center; Schmidt singled to center; Luzinski singled to
left [Schmidt to second]; Trillo tripled to right [Schmidt
scored, Luzinski scored]; Maddox doubled to right [Trillo
scored]; CASTILLO REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Bowa struck out; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Phillies 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes singled to left; Johnstone singled to
shortstop [Lopes to second]; LAW RAN FOR JOHNSTONE; Baker flied
out to right; Garvey forced Law (first to shortstop) [Lopes to
third, Garvey to first]; Cey forced Garvey (third to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: LAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Boone struck out; Noles struck out;
Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Phillies 4.

DODGERS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Monday doubled
to center; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Monday to third]; Yeager singled to center [Monday scored];
Yeager was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
HATCHER BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Hatcher flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED HATCHER (PITCHING); Rose
doubled to left; Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski walked;
Trillo grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Luzinski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Phillies 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Lopes walked; On a bunt Law singled to catcher
[Lopes to third (error by Boone)]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED NOLES
(PITCHING); Baker doubled to center [Lopes scored, Law to third,
Baker out at third (center to shortstop)]; Garvey was walked
intentionally; Cey doubled to left [Law scored, Garvey to
third]; MCGRAW REPLACED BRUSSTAR (PITCHING); FERGUSON BATTED FOR
MONDAY; Ferguson singled to right [Garvey scored, Cey
scored]; Tug McGraw was trying to intentionally walk Joe
Ferguson when Ferguson reached out and singled; THOMAS RAN
FOR FERGUSON; Russell was hit by a pitch [Thomas to second];
Tug McGraw angry that Joe Ferguson hit an intentional ball for a
single so McGraw intentionally hit Bill Russell; Russell charged
the mound and was ejected by 2B umpire John McSherry; Dodgers
Manager Tom Lasorda argued that McGraw should be ejected and was
ejected by McSherry; THOMASSON RAN FOR RUSSELL; Yeager flied
out to left; Stanhouse forced Thomasson (shortstop to second); 4
R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); THOMASSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Maddox flied out to left; Bowa
walked; Boone lined to third; UNSER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Unser
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Phillies 4.