LAN @ PHI

October 05, 1978

Final Score: LAN 4 - PHI 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Veterans Stadium
Attendance
60,642
Game Duration
126 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Tommy John
Losing Pitcher
Dick Ruthven

Umpires

Home Plate
Lee Weyer
First Base
Nick Colosi
Second Base
Andy Olsen
Third Base
Satch Davidson

Line Score

LAN @ PHI — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LAN 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 8 0
PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

LAN Batting

LAN @ PHI — LAN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Dusty Baker 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Ron Cey 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Garvey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy John 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Davey Lopes 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .750
Rick Monday 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Bill North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Russell 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Reggie Smith 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Steve Yeager 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 1 4 2 1 1 1 .235

PHI Batting

LAN @ PHI — PHI Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bob Boone 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Larry Bowa 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Warren Brusstar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jose Cardenal 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Barry Foote 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Greg Luzinski 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Garry Maddox 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jerry Martin 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tug McGraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Morrison 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ron Reed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Ruthven 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Schmidt 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ted Sizemore 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 28 0 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .143

LAN Pitching

LAN @ PHI — LAN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tommy John (W) W 9.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 0.00

PHI Pitching

LAN @ PHI — PHI Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Warren Brusstar - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Tug McGraw - 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Ron Reed - 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50
Dick Ruthven (L) L 4.2 6 3 3 0 3 1 5.79
Team Totals 9.0 8 4 4 1 4 1 4.00

Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies, October 5, 1978

This box score records a 4-0 win for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, October 5, 1978 in the League Championship Series. Retrosheet records a crowd of 60,642, a running time of 126 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Los Angeles Dodgers' runs came in the fourth, fifth, and seventh innings, 2 of them in the fifth. The Philadelphia Phillies were held scoreless in every inning. Hits were 8 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and 4 for the Philadelphia Phillies, with 0 and 0 errors. Tommy John was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Dick Ruthven after 4.2 innings and 3 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies' pitching table lists Warren Brusstar, Tug McGraw, Ron Reed, and Dick Ruthven. Davey Lopes led the Los Angeles Dodgers at the plate: 3 for 4, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Lee Weyer.

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