October 6, 1978 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3 at Dodger Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1978 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3
1978 postseason: WS: NYY-LAD / ALCS: NYY-KCR / NLCS: LAD-PHI

Game 1
LAD  9
@PHI  5
Game 2
LAD  4
@PHI  0
Game 3
PHI  9
@LAD  4
Game 4
LAD  4
PHI  3
(10)

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 55,043

Friday, October 6, 1978
Time of Game: 0:00

Phillies

Danny Ozark

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  4  0   0  0  3   1  0  1    9 11  1
Dodgers         0  1  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    4  8  2

W: S Carlton (1-0), L: D Sutton (0-1)

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    6    0   0   
  J Martin PH-RF              2   0   1   1    0   1  .400 1.700    5    1   0   2B
L Bowa SS                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .572   11    2   5   
G Maddox CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .572   19    3   0   
G Luzinski LF                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .417 1.250   11    1   0   HR
R Hebner 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    7   10   0   SH
M Schmidt 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .182  .504   22    1   5   2B,IW
T McCarver C                  3   2   0   1    2   0  .000  .333   27    8   0   
T Sizemore 2B                 2   2   2   1    1   0  .444  .944    8    1   2   SH,IW
S Carlton P                   4   2   2   4    0   0  .500 1.750   10    0   0   HR
Totals                       37   9  11   8    4   1              126   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Martin (1, off L Rautzhan); M Schmidt (1, off D Sutton).

HR: G Luzinski (1, off C Hough; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); S Carlton (1, off D Sutton; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SH: R Hebner (1, off L Rautzhan); T Sizemore (1, off D Sutton).

IBB: T Sizemore (1, by L Rautzhan); M Schmidt (1, by L Rautzhan).

TB: G Luzinski 6; S Carlton 5; T Sizemore 2; J Martin 2; M Schmidt 2; L Bowa; G Maddox.

RBI: S Carlton 4 (4); T Sizemore (1); J Martin (2); T McCarver (1); G Luzinski (1).

2-out RBI: S Carlton 4; T Sizemore; J Martin.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Sizemore-L Bowa-R Hebner 2.

E: M Schmidt (2).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .462 1.616   10    2   3   
B North CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    2   0   GDP
R Smith RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .697   11    2   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .385 1.693   11   16   2   HR,2B
R Cey 3B                      3   1   1   1    1   1  .250  .558   12    2   3   
D Baker LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .300  .862   18    0   0   
B Russell SS                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .308  .693   12    0   2   2B
S Yeager C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .833   19    2   0   
  L Lacy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
D Sutton P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   11    0   1   
  L Rautzhan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Mota PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    4    0   0   2B
  C Hough P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  J Ferguson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   GDP
Totals                       34   4   8   4    2   8              127   27  13

BATTING

2B: S Garvey (1, off S Carlton); M Mota (1, off S Carlton); B Russell (1, off S Carlton).

HR: S Garvey (3, off S Carlton; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: S Garvey 6; B Russell 3; M Mota 2; D Baker; R Cey; R Smith.

GIDP: B North (1); J Ferguson (1).

RBI: S Garvey 2 (6); B Russell (1); R Cey (2).

2-out RBI: S Garvey; R Cey.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Lopes (2); R Smith (1).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Carlton, W (1-0)             9     8   4   4    2   8   1   4.00   36  127-85   54·14·17   11· 6· 1· 8     61    -     0.79   0.06
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2   8   1          36  127-85   54·14·17   11· 6· 1· 8           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton, L (0-1)              5.2   7   7   4    2   0   1   6.35   27   70-49   32· 7·10   12· 6· 0· 7     31    -     0.93  -0.38
L Rautzhan                     1.1   3   1   1    2   0   0   6.75    9   28-16   12· 2· 2    2· 2· 0· 3          1-1    0.43  -0.06
C Hough                        2     1   1   1    0   1   1   4.50    7   28-20   12· 3· 5    4· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.05  -0.00
Totals                         9    11   9   6    4   1   2          43  126-85   56·12·17   18· 8· 1·11          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Rautzhan 2 (2; M Schmidt, T Sizemore).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 55,043.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. B McBride            RF    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. L Bowa               SS    2. B North              CF 
3. G Maddox             CF    3. R Smith              RF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. S Garvey             1B 
5. R Hebner             1B    5. R Cey                3B 
6. M Schmidt            3B    6. D Baker              LF 
7. T McCarver           C     7. B Russell            SS 
8. T Sizemore           2B    8. S Yeager             C  
9. S Carlton            P     9. D Sutton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  12-  2   24%  85% S Carlton       D Sutton        Home Run; McCarver Scores; Sizemore Scores
   t 6   2  3-4  12-  2   21%  88% S Carlton       D Sutton        Single to RF; McCarver Scores/unER; Sizemore Scores/No RBI/Adv on E9/unER; Carlton to 3B
   b 2   1  4-0  12-  3  -12%  68% B Russell       S Carlton       Double to LF; Cey Scores; Baker to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  2   11%  61% T Sizemore      D Sutton        Single to RF; Schmidt Scores; McCarver to 2B
   b 3   2  4-2  -2-  2  -10%  61% R Cey           S Carlton       Single to LF; Garvey Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  B McBride       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   45%  G Maddox        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   48%  D Lopes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  B North         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   46%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   48%  M Schmidt       Double to LF
          -2-  6   50%  T McCarver      Walk
   R      12-  2   61%  T Sizemore      Single to RF; Schmidt Scores; McCarver to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   85%  S Carlton       Home Run; McCarver Scores; Sizemore Scores
   O      ---  1   84%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   86%  S Garvey        Lineout: 3B
          ---  5   84%  R Cey           Walk
          1--  5   81%  D Baker         Walk; Cey to 2B
   R      12-  3   68%  B Russell       Double to LF; Cey Scores; Baker to 3B
   O      -23  5   76%  S Yeager        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  7   81%  D Sutton        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   83%  L Bowa          Single to CF
   O      1--  4   82%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
          1--  4   84%  G Luzinski      Single to LF; Bowa to 2B
   O      12-  2   81%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  5   79%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   81%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  B North         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   81%  R Smith         Single to LF
   R      1--  3   71%  S Garvey        Double to LF; Smith Scores
   R      -2-  2   61%  R Cey           Single to LF; Garvey Scores
          1--  3   58%  D Baker         Single to 3B; Cey to 2B
   O      12-  3   64%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   67%  T McCarver      Walk
   O      1--  1   66%  T Sizemore      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McCarver to 2B
   O      -2-  2   62%  S Carlton       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-  1   59%  B McBride       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   62%  S Yeager        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  D Sutton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   65%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   63%  L Bowa          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   60%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   64%  B North         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   66%  R Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   68%  S Garvey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   65%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   64%  M Schmidt       Foul Flyball: C
          ---  3   65%  T McCarver      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   67%  T Sizemore      Single to 3B; McCarver to 2B
   RR     12-  2   88%  S Carlton       Single to RF; McCarver Scores/unER; Sizemore Scores/No RBI/Adv on E9/unER; Carlton to 3B
                  Lance Rautzhan replaces Don Sutton pitching and batting 9th; Jerry Martin pinch hits for Bake McBride batting 1st
   R      --3  1   93%  J Martin        Double to CF; Carlton Scores/unER
   O      -2-  1   92%  L Bowa          Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 7, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
                  Jerry Martin moves to RF
   O      ---  1   94%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  9   95%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   95%  B Russell       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 7, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-3, Lance Rautzhan facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   96%  G Maddox        Single to CF
          1--  1   97%  G Luzinski      Single to RF; Maddox to 2B
   O      12-  2   97%  R Hebner        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Maddox to 3B; Luzinski to 2B
          -23  4   97%  M Schmidt       Intentional Walk
   RO     123  8   98%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Maddox Scores; Luzinski to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
          -23  4   98%  T Sizemore      Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   97%  S Carlton       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 8, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-8, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
   O      --- 13   98%  S Yeager        Strikeout Looking
                  Manny Mota pinch hits for Lance Rautzhan batting 9th
          ---  4   97%  M Mota          Double to LF
          -2-  2   95%  D Lopes         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     12-  5   99%  B North         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-3, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
                  Charlie Hough replaces Manny Mota pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  J Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  L Bowa          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   98%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-8, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   99%  R Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4   98%  S Garvey        Home Run
   O      ---  4   98%  R Cey           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   99%  D Baker         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-4, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3  100%  G Luzinski      Home Run
   O      ---  1   99%  R Hebner        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  6   99%  M Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  T McCarver      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 9, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-9, Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   99%  B Russell       Single to CF
                  Lee Lacy pinch hits for Steve Yeager batting 8th
   O      1--  5   99%  L Lacy          Flyball: LF
                  Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Charlie Hough batting 9th
   OO     1--  2  100%  J Ferguson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 9, Dodgers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation