October 5, 1978 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2 at Veterans Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1978 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2
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)

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 60,642

Thursday, October 5, 1978
Time of Game: 0:00

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

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

W: T John (1-0), L: D Ruthven (0-1)

Phillies

Danny Ozark

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .667 2.334   20    5   4   HR,3B
B Russell SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444    9    0   8   
R Smith RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .804    8    0   0   2B
  B North CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.555   15   16   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .444   13    0   8   
D Baker LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .873   14    0   0   2B
R Monday CF-RF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .833   11    2   0   
S Yeager C                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .286 1.158   15    4   1   SB
T John P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    0   0   SH
Totals                       34   4   8   4    1   4              116   27  21

BATTING

2B: D Baker (1, off D Ruthven); R Smith (1, off D Ruthven).

3B: D Lopes (1, off R Reed).

HR: D Lopes (2, off D Ruthven; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: T John (1, off R Reed).

TB: D Lopes 8; R Smith 2; D Baker 2; R Monday; B Russell; S Yeager.

RBI: D Lopes 3 (5); S Yeager (2).

2-out RBI: D Lopes 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey 2; B Russell-D Lopes-S Garvey.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Yeager (1, 2nd base off D Ruthven/B Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .268   11    0   4   
L Bowa SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666   16    1   4   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666   10    5   0   
G Luzinski LF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .857   12    2   0   
J Cardenal 1B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   10   10   0   
B Boone C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    9    5   0   GDP
J Martin RF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.833   10    1   0   GDP
T Sizemore 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572   11    3   1   GDP
D Ruthven P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  W Brusstar P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Morrison PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Foote PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   0   4   0    2   4              106   27   9

BATTING

TB: B Boone; G Luzinski; G Maddox; M Schmidt.

GIDP: T Sizemore (1); J Martin (1); B Boone (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
T John, W (1-0)             9     4   0   0    2   4   0   0.00   30  106-65    18-2     81    - 
Totals                      9     4   0   0    2   4   0          30  106-65    18-2          0-0

Philadelphia Phillies      IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Ruthven, L (0-1)          4.2   6   3   3    0   3   1   5.79   20   54-38     6-5     43    - 
W Brusstar                  1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   13-8      1-3          2-0
R Reed                      2     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    8   36-25     2-2          0-0
T McGraw                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.25    4   13-8      1-2          0-0
Totals                      9     8   4   4    1   4   1          36  116-79    10-12         2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 60,642.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Philadelphia Phillies                
1. D Lopes              2B    1. M Schmidt            3B 
2. B Russell            SS    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. R Smith              RF    3. G Maddox             CF 
4. S Garvey             1B    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. R Cey                3B    5. J Cardenal           1B 
6. D Baker              LF    6. B Boone              C  
7. R Monday             CF    7. J Martin             RF 
8. S Yeager             C     8. T Sizemore           2B 
9. T John               P     9. D Ruthven            P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1  D Lopes         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  B Russell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  R Smith         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
          ---  2  M Schmidt       Single to RF
   O      1--  3  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B; Schmidt to 2B
   O      -2-  1  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B; Schmidt to 3B
   O      --3  3  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  R Cey           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  D Baker         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 5-6-7
          ---  6  J Cardenal      Walk
   O      1--  3  B Boone         Lineout: CF
   OO     1--  3  J Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4  R Monday        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  S Yeager        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  T John          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6  T Sizemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  D Ruthven       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  M Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  6  D Lopes         Home Run
   O      ---  3  B Russell       Lineout: LF
          ---  1  R Smith         Double to RF
   O      -2-  1  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1  R Cey           Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5  L Bowa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Ruthven facing 6-7-8
          ---  1  D Baker         Double to LF
   O      -2-  5  R Monday        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Baker to 3B
   R      --3  1  S Yeager        Single to LF; Baker Scores
          1--     T John          Yeager Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  3  D Lopes         Single to CF; Yeager Scores
          1--  1  B Russell       Single to LF; Lopes to 2B
                  Warren Brusstar replaces Dick Ruthven pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2  R Smith         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Tommy John facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2  J Cardenal      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4  B Boone         Single to CF
   O      1--  1  J Martin        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1  T Sizemore      Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Warren Brusstar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  R Cey           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5  D Baker         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Tommy John facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Morrison pinch hits for Warren Brusstar batting 9th
   O      ---  7  J Morrison      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Reed replaces Jim Morrison pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1  R Monday        Single to RF
   O      1--  3  S Yeager        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--  2  T John          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Monday to 2B
   R      -2- 10  D Lopes         Triple to RF; Monday Scores
   O      --3  2  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Tommy John facing 3-4-5
          ---  2  G Maddox        Single to SS
          1--  4  G Luzinski      Single to CF; Maddox to 3B
   O      1-3  2  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1-3  2  B Boone         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ron Reed facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8  S Garvey        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6  R Cey           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Tommy John facing 7-8-9
                  Billy North replaces Reggie Smith playing CF batting 3rd; Rick Monday moves to RF
          ---  6  J Martin        Walk
   OO     1--  4  T Sizemore      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  Barry Foote pinch hits for Ron Reed batting 9th
   O      ---  6  B Foote         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
                  Tug McGraw replaces Barry Foote pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  D Baker         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  R Monday        Flyball: RF
          ---  7  S Yeager        Walk
   O      1--  2  T John          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  M Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  G Maddox        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PHI197810050

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PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

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