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Series
Results
LAD
@PHI		9
5
LAD
@PHI		4
0
PHI
@LAD		9
4
PHI
@LAD		3
4		 
(10)
Thursday, October 5, 1978
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 60,642, Time of Game: 2:06
Dodgers
4
 at Phillies
0
W: Tommy John (1-0)
L: Dick Ruthven (0-1)
 
                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

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 4 1 3 3 0 0 .667 2.333 0.242 0.83 0.263 -0.022 2.7 4 4 HR,3B
Bill Russell SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .444 -0.035 0.55 0.009 -0.044 -0.5 1 9
Reggie Smith RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .804 0.010 0.48 0.042 -0.033 -0.3 0 0 2B
   Bill North CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.556 -0.068 0.66 0.000 -0.068 -0.9 16 0
Ron Cey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .444 -0.057 0.55 0.000 -0.057 -0.7 0 7
Dusty Baker LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .873 0.049 0.39 0.066 -0.016 0.2 0 0 2B
Rick Monday CF-RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .833 -0.022 0.65 0.012 -0.034 -0.1 2 0
Steve Yeager C 3 1 1 1 1 0 .286 1.159 0.050 0.74 0.078 -0.028 0.4 4 1 SB
Tommy John P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.043 0.46 0.000 -0.043 -0.8 0 0 SH
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 1 4 .235 .698 0.126 0.59 0.470 -0.345 -0.1 27 21
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. D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey; B Russell-D Lopes-S Garvey; R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey.
Baserunning
SB: S Yeager (1, 2nd base off D Ruthven/B Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Schmidt 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .268 -0.001 0.59 0.036 -0.036 -0.1 0 4
Larry Bowa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.059 0.80 0.000 -0.059 -0.6 1 4
Garry Maddox CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.022 0.69 0.029 -0.051 -0.2 5 0
Greg Luzinski LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .857 0.028 1.04 0.078 -0.050 0.5 2 0
Jose Cardenal 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 -0.046 1.35 0.038 -0.084 -0.5 10 0
Bob Boone C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .571 -0.083 1.27 0.028 -0.111 -1.2 5 0 GDP
Jerry Martin RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1.833 -0.057 1.02 0.026 -0.082 -0.4 1 0 GDP
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 -0.092 0.95 0.000 -0.092 -1.2 3 1 GDP
Dick Ruthven P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.017 0.70 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 0 0
   Warren Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Morrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.024 0.99 0.000 -0.024 -0.2
   Ron Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Barry Foote PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Tug McGraw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 0 4 0 2 4 .143 .343 -0.376 0.90 0.235 -0.609 -4.1 27 9
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.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, W (1-0) 9 4 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 30 81 0.376 0.90 4.1
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 30 81 0.376 0.59 4.1

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Ruthven, L (0-1) 4.2 6 3 3 0 3 1 5.79 20 43 -0.140 0.85 -1.2
Warren Brusstar 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 2 0 0.041 0.41 0.9
Ron Reed 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 8 0 0 -0.028 0.28 -0.1
Tug McGraw 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.25 4 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 1 4 1 4.00 36 43 2 0 -0.124 0.90 0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Satch Davidson, LF - Bill Williams, RF - John McSherry.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 60,642.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Davey Lopes 2B 1 Mike Schmidt 3B
2 Bill Russell SS 2 Larry Bowa SS
3 Reggie Smith RF 3 Garry Maddox CF
4 Steve Garvey 1B 4 Greg Luzinski LF
5 Ron Cey 3B 5 Jose Cardenal 1B
6 Dusty Baker LF 6 Bob Boone C
7 Rick Monday CF 7 Jerry Martin RF
8 Steve Yeager C 8 Ted Sizemore 2B
9 Tommy John P 9 Dick Ruthven P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R LAD D. Lopes D. Ruthven 13% 63% Home Run
t5 2-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R LAD D. Lopes D. Ruthven 8% 84% Single to CF; Yeager Scores
b7 0-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  PHI G. Luzinski T. John -8% 83% Single to CF; Maddox to 3B
b7 0-4 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  OO PHI B. Boone T. John 8% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD D. Baker D. Ruthven 7% 72% Double to LF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD D. Lopes D. Ruthven -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD B. Russell D. Ruthven -1% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD R. Smith D. Ruthven -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PHI M. Schmidt T. John -4% 42% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PHI L. Bowa T. John 2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B; Schmidt to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PHI G. Maddox T. John 3% 46% Groundout: SS-1B; Schmidt to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O PHI G. Luzinski T. John 4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD S. Garvey D. Ruthven -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD R. Cey D. Ruthven -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O LAD D. Baker D. Ruthven -1% 45% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PHI J. Cardenal T. John -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PHI B. Boone T. John 4% 45% Lineout: CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO PHI J. Martin T. John 5% 50% 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, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD R. Monday D. Ruthven -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD S. Yeager D. Ruthven -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD T. John D. Ruthven -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PHI T. Sizemore T. John 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PHI D. Ruthven T. John 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PHI M. Schmidt T. John 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R LAD D. Lopes D. Ruthven 13% 63% Home Run
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD B. Russell D. Ruthven -2% 61% Lineout: LF
t4 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD R. Smith D. Ruthven 4% 66% Double to RF
t4 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O LAD S. Garvey D. Ruthven -3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O LAD R. Cey D. Ruthven -3% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PHI L. Bowa T. John 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PHI G. Maddox T. John 2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-1 2 --- 5,(0-2)  O PHI G. Luzinski T. John 1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Dick Ruthven facing 6-7-8
t5 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD D. Baker D. Ruthven 7% 72% Double to LF
t5 1-0 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  O LAD R. Monday D. Ruthven -1% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Baker to 3B
t5 1-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R LAD S. Yeager D. Ruthven 6% 77% Single to LF; Baker Scores
t5 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  LAD T. John D. Ruthven 1% 78% Yeager Steals 2B
t5 2-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O LAD T. John D. Ruthven -3% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R LAD D. Lopes D. Ruthven 8% 84% Single to CF; Yeager Scores
t5 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  LAD B. Russell D. Ruthven 1% 85% Single to LF; Lopes to 2B
Warren Brusstar replaces Dick Ruthven pitching and batting 9th
t5 3-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O LAD R. Smith W. Brusstar -2% 83% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
b5 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PHI J. Cardenal T. John 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PHI B. Boone T. John -3% 83% Single to CF
b5 0-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PHI J. Martin T. John 3% 86% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 0-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PHI T. Sizemore T. John 2% 88% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Warren Brusstar facing 4-5-6
t6 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD S. Garvey W. Brusstar -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD R. Cey W. Brusstar -1% 86% Popfly: 2B
t6 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD D. Baker W. Brusstar -0% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
Jim Morrison pinch hits for Warren Brusstar (P) batting 9th
b6 0-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PHI J. Morrison T. John 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PHI M. Schmidt T. John 2% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PHI L. Bowa T. John 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
Ron Reed replaces Jim Morrison (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD R. Monday R. Reed 1% 92% Single to RF
t7 3-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O LAD S. Yeager R. Reed -1% 91% Foul Flyball: C
t7 3-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O LAD T. John R. Reed -1% 90% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Monday to 2B
t7 3-0 2 -2- 10,(3-2)  R LAD D. Lopes R. Reed 5% 95% Triple to RF; Monday Scores
t7 4-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O LAD B. Russell R. Reed -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
b7 0-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PHI G. Maddox T. John -3% 91% Single to SS
b7 0-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  PHI G. Luzinski T. John -8% 83% Single to CF; Maddox to 3B
b7 0-4 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  O PHI J. Cardenal T. John 6% 89% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 0-4 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  OO PHI B. Boone T. John 8% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Ron Reed facing 3-4-5
t8 4-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD R. Smith R. Reed -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-0 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O LAD S. Garvey R. Reed -0% 97% Popfly: SS
t8 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O LAD R. Cey R. Reed -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 7-8-9
Bill North replaces Reggie Smith (RF) playing CF batting 3rd
Rick Monday moves from CF to RF
b8 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PHI J. Martin T. John -3% 94% Walk
b8 0-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO PHI T. Sizemore T. John 5% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
Barry Foote pinch hits for Ron Reed (P) batting 9th
b8 0-4 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O PHI B. Foote T. John 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8
Tug McGraw replaces Barry Foote (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD D. Baker T. McGraw -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 4-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD R. Monday T. McGraw -0% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 4-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  LAD S. Yeager T. McGraw 0% 99% Walk
t9 4-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O LAD T. John T. McGraw -0% 99% 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, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b9 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PHI M. Schmidt T. John 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PHI L. Bowa T. John 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PHI G. Maddox T. John 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0.

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