A throwing error by newly-acquired pitcher Dick Ruthven led to two first-inning runs and helped the Padres defeat the Phillies, 4-1, behind the combined eight-hit pitching of Gaylord Perry and Rollie Fingers. Gene Richards opened the Padres' first with a double and scored when Ruthven threw a bunt by Ozzie Smith into right field. Smith reached third on the error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Derrel Thomas.

The Padres added a run in the second on an RBI double by Bill Almon and closed the scoring in the eighth on an RBI single by Smith. The Phillies knocked out Perry after one out in the ninth when Richie Hebner, Garry Maddox and Bob Boone had consecutive singles, but Fingers came in and retired the final two batters. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Sunday, June 18, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 2 Padres 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 5 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Richards lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .272 Bowa ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Smith ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .259 Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Thomas 1b,cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .257 Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Winfield cf,rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Hebner 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Gamble rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Maddox cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Roberts 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Boone c 3 0 2 1 1 0 .269 Gonzalez 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .245 Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .145 Almon 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .290 Ruthven p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .080 Sweet c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .229 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Perry p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .121 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Martin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Totals 35 1 8 1 1 6 Totals 27 4 5 3 1 5 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 21,195 Left on Base: Phillies 8, Padres 2 DP: Phillies 0, Padres 0 Errors: Maddox, Ruthven Doubles: Schmidt (11), Richards (9), Almon (15) Stolen Bases: Sweet (1) Caught Stealing: Almon (3) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (14) Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (2) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven L(2-7) 4 3 3 2 1 2 0 16 4.13 McGraw 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.16 Brusstar 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 8 2.20 Totals 8 5 4 3 1 5 0 30 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(7-2) 8.1 8 1 1 1 5 0 34 2.87 Fingers SV(15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.40 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 6 0 36 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to right; Bowa singled to right; Schmidt flied out to center [Bowa to second]; Luzinski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards doubled to right; Smith reached on an error by Ruthven on a sacrifice bunt [Richards scored (no RBI), Smith to third]; Thomas hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smith scored (unearned)]; Winfield was called out on strikes; Gamble flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 2. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner lined to second; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 2. PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez singled to center; Almon doubled to left [Gonzalez scored]; Sweet grounded out (shortstop to first) [Almon to third]; Almon was caught stealing home (catcher to pitcher); Perry walked; Richards flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PHILLIES 3RD: Johnson struck out; Ruthven struck out; McBride singled to center; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PADRES 3RD: Smith flied out to center; Thomas popped to first; Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski struck out; Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PADRES 4TH: Gamble flied out to left; Gonzalez struck out; Almon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone walked; Johnson singled to left [Boone to second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; McCarver forced Johnson (first to shortstop) [Boone to third]; McBride forced McCarver (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PADRES 5TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Sweet grounded out (second to first); Perry flied out to center; Richards grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt doubled to left; Luzinski struck out; Hebner lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PADRES 6TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas flied out to center; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox flied out to center; Boone singled to left; Johnson flied out to right; MARTIN BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Martin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Gamble grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez lined to center; Almon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PHILLIES 8TH: ROBERTS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 1B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); McBride flied out to center; Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 3. PADRES 8TH: Sweet singled to center; Sweet stole second; Perry struck out; Richards struck out; Smith singled to center [Sweet scored, Smith to third (error by Maddox)]; Thomas flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Padres 4. PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner singled to center; Maddox singled to third [Hebner to second]; Boone singled to center [Hebner scored, Maddox to third, Boone to second (on throw)]; FINGERS REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Johnson was called out on strikes; CARDENAL BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Cardenal popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Padres 4.

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