Taking sole possession of first place in the N. L. West, the Dodgers downed the Phillies, 5-2, with a grand slam by Reggie Smith supplying the power. In the third inning, Joe Ferguson and Bill Russell singled and moved up on a sacrifice by Bob Welch. Davey Lopes was intentionally walked to load the sacks and Smith then unloaded over the center field wall. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 16, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 0 Phillies 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .272 McBride rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .260 North cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .243 Bowa ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .307 Smith rf 4 1 2 4 0 1 .307 Hebner 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .300 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Luzinski lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .261 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Schmidt 3b 2 0 0 1 1 1 .238 Lacy lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .302 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Monday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Foote c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Ferguson c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .203 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Russell ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .277 Kaat p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .139 Welch p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 5 6 5 3 6 Totals 29 2 6 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 37,660 Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Phillies 3 DP: Dodgers 3, Phillies 0 Doubles: Welch (1) Home Runs: Smith (27), Hebner (15) Stolen Bases: Lacy (7) Caught Stealing: Luzinski (5) Sacrifice Hits: Welch (5) Sacrifice Flies: Schmidt (4) GIDP: Hebner (7) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Welch W(5-0) 9 6 2 2 2 5 1 32 1.84 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 5 1 32 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat L(6-5) 4.1 4 5 5 1 2 1 18 4.82 Brusstar 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.76 Reed 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 11 2.33 McGraw 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.35 Totals 9 6 5 5 3 6 1 36 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; North flied out to left; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; On a bunt Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to right; Garvey flied out to right; Lacy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Schmidt struck out while Luzinski was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0. DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson singled to center; Russell singled to center [Ferguson to second]; Welch out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ferguson to third, Russell to second]; Lopes was walked intentionally; North struck out; Smith homered [Ferguson scored, Russell scored, Lopes scored]; Cey was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Foote singled to center; Sizemore lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Foote out at first]; Kaat struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to right; Lacy grounded out (second to first); Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: McBride singled to left; Bowa singled to center [McBride to second]; Hebner popped to first in foul territory; Luzinski singled to right [McBride to third, Bowa to second]; Schmidt hit a sacrifice fly to right [McBride scored, Bowa to third]; Maddox struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Phillies 1. DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Welch doubled to left; BRUSSTAR REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Lopes flied out to left; North singled to second [Welch scored]; Smith singled to center [North to second]; Cey flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Foote flied out to center; Sizemore popped to shortstop; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. DODGERS 6TH: REED REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy walked; Lacy stole second; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Russell was walked intentionally; Welch forced Russell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 6TH: McBride flied out to left; Bowa singled to right; Hebner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bowa out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. DODGERS 7TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Schmidt walked; Maddox flied out to left; Foote forced Schmidt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. DODGERS 8TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 8TH: MONDAY REPLACED LACY (PLAYING LF); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); MCCARVER BATTED FOR REED; McCarver flied out to right; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. DODGERS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Ferguson was called out on strikes; Russell grounded out (first unassisted); Welch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner homered; Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 2.

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