Completing the three-game series sweep, the Dodgers rolled past the Phillies, 5-2. The score was 1-1 going into the eighth inning when reliever Tug McGraw, who had just come on, loaded the bases with three walks. Steve Garvey then hit a triple down the right field line and scored himself on an errant relay throw from the outfield. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Thursday, August 17, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 - 5 4 0 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 7 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .270 McBride rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 North cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .245 Martin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Smith rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .305 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Cey 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .261 Hebner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Garvey 1b 3 1 2 4 1 0 .289 Luzinski lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .263 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Schmidt 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .237 Ferguson c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .204 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Boone c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Hooton p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .149 Sizemore 2b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .233 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Lerch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .146 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cardenal ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Harrelson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Totals 29 5 4 4 6 5 Totals 33 2 7 2 3 1 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 36,325 Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Phillies 8 DP: Dodgers 0, Phillies 0 Errors: Sizemore Doubles: McBride (14), Sizemore (7) Triples: Garvey (8) Stolen Bases: North 3 (22), Garvey (8) Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (14), North (3), Maddox (1) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(13-8) 8.2 7 2 2 3 0 0 36 2.97 Forster SV(15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.59 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 1 0 37 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch 7 3 1 1 3 4 0 27 4.08 McGraw L(8-4) 2 1 4 3 3 1 0 10 2.69 Totals 9 4 5 4 6 5 0 37 Passed Balls: Boone (4) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North walked; North stole second; Smith flied out to right; Cey popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (third to first); Bowa flied out to center; On a bunt Hebner singled to third; Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Baker flied out to center; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0. DODGERS 3RD: Russell struck out; Hooton flied out to left; Lopes popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Lerch flied out to center; McBride flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Phillies 0. DODGERS 4TH: North singled to center; North stole second; North stole third; Smith struck out; Cey struck out; Garvey singled to center [North scored]; Garvey stole second; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (third to first); Hebner lined to right; Luzinski singled to center; Schmidt lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 0. DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson singled to left; Russell flied out to center; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ferguson to second]; Lopes flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox flied out to left; Boone grounded out (third to first); Sizemore singled to center; Lerch grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 0. DODGERS 6TH: North popped to second; Smith grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 6TH: McBride doubled to center; Bowa popped to shortstop; Hebner grounded out (second to first) [McBride to third]; Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 0. DODGERS 7TH: Garvey walked; Boone allowed a passed ball [Garvey to second]; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson flied out to center; Russell was walked intentionally; Hooton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt walked; Maddox out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Schmidt to second]; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first) [Schmidt to third]; Sizemore doubled to center [Schmidt scored]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR LERCH; McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Phillies 1. DODGERS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Lopes walked; North out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Lopes to second]; Smith was walked intentionally; Cey walked [Lopes to third, Smith to second]; Garvey tripled to right [Lopes scored, Smith scored, Cey scored, Garvey scored (error by Sizemore) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Baker struck out; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 8TH: McBride flied out to left; Bowa flied out to left; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. DODGERS 9TH: Russell lined to second; Hooton flied out to right; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski singled to right; Schmidt walked [Luzinski to second]; Maddox popped to second; Boone flied out to center; Sizemore singled to left [Luzinski scored, Schmidt to second]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR MCGRAW; FORSTER REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Cardenal walked (walk was charged to Hooton) [Schmidt to third, Sizemore to second]; HARRELSON RAN FOR CARDENAL; MARTIN BATTED FOR MCBRIDE; Martin struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 5, Phillies 2.

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