An eighth-inning triple by Derrel Thomas drove home the decisive run as the Padres edged the Phillies, 6-5, in a game involving 10 pitchers. The score was 5-5 in the eighth when Ozzie Smith stroked a two-out single and scored on Thomas' shot down the first base line.

A three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jerry Turner gave the Padres a 5-4 lead in the sixth, but the Phillies tied the contest in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk to Greg Luzinski. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Padres 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 - 6 11 1 Phillies 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 - 5 15 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .292 Schmidt 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .247 Ashford 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Bowa ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 .305 Smith ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .268 McBride rf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .265 Thomas 3b,cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Luzinski lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .265 Winfield cf,rf 1 0 0 0 4 0 .292 Hebner 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .290 Gamble rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .286 Maddox cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .274 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boone c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .283 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morrison pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Foote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 Tenace c 4 0 0 0 1 1 .236 Sizemore 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .236 Perkins 1b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .254 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gonzalez 2b 3 1 0 0 2 0 .243 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Jones p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Lerch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 Turner ph,rf,lf 3 1 1 3 0 1 .283 Kaat p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Cardenal ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .269 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCarver ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Harrelson 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .195 Totals 36 6 11 6 8 4 Totals 39 5 15 5 3 3 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 31,032 Left on Base: Padres 12, Phillies 10 DP: Padres 3, Phillies 0 Errors: Ashford, Harrelson Doubles: Richards (22), Boone (15), Schmidt (21) Triples: Richards (10), Thomas (2) Home Runs: Turner (5) Stolen Bases: Smith (32) Caught Stealing: Winfield (9) Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (8) GIDP: Kaat (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones 5 10 4 4 0 1 0 22 2.89 Lolich 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.02 Lee 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 3.03 Fingers W(5-11) 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 13 2.81 Totals 9 15 5 5 3 3 0 42 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat 3.2 6 2 2 2 0 0 19 4.82 Brusstar 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 1.99 Eastwick 0.2 3 3 3 2 1 1 7 3.51 McGraw 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.01 Reed L(1-1) 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 2.23 Lerch 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 4.16 Totals 9 11 6 6 8 4 1 45 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Joe West, 3B - Bruce Froemming PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to left; Smith singled to pitcher [Richards to second]; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Richards to third, Smith to second]; Winfield was walked intentionally; Gamble grounded out (second to first) [Richards scored, Smith to third, Winfield to second]; Tenace was walked intentionally; Perkins grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Schmidt flied out to right; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride singled to center; Luzinski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Phillies 0. PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards tripled to right; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner struck out; Maddox grounded out (third to first); Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Phillies 0. PADRES 3RD: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore singled to left; Kaat grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sizemore out at second]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Phillies 0. PADRES 4TH: Tenace flied out to center; Perkins singled to left; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first) [Perkins to second]; Jones singled to right [Perkins scored]; Richards doubled to right [Jones to third]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Smith flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride singled to shortstop; Luzinski singled to left [McBride to second]; Hebner lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Luzinski out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Phillies 0. PADRES 5TH: Thomas flied out to center; Winfield walked; Winfield was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gamble walked; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone doubled to left; Sizemore singled to second [Boone to third]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Cardenal singled [Boone scored, Sizemore to second]; Schmidt doubled to left [Sizemore scored, Cardenal scored]; Bowa singled to center [Schmidt scored, Bowa to second (on throw to home)]; On a bunt McBride singled to catcher [Bowa to third]; Luzinski lined into a double play (third to first) [McBride out at first]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Phillies 4. PADRES 6TH: EASTWICK REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Perkins singled to right; Gonzalez walked [Perkins to second]; TURNER BATTED FOR JONES; Turner homered [Perkins scored, Gonzalez scored]; Richards struck out; Smith singled to center; Thomas flied out to center; Winfield walked [Smith to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Gamble flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 6TH: TURNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LOLICH REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Hebner popped to third; Maddox singled to shortstop; Boone singled to left [Maddox to second]; LEE REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Sizemore popped to third; MCCARVER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Maddox was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Phillies 4. PADRES 7TH: HARRELSON REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 2B); REED REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Perkins grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 7TH: Harrelson singled to center; Schmidt singled to left [Harrelson to second]; FINGERS REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Bowa walked (walk was charged to Lee) [Harrelson to third, Schmidt to second]; McBride forced Harrelson (first to catcher) [Schmidt to third, Bowa to second]; Luzinski walked [Schmidt scored, Bowa to third, McBride to second]; Hebner forced Bowa (first to catcher) [McBride to third, Luzinski to second]; Maddox struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 5, Phillies 5. PADRES 8TH: Turner flied out to left; Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to right; Smith stole second; Thomas tripled to right [Smith scored]; Winfield was walked intentionally; Harrelson dropped a foul fly hit by Fingers for an error; On a bunt Fingers grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 8TH: ASHFORD REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING 3B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Boone walked; MORRISON RAN FOR BOONE; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR REED; On a bunt Gonzalez reached on an error by Ashford [Morrison to second, Gonzalez to first]; On a bunt Harrelson forced Morrison (pitcher to third) [Gonzalez to second]; Schmidt popped to third in foul territory; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Phillies 5. PADRES 9TH: FOOTE REPLACED MORRISON (PLAYING C ); LERCH REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Tenace made an out to second; Perkins was called out on strikes; Gonzalez walked; Turner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 9TH: McBride popped to shortstop; Luzinski popped to shortstop in foul territory; Hebner singled to center; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Phillies 5.

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