Winning their second straight West division title, the Dodgers blanked the Padres, 4-0, behind the five-hit pitching of Bob Welch. It was the 21-year-old rookie's third shutout since joining the club from Albuquerque (Pacific Coast) June 20. Garvey rapped out three straight hits, including a double, and drove in three runs. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Dodgers 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 x - 4 10 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .308 Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .280 Smith ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .264 North cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .232 Perkins 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Smith rf 1 1 1 0 2 0 .297 Winfield cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .309 Garvey 1b 4 0 3 3 0 0 .312 Turner rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Cey 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .272 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Tenace c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Ferguson c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .229 Champion 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .226 Russell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175 Welch p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .172 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beswick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gamble ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 30 0 5 0 2 6 Totals 31 4 10 4 5 4 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 50,018 Left on Base: Padres 6, Dodgers 9 DP: Padres 2, Dodgers 2 Errors: Perkins, Lopes Doubles: Garvey (35), Russell (31), Smith (27), Ferguson (16) Caught Stealing: Smith (5) GIDP: Champion (1), Smith (11), Russell (18) Hit by Pitch: Tenace (10,by Welch), Smith (1,by Lolich) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko L(10-13) 3.2 8 4 4 2 3 0 20 3.48 Lee 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 3.40 Lolich 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 1.56 Shirley 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.73 Totals 8 10 4 4 5 4 0 37 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Welch W(7-4) 9 5 0 0 2 6 0 33 2.08 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 6 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Lolich (1), Welch (1) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to right; Smith flied out to center; Perkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith walked; Garvey doubled to right [Smith to third]; Cey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield singled to left; Winfield was picked off first (pitcher to first); Turner flied out to center; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Russell doubled to right; Welch struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 3RD: Tenace made an out to first; Champion struck out; Owchinko walked; Richards singled to right [Owchinko to second]; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to shortstop; North lined into a double play (second to first) [Lopes out at first]; Smith doubled to left; Garvey singled to left [Smith scored]; Cey singled to left [Garvey to second]; Baker popped to second; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. PADRES 4TH: Perkins struck out; Winfield singled to center; Turner popped to third in foul territory; Evans singled to left [Winfield to third]; Tenace forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson doubled to left; Russell flied out to center; Welch grounded out (third to first); Lopes was walked intentionally; North singled to left [Ferguson scored, Lopes to third, North to second (on throw)]; LEE REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Smith was walked intentionally; Garvey singled to center [Lopes scored, North scored, Smith to third, Garvey to second (error by Perkins)]; Cey was walked intentionally; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 4. PADRES 5TH: Champion struck out; BESWICK BATTED FOR LEE; Beswick popped to second; Richards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 5TH: LOLICH REPLACED BESWICK (PITCHING); Ferguson walked; Russell grounded into a double play (second to first) [Ferguson out at second]; Welch singled to center; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 4. PADRES 6TH: Smith walked; Perkins flied out to center; Winfield popped to first; Turner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 6TH: North grounded out (third to first); Smith was hit by a pitch; Smith was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Garvey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 4. PADRES 7TH: Evans reached on an error by Lopes [Evans to first]; Tenace was hit by a pitch [Evans to second]; Champion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans to third, Tenace out at second]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR LOLICH; Gamble flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 7TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Cey popped to first in foul territory; Baker popped to first in foul territory; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 4. PADRES 8TH: Richards singled to left; Smith grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Richards out at second]; Perkins popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 8TH: Russell popped to shortstop in foul territory; Welch struck out; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 4. PADRES 9TH: Winfield struck out; Turner popped to third; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 4.

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