Rollie Fingers tied the N. L. record with his 37th save of the season to enable the Padres to gain a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers. John D'Acquisto, who started for the Padres, gave up a homer by Bill Russell in the seventh inning and then was lifted with two out in the eighth when Ron Cey doubled and Rick Monday walked.

Fingers struck out Ferguson to end the threat and retired the Dodgers in the ninth with a rescue performance that matched Clay Carroll's 37 saves for the Reds in 1972. Burt Hooton, who started for the Dodgers in a quest for his 20th victory, was tagged with his 10th defeat instead. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 0 Padres 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 7 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Richards lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .312 North cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .231 Thomas cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Baker lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Smith ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .259 Garvey 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .316 Perkins 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .243 Cey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Winfield cf,rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .307 Monday rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .255 Turner rf,lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .286 Ferguson c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Evans 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Yeager c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Castillo c 3 0 1 1 0 2 .167 Russell ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 .284 Tenace c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .149 Almon 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .251 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 D'Acquisto p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 31 1 6 1 5 4 Totals 31 3 7 3 1 4 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 26,002 Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Padres 5 DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 1 Errors: Castillo Doubles: Garvey (36), Cey (32), Winfield (28) Triples: Evans (1) Home Runs: Russell (3) Stolen Bases: North (27), Almon (17), Richards (37), Turner (6) Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (18) GIDP: Ferguson (15) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(19-10) 8 7 3 3 1 4 0 32 2.71 Totals 8 7 3 3 1 4 0 32 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D'Acquisto W(4-3) 7.2 6 1 1 5 3 1 33 2.13 Fingers SV(37) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.54 Totals 9 6 1 1 5 4 1 37 Passed Balls: Castillo (1) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; North walked; Baker walked [North to second]; Garvey walked [North to third, Baker to second]; Cey made an out to shortstop; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards popped to catcher in foul territory; On a bunt Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Perkins flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell singled to left; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Russell to second]; Lopes flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to right; Turner struck out; Evans tripled to left; Castillo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 3RD: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker made an out to second; Garvey doubled to left; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Almon singled to center; Almon stole second; On a bunt D'Acquisto made an out to pitcher; Richards singled to second [Almon to third]; Richards stole second; Smith grounded out (first unassisted) [Almon scored, Richards to third]; Perkins singled to right [Richards scored]; Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 2. DODGERS 4TH: Monday walked; Ferguson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Monday out at second]; Russell singled to third; Hooton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Turner singled to center; Turner stole second; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Castillo struck out; Almon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 2. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes was called out on strikes; North singled to left; North stole second [North to third (error by Castillo)]; Baker flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: D'Acquisto grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards flied out to center; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 2. DODGERS 6TH: Cey made an out to shortstop; Monday flied out to center; Ferguson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield doubled to right; Turner was walked intentionally; Evans flied out to center; Castillo singled to right [Winfield scored, Turner to third]; Almon struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 3. DODGERS 7TH: Russell homered; Hooton struck out; Lopes flied out to right; North grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: D'Acquisto grounded out (pitcher to first); Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 3. DODGERS 8TH: Baker made an out to second; Garvey struck out; Cey doubled to center; Castillo allowed a passed ball [Cey to third]; Monday walked; FINGERS REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 3. PADRES 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Perkins flied out to right; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 3. DODGERS 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); TENACE REPLACED CASTILLO (PLAYING C ); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Russell grounded out (second to first); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR HOOTON; Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 3.

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