Atlantic City Press - May 5, 1980

Dodgers Dump Phils

Los Angeles 12, Philadelphia 10

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Derrel Thomas scored in the ninth on a bases-loaded passed ball and rookie Mickey Hatcher doubled across two more runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers blew a 9-0 lead and came back to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-10 Sunday. 

With the score tied 9-9, Thomas started the Dodger ninth with a single and took second on a base hit by Gary Thomasson. Steve Garvey then singled to load the bases before catcher Keith Moreland let one of reliever Dickie Noles’ pitches get by him and allowed Thomas to race home with the lead run. Hatcher followed with his two-run double. 

Aided by Dusty Baker’s three-run homer, the Dodgers took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Baker’s two-run homer keyed a four-run rally in the sixth and helped the Dodgers build their lead to 9-0 before the Phillies came back to tie. 

Greg Luzinski smashed a three-run homer as the Phillies scored four times in the bottom of the sixth. They scored three more runs in the seventh and completed their incredible comeback with two runs in the eighth on John Vukovich’s two-run single.