Speed paid off for the Giants when Jack Clark scored from second base on a long sacrifice fly to cap a two-run, ninth-inning rally and beat the Padres, 3-2. George Hendrick homered in the sixth to give the Padres a 2-1 lead before their home opening crowd of 45,901. San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 2Game Played on Friday, April 14, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumGiants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 9 0 Padres 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Herndon cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Richards 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Andrews 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Thomas 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .350 Heintzelman 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .400 Gamble lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Evans 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .222 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .346 McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Hendrick cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .261 James pr,1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Tenace c 1 1 0 0 1 0 .154 Clark rf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .310 Davis c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitfield lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .304 Almon 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .286 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .087 Smith ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 .267 Moffitt p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Sadek c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Jones p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Barr p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Champion ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Harris ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 34 3 9 3 1 5 Totals 33 2 9 2 2 0 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 45,901 Left on Base: Giants 6, Padres 7 DP: Giants 2, Padres 2 Errors: Richards, Freisleben Doubles: Clark 2 (3) Triples: Herndon (1) Home Runs: Hendrick (1) Stolen Bases: Almon (1) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (1) Sacrifice Flies: Whitfield (2) GIDP: Evans (2), Smith (2), Richards (2) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr 6 9 2 2 1 0 1 27 1.20 Curtis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.94 Moffitt W(1-0) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3.60 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 0 1 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones 5.2 5 1 1 1 3 0 22 4.66 Freisleben 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.76 Fingers L(1-2) 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 10 2.25 Totals 9 9 3 1 1 5 0 36 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews grounded out (third to first); Evans lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards made an out to shortstop; Thomas singled to second; HEINTZELMAN REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING 2B); Gamble flied out to left; Winfield made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Clark doubled to right; Whitfield flied out to right [Clark to third]; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace grounded out (third to first); Almon singled; Smith singled [Almon to third]; Jones lined to pitcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0. GIANTS 3RD: Sadek grounded out (third to first); Barr struck out; Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (second to first); Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble singled; Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0. GIANTS 4TH: Heintzelman singled; Evans grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Heintzelman out at second]; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Hendrick made an out to first; Tenace walked; Almon singled [Tenace to third]; Almon stole second; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Tenace scored, Almon to third]; Jones grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1. GIANTS 5TH: DAVIS REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); Clark walked; Whitfield struck out; LeMaster grounded out (third to first) [Clark to second]; Sadek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Thomas singled; Gamble made an out to second; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1. GIANTS 6TH: Barr grounded out (third to first); Herndon tripled to right; Heintzelman struck out; Evans singled to right [Herndon scored]; McCovey singled [Evans to third]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Clark struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Hendrick homered; Davis flied out to left; Almon singled; Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Almon out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 2. GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield singled; Whitfield was picked off first but was safe on an error by Freisleben [Whitfield to second]; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Sadek hit into a double play (shortstop to first to third) [Whitfield out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: CHAMPION BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Champion singled; CURTIS REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Richards grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Champion out at second]; Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 2. GIANTS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); HARRIS BATTED FOR CURTIS; Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon was called out on strikes; Heintzelman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MOFFITT REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Gamble grounded out (second to first); Winfield flied out to center; Hendrick walked; Davis forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 2. GIANTS 9TH: Evans flied out to left; McCovey reached on an error by Richards [McCovey to first]; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Clark doubled to left [James scored (unearned), Clark to third (on throw to home)]; Whitfield hit a sacrifice fly to center [Clark scored (unearned)]; Moffitt singled; Sadek singled [Moffitt to third]; Harris flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Almon grounded out (third to first); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR SMITH; Reynolds made an out to third; TURNER BATTED FOR FINGERS; Turner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Padres 2. |
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