Willie McCovey hit his second homer of the season and 495th of his career to spark the Giants to an 8-4 decision over the Padres. The round-tripper came in the first inning and scored Larry Herndon and Bill Madlock, who were aboard on singles. The Giants sealed the verdict in the eighth with pinch-hitter Mike Ivie's two-run double the big blow. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Giants 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 8 12 0 Padres 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 4 8 2 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Herndon cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Richards 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .214 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 2 2 .200 Thomas 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .348 Madlock 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .500 Gamble lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .185 Heintzelman 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Winfield rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .290 McCovey 1b 3 1 1 3 0 0 .208 Hendrick cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .308 James 1b 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Clark rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Almon 3b 2 1 2 1 2 0 .348 Hill c 5 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Smith ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Whitfield lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .321 Sweet ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 LeMaster ss 4 2 2 1 0 0 .148 Owchinko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knepper p 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 Champion ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Ivie ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .667 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andrews pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Reynolds ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Turner ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .286 Totals 38 8 12 8 3 4 Totals 32 4 8 4 6 3 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 20,992 Left on Base: Giants 8, Padres 9 DP: Giants 2, Padres 0 Errors: Richards, Hendrick Doubles: Ivie (1), Thomas (2) Triples: LeMaster (1), Whitfield (2) Home Runs: McCovey (2), Turner (1) Sacrifice Hits: Herndon (1) Sacrifice Flies: Knepper (1), Richards (1) GIDP: Smith 2 (4) Hit by Pitch: Thomas (1,by Knepper) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(1-0) 7 6 2 2 3 1 0 29 2.77 Moffitt 1.1 2 2 2 3 1 1 9 5.68 Lavelle SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.15 Totals 9 8 4 4 6 3 1 40 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Owchinko L(0-1) 5 6 4 4 1 1 1 22 3.00 Lolich 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 0.00 Spillner 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 10.80 Freisleben 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.50 Shirley 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12.46 D'Acquisto 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 12 8 7 3 4 1 43 Hit by Pitch: Knepper (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Satch Davidson GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled; Evans was called out on strikes; Madlock singled [Herndon to second]; McCovey homered [Herndon scored, Madlock scored]; Clark lined to second; Hill singled; Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Thomas grounded out (third to first); Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Padres 0. GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster tripled; Knepper hit a sacrifice fly to center [LeMaster scored]; Herndon flied out to right; Evans flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to right; Hendrick singled to center; Davis singled [Hendrick to second]; Almon singled to center [Hendrick scored, Davis to second]; Smith grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Almon out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 1. GIANTS 3RD: Madlock singled; McCovey forced Madlock (second to shortstop) [McCovey to first (error by Richards; assist by Smith)]; Clark flied out to center; Hill flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Owchinko grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas doubled; Gamble made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 1. GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield lined to shortstop; LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); Knepper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Winfield flied out to right; Hendrick flied out to left; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 1. GIANTS 5TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Evans walked; Madlock flied out to left; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: JAMES REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Almon walked; Smith grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Almon out at second]; CHAMPION BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Champion walked; Richards flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 1. GIANTS 6TH: LOLICH REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Clark flied out to right; Hill lined to second; Whitfield tripled to center; LeMaster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Thomas was hit by a pitch; Gamble forced Thomas (second to shortstop); Winfield made an out to shortstop; Hendrick walked [Gamble to second]; Davis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 1. GIANTS 7TH: Knepper walked; Herndon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Knepper to second]; Evans walked; Madlock struck out; James grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: HEINTZELMAN REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); Almon singled; Smith forced Almon (shortstop to second); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR LOLICH; Reynolds singled [Smith to third, Reynolds to second (on throw to 3b)]; Richards hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smith scored, Reynolds to third]; Thomas flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Padres 2. GIANTS 8TH: SPILLNER REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Clark grounded out (third to first); Hill singled; Whitfield singled [Hill to second]; LeMaster singled [Hill scored, Whitfield to third, LeMaster to second (on throw)]; IVIE BATTED FOR KNEPPER; FREISLEBEN REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Ivie doubled [Whitfield scored, LeMaster scored]; ANDREWS RAN FOR IVIE; Herndon flied out to center [Andrews to third]; SHIRLEY REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Evans struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Gamble flied out to right; Winfield made an out to third; Hendrick singled; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Padres 2. GIANTS 9TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Heintzelman made an out to second; James reached on an error by Hendrick [James to second]; Clark singled [James scored (unearned)]; Hill made an out to second; Whitfield struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: Almon walked; SWEET BATTED FOR SMITH; Sweet struck out; TURNER BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Turner homered [Almon scored]; Richards walked; Thomas walked [Richards to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Gamble struck out; Winfield flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 8, Padres 4.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".