A wild pitch proved the difference as the Giants edged the Cardinals, 2-1. With the Giants ahead, 1-0, in the eighth, Terry Whitfield opened the inning with a single and went to second on Darrell Evans' sacrifice. Dave Hamilton relieved starter John Denny and walked Willie McCovey, who left the basepaths for pinch-runner Skip James. Mark Littell then replaced Hamilton on the mound and uncorked a wild pitch permitting Whitfield to score from second base. San Francisco Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1Game Played on Monday, May 1, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIGiants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 6 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 4 0 0 0 1 3 .196 Brock lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .296 Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .177 Whitfield lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .325 Evans 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Simmons c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .325 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .242 Scott pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 James pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Morales cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Clark rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .244 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Herndon cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .214 Mumphrey rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .143 Hill c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .200 Tyson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 LeMaster ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .197 Denny p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Blue p 3 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutherland ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 6 1 4 7 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 2 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 9,085 Left on Base: Giants 8, Cardinals 6 DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 0 Doubles: Clark 2 (7), Hernandez (9) Stolen Bases: Evans (1), Madlock (1) Sacrifice Hits: Evans (2), Sutherland (1) GIDP: Reitz (3) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(3-1) 8 6 1 1 2 2 0 31 3.08 Moffitt SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.15 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 2 0 34 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny L(2-1) 7.1 6 2 2 2 5 0 30 2.45 Hamilton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7.71 Littell 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.60 Vuckovich 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.12 Totals 9 6 2 2 4 7 0 37 Wild Pitches: Littell (3) Balks: Denny (1) Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo GIANTS 1ST: Madlock struck out; Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans singled to center; Evans stole second; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton flied out to center; Hernandez doubled to left; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 2ND: Clark grounded out (third to first); Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill walked; LeMaster singled to left [Hill to second]; Blue grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Morales flied out to right; Reitz flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 3RD: Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; Whitfield flied out to left; Evans flied out to right [Madlock to third]; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to right; Denny grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 4TH: Clark doubled to left; Herndon popped to first in foul territory; Hill flied out to right [Clark to third]; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton struck out; Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons singled to left; Morales forced Simmons (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 5TH: Blue grounded out (first to pitcher); Madlock was called out on strikes; Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey singled to center; Tyson flied out to right; Denny forced Mumphrey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 6TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); McCovey grounded out (second to first); Clark doubled to right; Herndon singled to center [Clark scored]; Denny balked [Herndon to second]; Hill struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Blue grounded out (second to first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to left; Morales forced Simmons (shortstop to second); Reitz grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 8TH: Whitfield singled to right; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Whitfield to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); McCovey walked; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; LITTELL REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Littell threw a wild pitch [Whitfield scored, James to third]; Clark struck out; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mumphrey walked; Tyson singled to center [Mumphrey to second]; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR LITTELL; Sutherland out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mumphrey to third, Tyson to second]; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mumphrey scored]; Templeton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 1. GIANTS 9TH: VUCKOVICH REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster flied out to right; Blue walked; Madlock was called out on strikes; Bill Madlock ejected by HP umpire Charlie Williams; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: ANDREWS REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); Hernandez walked; Simmons singled to left [Hernandez to second]; SCOTT RAN FOR SIMMONS; MOFFITT REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Morales flied out to center; Reitz forced Scott (shortstop to second) [Hernandez to third]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 1. |
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