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Saturday May 6, 1978
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Pinch-hitter Vic Harris drew a pass with the bases loaded in the 12th inning to enable the Cubs to walk off with a 2-1 victory over the Giants. Johnnie LeMaster singled off Willie Hernandez to open the 12th and when the Cubs' pitcher threw late to second on a bunt by Skip James, both runners were safe.

Following a sacrifice by Bill Madlock, an intentional pass to Terry Whitfield loaded the bases. Donnie Moore relieved and retired Darrell Evans but then walked Harris on a 3-2 pitch. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 6, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 13  0
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .214      De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Whitfield lf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Trillo 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Evans 3b              5   0   1   0     1   1   .207      Buckner 1b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .365
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .208      Kingman lf            3   0   1   0     1   2   .211
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .278
  Harris ph           0   0   0   1     1   0   .000      Ontiveros 3b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .141
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Clark rf              6   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Cruz cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Herndon cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Cox c                 5   0   0   0     0   3   .217
Hill c                3   0   3   0     0   0   .234      R. Reuschel p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Sadek pr,c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
LeMaster ss           5   1   4   1     0   0   .247        Kelleher ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Knepper p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .071        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .357        Meoli 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  James 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .205

Totals               42   2  13   2     5   6             Totals               41   1   7   1     3   7

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 23,215
Left on Base: Giants 12, Cubs 8
DP: Giants 1, Cubs 1
Doubles: Kingman (4), Buckner (4)
Stolen Bases: Sadek (1)
Caught Stealing: Evans (1), LeMaster (1), Herndon (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield (3), James (1), Madlock (2), Kingman (1)
GIDP: Herndon (1), Ontiveros (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 9     7   1   1   3   5   0  36   2.25
Moffitt W(2-1)          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.60
Lavelle SV(3)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.29
Totals                 12     7   1   1   3   7   0  45

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel             6     9   1   1   1   1   0  26   1.99
Sutter                  3     1   0   0   0   3   0   9   1.53
Hernandez L(2-1)        2.2   2   1   1   4   2   0  14   2.70
Moore                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.63
Totals                 12    13   2   2   5   6   0  50

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to left; Whitfield out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Madlock to second]; Evans
flied out to left; McCovey was walked intentionally; Clark flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Trillo grounded out (third
to first) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner singled to center [De
Jesus scored]; Kingman struck out; Murcer singled to right
[Buckner to third]; Ontiveros flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon lined to second; Hill singled to left;
LeMaster singled to center [Hill to third]; Knepper reached on a
fielder's choice [Hill out at home (first to catcher), LeMaster
to second]; Madlock forced Knepper (third to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Cruz singled to shortstop; Cox was called out on
strikes; On a bunt R. Reuschel popped to catcher in foul
territory; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield struck out; Evans singled to left; McCovey
flied out to left; Evans was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo singled to left; Buckner flied out to right;
Kingman walked [Trillo to second]; Murcer lined to first;
Ontiveros popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cubs 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark singled to left; Herndon grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Clark out at second];
Hill singled to left; LeMaster forced Hill (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Cox struck out; R.
Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Knepper flied out to right; Madlock grounded out
(third to first); Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus flied out to center; Trillo grounded out
(second to first); Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 0, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans lined to right; McCovey grounded out (first to
pitcher); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman doubled to left; Murcer popped to left;
Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kingman to third];
Cruz was walked intentionally; Cox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon singled to right; Hill singled to left
[Herndon to third]; SADEK RAN FOR HILL; LeMaster singled to
center [Herndon scored, Sadek to second]; SUTTER REPLACED R.
REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Sadek stole third; Knepper struck out;
Madlock lined to second; Whitfield grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: SADEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Sutter grounded out
(second to first); De Jesus flied out to center; Trillo popped
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans struck out; McCovey popped to shortstop; Clark
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Buckner doubled to center; Kingman out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Buckner to third]; Murcer was walked
intentionally; Ontiveros grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon popped to second; Sadek flied out to left;
On a bunt LeMaster singled to third; LeMaster was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Cruz flied out to center; Cox grounded out (third to
first); KELLEHER BATTED FOR SUTTER; Kelleher grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 10TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED KELLEHER (PITCHING); IVIE BATTED
FOR KNEPPER; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
singled to left; Whitfield flied out to right; Evans walked
[Madlock to second]; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 10TH: JAMES REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING 1B); MOFFITT REPLACED
MCCOVEY (PITCHING); De Jesus lined to left; Trillo lined to
second; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 11TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
walked; Sadek struck out; Herndon was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 11TH: Kingman struck out; Murcer lined to center; Ontiveros
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 12TH: LeMaster singled to left; James reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [LeMaster to second];
Madlock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeMaster to
third, James to second]; Whitfield was walked intentionally;
Evans popped to first; HARRIS BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Harris walked
[LeMaster scored, James to third, Whitfield to second]; MOORE
REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); MEOLI REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING
3B); Clark was credited with a single when a runner was hit by
the batted ball to first [Harris out at second (first
unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 12TH: LAVELLE REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Cruz flied to
right in foul territory; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first);
CLINES BATTED FOR MEOLI; Clines struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 1.



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