Unbeaten since an opening-day loss, Vida Blue won his fifth straight game, pitching the Giants to a 9-3 victory over the Cardinals. Bill Madlock, Terry Whitfield and Tom Heintzelman hit homers in support of Blue. Ted Simmons homered for the Cardinals. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Friday, May       12, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3 10  1
Giants       1  0  4    3  0  0    1  0  x  -   9 12  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          2   1   1   0     0   1   .226      Madlock 2b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .243
  Phillips ss         2   1   2   0     0   0   .353      Whitfield lf          4   3   3   1     0   0   .277
Scott rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Evans 3b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .250
Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   1     0   1   .308        Heintzelman 3b      1   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Simmons c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .321      McCovey 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .223
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        James 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Morales cf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .216      Clark rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .252
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .279      Herndon cf            4   0   1   2     0   1   .253
Tyson 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Mumphrey lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .145      LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Urrea p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Blue p                3   1   1   0     1   1   .222
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutherland ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Swisher c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               34   3  10   3     1   5             Totals               35   9  12   9     1   4

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 16,788
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Giants 3
DP: Cardinals 1, Giants 2
Errors: Morales
Doubles: Clark (9)
Home Runs: Simmons (3), Madlock (3), Whitfield (3), Heintzelman (2)
Stolen Bases: Whitfield (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Morales (2)
GIDP: Simmons (4), Mumphrey (4), Madlock (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Urrea L(2-4)            3.1   9   7   7   1   0   1  19   4.43
Hamilton                0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   7.94
Schultz                 3     2   1   1   0   2   1  11   5.02
Vuckovich               1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.75
Totals                  8    12   9   9   1   4   3  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(5-1)             9    10   3   3   1   5   1  36   2.77
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to left; Scott singled to
center [Templeton to third]; Hernandez singled to left
[Templeton scored, Scott to second]; Simmons grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Scott to third,
Hernandez out at second]; Morales popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield singled to
center; Evans singled to right [Whitfield to third]; McCovey
forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Whitfield scored]; Clark
popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz struck out; Tyson was called out on
strikes; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon grounded out (second to first); Hill
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants
1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Urrea grounded out (second to first); Templeton
struck out; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Blue walked; Madlock grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Blue out at second]; Whitfield
singled to shortstop; Whitfield stole second; Evans singled to
center [Whitfield scored]; McCovey singled to right [Evans to
third]; Clark doubled to right [Evans scored, McCovey to third];
Herndon singled to center [McCovey scored, Clark scored, Herndon
to second (error by Morales)]; Hill flied out to right; 4 R, 5
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to pitcher);
Simmons flied out to left; Morales grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster flied out to right; Blue singled to center;
Madlock homered [Blue scored]; HAMILTON REPLACED URREA
(PITCHING); Whitfield homered; Evans popped to third in foul
territory; McCovey flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 8.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz struck out; Tyson popped to catcher in foul
territory; Mumphrey singled to second; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR
HAMILTON; Sutherland forced Mumphrey (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 8.

GIANTS 5TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); PHILLIPS
REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); Clark lined to shortstop;
Herndon grounded out (second to first); Hill flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: HEINTZELMAN REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING 3B); Phillips
singled to center; Scott popped to second; Hernandez singled to
right [Phillips to second]; Simmons singled to center [Phillips
to third, Hernandez to second]; Morales hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Phillips scored]; Reitz flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 8.

GIANTS 6TH: LeMaster struck out; Blue grounded out (second to
first); Madlock singled to center; Whitfield forced Madlock
(first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants
8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson singled to center; Mumphrey grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tyson out at
second]; Schultz walked; Phillips singled to third [Schultz to
second]; Scott forced Phillips (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 8.

GIANTS 7TH: Heintzelman homered; McCovey popped to third in foul
territory; Clark flied out to right; Herndon was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 9.

CARDINALS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Hernandez
struck out; Simmons homered; Morales grounded out (shortstop to
first); Reitz flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Giants 9.

GIANTS 8TH: VUCKOVICH REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); SWISHER
REPLACED SCHULTZ (PLAYING C ); Hill struck out; LeMaster
grounded out (third to first); Blue was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 9.

CARDINALS 9TH: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (third to first); Swisher flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 9.