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Sunday May 14, 1978
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Coming from behind in both games, the Giants took a doubleheader from the Cardinals, winning the opener, 5-4, in 12 innings and taking the nightcap, 4-3, in 10 innings to complete the sweep of the four-game series. Terry Whitfield cracked a solo homer with two out in the 12th to produce the winning run in the first game. The Giants trailed, 4-2, in the eighth but tied the contest on a single by Vic Harris -- his first hit of the season -- a balk, base on balls, sacrifice fly by Jack Clark and singles by Darrell Evans and Mike Ivie.

In the second game, Whitfield led off the bottom of the 10th with a double, moved to third on a sacrifice and scored on Marc Hill's pinch-hit single. The Giants were behind, 3-1, in the seventh and tied the game on singles by Whitfield and Mike Sadek, an infield out by Bill Madlock and single by Clark. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 14, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Giants       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   5  8  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Madlock 2b            4   0   1   0     2   0   .268
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Whitfield lf          4   2   1   1     1   1   .278
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clark rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .277
Templeton ss          6   1   2   0     0   1   .229      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .245
Hernandez 1b          4   1   3   1     2   0   .333      Ivie 1b               5   0   1   1     0   0   .317
Simmons c             5   0   0   0     1   0   .322      Herndon cf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .241
Morales cf            6   1   2   0     0   0   .222      Hill c                5   1   1   1     0   0   .193
Reitz 3b              6   1   1   1     0   0   .273      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .190
Scott rf              6   0   0   1     0   0   .242        Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tyson 2b              3   0   2   1     2   1   .276        James ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .067
Denny p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Sutherland ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        McGlothen p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mumphrey lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .145        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Harris ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .045

Totals               45   4  10   4     5   4             Totals               41   5   8   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:56
Left on Base: Cardinals 12, Giants 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 0
Errors: Madlock, Evans
Doubles: Reitz (5), Tyson (5), Hernandez (13), Clark (10)
Home Runs: Clark (3), Hill (2), Whitfield (4)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (3)
Caught Stealing: Morales (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Denny (2), Sutherland (2), Whitfield (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   7.2   4   4   4   3   3   2  30   3.00
Schultz                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.02
Vuckovich               2.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.35
Littell L(1-4)          1.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   6   2.89
Totals                 11.2   8   5   5   4   6   3  47

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.15
McGlothen               5     2   1   0   3   4   0  20   5.59
Moffitt                 2.1   5   3   1   1   0   0  14   3.50
Curtis                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.86
Williams                1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   5.23
Lavelle W(3-2)          1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.57
Totals                 12    10   4   1   5   4   0  52

Wild Pitches: McGlothen (2), Moffitt (1)
Balks: Denny 2 (3), Barr (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
singled to second; Barr balked [Templeton to second]; Jim
Barr ejected by 1B umpire Satch Davidson; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED
BARR (PITCHING); Hernandez walked; Simmons lined to right;
Morales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; Whitfield
struck out; Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
flied to left in foul territory; Tyson walked; McGlothen threw a
wild pitch [Tyson to second]; Denny flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie flied out to center; Herndon grounded out
(third to first); Hill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock was called out on strikes; Templeton struck
out; Hernandez walked; Simmons popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster struck out; McGlothen grounded out (first
to pitcher); Madlock walked; Denny balked [Madlock to second];
Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Morales singled to right; Morales was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Reitz reached on an
error by Evans [Reitz to first]; Scott flied out to right; Tyson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark homered; Evans flied out to center; Ivie
grounded out (second to first); Herndon grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Denny grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock was
called out on strikes; Templeton grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill homered; LeMaster struck out; McGlothen popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Madlock grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez singled to left; Simmons flied out to
center; MOFFITT REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Morales reached
on an error by Madlock [Hernandez to second, Morales to first];
Reitz doubled to left [Hernandez scored (unearned), Morales to
third]; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Morales scored
(unearned), Reitz to third]; Tyson doubled to right [Reitz
scored (unearned)]; Denny grounded out (third to first); 3 R (0
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark
doubled to center; Evans grounded out (first unassisted) [Clark
to third]; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Templeton
singled to left; Moffitt threw a wild pitch [Templeton to
second]; Hernandez doubled to left [Templeton scored]; Simmons
was walked intentionally; Morales forced Simmons (third to
second) [Hernandez to third]; Reitz forced Morales (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon flied out to left; Hill grounded out
(shortstop to first); LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Scott popped to third; Tyson singled to right;
Denny out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tyson to
second]; HARRIS REPLACED MOFFITT (PLAYING SS); CURTIS REPLACED
LEMASTER (PITCHING); Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Harris singled to right; Denny balked [Harris to
second]; Madlock flied out to center [Harris to third];
Whitfield walked; Clark hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harris
scored]; SCHULTZ REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Evans singled to
right [Whitfield to third]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED SCHULTZ
(PITCHING); Ivie singled to left [Whitfield scored, Evans to
second]; Herndon struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Giants 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Hernandez flied out to right; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); JAMES BATTED
FOR CURTIS; James struck out; Harris flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 10TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Morales
grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded out (third to
first); Scott lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 10TH: Madlock singled to center; Whitfield out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Madlock to second]; Clark
flied out to left; Evans was walked intentionally; Ivie flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 11TH: Tyson walked; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH;
Sutherland out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tyson to
second]; LAVELLE REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); FREED BATTED FOR
BROCK; Freed grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tyson to third];
Templeton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 11TH: LITTELL REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); MUMPHREY
REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PLAYING LF); Herndon struck out; Hill
grounded out (third to first); Lavelle flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 12TH: Hernandez singled to left; Simmons lined to
shortstop; Morales singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Reitz
flied out to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 12TH: Harris flied out to right; Madlock grounded out
(third to first); Whitfield homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Giants 5.



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