The Giants romped to their seventh consecutive victory, 9-5, over the Cubs, as Larry Herndon and Darrell Evans each drove in a pair of runs and Jack Clark and Mike Ivie hit solo homers. Vida Blue got credit for his sixth straight win after a season-opening loss. The ace lefty struck out 11 in seven innings and was lifted after making 121 pitches on a warm afternoon.

The Giants jumped to a 4-1 lead in the first frame. Evans drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Herndon two with a bases-loaded single. The fourth tally came across on a wild pitch. Clark hit a round-tripper in the second stanza and Ivie got his in the third. Evans got his second RBI with a single in the sixth for the Giants' final run. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       17, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cubs         1  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  1  -   5 13  0
Giants       4  1  3    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   9 11  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     0   3   .257      Madlock 2b            5   1   3   1     0   0   .283
Clines rf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .245        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Buckner 1b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .344        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kingman lf            3   0   0   1     1   2   .240      Whitfield lf          5   1   1   0     0   2   .287
Trillo 2b             5   0   4   2     0   0   .274      Clark rf              3   3   2   1     1   0   .295
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     1   2   .272      Evans 3b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .246
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .148      Ivie 1b               3   2   2   1     1   0   .365
Rader c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .230      Herndon cf            3   1   1   2     1   0   .261
Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .118      Hill c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .187
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .187
  Cruz ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .210      Blue p                2   1   1   1     1   1   .250
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Andrews ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .305
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  13   5     2  12             Totals               32   9  11   8     6   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 12,922
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Giants 7
DP: Cubs 2, Giants 0
Errors: Herndon
Doubles: Rader (4), Trillo (6), Whitfield (2), Blue (1)
Triples: De Jesus (1)
Home Runs: Clark (4), Ivie (2)
Stolen Bases: Herndon (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Kingman (1), Evans (2)
GIDP: Herndon (4), Andrews (2)
Hit by Pitch: Clark (2,by Burris)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(2-3)           2     5   7   7   3   2   2  15   4.26
Moore                   1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.94
Fryman                  2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   4.95
P. Reuschel             2     3   1   1   1   0   0   8   5.59
Hernandez               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.24
Totals                  8    11   9   9   6   3   2  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(6-1)             7    11   4   3   1  11   0  33   2.89
Moffitt                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.32
Lavelle                 1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.86
Totals                  9    13   5   4   2  12   0  42

Passed Balls: Rader (2)
Hit by Pitch: Burris (3)
Wild Pitches: Burris (3), Fryman (3), Blue (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


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

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to left; Whitfield doubled to center
[Madlock to third]; Clark was hit by a pitch; Evans hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Madlock scored, Whitfield to third];
Ivie walked [Clark to second]; Herndon singled to left
[Whitfield scored, Clark scored, Ivie to second]; Hill walked
[Ivie to third, Herndon to second]; LeMaster popped to
shortstop; Burris threw a wild pitch [Ivie scored, Herndon to
third, Hill to second]; Blue was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 4.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros singled to right; Rader popped to left; Blue
threw a wild pitch [Ontiveros to second]; Burris struck out; De
Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Madlock popped to third; Whitfield struck out; Clark
homered; Evans flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Giants 5.

CUBS 3RD: Clines singled to center; Buckner flied out to center
[Clines to third (error by Herndon)]; Kingman hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Clines scored (unearned)]; Trillo singled to
center; Murcer was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 5.

GIANTS 3RD: Ivie homered; Herndon walked; MOORE REPLACED BURRIS
(PITCHING); Herndon stole second; Hill flied out to right;
LeMaster lined to center; Blue doubled to center [Herndon
scored]; Madlock singled to center [Blue scored]; Whitfield
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 8.

CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros struck out; Rader doubled to left; CRUZ
BATTED FOR MOORE; Cruz singled to left [Rader scored]; De Jesus
struck out; Clines forced Cruz (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 8.

GIANTS 4TH: FRYMAN REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Clark walked; Evans
forced Clark (second to shortstop); Fryman threw a wild pitch
[Evans to second]; Ivie popped to shortstop; Herndon lined to
pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 8.

CUBS 5TH: Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory; Kingman
popped to center; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 8.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill flied out to center; LeMaster grounded out
(third to first); Blue walked; Madlock singled to center [Blue
to second]; On a bunt Whitfield grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Terry Whitfield called for interference; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 8.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer walked; Ontiveros singled to center [Murcer to
second]; Rader forced Ontiveros (second to shortstop) [Murcer to
third]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Biittner struck out; De
Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 8.

GIANTS 6TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Clark
singled to center; Rader allowed a passed ball [Clark to
second]; Evans singled to center [Clark scored]; Ivie singled to
center [Evans to second]; Herndon grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Evans to third, Ivie out at
second]; Hill grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 9.

CUBS 7TH: Clines singled to center; Buckner flied out to center;
Kingman struck out; Trillo doubled to right [Clines scored];
Murcer was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Giants 9.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster walked; ANDREWS BATTED FOR BLUE; Andrews
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [LeMaster
out at second]; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Giants 9.

CUBS 8TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MOFFITT REPLACED
MADLOCK (PITCHING); Ontiveros lined to second; Rader struck out;
GROSS BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Gross grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Giants 9.

GIANTS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Whitfield
grounded out (second to pitcher); Clark grounded out (second to
first); Evans lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Giants 9.

CUBS 9TH: LAVELLE REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); De Jesus grounded
out (third to first); Clines grounded out (pitcher to first);
Buckner singled to second; Kingman walked [Buckner to second];
Trillo singled to left [Buckner scored, Kingman to second];
Murcer flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Giants
9.