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Sunday May 21, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

The Dodgers crept to within a half-game of first place in the N. L. West by defeating the Giants, 4-1. After a bases-loaded walk in the first inning accounted for an initial run, the Dodgers upped their lead to 3-0 in the third on a two-run homer by Lee Lacy. The final Dodger marker came in the fifth on a round-tripper by Ron Cey. A homer by Jack Clark in the seventh produced the Giants' lone tally. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  1
Dodgers      1  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4 11  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .314      North cf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .237
Whitfield lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .298      Russell ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .271
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Smith rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .333
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Cey 3b                3   1   1   1     1   0   .283
Clark rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .308      Garvey 1b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .263
Herndon cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Baker lf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .331
Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .192        Davalillo lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Harris ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .032      Lacy 2b               4   1   2   2     0   1   .302
Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .087      Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .228
  McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  James ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heintzelman ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Forster p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               34   1   8   1     1   5             Totals               34   4  11   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 49,354
Left on Base: Giants 7, Dodgers 10
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Harris
Doubles: Whitfield (4), Baker (7)
Home Runs: Clark (5), Lacy (4), Cey (4)
Stolen Bases: Garvey (4)
Caught Stealing: Herndon (4), North (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (7)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(5-2)          5     8   4   4   3   2   2  26   2.42
McGlothen               1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.06
Moffitt                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.00
Totals                  8    11   4   4   3   4   2  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(3-4)           6.2   7   1   1   0   4   1  26   3.31
Rautzhan                0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Forster SV(7)           1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.31
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   5   1  35

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


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to left; Whitfield singled to right
[Madlock to second]; Evans struck out; McCovey struck out; Clark
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: On a bunt North grounded out (third to first);
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to
shortstop; Cey walked [Smith to second]; Garvey walked [Smith to
third, Cey to second]; Baker walked [Smith scored, Cey to third,
Garvey to second]; Lacy struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon singled to center; Herndon was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Hill popped to shortstop;
Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Yeager struck out; Hooton flied out to center;
North singled to third; Russell singled to right [North to
second]; Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper lined to first; Madlock grounded out (third
to first); Whitfield doubled to center; Evans popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey singled
to center; Baker flied out to right; Garvey stole second; Lacy
homered [Garvey scored]; Yeager flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Clark
singled to third; Herndon popped to pitcher; Hill flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Hooton grounded out (third to first); North singled
to center; North was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Knepper was
called out on strikes; Madlock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith popped to shortstop; Cey homered; Garvey
flied out to center; Baker singled to first; Lacy flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield flied out to center; Evans grounded out
(second to first); McCovey popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager reached on an error by Harris [Yeager to
first]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Hooton out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Yeager to second]; North
struck out; Russell singled to shortstop [Yeager to third];
Smith popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark homered; Herndon singled to center; Hill flied
out to center; Harris flied out to right; JAMES BATTED FOR
MCGLOTHEN; RAUTZHAN REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); HEINTZELMAN
BATTED FOR JAMES; Heintzelman forced Herndon (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED HEINTZELMAN (PITCHING); Cey flied
out to center; Garvey struck out; Baker doubled to right; Lacy
singled to shortstop [Baker to third]; Yeager popped to catcher;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 8TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Madlock
walked; Whitfield forced Madlock (shortstop to second); Evans
singled to right [Whitfield to second]; FORSTER REPLACED
RAUTZHAN (PITCHING); McCovey grounded out (first unassisted)
[Whitfield to third, Evans to second]; Clark flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Forster grounded out (second to first); North
grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 4.



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