Backed by the hitting of Willie McCovey, who drove in five runs, Bob Knepper pitched the Giants to a 6-1 victory over the Dodgers. A single by McCovey accounted for two of the Giants' three runs in the first inning to start Doug Rau on the way to his first defeat of the season.

McCovey then put game on ice with a three-run homer in the fifth. Knepper, who pitched a six-hitter, was deprived of a shutout on a homer by Ron Cey in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Friday, May       26, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
Giants       3  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   6  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Madlock 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Evans 3b              2   2   0   0     3   0   .255
Smith rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .327      Clark rf              3   2   2   0     1   0   .329
Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     0   0   .273      McCovey 1b            3   2   2   5     0   0   .217
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .264        Whitfield lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .328      Ivie lf,1b            3   0   2   0     1   1   .349
Lacy 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Herndon cf            1   0   0   0     2   0   .268
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Hill c                3   0   0   1     1   0   .206
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .190      LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knepper p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .074
  Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .444
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     2   2             Totals               28   6   7   6     8   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 43,646
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Giants 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 2
Doubles: North (3), Clark (14)
Home Runs: Cey (5), McCovey (4)
Stolen Bases: North (2)
Caught Stealing: Clark (2)
Sacrifice Hits: LeMaster (7), Herndon (6)
GIDP: Lacy (2), North (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(5-1)              4     6   6   6   5   2   1  22   3.54
Castillo                3     0   0   0   3   2   0  12   3.04
Rautzhan                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     7   6   6   8   4   1  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(6-2)          9     6   1   1   2   2   1  33   2.25
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   2   1  33

Passed Balls: Yeager (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: North grounded out (third to first); Russell
singled to center; Smith walked [Russell to second]; Cey popped
to second; Garvey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to center; Evans walked; Clark
doubled to right [Evans to third]; McCovey singled to left
[Evans scored, Clark scored]; Ivie singled to center [McCovey to
second]; Herndon walked [McCovey to third, Ivie to second]; Hill
grounded out (second to first) [McCovey scored, Ivie to third,
Herndon to second]; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker singled to left; Lacy grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Baker out at second]; Yeager
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Knepper was called out on strikes; Madlock flied out
to left; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Rau struck out; North doubled to left; Russell
flied out to center; North stole third; Smith walked; Cey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Clark walked; Clark was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); McCovey popped to first in foul
territory; Ivie singled to center; Herndon popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Baker flied
out to right; Lacy lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Hill walked; LeMaster out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hill to second]; Knepper struck out;
Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Giants 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager flied out to right; Rau flied out to center;
North lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans walked; Clark singled to left [Evans to
second]; McCovey homered [Evans scored, Clark scored]; CASTILLO
REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Ivie walked; Herndon out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Ivie to second]; Hill grounded out
(second to first); LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 6.

DODGERS 6TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); IVIE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Russell grounded out (third to
first); Smith flied out to right; Cey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Knepper struck out; Madlock popped to shortstop;
Evans walked; Clark forced Evans (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey singled to shortstop; Baker flied out to
center; Lacy flied out to right; Yeager flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Ivie
struck out; Herndon walked; Hill flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 6.

DODGERS 8TH: MOTA BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Mota singled to center;
North grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Mota out at second]; Russell lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); LeMaster singled
to shortstop; Yeager allowed a passed ball [LeMaster to second];
Knepper popped to pitcher; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to
first); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 6.

DODGERS 9TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
homered; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 6.