Burt Hooton yielded only two hits in the first 6 2/3 innings and Terry Forster pitched perfect ball in relief as the Dodgers posted a 3-1 victory over the Giants, who were stopped on their streak of 12 straight victories at home in Candlestick Park. Vida Blue, winner of six games in a row, was handed his first loss since opening day.

Ron Cey doubled off Blue in the second, stopped at third on a single by Steve Garvey and scored as Dusty Baker grounded into a double play. Baker doubled in the seventh, advanced to third after the catch on a long fly by Lee Lacy and came home on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Grote. The Dodgers' insurance run counted in the eighth on a pass to Bill North, a sacrifice, stolen base and single by Reggie Smith. The Giants' lone tally was unearned.

Hooton was relieved after Jack Clark singled and Marc Hill walked with two out in the seventh. Forster retired the last seven straight batters, striking out three, to get credit for his eighth save. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       27, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  9  1
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .213      Madlock 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Whitfield lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Smith rf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .331      Evans 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .255
  Lopes pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .297      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .211
  Davalillo rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .327
Cey 3b                3   1   2   0     1   0   .280      Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .260
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Harris ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .073
Baker lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .326      Hill c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .202
Lacy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .328      Blue p                1   0   0   0     1   1   .217
  Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .344
Grote c               2   0   0   1     1   0   .308        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hooton p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .071
  Forster p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250

Totals               32   3   9   2     3   5             Totals               31   1   2   0     3   8

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 45,865
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Giants 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 2
Errors: Lacy
Doubles: Cey (8), Baker (8), Lacy (5)
Stolen Bases: North (3), Clark (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Grote (1)
GIDP: Baker (2), North (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(4-4)           6.2   2   1   0   3   5   0  26   2.95
Forster SV(8)           2.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   8   1.17
Totals                  9     2   1   0   3   8   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(6-2)             7     6   2   2   1   4   0  27   2.83
Lavelle                 2     3   1   1   2   1   0  10   3.42
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   5   0  37

Passed Balls: Grote (2)

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


DODGERS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey doubled to right; Garvey singled to right [Cey
to third]; Baker grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Cey scored (no RBI), Garvey out at second]; Lacy
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Clark flied
out to right; Herndon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Grote grounded out (third to first); Hooton struck
out; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants
0.

GIANTS 3RD: Harris struck out; Hill grounded out (third to
first); Blue walked; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith
singled to right; Cey walked [Smith to second]; Garvey forced
Cey (shortstop to second) [Smith to third]; Baker was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield flied out to center; Evans singled to
right; McCovey walked [Evans to second]; Clark popped to first;
Herndon reached on an error by Lacy [Evans scored (unearned) (no
RBI), McCovey to third, Herndon to second]; Harris popped to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Lacy popped to second; Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hooton singled to center; North forced
Hooton (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill popped to first in foul territory; Blue struck
out; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell flied out to center; Smith grounded out
(third to first); Cey singled to left; Garvey popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Evans
flied out to right; McCovey popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker doubled to left; Lacy flied out to right
[Baker to third]; Grote hit a sacrifice fly to right [Baker
scored]; Hooton flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Clark singled to left; Clark stole second; Herndon
was called out on strikes; Harris flied out to right; Hill
walked; FORSTER REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); IVIE BATTED FOR
BLUE; Ivie forced Hill (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

DODGERS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); North walked;
Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [North to
second]; North stole third; Smith singled to center [North
scored]; LOPES RAN FOR SMITH; Cey lined to shortstop; Garvey
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING RF); Madlock
struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Whitfield was
called out on strikes; Evans forced Madlock (second to
shortstop); McCovey grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Lacy doubled
to left; Grote walked; On a bunt Forster singled to catcher
[Lacy to third, Grote to second]; North grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Forster out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED LACY (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt Clark
made an out to first; Herndon struck out (catcher to first);
Harris popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.