Winning his fifth straight game and the Giants' sixth in a row, John Montefusco struck out 11 batters while defeating the Phillies, 6-1. The Giants scored four runs in their first turn at bat. With one out, Darrell Evans singled, Jack Clark walked and Mike Ivie hit an RBI single. A triple by Larry Herndon made it 3-0 and a single by Terry Whitfield capped the inning. With one out in the second Rob Andrews singled, Evans walked and Clark drove both runners home with a double. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      15, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Giants       4  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 12  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   2   0     1   1   .285      Andrews 2b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .242
Bowa ss               5   0   3   0     0   0   .313      Evans 3b              3   2   2   0     1   0   .275
Schmidt 3b            5   0   1   0     0   2   .267      Clark rf              3   1   1   2     1   1   .309
Luzinski lf           5   0   0   0     0   3   .240      Ivie 1b               4   1   2   1     0   1   .358
Hebner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .272        James 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Herndon cf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .257
Boone c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .266      Whitfield lf          4   0   3   1     0   0   .291
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .154      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .206
Kaat p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Sadek c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montefusco p          4   0   1   0     0   0   .088
  Morrison ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .161
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .290
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .280

Totals               37   1   9   0     2  11             Totals               34   6  12   6     2   5

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 14,754
Left on Base: Phillies 12, Giants 7
DP: Phillies 1, Giants 0
Errors: Schmidt, Evans
Doubles: Hebner (8), Maddox (12), Clark (19)
Triples: Herndon (4)
Stolen Bases: McBride (15), Schmidt (8), Clark (7)
Caught Stealing: Whitfield (6)
Sacrifice Hits: LeMaster (9)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (2,by Montefusco)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(3-1)             1.1   5   6   6   2   0   0  11   3.54
Reed                    1.2   4   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.68
Garber                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.40
McGraw                  3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.30
Totals                  8    12   6   6   2   5   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(6-2)       9     9   1   0   2  11   0  40   3.34
Totals                  9     9   1   0   2  11   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Montefusco (2)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to left; McBride stole second;
Bowa singled to shortstop [McBride stayed at second]; Schmidt
forced Bowa (shortstop to second) [McBride to third]; Luzinski
struck out; Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
singled to center; Clark walked [Evans to second]; Ivie singled
to center [Evans scored, Clark to second]; Herndon tripled to
center [Clark scored, Ivie scored]; Whitfield singled to center
[Herndon scored]; LeMaster reached on an error by Schmidt
[Whitfield out at third (third to second to shortstop), LeMaster
to first]; Sadek grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Boone
singled to right; Johnson was hit by a pitch [Boone to second];
Kaat struck out; McBride walked [Boone to third, Johnson to
second]; Bowa reached on an error by Evans [Boone scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Johnson to third, McBride to second, Bowa
to first]; Schmidt struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Montefusco popped to second; Andrews singled to
left; Evans walked [Andrews to second]; REED REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Clark doubled to left [Andrews scored, Evans
scored]; Clark stole third; Ivie struck out; Herndon popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski struck out; Hebner doubled to center;
Maddox struck out; Boone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield singled to second; LeMaster struck out
while Whitfield was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); On a bunt Sadek singled to third; Montefusco singled
to center [Sadek to second]; Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson flied out to center; MORRISON BATTED FOR
REED; Morrison struck out; McBride singled to first; Bowa
singled to pitcher [McBride to second]; Schmidt struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 4TH: GARBER REPLACED MORRISON (PITCHING); Evans flied out
to left; Clark struck out; Ivie singled to left; Herndon popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski popped to second; Hebner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox doubled to right; Boone grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants
6.

GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield singled to first; LeMaster out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Whitfield to second]; Sadek
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Whitfield to third];
Montefusco popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); MARTIN
BATTED FOR GARBER; Martin struck out; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Andrews grounded
out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to right; Clark grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Evans to second]; Ivie grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: JAMES REPLACED IVIE (PLAYING 1B); Bowa flied out
to left; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon flied out to left; Whitfield grounded out
(second to first); LeMaster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Hebner struck out; Maddox grounded out (second to
first); Boone walked; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Sadek grounded out (shortstop to first); Montefusco
flied out to left; Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Giants 6.

PHILLIES 9TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; McCarver grounded out
(first unassisted); McBride grounded out (first unassisted);
Bowa singled to center; Schmidt singled to center [Bowa to
third]; Schmidt stole second; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Giants 6.