The Giants ended San Diego's six-game winning streak by rapping the Padres, 9-1, as Vida Blue picked up his fifth straight victory. Jack Clark clouted a pinch-hit grand-slam homer in the seventh inning and Willie McCovey smacked his 499th career round-tripper in the eighth. Gaylord Perry, seeking his seventh consecutive victory, was rapped for 13 hits in 6 1/3 innings. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      27, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Giants       0  0  1    2  0  0    5  1  0  -   9 16  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dwyer rf              2   1   1   1     1   0   .241      Richards lf           3   0   2   1     1   0   .302
  Cruz ph,lf          1   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Smith ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .257
Whitfield lf          4   0   4   0     0   0   .307        Baker pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Clark ph,rf         2   1   1   4     0   0   .309      Thomas cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Evans 3b              6   0   2   2     0   1   .256      Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
McCovey 1b            3   1   1   1     2   0   .227      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Ashford 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Harris 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .070        Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Herndon cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .282        Wiley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Metzger ss            4   1   2   0     1   0   .234        Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Hill c,1b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .216      Almon 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .278
Blue p                4   1   0   0     1   2   .133      Roberts c             1   1   0   0     2   1   .222
                                                          Perry p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .139
                                                            Tenace 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .223

Totals               41   9  16   9     6   3             Totals               29   1   6   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 34,472
Left on Base: Giants 12, Padres 6
DP: Giants 1, Padres 1
Errors: McCovey, Ashford
Doubles: Metzger (7), Evans 2 (14), Harris (1)
Home Runs: Clark (9), McCovey (6)
Caught Stealing: Whitfield (7), Richards (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Dwyer (2)
GIDP: McCovey (4), Winfield (9)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(11-4)            9     6   1   1   4   3   0  34   2.14
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   3   0  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(8-3)            6.1  13   6   4   4   2   0  35   2.80
Kinney                  1     3   3   3   2   0   2   8   5.05
Wiley                   1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    16   9   7   6   3   2  48

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Paul Pryor


GIANTS 1ST: On a bunt Dwyer singled; On a bunt Whitfield singled
[Dwyer to second]; Evans flied out to right; McCovey grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Whitfield out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards singled; Richards was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Smith walked; Thomas flied out to
center; Winfield made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Harris lined to second; Herndon lined to shortstop;
Metzger doubled to center; Hill grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez flied out to center; Ashford flied out to
center; Almon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Blue grounded out (pitcher to first); Dwyer walked;
Whitfield singled [Dwyer to second]; Evans doubled [Dwyer
scored, Whitfield to third]; McCovey was walked intentionally;
Harris flied out to right; Herndon forced McCovey (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Roberts walked; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Roberts to second]; Richards grounded out
(second to first) [Roberts to third]; Smith lined to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Metzger reached on an error by Ashford [Metzger to
second]; Hill singled [Metzger to third]; Blue struck out; Dwyer
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Metzger scored (unearned)];
Whitfield singled [Hill to second]; Evans doubled to right [Hill
scored (unearned), Whitfield to third]; McCovey was walked
intentionally; Harris made an out to catcher; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas singled; Winfield grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Thomas out at second]; Gonzalez
lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
flied out to left; Hill singled; Blue walked [Hill to second];
Dwyer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres
0.

PADRES 5TH: McCovey dropped a foul fly hit by Ashford for an
error; Ashford flied out to left; Almon was called out on
strikes; Roberts walked; Perry singled [Roberts to second];
Richards singled [Roberts scored, Perry to second]; Smith
singled to right [Perry out at home (right to catcher), Richards
to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield singled; Whitfield was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Evans struck out; McCovey flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Thomas flied out to center; Winfield singled;
Gonzalez flied out to right; Ashford made an out to third; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Herndon
singled; Metzger singled [Herndon to second]; Hill singled
[Herndon scored, Metzger to second]; TENACE REPLACED PERRY
(PLAYING 1B); KINNEY REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Blue forced
Metzger (pitcher to third) [Hill to second]; CRUZ BATTED FOR
DWYER; Cruz walked [Hill to third, Blue to second]; CLARK BATTED
FOR WHITFIELD; Clark homered [Hill scored, Blue scored, Cruz
scored]; Evans grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 8, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CLARK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Almon was called out on strikes; Roberts
struck out; Tenace made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 8, Padres 1.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey homered; Harris doubled to left; Herndon
flied out to center; Metzger walked; WILEY REPLACED KINNEY
(PITCHING); Hill made an out to catcher; Blue struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: SADEK REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING C ); HILL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Richards walked; Smith forced Richards
(second to shortstop); BAKER RAN FOR SMITH; Thomas made an out
to shortstop; Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Padres 1.

GIANTS 9TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); REYNOLDS
BATTED FOR WILEY; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first);
Almon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 9, Padres 1.