A grand-slam homer by Dave Winfield in the first inning triggered the Padres to a 7-5 triumph over the sagging Giants, who lost their eighth game out of the last 11. Gene Richards opened the game with a walk and went to third when Willie McCovey committed a two-base throwing error on a bunt by Ozzie Smith. Fernando Gonzalez drew a walk and Winfield then connected for the third bases-loaded homer of his career. Doubles by Oscar Gamble and Rick Sweet resulted in the fifth run of the inning.

The Padres put over what proved to be their deciding margin in the ninth, one run scoring on a double by Dave Roberts and another on a single by Sweet, before the Giants fell short with a two-run rally in their half. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Tuesday, July      4, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Padres       5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   7  9  1
Giants       2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   5 11  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           3   1   1   0     2   0   .298      Madlock 2b            5   2   2   0     0   0   .318
Smith ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Evans 3b              3   2   2   2     1   0   .255
Gonzalez 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .220      Clark rf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .308
Winfield cf           4   1   2   4     1   0   .304      McCovey 1b            5   0   2   2     0   0   .231
Gamble rf             5   2   1   0     0   0   .260        Barr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Tenace 1b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .223      Ivie lf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .333
  Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Whitfield cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .306
  Roberts 1b          1   1   1   1     0   0   .227      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Sweet c               5   0   2   2     0   0   .228        Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Almon 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .264        LeMaster ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Rasmussen p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Harris ph,ss        0   0   0   0     1   0   .172
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Sadek c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Herndon ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .293
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .071
                                                            Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hill c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .216

Totals               36   7   9   7     7   3             Totals               36   5  11   5     3   6

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 26,219
Left on Base: Padres 10, Giants 9
DP: Padres 1, Giants 0
Errors: Smith, McCovey 2
Doubles: Gamble (12), Sweet (4), Roberts (3), Evans 2 (16), Madlock (12), McCovey (15)
Home Runs: Winfield (15)
Stolen Bases: Richards (23), Tenace (5), Smith (20), Madlock (12)
Caught Stealing: Richards (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (7), Evans (6)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(6-7)        5.1   8   3   1   0   2   0  24   4.22
D'Acquisto SV(7)        3.2   3   2   2   3   4   0  17   1.70
Totals                  9    11   5   3   3   6   0  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(7-3)       5     5   5   4   4   2   1  25   3.71
Williams                1     2   0   0   2   0   0   6   4.88
Curtis                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.92
Moffitt                 1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.99
Lavelle                 1     2   2   0   0   1   0   6   3.88
Totals                  9     9   7   4   7   3   1  44

Passed Balls: Sadek (3)

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Paul Pryor


PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Smith reached on an error by
McCovey on a sacrifice bunt [Richards to third, Smith to first];
Gonzalez walked [Smith to second]; Winfield homered [Richards
scored, Smith scored (unearned), Gonzalez scored]; Gamble
doubled to center; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory;
Sweet doubled to center [Gamble scored]; Almon grounded out
(third to first); Rasmussen flied to right in foul territory; 5
R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock reached on an error by Smith [Madlock to
first]; Madlock stole second; Evans doubled to left [Madlock to
third]; Clark hit a sacrifice fly to center [Madlock scored
(unearned), Evans to third]; McCovey grounded out (second to
first) [Evans scored (unearned)]; Ivie singled to right;
Whitfield grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 2.

PADRES 2ND: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Sadek flied
out to center; Montefusco was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 2.

PADRES 3RD: Winfield singled; Gamble grounded out (second to
first) [Winfield to second]; Tenace struck out; Sweet lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock made an out to shortstop; Evans flied out to
right; Clark singled to center; McCovey grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 2.

PADRES 4TH: Almon grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen was
called out on strikes; Richards singled to left; Richards stole
second; Smith walked; Sadek allowed a passed ball [Richards to
third, Smith to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie singled; Whitfield grounded out (first
unassisted) [Ivie to second]; Metzger lined into a double play
(shortstop unassisted) [Ivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 2.

PADRES 5TH: Winfield flied out to center; Gamble grounded out
(third to first); Tenace walked; Tenace stole second; Sweet
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
5, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek singled; DWYER BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Dwyer
flied out to center; Madlock doubled to center [Sadek to third];
Evans hit a sacrifice fly to right [Sadek scored, Madlock to
third]; Clark struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Giants 3.

PADRES 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Almon grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rasmussen grounded out (first to
pitcher); Richards walked; Richards was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants
3.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey doubled to left; Ivie grounded out (pitcher
to first); Whitfield singled to right [McCovey to third,
Whitfield to second (on throw to home)]; CRUZ BATTED FOR
METZGER; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Cruz struck
out; Sadek popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5,
Giants 3.

PADRES 7TH: LEMASTER REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); Smith singled;
Smith stole second; Gonzalez singled to left [Smith to third];
Winfield was walked intentionally [Gonzalez to second]; HILL
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); CURTIS REPLACED SADEK
(PITCHING); Gamble lined to pitcher; MOFFITT REPLACED CURTIS
(PITCHING); TURNER BATTED FOR TENACE; Turner forced Smith
(shortstop to catcher) [Gonzalez to third, Winfield to second];
Sweet grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Padres 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 1B); Hill flied out
to center; On a bunt Madlock made an out to first; Evans walked;
Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants
3.

PADRES 8TH: Almon flied out to left; D'Acquisto walked; Richards
flied out to right; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie
flied out to center; Whitfield walked; HARRIS BATTED FOR
LEMASTER; Harris walked [Whitfield to second]; HERNDON BATTED
FOR MOFFITT; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
5, Giants 3.

PADRES 9TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LAVELLE REPLACED
HERNDON (PITCHING); Gonzalez flied out to right; Winfield flied
out to right; Gamble reached on an error by McCovey [Gamble to
first]; Roberts doubled [Gamble scored (unearned)]; Sweet
singled [Roberts scored (unearned)]; Almon struck out; 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Hill flied out to center; Madlock singled; Evans
doubled [Madlock scored]; Clark was called out on strikes;
McCovey singled [Evans scored]; BARR RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Ivie
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Giants 5.