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Wednesday July 5, 1978
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After blowing a 3-0 lead, the Giants came back to edge San Diego, 5-4, in 10 innings, snapping the Padres' four-game winning skein. The Padres led, 4-3, going into the bottom of the ninth when Willie McCovey blasted a two-out pinch-hit home run to effect a tie.

In the 10th, Jack Clark doubled with one out and continued to third on a throwing error by Dave Winfield. Two intentional walks loaded the sacks and pinch-hitter Jim Dwyer then stroked a sacrifice fly to plate Clark with the winning run. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  1    0  -   4 12  2
Giants       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   5 10  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           6   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Madlock 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Smith ss              6   0   1   0     0   2   .261      Herndon cf            5   1   2   0     0   2   .295
Gonzalez 2b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Clark rf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .309
Winfield cf           5   2   1   0     0   1   .302      Ivie 1b               3   0   1   0     2   0   .333
Gamble rf             4   1   4   2     1   0   .273      Cruz 3b               4   0   1   2     1   1   .240
Ashford 3b,1b         5   0   2   1     0   1   .247      Hill c                3   0   1   0     1   1   .218
Tenace 1b,c           3   0   0   0     1   1   .219        Dwyer ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .239
Sweet c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .225      Whitfield lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .305
  Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Almon pr,3b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .263        Evans ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Shirley p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .100        Metzger ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Halicki p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .083
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Reynolds ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .227        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333        McCovey ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .235
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   4  12   4     3   8             Totals               37   5  10   5     4   7

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance:  8,394
Left on Base: Padres 13, Giants 8
DP: Padres 0, Giants 0
Errors: Richards, Winfield, Lavelle
Doubles: Clark (21)
Home Runs: Gamble (6), McCovey (9)
Caught Stealing: Whitfield (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Dwyer (3)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (6,by Halicki)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley                 5     7   3   3   2   3   0  24   3.89
Lee                     2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.10
Fingers L(4-8)          2.2   2   2   2   2   3   1  12   3.20
Totals                  9.2  10   5   5   4   7   1  42

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki                 7.2   8   2   2   2   6   1  34   2.92
Lavelle                 0.1   2   1   0   0   1   0   4   3.86
Williams                1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   5.04
Curtis W(2-1)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.81
Totals                 10    12   4   3   3   8   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Halicki (1)

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


PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
popped to shortstop; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
was called out on strikes; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to left; Gamble singled to right;
Ashford singled to left [Gamble to second]; Tenace walked
[Gamble to third, Ashford to second]; Sweet flied out to left;
Shirley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Padres 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie made an out to shortstop; Cruz made an out to
second; Hill singled to center; Whitfield flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

PADRES 3RD: Richards popped to shortstop; On a bunt Smith
singled; Gonzalez singled to center [Smith to second]; Winfield
struck out; Gamble singled [Smith to third, Gonzalez to second];
Ashford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); Halicki
was called out on strikes; Madlock singled; On a bunt Herndon
singled [Madlock to second]; Clark singled to left [Madlock
scored, Herndon to second]; Ivie walked [Herndon to third, Clark
to second]; Cruz singled to left [Herndon scored, Clark scored,
Ivie to third (error by Richards), Cruz to second]; Hill was
walked intentionally; Whitfield struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace flied to left in foul territory; Sweet
walked; On a bunt Shirley struck out; Richards flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster popped to shortstop; Halicki grounded out
(shortstop to first); Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

PADRES 5TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon singled; Clark flied out to left; Ivie
singled to right [Herndon to third]; Cruz forced Ivie (third to
second) [Herndon stayed at third]; Hill grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

PADRES 6TH: Gamble singled to right; Ashford forced Gamble
(shortstop to second); Tenace was hit by a pitch [Ashford to
second]; Sweet forced Tenace (second to shortstop) [Ashford to
third]; TURNER BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Turner struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: LEE REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Whitfield singled;
Whitfield was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
LeMaster grounded out (second to first); Halicki struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

PADRES 7TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith was
called out on strikes; Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
grounded out (first unassisted); Clark made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 3.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield singled to center; Gamble homered [Winfield
scored]; Ashford popped to shortstop; Tenace struck out; LAVELLE
REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); ROBERTS BATTED FOR SWEET; Roberts
reached on an error by Lavelle [Roberts to first]; ALMON RAN FOR
ROBERTS; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR LEE; Reynolds singled [Almon to
second]; Richards singled [Almon scored (unearned), Reynolds to
third, Richards to second (on throw)]; Smith struck out; 3 R (2
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: ALMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); ASHFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
FINGERS REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Ivie grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; Hill was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Giants 3.

PADRES 9TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Gonzalez
singled to left; Winfield forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second);
Gamble walked [Winfield to second]; Ashford singled [Winfield
scored, Gamble to third]; Tenace made an out to shortstop; Almon
forced Ashford (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Whitfield flied out to left; EVANS BATTED FOR
LEMASTER; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); MCCOVEY BATTED
FOR WILLIAMS; McCovey homered; Madlock flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Giants 4.

PADRES 10TH: CURTIS REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); METZGER
REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING SS); Fingers struck out; Richards flied
out to left; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 10TH: Herndon struck out; Clark doubled to center [Clark
to third (error by Winfield)]; Ivie was walked intentionally;
Cruz was walked intentionally [Ivie to second]; DWYER BATTED FOR
HILL; Dwyer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Clark scored]; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Giants 5.



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