Rob Andrews hit the first major league home run of his career and Gary Lavelle pitched brilliantly in relief to give the Giants a 9-7 triumph over the Cardinals. With the score 7-7 going into the top of the ninth, Andrews hit the first offering of reliever Buddy Schultz over the left field fence. Frisco tallied an additional run in that inning on singles by Terry Whitfield, Dave Clark and Willie McCovey.

The circuit clout was the first for Andrews in 1,228 official big league at-bats. Lavelle, entering the game with the score tied, the bases loaded and one out in the eighth, got pinch-hitter Lou Brock to bounce into a forceout at the plate and then fanned Garry Templeton on three pitches. Whitfield and Darrell Evans each went 5-for-5 for the Giants. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 7
Game Played on Monday, July      17, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       1  0  4    1  0  0    0  1  2  -   9 17  2
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  1  4    0  1  0  -   7  8  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .315      Templeton ss          5   1   1   0     0   2   .252
  Andrews 2b          3   1   1   1     0   0   .238      Mumphrey lf           4   1   0   0     1   0   .247
Whitfield lf          5   4   5   1     0   0   .316      Hernandez 1b          5   1   1   2     0   1   .264
Clark rf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .317      Simmons c             4   1   1   2     0   0   .310
McCovey 1b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Hendrick cf           3   2   1   1     1   0   .246
  Dwyer pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Scott pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Evans 3b              5   2   5   2     0   0   .259      Morales rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .238
Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Reitz 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .236
Metzger ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .242
Hill c                4   0   1   1     0   1   .232      Denny p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Lopez p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Knepper p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .080        Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Moffitt p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   9  17   8     1   3             Totals               35   7   8   7     3   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 16,651
Left on Base: Giants 7, Cardinals 6
DP: Giants 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Evans, Metzger, Hernandez
Doubles: Clark (25), Evans (17), Hernandez (20)
Home Runs: Whitfield (6), Andrews (1), Reitz (7), Hendrick (10), Simmons (12)
Caught Stealing: Whitfield (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Herndon (10), Reitz (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 5     5   5   5   1   3   2  21   2.61
Moffitt                 2.1   3   2   1   2   1   1  14   3.79
Lavelle W(8-7)          1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.34
Totals                  9     8   7   6   3   5   3  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   2.2   7   5   4   1   1   0  15   2.96
Lopez                   5.1   5   2   2   0   2   1  21   3.38
Schultz L(1-3)          0.1   5   2   2   0   0   1   5   3.74
Littell                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.35
Totals                  9    17   9   8   1   3   2  43

Passed Balls: Simmons (4)
Wild Pitches: Moffitt (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Andy Olsen


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to left; Whitfield singled to
left; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Whitfield to second]; Clark
walked; McCovey flied out to right [Whitfield to third]; Evans
singled to right [Whitfield scored, Clark out at third (right to
third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Mumphrey grounded out
(third to first); Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon flied out to center; Metzger struck out;
Hill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
flied out to left; Morales popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper grounded out (first unassisted); Madlock
singled to left; Whitfield singled to pitcher [Madlock to
second]; Clark doubled to left [Madlock scored, Whitfield
scored]; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted) [Clark to
third]; Evans singled to center [Clark scored]; Herndon singled
to left [Evans to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING);
Metzger reached on an error by Hernandez [Evans scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Herndon to third, Metzger to first]; Hill
grounded out (third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: ANDREWS REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); Reitz
homered; Tyson flied out to right; Lopez struck out; Templeton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
5, Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Knepper flied out to center; Andrews grounded out
(third to first); Whitfield homered; Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey popped to shortstop; Evans doubled to right;
Herndon grounded out (second to first); Metzger flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick homered; Morales singled to center;
Reitz flied out to left; Tyson flied out to center; Lopez
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6,
Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Hill struck out; Knepper was called out on strikes;
Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to right; Mumphrey walked
[Templeton to second]; Hernandez doubled to right [Templeton
scored, Mumphrey scored]; MOFFITT REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING);
Moffitt threw a wild pitch [Hernandez to third]; Simmons hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick reached on
an error by Evans [Hendrick to first]; Morales singled to left
[Hendrick to third]; Reitz lined to third; Tyson singled to
center [Hendrick scored (unearned), Morales to third]; Lopez was
called out on strikes; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6,
Cardinals 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield singled to right; Whitfield was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Clark popped to
shortstop; McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 6, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey lined to
center; Hernandez grounded out (first to second to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans singled to right; Herndon out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Evans to second]; Metzger flied out to
left; Hill singled to left [Evans scored]; Moffitt forced Hill
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7,
Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: SADEK REPLACED HILL (PLAYING C ); Simmons
homered; Hendrick walked; SCOTT RAN FOR HENDRICK; Morales
reached on an error by Metzger [Scott to second, Morales to
first]; Reitz out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Scott
to third, Morales to second]; Tyson was walked intentionally;
BROCK BATTED FOR LOPEZ; LAVELLE REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING);
Brock forced Scott (second to catcher) [Morales to third, Tyson
to second]; Templeton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants
7, Cardinals 7.

GIANTS 9TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SCHULTZ REPLACED
BROCK (PITCHING); Andrews homered; Whitfield singled to second;
Clark singled to second [Whitfield to second]; McCovey singled
to left [Whitfield scored, Clark out at third (left to shortstop
to second to third)]; DWYER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Evans singled to
center [Dwyer to second]; LITTELL REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING);
Herndon popped to first in foul territory; Metzger grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mumphrey flied
out to center; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 9, Cardinals 7.