Although needing relief help from Gary Lavelle, Vida Blue became the first 13-game winner in the league as the Giants won the opener of a doubleheader from the Cubs, 7-4. But the Cubs erupted for five runs in the first inning in the nightcap and went on to earn a split, 7-5. In the first game, Larry Herndon drove in four runs. His two-run single capped a three-run first inning and he had RBI singles in the seventh and ninth frames. San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 4 (Game 1)Game Played on Wednesday, July 19, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldGiants 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 7 14 0 Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 4 11 2 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Whitfield lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .319 De Jesus ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Andrews 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .255 White cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .241 Clark rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .319 Biittner 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .264 McCovey 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Vail lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Evans 3b 5 1 1 1 0 2 .258 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Herndon cf 5 0 3 4 0 1 .295 Clines rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Metzger ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Scott 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .306 Hill c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .236 Cox c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .262 Blue p 3 0 0 0 1 1 .115 Rader c 1 1 0 0 1 0 .216 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Geisel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Buckner ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Totals 41 7 14 7 2 5 Totals 38 4 11 4 2 4 Time of Game: 2:37 Left on Base: Giants 9, Cubs 9 DP: Giants 0, Cubs 2 Errors: De Jesus, Scott Doubles: Hill (9), Clark (27) Triples: Scott (1) Home Runs: Whitfield (7) GIDP: Whitfield (8) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(13-4) 8 10 4 4 2 3 0 36 2.69 Lavelle SV(11) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.19 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 4 0 40 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris L(5-8) 6 9 6 6 1 3 1 29 5.31 Geisel 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.86 Holtzman 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 6.12 Totals 9 14 7 7 2 5 1 43 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield singled to center; Andrews singled to left [Whitfield to second]; Clark forced Andrews (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Whitfield to third]; McCovey flied out to center; Evans singled to right [Whitfield scored, Clark to third, Evans to second (on throw)]; Herndon singled to center [Clark scored, Evans scored]; Metzger flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus popped to first in foul territory; White singled to center; Biittner lined to left; Vail singled to right [White to third]; Trillo forced Vail (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 0. GIANTS 2ND: Hill walked; On a bunt Blue reached on an error by Scott [Hill to second, Blue to first]; On a bunt Whitfield made an out to catcher; Andrews forced Blue (first to shortstop) [Hill to third]; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Clines popped to shortstop in foul territory; Scott tripled to center; Cox singled to second [Scott scored]; Burris struck out; De Jesus forced Cox (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 1. GIANTS 3RD: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Evans popped to third in foul territory; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: White struck out; Biittner flied to left in foul territory; Vail lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 1. GIANTS 4TH: Metzger singled to right; Hill singled to right [Metzger to third]; On a bunt Blue made an out to third; Whitfield struck out; Andrews singled to right [Metzger scored, Hill to second]; Clark forced Andrews (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Trillo flied out to left; Clines lined to shortstop; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. GIANTS 5TH: McCovey flied out to left; Evans flied out to left; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Cox lined to left; Burris popped to first in foul territory; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. GIANTS 6TH: RADER REPLACED COX (PLAYING C ); Metzger reached on an error by De Jesus [Metzger to first]; On a bunt Hill hit into a double play (pitcher to first) [Metzger out at second]; Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: White popped to shortstop; Biittner singled to center; Vail struck out; Trillo walked [Biittner to second]; Clines lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield homered; Andrews singled to right; GEISEL REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Clark singled to right [Andrews to second]; McCovey forced Clark (shortstop to second) [Andrews to third]; Evans struck out; Herndon singled to first [Andrews scored, McCovey to second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Scott flied out to right; Rader made an out to shortstop; KELLEHER BATTED FOR GEISEL; Kelleher singled to left; De Jesus singled to center [Kelleher to third]; White singled to center [Kelleher scored, De Jesus to second]; Biittner flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Cubs 2. GIANTS 8TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED KELLEHER (PITCHING); Hill doubled to right; Blue walked; Whitfield grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Hill to third, Blue out at second]; Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: Vail flied out to right; Trillo flied out to right; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Cubs 2. GIANTS 9TH: Clark doubled to center; McCovey lined to shortstop; Evans struck out (catcher to first); Herndon singled to center [Clark scored]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: Scott singled to shortstop; Rader walked [Scott to second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Buckner singled to right [Scott scored, Rader to third]; LAVELLE REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); De Jesus was called out on strikes; White popped to third in foul territory; Biittner singled to center [Rader scored, Buckner to third]; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 4. |
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