A two-run pinch homer by Mike Ivie in the last of the ninth gave the Giants a 3-2 triumph over the Cardinals. The Cards had taken a 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth on singles by Keith Hernandez, Jerry Morales, pinch-hitter Roger Freed and Mike Tyson.

In the bottom of the frame, Larry Herndon singled with one out and Ivie then unloaded a drive over the left field fence. Jack Clark extended his hitting streak to 26 games with a two-base hit in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      25, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3  7  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .260      Madlock 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .317
Scott lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Whitfield lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   2   .260      Clark rf              2   0   1   0     2   1   .322
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .299      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Hendrick cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .253      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Morales rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .238      Herndon cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .301
Reitz 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .238      Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Oberkfell pr,3b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .429        Ivie ph             1   1   1   2     0   0   .324
  Freed ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Hill c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .243
  Garrett pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .174        Andrews pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .248
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   1     0   2   .243        Tamargo c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Forsch p              4   0   0   0     0   4   .220      Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .111

Totals               34   2   9   2     1  10             Totals               30   3   7   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 39,289
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Giants 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Giants 1
Errors: Hernandez, Whitfield
Doubles: Reitz (17), Hendrick (17), Clark (30), Herndon (14)
Home Runs: Ivie (7)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Tyson (1), Blue (5)
GIDP: Morales (9), McCovey (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(9-10)          8.1   7   3   3   3   5   1  34   3.11
Totals                  8.1   7   3   3   3   5   1  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(14-4)            9     9   2   2   1  10   0  36   2.66
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1  10   0  36

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to center; Templeton stole
second; Scott popped to first in foul territory; Hernandez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield
grounded out (second to first); Clark walked; McCovey grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick singled to center; Morales grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hendrick out at
second]; Reitz doubled to left; Tyson struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Herndon struck
out; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch struck out; Templeton grounded out (second
to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill popped to third; Blue grounded out (pitcher to
first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Simmons
struck out; Hendrick doubled to left; Morales grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield flied out to right; Clark doubled to left;
McCovey popped to second; Evans was walked intentionally;
Herndon popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz popped to first in foul territory; Tyson
struck out; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Hill popped
to shortstop; Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton lined to shortstop; Scott flied to
right in foul territory; Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield
grounded out (first unassisted); Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
grounded out (second to first); Morales flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey struck out; Evans popped to shortstop;
Herndon doubled to right; Metzger singled to second [Herndon out
at home (second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz singled to left; OBERKFELL RAN FOR REITZ;
Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Oberkfell to
second]; Forsch struck out; Templeton was walked intentionally;
Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: OBERKFELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hill singled
to right; ANDREWS RAN FOR HILL; Blue reached on an error by
Hernandez on a sacrifice bunt [Andrews to third, Blue to first];
Madlock singled to center [Andrews scored, Blue to second];
Whitfield struck out; Clark walked [Blue to third, Madlock to
second]; McCovey grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Clark out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: TAMARGO REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING C ); Hernandez
singled to center; Simmons popped to third in foul territory;
Hendrick flied out to right; Morales singled to left [Hernandez
to third (error by Whitfield)]; FREED BATTED FOR OBERKFELL;
Freed singled to right [Hernandez scored, Morales to third];
GARRETT RAN FOR FREED; Tyson singled to right [Morales scored,
Garrett to second]; Forsch struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Evans grounded
out (second to first); Herndon singled to left; IVIE BATTED FOR
METZGER; Ivie homered [Herndon scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 3.