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Thursday August 3, 1978
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After an inside-the-park homer by Lee Lacy tied the score in the ninth inning, the Giants came back with a run in their half and defeated the Dodgers, 5-4. Willie McCovey homered to account for two of the Giants' three runs in the first inning. A double by Bill Madlock and single by Jack Clark made it 4-0 in the second, but the Dodgers rallied for three runs in the fourth on a triple by Steve Garvey, infield out by Dusty Baker, double by Ron Cey and singles by Rick Monday and Vice Davalillo.

Lacy's homer as a pinch-hitter in the ninth was disputed by the Giants, who claimed Larry Herndon caught the ball after colliding with Clark. Manager Joe Altobelli was ejected. In the Giants' half, Terry Whitfield walked and Hector Cruz sacrificed. After an interntional pass to Mike Ivie, Darrell Evans lined a single to win the game. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game Played on Thursday, August 3, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 12  0
Giants       3  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   3   0     0   0   .287      Madlock 2b            5   2   2   0     0   0   .304
Russell ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .270      Whitfield lf          3   1   0   0     2   2   .306
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Clark rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .304
Garvey 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .290        Cruz rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Baker lf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .273      McCovey 1b            4   1   1   2     0   2   .227
Cey 3b                4   1   2   0     0   0   .262        Ivie 1b             0   0   0   0     1   0   .309
Monday cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .258      Evans 3b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .260
Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Herndon cf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .292
Sutton p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .270
  Davalillo ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .293      Hill c                3   0   1   1     1   0   .241
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barr p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .147
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .318        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
  Lacy ph             1   1   1   1     0   0   .303
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               38   4  12   4     0   3             Totals               33   5  11   5     6   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 42,084
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Giants 11
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 2
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Russell (19), Cey (25), Madlock 2 (21)
Triples: Garvey (5)
Home Runs: Lacy (8), McCovey (11)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (31), Evans (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Barr (5), Cruz (2)
GIDP: Lopes (8), Garvey (11), Clark (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  3     9   4   4   1   3   1  19   3.65
Rautzhan                3     1   0   0   2   1   0  11   1.38
Hough                   2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.39
Forster L(3-4)          0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   2.31
Totals                  8.1  11   5   5   6   4   1  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    8.2  12   4   4   0   3   1  37   3.28
Moffitt W(7-4)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.23
Totals                  9    12   4   4   0   3   1  38

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
doubled to left; Smith popped to third in foul territory; Garvey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock doubled to left; Whitfield struck out; Clark
popped to second; McCovey homered [Madlock scored]; Evans
singled to right; Evans stole second; Herndon singled to third
[Evans to third]; Metzger walked [Herndon to second]; Hill
singled to shortstop [Evans scored, Herndon to third, Metzger to
second]; Barr flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Cey singled to
center; Monday struck out; Ferguson flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Madlock doubled to left; Whitfield struck out; Clark
singled to center [Madlock scored]; McCovey was called out on
strikes; Evans flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton was called out on strikes; Lopes singled to
left; Russell forced Lopes (shortstop to second); Smith flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon singled to right; Metzger singled to right
[Herndon to second]; Hill popped to first in foul territory;
Barr out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Herndon to
third, Metzger to second]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey tripled to center; Baker grounded out
(second to first) [Garvey scored]; Cey doubled to left; Monday
singled to first [Cey scored, Monday to second (on throw to
home)]; Ferguson reached on an error by Evans [Monday to third,
Ferguson to first]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR SUTTON; Davalillo
singled to right [Monday scored, Ferguson to second]; Lopes
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Davalillo out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Whitfield
grounded out (second to first); Clark flied out to center;
McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to left; Smith lined to right;
Garvey grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Herndon
singled to left; Metzger grounded out (third to first) [Herndon
to second]; Hill was walked intentionally; Barr grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Monday grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Madlock flied out to left; Whitfield walked; Clark
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Whitfield out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Giants 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); MOTA BATTED
FOR RAUTZHAN; Mota flied out to right; Lopes singled to left;
Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); McCovey grounded out
(second to first); Evans walked; On a bunt Herndon popped to
catcher in foul territory; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Smith flied out to left; Garvey singled to left;
Baker forced Garvey (third to second); Cey lined to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); Barr
grounded out (third to first); Madlock flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

DODGERS 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING RF); IVIE REPLACED
MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Monday popped to third; Ferguson flied out
to center; LACY BATTED FOR HOUGH; Lacy hit an inside the park
homer to center; Giants Manager Joe Altobelli ejected by 2B
umpire Jim Quick arguing that the ball had been caught;
Lopes singled to left; MOFFITT REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Lopes
stole second; Russell popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: FORSTER REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Whitfield walked;
Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Whitfield to
second]; Ivie was walked intentionally; Evans singled to right
[Whitfield scored, Ivie to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Giants 5.



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