With last-out help from Randy Moffitt, Vida Blue became the first 16-game winner of the season when the Giants defeated the Dodgers, 2-1. Blue allowed only two hits, including a homer by Ron Cey in the fifth inning. When Reggie Smith doubled for the other hit with two away in the ninth, Moffitt took over and retired Cey.

The Giants' first run off Doug Rau in the second inning was unearned when Larry Herndon tripled and continued home on an error by Smith in right field. After Cey tied the score in the fifth, Bill Madlock provided the Giants' winning run, hitting for the circuit in the home half of the fifth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Friday, August    4, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  2
Giants       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Madlock 2b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .304
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Evans 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Clark rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .304
Cey 3b                3   1   1   1     1   0   .262      Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Garvey 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Ivie 1b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Herndon cf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .292
Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .197      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     1   2   .231
Russell ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Hill c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Blue p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .102
  Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .301        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .364

Totals               29   1   2   1     2   5             Totals               28   2   6   1     5   6

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 47,944
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Giants 9
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 0
Errors: Lopes, Smith
Doubles: Smith (22), Ivie (8)
Triples: Herndon (9)
Home Runs: Cey (13), Madlock (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Herndon (12), Evans (5)
GIDP: Cruz (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(10-7)             7     6   2   1   5   4   1  32   3.77
Hough                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.36
Totals                  8     6   2   1   5   6   1  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(16-4)            8.2   2   1   1   2   5   1  30   2.45
Moffitt SV(9)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.22
Totals                  9     2   1   1   2   5   1  31

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North flied
out to right; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
walked; Clark flied out to left; Cruz forced Evans (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
struck out; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie lined to center; Herndon tripled to right
[Herndon scored (error by Smith) (unearned) (no RBI)]; LeMaster
was called out on strikes; Hill grounded out (third to first); 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson popped to first; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rau grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Blue was called out on strikes; Madlock walked;
Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Clark singled to
center [Madlock to second]; Cruz lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes grounded out (second to first); North struck
out; Smith popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie doubled to left; Herndon grounded out (first
unassisted) [Ivie to third]; LeMaster walked; Hill popped to
third in foul territory; Blue was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey homered; Garvey popped to shortstop; Baker
flied out to left; Ferguson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock homered; Evans singled to right; Clark flied
out to center; Cruz grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Rau flied
out to left; Lopes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Ivie singled to right; Herndon out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Ivie to second]; LeMaster grounded
out (second to first) [Ivie to third]; Hill was walked
intentionally; Blue struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Giants 2.

DODGERS 7TH: North flied out to center; Smith flied out to
right; Cey walked; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Madlock reached on an error by Lopes [Madlock to
first]; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Madlock to second]; Clark was walked intentionally; Cruz forced
Clark (third to second) [Madlock to third]; Ivie flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell walked; LACY BATTED
FOR RAU; Lacy forced Russell (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Herndon struck out;
LeMaster struck out; Hill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Lopes flied out to center; North flied out to
center; Smith doubled to center; MOFFITT REPLACED BLUE
(PITCHING); Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 2.