The Dodgers snapped a six-game losing streak, their longest since 1973, when Bob Welch pitched his first major league shutout and beat the Giants, 2-0. The rookie righthander gave up nine hits, but the Dodger defense cut off the Giants' threats.

Ed Halicki, who was the loser, yielded only two hits until the eighth inning when the Dodgers scored their runs on a single by Johnny Oates, sacrifice by Welch, single by Bill Russell, error by Darrell Evans in handling the throw from the outfield, and a single by Ron Cey. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    5, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Madlock 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Russell ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .271        Andrews 2b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .296      Dwyer rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .216
Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     1   0   .263      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Whitfield lf          4   0   3   0     0   0   .311
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .254      Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Oates c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .348        Ivie ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .313
Welch p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .333        LeMaster pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
                                                            Clark ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .303
                                                          Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
                                                            Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                          Halicki p             3   0   2   0     0   0   .132

Totals               31   2   5   2     3   4             Totals               33   0   9   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 49,203
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Giants 8
DP: Dodgers 2, Giants 0
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Russell (20), Dwyer (7)
Caught Stealing: Evans (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Welch (3)
GIDP: Evans (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch W(3-0)            9     9   0   0   2   3   0  35   1.73
Totals                  9     9   0   0   2   3   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(5-6)          9     5   2   1   3   4   0  35   2.88
Totals                  9     5   2   1   3   4   0  35

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (first unassisted); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to second; Dwyer flied out to left;
Evans lined to right; McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Cey to second]; Baker flied out to right [Cey to third];
Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield singled to pitcher; Herndon popped to
catcher in foul territory; Metzger lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Whitfield out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Oates popped to shortstop; Welch singled to left;
Lopes flied out to left; Russell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill grounded out (second to first); Halicki singled
to left; Madlock popped to first in foul territory; Dwyer
doubled to right [Halicki to third]; Evans flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith struck out; Cey flied out to right; Garvey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield
singled to center; Herndon flied out to center; Metzger flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
walked; Oates forced Monday (first to shortstop); Welch grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill struck out; Halicki singled to center; Madlock
flied out to left; Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 6TH: ANDREWS REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); Lopes struck
out; Russell doubled to left; Smith flied out to right [Russell
to third]; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

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

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey flied out to left; Baker popped to catcher
in foul territory; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon was called out on strikes; Metzger singled
to center; Hill flied out to center; Halicki grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Oates singled to left; Welch out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Oates to second]; Lopes popped to
catcher; Russell singled to left [Oates scored, Russell to third
(error by Evans)]; Smith was walked intentionally; Cey singled
to third [Russell scored (unearned), Smith to second]; Garvey
popped to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Andrews walked; Dwyer popped to catcher in foul
territory; Evans grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker popped to shortstop; Monday flied out to
center; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey popped to first; Whitfield singled to left;
IVIE BATTED FOR HERNDON; Ivie walked [Whitfield to second];
LEMASTER RAN FOR IVIE; CLARK BATTED FOR METZGER; Clark struck
out; CRUZ BATTED FOR HILL; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.