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Sunday August 6, 1978
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A four-run first-inning explosion and four-hit pitching by Burt Hooton carried the Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the Giants. Reggie Smith and Lee Lacy each doubled home two runs in a first-inning rout of Giants' starter Bob Knepper. Smith drilled a solo homer in the fifth. The Giants' lone tally came in the sixth on a triple by Bill Madlock and single by Jim Dwyer. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers      4  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  7  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .280      Madlock 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .307
Russell ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .270        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Smith cf,rf           4   2   2   3     0   0   .299      Dwyer rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .217
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   2   .261      Whitfield lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .311
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .285      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .307
Lacy rf               3   0   2   2     1   0   .309      Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Monday cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .195      Tamargo c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Hooton p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .143      Knepper p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .073
                                                            Williams p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clark ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .303
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Andrews ph,2b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .248

Totals               34   5   7   5     4   7             Totals               31   1   4   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 54,723
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Giants 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 0
Errors: Tamargo
Doubles: Smith (23), Lacy (12), Garvey (22)
Triples: Madlock (3)
Home Runs: Smith (21)
Stolen Bases: Lacy (6)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(12-8)          9     4   1   1   2   6   0  33   2.99
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   6   0  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(11-9)         0.1   4   4   4   2   0   0   7   2.92
Williams                4.2   3   1   1   2   4   1  19   4.46
Curtis                  3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   3.06
Lavelle                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.21
Totals                  9     7   5   5   4   7   1  38

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Russell singled to
shortstop [Lopes to second]; Smith doubled to left [Lopes
scored, Russell scored]; Cey walked; Garvey forced Cey
(shortstop to second) [Smith to third]; Baker walked [Garvey to
second]; Lacy doubled to left [Smith scored, Garvey scored,
Baker to third]; WILLIAMS REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Ferguson
was walked intentionally; Hooton popped to shortstop; Lopes
struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to left; Dwyer flied out to
center; Whitfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell grounded out (second to first); Smith flied
out to left; Cey popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans popped to second; Ivie struck out; Herndon
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker
popped to first; Lacy singled to left; Lacy stole second;
Ferguson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Tamargo
flied out to right; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Tamargo dropped a foul fly hit by Hooton for an
error; Hooton struck out; Lopes flied out to left; Russell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock singled to center; Dwyer was called out on
strikes; Whitfield singled to center [Madlock to second]; Evans
walked [Madlock to third, Whitfield to second]; Ivie struck out;
Herndon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith homered; Cey was called out on strikes;
Garvey doubled to left; Baker struck out; Lacy walked; Ferguson
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Tamargo
grounded out (second to first); CLARK BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Clark
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 0.

DODGERS 6TH: CURTIS REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Hooton struck
out; Lopes flied out to center; Russell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Madlock tripled to center; Dwyer singled to right
[Madlock scored]; Whitfield struck out; Evans forced Dwyer
(second to shortstop); Ivie grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Cey struck
out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (first unassisted); Tamargo grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker flied out to right; Lacy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: MONDAY REPLACED LACY (PLAYING CF); SMITH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ANDREWS BATTED FOR CURTIS; Andrews
walked; Madlock flied out to center; Dwyer forced Andrews
(second to shortstop); Whitfield lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 1.

DODGERS 9TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LAVELLE
REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); Hooton struck out; Lopes grounded
out (pitcher to first); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans flied out to center; Ivie popped to second;
Herndon grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Giants 1.



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