With two out in the ninth inning, Bill North drew a walk with the bases loaded to force in the run that gave the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Giants. Ron Cey homered in the sixth to put the Dodgers ahead, 3-2, before the Giants rallied to tie the score in the top half of the ninth. Willie McCovey singled and gave way to pinch-runner Johnnie LeMaster.

After the Dodgers brought Terry Forster to the mound in relief of Burt Hooton, Darrell Evans sacrificed and Mike Ivie delivered a pinch-single to knot the count. In the Dodgers' half, Joe Ferguson singled with one away and, after two out, Lee Lacy also singled. Randy Moffitt, replacing Gary Lavelle, passed Davey Lopes to load the bases and walked North to hand the Dodgers their victory. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Friday, August    11, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  7  1
Dodgers      0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4  9  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .312      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     1   2   .273
Dwyer cf,lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .231      North cf              4   0   0   1     1   1   .252
Clark rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .299
McCovey 1b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .224      Cey 3b                4   1   2   1     0   0   .265
  LeMaster pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .231      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .287
  Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Baker lf              3   1   0   0     0   0   .268
Evans 3b              2   0   0   1     0   0   .257      Oates c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .346
Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .307        Ferguson ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .206
  Ivie ph,1b          1   0   1   1     0   0   .309      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Hooton p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .159
Tamargo c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .263        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Lacy ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Halicki p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .227
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Hill c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .237

Totals               31   3   7   3     2   5             Totals               34   4   9   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 52,869
Left on Base: Giants 5, Dodgers 8
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Tamargo, Oates, Russell
Doubles: Hooton (1)
Home Runs: Cey (15)
Stolen Bases: Ivie (3), Garvey (7), Smith (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (6), Hooton (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (7)
GIDP: Clark (8)
Hit by Pitch: Baker (2,by Halicki)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki                 7     6   3   3   0   3   1  28   2.93
Lavelle L(9-9)          1.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   8   3.19
Moffitt                 0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   3.20
Totals                  8.2   9   4   4   2   4   1  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  8     6   3   3   2   4   0  31   3.01
Forster W(4-4)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.27
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Halicki (3)
Wild Pitches: Hooton (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to left; Dwyer singled to right
[Madlock to third]; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Dwyer to second];
Clark walked; McCovey popped to shortstop; Evans hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Madlock scored, Dwyer to third]; Whitfield struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; North struck out; Smith
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Tamargo
flied out to right; Halicki was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to left; Garvey singled to center;
Garvey stole second; Baker was hit by a pitch; Oates singled to
center [Garvey scored, Baker to third]; Russell flied out to
right; Hooton doubled to left [Baker scored, Oates to third];
Lopes struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock flied out to left; Dwyer flied out to
center; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: North flied out to center; Smith singled to
shortstop; Smith stole second [Smith to third (error by
Tamargo)]; Cey popped to shortstop; Garvey flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey popped to shortstop; Evans grounded out
(second to first); Whitfield popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker popped to first; Oates flied out to left;
Russell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 1, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger flied out to right; Tamargo struck out;
Halicki grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Hooton flied out to left; Lopes struck out; North
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Madlock walked; Dwyer singled to right [Madlock to
second]; Clark grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Madlock to third, Dwyer out at second]; McCovey singled
to right [Madlock scored]; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith popped to shortstop; Cey homered; Garvey
flied out to left; Baker popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield flied out to center; Metzger grounded out
(pitcher to first); Tamargo grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); Russell
singled to left; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Russell to second]; Lopes popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 8TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR HALICKI; Cruz singled to shortstop
[Cruz to second (error by Russell)]; Madlock popped to catcher
in foul territory; Dwyer struck out; Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); North flied out
to right; Smith struck out; Cey singled to third; Garvey flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey singled to right; LEMASTER RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
FORSTER REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Evans out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [LeMaster to second]; IVIE BATTED FOR
WHITFIELD; Ivie singled to right [LeMaster scored]; Ivie stole
second [Ivie to third (error by Oates)]; Metzger struck out;
Tamargo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: HERNDON REPLACED LEMASTER (PLAYING CF); DWYER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); FERGUSON BATTED
FOR OATES; Ferguson singled to center; Russell lined to
shortstop; LACY BATTED FOR FORSTER; Lacy singled to center
[Ferguson to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); HILL
REPLACED LAVELLE (PLAYING C ); Lopes walked [Ferguson to third,
Lacy to second]; North walked [Ferguson scored, Lacy to third,
Lopes to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 4.