The Dodgers' longest winning streak of the season, seven games, came to an end with a 3-2 loss to the Giants, who gained their victory with the aid of homers by Mike Ivie and Bill Madlock. Ivie started the scoring with his swat in the fourth inning. The Giants added another run in that same stanza on a walk to Johnnie LeMaster, a balk by Tommy John and a single by Marc Hill.

A homer by Reggie Smith in the Dodgers' half of the fourth and a run-scoring single by Ron Cey in the sixth fashioned a tie, but Madlock then broke the deadlock with his circuit clout in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    12, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .311      Lopes 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Evans 3b              4   0   3   0     0   1   .262      North cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .248
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Smith rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .302
Ivie 1b               4   1   1   1     0   1   .308      Cey 3b                4   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Baker lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .266
LeMaster ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .228      Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Hill c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .237        Hernandez pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Knepper p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .068      Russell ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .274
                                                          John p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .098
                                                            Lacy ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .311
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .292

Totals               35   3   7   3     1   5             Totals               34   2   7   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 52,294
Left on Base: Giants 6, Dodgers 7
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Hill, Cey
Home Runs: Ivie (8), Madlock (12), Smith (23)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (32)
GIDP: Herndon (10)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(12-9)         9     7   2   2   2   4   1  36   2.87
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   1  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(13-9)            7     7   3   3   1   3   2  30   3.26
Hough                   2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.26
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   5   2  36

Passed Balls: Ferguson (7)
Balks: John (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Evans struck
out; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

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

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie lined to second; Cruz grounded out (shortstop
to first); Herndon singled to right; LeMaster grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Baker
walked; Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; Russell
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill reached on an error by Cey [Hill to first]; On
a bunt Knepper forced Hill (third to shortstop); Madlock flied
out to left; Evans singled to center [Knepper to second]; Clark
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: John grounded out (third to first); Lopes grounded
out (second to first); North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie homered; Cruz grounded out (third to first);
Herndon flied out to right; LeMaster walked; John balked
[LeMaster to second]; Hill singled to right [LeMaster scored];
Knepper was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith homered; Cey flied out to center; Garvey
flied out to right; Baker grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Evans singled
to center; Clark forced Evans (second unassisted); Ivie forced
Clark (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
lined to third; John grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Herndon flied
out to center; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to second; Lopes stole second; North
popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith struck out; Cey
singled to left [Lopes scored, Cey to third (error by Hill)];
Garvey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); Knepper
struck out; Madlock homered; Evans singled to right; Clark
forced Evans (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker flied out to center; Ferguson lined to
center; Russell singled to third; LACY BATTED FOR JOHN; Lacy
singled to right [Russell to second]; Lopes forced Lacy (third
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Ivie was called out
on strikes; Cruz struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Herndon grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: North struck out; Smith grounded out (second to
first); Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 9TH: LeMaster flied out to left; Hill flied out to
center; Knepper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
walked; Ferguson forced Baker (shortstop to second); HERNANDEZ
RAN FOR FERGUSON; Russell singled to right [Hernandez to
second]; MOTA BATTED FOR HOUGH; Mota grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 2.