Continuing their see-saw struggle, the Giants climbed back into sole possession of first place in the N. L. West by outlasting the Dodgers, 7-6, in a wild 11-inning contest. The game was 4-4 going into the top of the 10th when the Giants went ahead, 6-4, on a two-out, two-run pinch-single by Marc Hill. The Dodgers tied it in the bottom of the frame on a double play grounder by Joe Ferguson and bad-hop single by pinch-hitter Davey Lopes.

In the top of the 11th, Larry Herndon opened with a two-bagger and scored on a single by Jack Clark. Ed Halicki relieved in the bottom of the inning with two men on base and one out to retire the last two batters and record the first save of his career. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Game Played on Sunday, August    13, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  -   7 11  1
Dodgers      1  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  -   6 16  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            5   1   0   0     1   0   .307      North cf              6   0   0   0     0   3   .243
Dwyer cf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .238      Russell ss            6   0   3   0     0   0   .277
  Herndon cf          1   1   1   0     0   0   .285      Smith rf              6   2   3   2     0   1   .305
Clark rf              4   0   2   2     1   1   .297      Cey 3b                6   1   3   0     0   0   .268
McCovey 1b            4   0   2   1     1   0   .227        Hernandez pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LeMaster pr,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Garvey 1b             6   1   3   0     0   1   .288
Evans 3b              5   1   0   0     1   0   .259      Lacy 2b               4   1   1   2     0   0   .309
Whitfield lf          6   0   1   0     0   1   .305        Martinez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .253        Davalillo ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .305
  Ivie ph,1b          0   1   0   0     1   0   .308        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
Tamargo c             2   1   0   0     3   1   .250        Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Monday lf             3   0   1   0     2   1   .251
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Oates c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Halicki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Ferguson ph,c       3   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .111
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .227        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .067        Rhoden p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .119
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Lopes ph,2b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .275
  Hill ph,c           1   0   1   2     0   0   .240

Totals               40   7  11   7     9   4             Totals               49   6  16   5     2   9

Time of Game: 3:48   Attendance: 51,417
Left on Base: Giants 11, Dodgers 12
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: LeMaster
Doubles: Dwyer (8), Herndon (15)
Home Runs: Smith 2 (25), Lacy (10)
Stolen Bases: Dwyer (4)
Caught Stealing: Tamargo (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Montefusco (7), Clark (3)
GIDP: Ferguson (10)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              4.2   8   4   4   0   5   3  22   3.83
Williams                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.22
Lavelle                 3.2   3   0   0   1   4   0  15   3.04
Moffitt                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.18
Minton                  0.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   5   6.55
Curtis W(4-1)           0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.84
Halicki SV(1)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.92
Totals                 11    16   6   6   2   9   3  51

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  9     7   4   4   7   4   0  39   3.48
Forster                 0.2   1   2   2   2   0   0   5   2.61
Rhoden                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.89
Hough L(3-3)            1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.35
Totals                 11    11   7   7   9   4   0  51

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


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock popped to third; Dwyer walked; Dwyer stole
second; Clark walked; McCovey flied out to right [Dwyer to
third]; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: North struck out; Russell flied out to center;
Smith homered; Cey grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield popped to shortstop; Metzger singled to
center; Tamargo walked [Metzger to second]; Montefusco out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Metzger to third, Tamargo to
second]; Madlock walked; Dwyer doubled to right [Metzger scored,
Tamargo scored, Madlock to third]; Clark singled to third
[Madlock scored, Dwyer to third]; McCovey singled to right
[Dwyer scored, Clark out at home (right to shortstop to first to
second to third)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to left; Lacy popped to catcher in
foul territory; Monday struck out; Oates flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Evans grounded out (second to first); Whitfield
grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton struck out; North grounded out (pitcher to
first); Russell singled to center; Smith flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Tamargo walked; Tamargo was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Montefusco grounded out (third to
first); Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey singled to second; Garvey flied out to left;
Lacy homered [Cey scored]; Monday singled to left; Oates flied
out to center; Sutton struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
4, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Dwyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark was
called out on strikes; McCovey walked; Evans flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: North struck out; Russell flied out to center;
Smith homered; Cey singled to left; WILLIAMS REPLACED MONTEFUSCO
(PITCHING); Garvey singled to center [Cey to second]; Lacy flied
out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield singled to center; Metzger forced
Whitfield (catcher to shortstop); Tamargo flied out to left;
CRUZ BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Cruz singled to third [Metzger to
second]; Madlock forced Cruz (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: LAVELLE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Monday walked;
FERGUSON BATTED FOR OATES; Ferguson popped to second; Sutton
struck out; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 7TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); On a bunt
Dwyer singled to second; Clark out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Dwyer to second]; McCovey grounded out (first
unassisted) [Dwyer to third]; Evans walked; Whitfield struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
struck out; Cey singled to center; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Tamargo was
called out on strikes; Lavelle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 4, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Lacy grounded out (second to first); Monday
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED LACY (PLAYING 2B); Madlock lined
to third; Dwyer popped to second in foul territory; Clark popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 9TH: HERNDON REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING CF); MOTA BATTED
FOR SUTTON; Mota flied out to center; North flied out to right;
Russell singled to center; Smith singled to left [Russell to
second]; MOFFITT REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Cey flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 10TH: FORSTER REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); McCovey singled
to center; LEMASTER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Evans forced LeMaster
(first to shortstop); Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted)
[Evans to second]; IVIE BATTED FOR METZGER; Ivie was walked
intentionally; Tamargo walked [Evans to third, Ivie to second];
HILL BATTED FOR MOFFITT; RHODEN REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING);
Hill singled to center [Evans scored, Ivie scored, Tamargo to
third]; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 10TH: HILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LEMASTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MINTON
REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Garvey singled to second; DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Davalillo singled to left [Garvey to
second]; Monday walked [Garvey to third, Davalillo to second];
Ferguson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Garvey scored (no RBI), Davalillo to third, Monday out at
second]; LOPES BATTED FOR RHODEN; Lopes singled to second
[Davalillo scored]; CURTIS REPLACED MINTON (PITCHING); North
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6,
Dodgers 6.

GIANTS 11TH: LOPES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOUGH REPLACED
DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Herndon doubled to center; Clark singled
to left [Herndon scored]; LeMaster flied out to left; Evans
flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 11TH: Russell singled to left; Smith flied out to
center; Cey reached on an error by LeMaster [Russell to second,
Cey to first]; HERNANDEZ RAN FOR CEY; HALICKI REPLACED CURTIS
(PITCHING); Garvey flied out to center; BAKER BATTED FOR HOUGH;
Baker popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 7, Dodgers
6.