Posting his fourth shutout of the season, Bob Knepper pitched the Giants to a 2-0 victory over the Mets. Jim Dwyer hit a solo homer in the first inning. The other run came in the sixth when Roger Metzger singled, stole second, advanced to third on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Bill Madlock. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    29, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Giants       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Madlock 2b            4   0   3   1     0   1   .312
Valentine 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Andrews pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
S. Henderson lf       3   0   1   0     1   2   .274      Dwyer cf,1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .244
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .257      Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266        Cruz pr,rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Grieve rf             2   0   1   0     1   1   .213      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Youngblood cf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Hausman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .301
  Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Metzger ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .244
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Tamargo c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .236
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .062

Totals               29   0   4   0     3   6             Totals               29   2   6   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 34,174
Left on Base: Mets 5, Giants 5
DP: Mets 0, Giants 1
Errors: Montanez
Doubles: Montanez (25), S. Henderson (26), Maddox (16), Dwyer (9)
Home Runs: Dwyer (4)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (6), Andrews (5)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Knepper (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hausman L(2-3)          7     5   2   2   1   5   1  26   5.26
Lockwood                0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.49
Bernard                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.00
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   6   1  31

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(14-9)         9     4   0   0   3   6   0  32   2.69
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   6   0  32

Wild Pitches: Knepper (5)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West


METS 1ST: Maddox made an out to second; Valentine grounded out
(third to first); S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock struck out; Dwyer homered; Clark popped to
third in foul territory; McCovey grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

METS 2ND: Montanez doubled to left; Stearns popped to catcher in
foul territory; Grieve walked; Youngblood grounded out (second
to first) [Montanez to third, Grieve to second]; Flynn grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans struck out; Whitfield made an out to second;
Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants
1.

METS 3RD: Hausman grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
walked; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Tamargo struck out; Knepper struck out; Madlock
singled to left; Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 0, Giants 1.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson doubled to right; Montanez struck out;
Stearns flied out to left; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
lined to second; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

METS 5TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Flynn flied
to right in foul territory; Hausman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield lined to center; Metzger singled to right;
Metzger stole second; Tamargo walked; Knepper out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to third, Tamargo to second];
Madlock singled to left [Metzger scored, Tamargo out at home
(left to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 2.

METS 6TH: Maddox doubled to left; Valentine flied out to center
[Maddox to third]; S. Henderson walked; Montanez hit into a
double play (center to catcher) [Maddox out at home]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Dwyer doubled to right; Clark grounded out (third to
first); McCovey struck out; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 2.

METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Grieve singled
to center; Knepper threw a wild pitch [Grieve to second];
Youngblood flied out to center [Grieve to third]; Flynn lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 2.

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

METS 8TH: RANDLE BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; Randle flied out to center;
Maddox flied out to left; Valentine popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); Knepper was
called out on strikes; Madlock singled to left; ANDREWS RAN FOR
MADLOCK; Andrews stole second; Dwyer flied out to right; BERNARD
REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Clark reached on an error by
Montanez (assist by Valentine) [Andrews to third, Clark to
first]; Skip Lockwood left with arm problem; CRUZ RAN FOR
CLARK; McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 2.

METS 9TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CRUZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); HERNDON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING CF); DWYER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); S. Henderson struck out;
Montanez struck out; Stearns was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 2.