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Friday September 1, 1978
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With two out in the eighth inning, Jack Clark cracked a homer to give the Giants a 4-3 victory over the Phillies. The Giants took a 3-0 lead in the third. Darrell Evans homered with a man on base and the other run followed on a triple by Clark and single by Mike Ivie.

The Phillies came back with a pair in the fourth, one run scoring on an error by Ivie and the other on a homer by Greg Luzinski, before tying the score in the seventh on a triple by Tim McCarver and single by Ted Sizemore. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Phillies     0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  0
Giants       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  7  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Madlock 2b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .306
  Martin ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Evans 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .263
Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .304      Clark rf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .309
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Ivie 1b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .302
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   2     0   3   .273      Cruz lf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .238
Hebner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Cardenal ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .264      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
McCarver c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Boone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Barr p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Maddox cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .274        Heintzelman ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .244        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               32   3   6   3     1   4             Totals               30   4   7   4     1   2

Time of Game: 1:40   Attendance: 16,413
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Giants 3
DP: Phillies 0, Giants 1
Errors: Ivie
Triples: McCarver (1), Clark (6)
Home Runs: Luzinski (29), Evans (16), Clark (22)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (11)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (4), Evans (5)
GIDP: Boone (11)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(12-12)        8     7   4   4   1   2   2  31   3.10
Totals                  8     7   4   4   1   2   2  31

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    7     4   3   2   1   3   1  27   3.39
Lavelle W(11-9)         2     2   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.79
Totals                  9     6   3   2   1   4   1  33

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride lined to first; Bowa lined to shortstop;
Schmidt walked; Schmidt stole second; Luzinski was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Evans singled
to right; Evans was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Clark grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); McCarver
lined to center; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to
left; On a bunt Herndon made an out to pitcher; LeMaster
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Carlton grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill struck out; Barr grounded out (pitcher to
first); Madlock walked; Evans homered [Madlock scored]; Clark
tripled to left; Ivie singled to center [Clark scored]; Cruz
singled to second [Ivie to second]; Herndon flied out to center;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa reached on an error by Ivie [Bowa to first];
Schmidt flied out to right; Luzinski homered [Bowa scored
(unearned)]; Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); McCarver
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Hill
grounded out (third to first); Barr popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox singled to right; Sizemore forced Maddox
(second to shortstop); Carlton grounded out (first unassisted)
[Sizemore to second]; McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Evans flied
out to center; Clark popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz popped
to first in foul territory; Herndon flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner flied out to center; McCarver tripled to
center; Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; Sizemore
singled to left [McCarver scored]; Carlton flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); Hill
popped to second; HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR BARR; Heintzelman flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Giants 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED HEINTZELMAN (PITCHING); MARTIN
BATTED FOR MCBRIDE; Martin popped to second; Bowa singled to
left; Schmidt forced Bowa (third to second); Schmidt was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Madlock struck
out; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Clark homered; Ivie
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
3, Giants 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski struck out; CARDENAL BATTED FOR HEBNER;
Cardenal singled to center; BOONE BATTED FOR MCCARVER; Boone
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Giants 4.



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