A five-run explosion in the fifth inning carried the Dodgers to a 5-4 triumph over the Giants and extended the L. A. lead in the N. L. West to two games. The Dodgers trailed, 4-0, going into the bottom of the fifth when Rick Monday got a leadoff homer.

Johnny Oates followed with a single, moved to second on a single by pinch-hitter Vic Davalillo and came home when Davey Lopes hit into a force play and second baseman Bill Madlock threw wildly past first for an error. A single by Bill Russell then scored Lopes. Russell stole second, went to third on a throwing error by catcher Marc Hill and scored on a double by Steve Garvey. Dusty Baker snapped the tie by scoring Garvey with a single. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  5  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            5   0   2   2     0   0   .310      Lopes 2b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .275
Dwyer 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Russell ss            5   1   2   1     0   0   .275
  Heintzelman ph,1b   2   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   4   .306
Clark rf              5   1   3   0     0   1   .310      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .297
  Gardner pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cey 3b                2   0   1   0     2   0   .270
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     2   0   .258      Baker lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .276
Cruz cf,lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .243      Monday cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .251
Whitfield lf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .303        North cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Oates c               2   1   1   0     0   0   .324
  Andrews ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .239        Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  LeMaster ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .223        Forster p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .429
Metzger ss            3   1   2   1     0   0   .251      Sutton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Davalillo ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .304
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        White pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Halicki p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .148        Yeager c            2   0   0   0     0   2   .197
  Herndon cf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .266

Totals               38   4  11   4     2   3             Totals               34   5  11   4     4   6

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 52,589
Left on Base: Giants 9, Dodgers 9
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Madlock, Hill, Russell
Doubles: Cruz (9), Clark 2 (39), Garvey (29), Forster (1)
Home Runs: Monday (16)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (15), Russell (7)
Caught Stealing: Russell (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(8-7)          4.2  10   5   5   1   3   1  24   2.96
Lavelle                 2.1   0   0   0   2   2   0   9   2.89
Moffitt                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.15
Totals                  8    11   5   5   4   6   1  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(13-10)         5     8   4   4   1   2   0  24   3.67
Rautzhan                2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  10   1.44
Forster SV(17)          1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.32
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   3   0  40

Wild Pitches: Sutton (3)

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


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

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell singled to
center; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Cruz doubled to left; Whitfield singled to right
[Cruz to third]; Hill flied out to left; Metzger singled to
right [Cruz scored, Whitfield to second]; Sutton threw a wild
pitch [Whitfield to third, Metzger to second]; Halicki struck
out; Madlock singled to left [Whitfield scored, Metzger scored,
Madlock to second (on throw to home)]; Dwyer was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey popped to third in foul territory; Cey
walked; Baker singled to center [Cey to second]; Monday popped
to shortstop; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 3, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Clark doubled to left; Evans flied out to left; Cruz
popped to first in foul territory; Whitfield grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton flied out to center; Lopes flied out to
left; Russell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Hill grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded
out (second to first); Halicki flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith struck out; Garvey singled to left; Cey
forced Garvey (shortstop to second); Baker flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock flied out to left; Dwyer grounded out (first
unassisted); Clark doubled to left; Evans was walked
intentionally; Cruz singled to center [Clark scored, Evans to
second]; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Monday homered; Oates singled to second; DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR SUTTON; Davalillo singled to left [Oates to second];
WHITE RAN FOR DAVALILLO; Lopes forced White (third to second)
[Oates scored (error by Madlock) (no RBI), Lopes to second];
Debut game for Myron White; Russell singled to right [Lopes
scored]; Russell stole second [Russell to third (error by
Hill)]; Smith struck out; Garvey doubled to left [Russell
scored]; Cey singled to third [Garvey to third]; Baker singled
to center [Garvey scored, Cey to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED
WHITFIELD (PITCHING); HERNDON REPLACED HALICKI (PLAYING CF);
CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Monday walked [Cey to
third, Baker to second]; LACY BATTED FOR OATES; Lacy flied out
to right; 5 R, 7 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 6TH: YEAGER REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING C ); RAUTZHAN
REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Hill grounded out (third to first);
Metzger singled to left; On a bunt Herndon made an out to
pitcher; Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager struck out; Lopes flied out to center;
Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 7TH: HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR DWYER; Heintzelman flied out
to right; Clark struck out; Evans walked; Cruz forced Evans
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: HEINTZELMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Smith
struck out; Garvey flied out to center; Cey walked; Baker flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 8TH: ANDREWS BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Andrews singled to
center [Andrews to second (error by Russell)]; Hill grounded out
(second to first) [Andrews to third]; IVIE BATTED FOR METZGER;
FORSTER REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PITCHING); Ivie grounded out (second
to first); Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); LEMASTER REPLACED
ANDREWS (PLAYING SS); Monday grounded out (second to first);
Forster doubled to right; Yeager struck out; Lopes walked;
Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4,
Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 9TH: NORTH REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); Madlock flied
out to left; Heintzelman flied out to right; On a bunt Clark
singled to second; GARDNER RAN FOR CLARK; Evans lined to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 5.