Extending their lead in N. L. West to three games, the Dodgers romped over the Giants, 9-2, as Joe Ferguson and Ron Cey attacked with home runs. Cey's blast came after a single by Steve Garvey in the second inning. Ferguson's round-tripper came in the fifth following a single by Cey and walk to Rick Monday. Ferguson also had a pair of doubles and Cey added a pair of singles to help Doug Rau gain his 13th victory. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Dodgers      0  3  2    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   9 13  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .307      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Evans 3b              3   1   1   1     2   1   .258      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Clark rf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Smith rf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Ivie 1b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Cruz lf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .247      Cey 3b                3   3   3   2     1   0   .275
Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Hill c                3   0   2   0     1   0   .227      Monday cf             2   3   2   2     2   0   .256
  Littlejohn pr,c     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rhoden p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .116
LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     2   1   .236      Ferguson c            3   1   3   4     1   0   .230
Barr p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .109      Rau p                 3   0   1   1     0   0   .161
  Heintzelman ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .174        North cf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .234
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Plank p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .302
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   7   2     6   4             Totals               32   9  13   9     6   0

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 27,211
Left on Base: Giants 12, Dodgers 6
DP: Giants 3, Dodgers 0
Errors: Cruz, Smith
Doubles: Cruz (10), Ferguson 2 (15)
Home Runs: Cruz (7), Evans (17), Cey (18), Ferguson (14)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (41)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (12)
GIDP: Rau (1), Baker (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(7-11)            3     8   5   5   3   0   1  18   3.63
Minton                  2     3   3   3   1   0   1  10   8.04
Plank                   2     2   1   1   1   0   0   7   4.50
Curtis                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.97
Totals                  8    13   9   9   6   0   2  39

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(13-8)             7     5   2   2   5   2   2  32   3.41
Rhoden                  2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.72
Totals                  9     7   2   2   6   4   2  41

Wild Pitches: Curtis (6)

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


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

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Cruz homered; Herndon grounded out (third to first);
Hill grounded out (second to first); LeMaster walked; Barr flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to third; Cey homered [Garvey
scored]; Baker grounded out (third to first); Monday walked;
Ferguson doubled to left [Monday to third]; Rau singled to right
[Monday scored, Ferguson to third]; Lopes walked [Rau to
second]; Russell lined into a double play (right to shortstop)
[Rau out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
walked; Clark forced Evans (third to second); Ivie flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Smith singled to right; Garvey popped to catcher in
foul territory; Cey singled to left [Smith to second]; Baker
singled to pitcher [Smith to third, Cey to second]; Monday
singled to left [Smith scored, Cey scored, Baker to third,
Monday to second (error by Cruz)]; Ferguson was walked
intentionally; Rau grounded into a double play (shortstop to
catcher to first) [Baker out at home]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Cruz doubled to left; Herndon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hill walked; LeMaster walked [Cruz to
third, Hill to second]; HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR BARR; Heintzelman
flied out to right; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 4TH: MINTON REPLACED HEINTZELMAN (PITCHING); Lopes
singled to shortstop; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Lopes to second]; Lopes stole third; Smith popped to
shortstop; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans homered; Clark grounded out (shortstop to
first); Ivie flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey singled to left; Baker flied out to center;
Monday walked [Cey to second]; Ferguson homered [Cey scored,
Monday scored]; Rau grounded out (second to first); Lopes flied
out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 8.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon lined to right; Hill singled to center;
LeMaster forced Hill (shortstop to second); ANDREWS BATTED FOR
MINTON; Andrews reached on an error by Smith [LeMaster to third,
Andrews to first]; Madlock lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 6TH: PLANK REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Russell grounded
out (second to first); Debut game for Ed Plank; Smith
flied out to center; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 8.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Clark flied out to
center; Ivie singled to right; Cruz popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey walked; Baker grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cey out at second]; Monday
singled to right; Ferguson doubled to right [Monday scored,
Ferguson out at third (right to second to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 9.

GIANTS 8TH: RHODEN REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); NORTH REPLACED
RAU (PLAYING CF); Herndon singled to right; Hill singled to
right [Herndon to second]; LITTLEJOHN RAN FOR HILL; LeMaster
struck out; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR PLANK; Whitfield struck out;
Madlock walked [Herndon to third, Littlejohn to second]; Evans
popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 9.

DODGERS 8TH: LITTLEJOHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CURTIS
REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); North walked; Lopes forced North
(first to shortstop); Russell flied out to center; Curtis threw
a wild pitch [Lopes to second]; Smith grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 9.

GIANTS 9TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie flied
out to center; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Dodgers 9.