The Dodgers all but eliminated San Francisco from the race in the N.L. West by beating the Giants, 8-0, Burt Hooton posting his third shutout of the season. After a double by Steve Garvey gave the Dodgers a 1-0 edge in the fourth inning, a two-run double by Davey Lopes in the eighth added to the lead. The Dodgers then broke the game open with a five-run outburst in the ninth inning that featured a three-run double by Bill Russell and a two-run homer by Lopes. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  5  -   8  6  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   2   4     0   0   .281      Madlock 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .310
North cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Monday rf             2   1   0   0     1   1   .257      Clark rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .307
  Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .251
  Simpson rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ivie 1b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .304
Garvey 1b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .302      Tamargo c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .263
Cey 3b                3   1   0   0     0   0   .274        Gardner pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Hill c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Grote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .264
Ferguson c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .224        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Law pr              0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .062
  Mota ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .321        Cruz cf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .243
  White pr,lf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Russell ss            4   1   2   3     0   0   .280
Hooton p              4   1   0   0     0   3   .159

Totals               33   8   6   8     4   5             Totals               29   0   5   0     3   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 38,073
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Giants 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 0
Doubles: Lopes (24), Russell (29), Tamargo (3)
Triples: Ivie (3)
Home Runs: Lopes (16)
Stolen Bases: Monday (2), Law (1)
Caught Stealing: Gardner (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield (16)
Hit by Pitch: Cey (6,by Lavelle)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(18-8)          9     5   0   0   3   4   0  33   2.64
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   4   0  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(11-7)      7.2   3   3   3   3   3   0  29   3.92
Lavelle                 1.1   3   5   5   1   2   1   9   3.35
Totals                  9     6   8   8   4   5   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Lavelle (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Terry Tata


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North grounded
out (second to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock made an out to first; On a bunt Whitfield
made an out to first; Clark lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey walked; Cey grounded out (third to first)
[Garvey to second]; Baker flied out to left; Ferguson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Ivie
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Tamargo doubled to right;
Herndon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Hooton struck out;
Lopes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Montefusco
grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 4TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
walked; Monday stole second; Garvey singled to center [Monday
scored]; Cey lined to left; Baker lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield struck out; Clark walked; Evans walked
[Clark to second]; Ivie singled to left [Clark out at home (left
to third to shortstop), Evans to second]; Tamargo grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson popped to shortstop; Russell flied out to
left; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon flied out to left; Metzger flied out to
center; Montefusco lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North grounded
out (second to first); Monday popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Madlock singled to center; Whitfield out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Madlock to second]; Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans lined to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey flied out to left; Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baker popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Ivie made an out to second; Tamargo walked; GARDNER
RAN FOR TAMARGO; Gardner was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Giants 0.

DODGERS 8TH: HILL REPLACED GARDNER (PLAYING C ); Ferguson
walked; LAW RAN FOR FERGUSON; Law stole second; Debut game
for Rudy Law; Russell singled to left [Law to third]; Hooton
forced Russell (pitcher to shortstop) [Law stayed at third];
Lopes doubled to left [Law scored, Hooton scored]; North flied
out to left; LAVELLE REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); CRUZ REPLACED
MONTEFUSCO (PLAYING CF); LACY BATTED FOR MONDAY; Lacy struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED LACY (PLAYING RF); YEAGER REPLACED
LAW (PLAYING C ); Metzger flied out to right; Cruz singled to
center; Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey singled to third; Cey was hit by a pitch
[Garvey to second]; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Garvey to third, Cey to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Mota
was walked intentionally; WHITE RAN FOR MOTA; Russell doubled to
left [Garvey scored, Cey scored, White scored]; Hooton struck
out; Lopes homered [Russell scored]; North grounded out
(shortstop to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GROTE REPLACED
BAKER (PLAYING C ); Clark flied out to center; Evans flied out
to right; Ivie tripled to left; Hill popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Giants 0.

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