The Giants beat the Padres, 6-3, as Vida Blue got credit for his first victory since August 4. The Giants scored two runs in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Jack Clark and RBI single by Mike Ivie and added another in the third on a single by Clark and double by Darrell Evans. A triple by Marc Hill produced another tally in the fourth and the final pair came in the seventh on RBI singles by Hector Cruz and Roger Metzger. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Giants       2  0  1    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   6 12  0
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   3 11  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            5   1   2   0     1   1   .313      Smith ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Whitfield lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .297      Evans 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Clark rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .305        D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Evans 3b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .249        Richards ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Ivie 1b               4   1   2   1     1   1   .310      Turner lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Dwyer cf              1   1   0   0     1   0   .226      Winfield rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
  Cruz ph,cf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .237      Tenace c              4   0   2   1     0   1   .224
  Herndon pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Gonzalez 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .242
Metzger ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .236      Perkins 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .253
Hill c                3   0   2   1     2   0   .234      Wilhelm cf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .357
Blue p                4   0   0   0     0   3   .081      Rasmussen p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .145
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .128
  James ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .095        Ashford ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reynolds ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .244
                                                            Almon 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .254

Totals               36   6  12   6     7   7             Totals               37   3  11   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 13,123
Left on Base: Giants 13, Padres 8
DP: Giants 0, Padres 1
Errors: Almon
Doubles: Whitfield (19), Evans (23)
Triples: Hill (1)
Stolen Bases: Clark (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (8), Whitfield (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (9)
GIDP: Cruz (10)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(17-9)            7    11   3   2   1   4   0  32   2.81
Moffitt                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.24
Lavelle SV(14)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.28
Totals                  9    11   3   2   1   6   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(14-14)      3.1   6   4   4   1   2   0  17   4.21
Shirley                 1.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   7   3.87
Lee                     1.2   4   2   2   1   2   0  10   3.21
Mura                    0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2  11.57
D'Acquisto              2     1   0   0   2   1   0  10   2.27
Totals                  9    12   6   6   7   7   0  46

Passed Balls: Hill (2)
Balks: Rasmussen (6)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to center; Whitfield doubled to
center [Madlock to third]; Clark hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Madlock scored]; Evans flied out to right [Whitfield to third];
Ivie singled to left [Whitfield scored]; Rasmussen balked [Ivie
to second]; Dwyer made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Smith flied out to right; Evans flied out to right;
Turner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Metzger struck out; Hill grounded out (first
unassisted); Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield made an out to second; Tenace struck out;
Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Padres 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out
(first unassisted); Clark singled to third; Evans doubled to
right [Clark scored]; Ivie made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Perkins lined to third; Wilhelm struck out;
Rasmussen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Padres 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Dwyer walked; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Dwyer to second]; Hill tripled to center
[Dwyer scored]; SHIRLEY REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Blue
flied out to center; Madlock was walked intentionally; Whitfield
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Evans singled to right;
Turner singled to left [Evans to second]; Winfield forced Turner
(shortstop to second) [Evans to third]; Tenace singled to third
[Evans scored, Winfield to second]; Gonzalez singled to right
[Winfield out at home (right to catcher), Tenace to second]; 1
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Clark singled to right; Clark stole second; Evans
lined to second; Ivie was walked intentionally; CRUZ BATTED FOR
DWYER; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Ivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Perkins struck
out; Wilhelm singled to right; ASHFORD BATTED FOR SHIRLEY;
Ashford singled to left [Wilhelm to second]; Smith flied out to
right; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 1.

GIANTS 6TH: LEE REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Metzger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hill singled to right; On a bunt Blue
struck out; Madlock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Turner grounded out (second to first); Winfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; Ivie singled to
center [Evans to second]; Cruz singled to left [Evans scored,
Ivie to third]; Metzger singled to center [Ivie scored, Cruz to
second]; MURA REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Hill walked [Cruz to
third, Metzger to second]; Blue struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 6, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Gonzalez singled to right; Perkins singled to right
[Gonzalez to third]; Wilhelm grounded out (second to first)
[Gonzalez scored, Perkins to second]; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR MURA;
Reynolds walked; Smith flied out to left; Evans singled to left
[Perkins to third, Reynolds to second]; Turner made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 6, Padres 2.

GIANTS 8TH: ALMON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING 3B); D'ACQUISTO
REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Madlock singled to center; Whitfield
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Madlock to second];
Clark flied out to left; Evans popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield singled to right; Hill allowed a passed
ball [Winfield to second]; Tenace singled to left [Winfield to
third]; MOFFITT REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Gonzalez popped to
third in foul territory; Perkins forced Tenace (shortstop to
second) [Winfield scored (unearned)]; Wilhelm struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Padres 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Ivie struck out; Cruz reached on an error by Almon
[Cruz to second]; HERNDON RAN FOR CRUZ; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Herndon to third]; Hill was walked
intentionally; JAMES BATTED FOR MOFFITT; James walked [Hill to
second]; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 6, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: LAVELLE REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); HERNDON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Almon flied out to center; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); RICHARDS BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Richards
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Padres 3.