Gaylord Perry became a 20-game winner for the fifth time in his career when the Padres defeated the Giants, 5-1. The forty-year-old righthander, who pitched seven innings before yielding to Rollie Fingers, allowed only four hits and fanned five batters, raising his strikeout total to 2,985, third on the all-time list. The victory also gave Perry a triumph over every N.L. club this season.

Gene Richards, who boosted his batting average to .301 with four singles, figured in two Padre runs, including one in the seventh when San Diego tallied four times. A two-run single by Jerry Turner highlighted the outburst. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 5, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Thursday, September 21, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  2
Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   5 14  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Richards lf           4   1   4   1     0   0   .301
Whitfield lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .297        Champion 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Clark rf              4   0   3   0     0   1   .308      Smith ss              5   1   2   1     0   0   .260
Evans 3b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .247      Perkins 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Dwyer 1b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .223      Winfield cf,rf        3   1   1   0     1   0   .302
Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Turner rf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .289
Tamargo c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .227        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Tenace c              2   0   1   1     2   1   .225
  Plank p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Gonzalez 2b           3   1   2   0     0   1   .246
Montefusco p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .058        Almon pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .254
  Hill c              1   0   0   0     0   1   .234        Thomas cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
                                                          Perry p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .099
                                                            Wilhelm lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .400

Totals               32   1   6   1     1   7             Totals               33   5  14   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 13,329
Left on Base: Giants 5, Padres 9
DP: Giants 2, Padres 0
Errors: Herndon, Montefusco, Perkins
Doubles: Clark 2 (44)
Stolen Bases: Herndon (13), Turner (5), Wilhelm (1)
Caught Stealing: Clark (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry 2 (12)
GIDP: Turner (3)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(11-8)      6.1   9   2   2   2   2   0  27   3.83
Lavelle                 0.2   4   3   3   1   0   0   7   3.55
Plank                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.79
Totals                  8    14   5   5   3   2   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(20-6)           7     4   0   0   1   5   0  25   2.81
Fingers                 2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8   2.47
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   7   0  33

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


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to center; Whitfield forced Madlock
(first to shortstop) [Whitfield to first (error by Perkins;
assist by Smith)]; Clark doubled to left [Whitfield to third];
Evans flied out to center; Dwyer walked; Herndon forced Dwyer
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to center [Richards to second
(error by Herndon)]; Smith lined into a double play (second to
shortstop) [Richards out at second]; Perkins flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Tamargo struck out; Metzger lined to second;
Montefusco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to center; Turner popped to first
in foul territory; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
grounded out (second to first); Clark singled to left; Clark was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Gonzalez
singled to left; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Gonzalez to second]; Richards singled to second [Gonzalez to
third]; Smith singled to first [Gonzalez scored, Richards to
second]; Perkins flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans flied out to right; Dwyer grounded out (first
unassisted); Herndon singled to shortstop; Herndon stole second;
Tamargo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield flied out to center; Turner singled to
center; Turner stole second; Tenace walked; Evans singled to
left [Turner out at home (left to catcher), Tenace to second];
Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger made an out to first; Montefusco flied out
to right; Madlock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Perry grounded out (second to first); Richards
singled to right; Richards was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Montefusco [Richards to second]; Smith grounded out
(second to first) [Richards to third]; Perkins flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark
struck out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield singled to center; Turner grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Winfield out at second];
Tenace walked; Evans lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Dwyer struck out; Herndon flied out to left; Tamargo
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Gonzalez singled to center; ALMON RAN FOR GONZALEZ;
Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Almon to
second]; HILL REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PLAYING C ); LAVELLE REPLACED
TAMARGO (PITCHING); Richards singled to center [Almon scored];
Smith singled to left [Richards to second]; Perkins grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Richards to third, Smith to second];
Winfield was walked intentionally; Turner singled to right
[Richards scored, Smith scored, Winfield to third]; Tenace
singled to left [Winfield scored, Turner to second]; Evans flied
out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 5.

GIANTS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED ALMON (PLAYING CF); CHAMPION
REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING 2B); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); FINGERS REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); WILHELM
REPLACED PERRY (PLAYING LF); Metzger grounded out (first to
pitcher); Hill struck out; Madlock made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 5.

PADRES 8TH: PLANK REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Thomas flied out
to center; Wilhelm singled to third; Wilhelm stole second;
Champion grounded out (third to first); Smith flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Whitfield singled to third; Clark doubled to left
[Whitfield to third]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted)
[Whitfield scored, Clark to third]; Dwyer struck out; Herndon
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Padres 5.

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