Unfurling his second straight shutout and sixth of the season -- tops in the league -- Bob Knepper pitched the Giants to a 1-0 triumph over the Padres. The Giants scored the only run of game in the second inning on singles by Darrell Evans and Larry Herndon and an infield out by Roger Metzger.

The Giants completed the home portion of their schedule with a total attendance of 1,740,477, an increase of more than one million over 1977. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 1, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  5  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .312      Madlock 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Whitfield lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Clark rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .309
Winfield rf           2   0   0   0     0   2   .308      Evans 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .246
  Beswick rf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Ivie 1b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .308
Wilhelm cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .368      Herndon cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Perkins 1b            3   0   1   0     0   2   .243      Metzger ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .242
Castillo c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hill c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .236
  Ashford ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Knepper p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .063
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Almon 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Rasmussen p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .141
  Tenace ph,c         0   0   0   0     1   0   .223

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   8             Totals               25   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance:  4,708
Left on Base: Padres 5, Giants 4
DP: Padres 1, Giants 0
Doubles: Richards (26)
Stolen Bases: Perkins (4)
Caught Stealing: Smith (12), Clark (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Knepper 2 (8)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(14-15)      7     4   1   1   2   4   0  25   4.11
Lee                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.36
Totals                  8     5   1   1   2   4   0  29

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(17-11)        9     5   0   0   1   8   0  32   2.63
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   8   0  32

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


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

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to center; Whitfield forced Madlock
(first to shortstop); Clark lined into a double play (third to
first) [Whitfield out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Giants 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield struck out; Wilhelm grounded out (second to
first); Perkins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to right; Ivie grounded out (third to
first) [Evans to second]; Herndon singled to left [Evans to
third]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first) [Evans scored,
Herndon to second]; Hill struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Giants 1.

PADRES 3RD: Castillo made an out to second; Almon grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rasmussen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper struck out; Madlock flied out to center;
Whitfield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Giants 1.

PADRES 4TH: Richards struck out; Smith grounded out (third to
first); Evans singled to left; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark made an out to first; Evans popped to third in
foul territory; Ivie walked; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 1.

PADRES 5TH: Wilhelm flied out to right; Perkins singled to
center; Castillo grounded out (first unassisted) [Perkins to
second]; Perkins stole third; Almon was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: BESWICK REPLACED WINFIELD (PLAYING RF); On a bunt
Metzger singled to third; Hill flied out to right; Knepper out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second];
Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Giants 1.

PADRES 6TH: On a bunt Rasmussen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Richards doubled to left; Smith reached on a fielder's choice
[Richards out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; Smith
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark
walked; Evans lined to center; Clark was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 1.

PADRES 7TH: Evans made an out to first; Beswick grounded out
(second to first); Wilhelm singled to left; Perkins was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Ivie made an out to second; Herndon grounded out
(third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 1.

PADRES 8TH: ASHFORD BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Ashford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Almon lined to second; TENACE BATTED FOR
RASMUSSEN; Tenace walked; Richards singled to left [Tenace to
second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LEE REPLACED
ASHFORD (PITCHING); Hill singled to third; Knepper out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hill to second]; Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hill to third]; Whitfield
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Giants 1.

PADRES 9TH: Evans flied out to center; On a bunt Beswick struck
out; Wilhelm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 1.