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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 12, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 12, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Urrea |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 16,788 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: John Kibler 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Satch Davidson |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Tony Scott | Right Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Left Fielder |
| John Urrea | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 12, 1978
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Blue
Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Templeton moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Blue
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Templeton scores. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Blue
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Blue
Morales hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Urrea
Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Urrea
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Urrea
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Urrea
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. Whitfield scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Urrea
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Blue
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Blue
Tyson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Blue
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Urrea
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Urrea
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Urrea
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urrea vs. Blue
Urrea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Blue
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Urrea
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Urrea
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Urrea
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Urrea
There goes Whitfield. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Whitfield steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Urrea
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Urrea
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Urrea
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scott. Clark reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herndon vs. Urrea
Herndon hits a line drive into center field. Morales picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Morales. McCovey scores. Clark scores. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Urrea
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Blue
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blue
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Blue
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Urrea
LeMaster hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Urrea
Blue hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Urrea
Madlock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching.
Whitfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hamilton
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hamilton
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Blue
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Blue
Tyson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Blue
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Blue
Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Dave Hamilton.
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Schultz
Buddy Schultz now pitching. Mike Phillips now playing shortstop.
Clark hits a line drive towards short. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Schultz
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Schultz
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Blue
Tom Heintzelman now playing third base.
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Blue
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Blue
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morales vs. Blue
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Phillips tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Blue
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Schultz
LeMaster strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Schultz
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Schultz
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Schultz
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Blue
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Blue
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Blue
Schultz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Blue
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heintzelman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schultz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Schultz
Heintzelman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Schultz
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Schultz
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Schultz
Herndon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Blue
Skip James now playing first base.
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blue
Simmons hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Blue
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Blue
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Vuckovich
Pete Vuckovich now pitching. Steve Swisher now catching.
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Vuckovich
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Vuckovich
Blue is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Blue
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Blue
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heintzelman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Blue
Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1978 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Templeton G, ss 2 1 1 0 Madlock B, 2b 4 1 2 2
Phillips M, ss 2 1 2 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 3 3 1
Scott T, rf 4 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 3 1 2 1
Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 2 1 Heintzelman T, 3b 1 1 1 1
Simmons T, c 4 1 2 1 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 1
Vuckovich P, p 0 0 0 0 James S, 1b 0 0 0 0
Morales J, cf 3 0 0 1 Clark J, rf 4 1 1 1
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Herndon L, cf 4 0 1 2
Tyson M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hill M, c 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey J, lf 4 0 1 0 LeMaster J, ss 4 0 0 0
Urrea J, p 1 0 0 0 Blue V, p 3 1 1 0
Hamilton D, p 0 0 0 0
Sutherland G, ph 1 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Swisher S, c 1 0 0 0
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34 3 10 3 35 9 12 9
St.Louis 100 001 010 -- 3
San Francisco 104 300 10x -- 9
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Urrea J (L) 3.1 9 7 7 1 0
Hamilton D 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Schultz B 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
Vuckovich P 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (W) 9.0 10 3 3 1 5
E -- Morales J
DP -- St.Louis 1, San Francisco 2
LOB -- St.Louis 6, San Francisco 3
2B -- Clark J
HR -- Madlock B, Whitfield T, Heintzelman T, Simmons T
SB -- Whitfield T
SF -- Morales J
T -- 1:56
A -- 16788
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