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Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 30, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 30, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 30, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 30, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Dick Stello |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
Greg Gross | Center Fielder |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Larry Biittner | Left Fielder |
Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
Rodney Scott | Third Baseman |
Dave Rader | Catcher |
Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
Jim Dwyer | Center Fielder |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
John Tamargo | Catcher |
Jim Barr | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 30, 1978
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Barr
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Barr
Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Barr
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Barr
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Barr
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Reuschel
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Reuschel
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reuschel
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Reuschel
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Barr
Trillo hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Barr
Scott bunts towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Barr
Rader hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reuschel vs. Barr
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Reuschel
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Reuschel
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Reuschel
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tamargo vs. Reuschel
Tamargo hits a popup towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Barr
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Barr
Gross 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Barr
Buckner 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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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Reuschel
Barr strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Reuschel
Madlock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Madlock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Reuschel
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Reuschel
There's a wild pitch. Madlock scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reuschel
Clark hits a line drive into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Barr
Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Barr
Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Barr
Trillo hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Reuschel
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Reuschel
Ivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Reuschel
Dwyer bunts towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ivie moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Reuschel
Metzger hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Tamargo vs. Reuschel
Tamargo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Barr vs. Reuschel
Barr hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Barr
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Barr
Barr fires to first and picks off Scott. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Barr
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Barr
Reuschel hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Reuschel
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Reuschel
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reuschel
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Barr
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Barr
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Barr
Buckner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tamargo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Barr
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Reuschel
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Reuschel
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Reuschel
There's a wild pitch. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Dwyer vs. Reuschel
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Reuschel
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tamargo vs. Reuschel
There's a wild pitch. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Tamargo vs. Reuschel
Tamargo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barr vs. Reuschel
Barr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Barr
Larry Herndon now playing center field.
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Barr
Trillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Barr
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Reuschel
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Reuschel
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reuschel
Clark hits a popup towards the mound. Reuschel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Barr
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Barr
Mike Vail pinch hits for Rick Reuschel.
Vail hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Barr
Jerry White pinch runs for Mike Vail.
De Jesus bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Clines vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching. Gene Clines pinch hits for Greg Gross.
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rader scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Lavelle
Buckner 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 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Moore
Jerry White now playing center field. Donnie Moore now pitching.
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Moore
Ivie bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Trillo covering, for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Moore
Herndon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Buckner. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Moore
Metzger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tamargo vs. Moore
There goes Metzger. The throw from Rader and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Tamargo vs. Moore
Tamargo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lavelle vs. Moore
Lavelle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lavelle
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Lavelle
Biittner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Lavelle
Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Moffitt
Dave Kingman pinch hits for Rodney Scott. Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Kingman 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 (back to top)
Game of 7/30/1978, game 1 -- Chicago at San Francisco (D) Chicago AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI De Jesus I, ss 3 0 1 0 Madlock B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Gross G, cf 3 1 1 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 0 0 0 Clines G, ph 1 0 0 1 Clark J, rf 3 0 0 0 Moore D, p 0 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 3 3 2 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ivie M, 1b 3 0 1 1 Murcer B, rf 4 0 1 1 Dwyer J, cf 0 0 0 1 Biittner L, lf 4 0 0 0 Herndon L, cf 1 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 2 1 Scott R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Tamargo J, c 1 0 0 0 Kingman D, ph 1 0 0 0 Barr J, p 3 0 0 0 Rader D, c 3 1 2 0 Lavelle G, p 1 0 0 0 Reuschel R, p 2 0 0 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 Vail M, ph 1 0 1 0 White J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 7 2 27 4 6 3 Chicago 100 000 010 -- 2 San Francisco 001 101 01x -- 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Reuschel R (L) 7.0 4 3 3 5 1 Moore D 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Barr J (W) 7.1 6 2 2 1 0 Lavelle G 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Moffitt R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Buckner B, Rader D LOB -- Chicago 5, San Francisco 8 2B -- Gross G, Madlock B, Evans D SB -- Metzger R SH -- Dwyer J, De Jesus I, Ivie M SF -- Dwyer J WP -- Reuschel R 3 T -- 2:05 A -- 0
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