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Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 3, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 3, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 3, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 3, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 42,084 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
Don Sutton | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Marc Hill | Catcher |
Jim Barr | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 3, 1978
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Barr
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Barr
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Barr
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Barr
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Sutton
Madlock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Madlock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Sutton
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Sutton
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Sutton
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sutton
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Sutton
There goes Evans. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Sutton
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Sutton
Metzger takes first base on ball four. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hill vs. Sutton
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evans scores. Herndon moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barr vs. Sutton
Barr hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Barr
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Barr
Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Barr
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Barr
Ferguson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Sutton
Madlock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Madlock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Sutton
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Sutton
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Madlock scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Sutton
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Sutton
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Barr
Sutton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Barr
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Barr
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Barr
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Sutton
Herndon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Sutton
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Sutton
Hill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barr vs. Sutton
Barr bunts in front of the plate. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out. Herndon moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Madlock vs. Sutton
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Barr
Garvey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon who is chasing the ball. Garvey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Barr
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garvey scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Barr
Cey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Cey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Barr
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Barr covering. Safe. Cey scores. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Barr
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davalillo vs. Barr
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Don Sutton.
Davalillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Monday scores. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopes vs. Barr
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Rautzhan
Lance Rautzhan now pitching.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rautzhan
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Rautzhan
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Barr
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Barr
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Barr
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rautzhan
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rautzhan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Rautzhan
Herndon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Rautzhan
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Rautzhan
Hill is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barr vs. Rautzhan
Barr hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Rautzhan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barr for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Barr
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Barr
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Barr
Monday 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 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Rautzhan
Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Rautzhan
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Rautzhan
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rautzhan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Barr
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Barr
Manny Mota pinch hits for Lance Rautzhan.
Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Barr
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Barr
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hough
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Hough
Herndon bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Hough
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Barr
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Barr
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Barr
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Barr
Cey hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Hough
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Hough
Barr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Hough
Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Barr
Mike Ivie now playing first base.
Monday hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Barr
Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Barr
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Charlie Hough.
Lacy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Herndon is chasing the ball. Lacy rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Barr
Hector Cruz now playing right field.
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
There goes Lopes. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Moffitt
Russell hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching.
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Forster
Cruz bunts towards the mound. Forster fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Forster
Ivie is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Forster
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Ivie moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/3/1978 -- Los Angeles at San Francisco (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Lopes D, 2b 5 0 3 0 Madlock B, 2b 5 2 2 0 Russell B, ss 5 0 2 0 Whitfield T, lf 3 1 0 0 Smith R, rf 4 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 4 0 1 1 Garvey S, 1b 4 1 2 0 Cruz H, rf 0 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 4 0 0 1 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 2 Cey R, 3b 4 1 2 0 Ivie M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 4 1 1 1 Evans D, 3b 4 1 2 1 Ferguson J, c 4 0 0 0 Herndon L, cf 4 0 3 0 Sutton D, p 1 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 0 Davalillo V, ph 1 0 1 1 Hill M, c 3 0 1 1 Rautzhan L, p 0 0 0 0 Barr J, p 3 0 0 0 Mota M, ph 1 0 0 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 Hough C, p 0 0 0 0 Lacy L, ph 1 1 1 1 Forster T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 4 12 4 33 5 11 5 Los Angeles 000 300 001 -- 4 San Francisco 310 000 001 -- 5 1 out when winning run was scored. Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Sutton D 3.0 9 4 4 1 3 Rautzhan L 3.0 1 0 0 2 1 Hough C 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 Forster T (L) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Barr J 8.2 12 4 4 0 3 Moffitt R (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Evans D DP -- Los Angeles 1, San Francisco 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 7, San Francisco 11 2B -- Russell B, Madlock B 2, Cey R 3B -- Garvey S HR -- McCovey W, Lacy L SB -- Evans D, Lopes D SH -- Barr J, Cruz H T -- 2:28 A -- 42084
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