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Padres
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 27, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres, played on September 27, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 27, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 27, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 4,708 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Bob Engel 2B: (none) 3B: Jerry Dale |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Richards | Left Fielder |
Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
Barry Evans | Third Baseman |
Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
Jim Wilhelm | Center Fielder |
Broderick Perkins | First Baseman |
Tony Castillo | Catcher |
Bill Almon | Second Baseman |
Eric Rasmussen | Pitcher |
Roger Craig | 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 |
Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Marc Hill | Catcher |
Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Padres
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 27, 1978
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Knepper
Richards 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 -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Knepper
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Rasmussen
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Rasmussen
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Rasmussen
Clark hits a line drive towards third. Evans catches it and throws to first to double up Whitfield. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Knepper
Winfield strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Knepper
Wilhelm 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 -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Knepper
Perkins is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rasmussen
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Rasmussen
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Rasmussen
Herndon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Rasmussen
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans scores. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Rasmussen
Hill strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Knepper
Castillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Knepper
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmussen vs. Knepper
Rasmussen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Rasmussen
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Rasmussen
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Rasmussen
Whitfield is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Knepper
Richards strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Knepper
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Knepper
Winfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rasmussen
Clark hits a popup towards first. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rasmussen
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Rasmussen
Ivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Rasmussen
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Knepper
Wilhelm hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Knepper
Perkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Knepper
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Castillo for the out. Perkins moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Almon vs. Knepper
There goes Perkins. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Perkins steals third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Almon vs. Knepper
Almon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rasmussen
Jim Beswick now playing right field.
Metzger bunts towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Rasmussen
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Beswick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knepper vs. Rasmussen
Knepper bunts towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Rasmussen
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmussen vs. Knepper
Rasmussen bunts towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Knepper
Richards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Richards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and has Richards trapped. There's the throw to Madlock and over to Evans, who tags Richards for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Knepper
There goes Smith. The throw from Hill and he is out, Madlock applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Rasmussen
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rasmussen
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Rasmussen
Evans hits a line drive into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Rasmussen
There goes Clark. The throw from Castillo and he is out, Almon applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Knepper
Evans hits a popup towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beswick vs. Knepper
Beswick 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 -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Knepper
Wilhelm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Knepper
Perkins is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Rasmussen
Ivie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Rasmussen
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rasmussen
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashford vs. Knepper
Tucker Ashford pinch hits for Tony Castillo.
Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Knepper
Almon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Madlock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Knepper
Gene Tenace pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen.
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Knepper
Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith 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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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Lee
Gene Tenace now catching. Mark Lee now pitching.
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knepper vs. Lee
Knepper bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Lee
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hill moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitfield vs. Lee
Whitfield hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Knepper
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beswick vs. Knepper
Beswick bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Knepper
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/27/1978 -- San Diego at San Francisco (D) San Diego AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Richards G, lf 4 0 2 0 Madlock B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Smith O, ss 4 0 0 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 0 0 0 Evans B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Clark J, rf 2 0 0 0 Winfield D, rf 2 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Beswick J, rf 2 0 0 0 Ivie M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Wilhelm J, cf 4 0 1 0 Herndon L, cf 3 0 1 0 Perkins B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 1 Castillo T, c 2 0 0 0 Hill M, c 3 0 1 0 Ashford T, ph 1 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 1 0 0 0 Lee M, p 0 0 0 0 Almon B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rasmussen E, p 2 0 0 0 Tenace G, ph-c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 5 0 25 1 5 1 San Diego 000 000 000 -- 0 San Francisco 010 000 00x -- 1 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Rasmussen E (L) 7.0 4 1 1 2 4 Lee M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Knepper B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 8 DP -- San Diego 1 LOB -- San Diego 5, San Francisco 4 2B -- Richards G SB -- Perkins B CS -- Smith O, Clark J SH -- Knepper B 2 T -- 1:53 A -- 4708
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