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August 12, 1978

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Top 8	R	H	E
Giants	3	7	1
Dodgers	2	6	1

Top 8	R	H	E
Giants	3	7	1
Dodgers	2	6	1

Larry Herndon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.284
OBP	.333	.340
At Bats	3	387
Hits	1	110
• Singles	1	86
• Doubles	0	14
• Triples	0	9
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	32
RBI’s	0	31

Charlie Hough Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	2	4

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Dodger Stadium - August 12, 1978

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Out

Charlie Hough

Joe Ferguson

Steve Garvey

Davey Lopes

Ron Cey

Bill Russell

Dusty Baker

Bill North

Reggie Smith

Larry Herndon

Hector Cruz

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 0 Outs

Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 8 Cruz strikes out.

Top 8 Charlie Hough now pitching. Ivie is called out on strikes.

Bottom 7 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Lee Lacy pinch hits for Tommy John. Lacy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to second.

Bottom 7 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 7 Ferguson hits a line drive into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 7 Madlock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 7 Knepper strikes out.

Top 7 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Garvey strikes out.

Bottom 6 Cey hits a line drive to left field. Cruz throws towards the plate. Hill fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hill. Lopes scores. Cey moves to third.

Bottom 6 Smith strikes out.

Bottom 6 North hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 There goes Lopes. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Lopes steals second.

Bottom 6 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 6 LeMaster hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 John hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Russell hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lopes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 5 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lopes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 5 Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 4 Knepper is called out on strikes.

Top 4 Hill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeMaster scores.

Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on John LeMaster moves to second.

Top 4 LeMaster takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Ivie hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 3 North strikes out.

Bottom 3 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 John hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knepper moves to second.

Top 3 Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Knepper bunts towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey juggles the ball. That's an error on Cey.

Bottom 2 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Ferguson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Baker takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Herndon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Ivie hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Cey hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Evans strikes out.

Top 1 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.

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Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Giants @ Dodgers
August 12, 1978