Dodgers @ Giants
August 5, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 2 5 0
Giants 0 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 2 5 0
Giants 0 9 1

Hector Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .228
OBP .000 .286
At Bats 0 171
Hits 0 39
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 22

Bob Welch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 3
Close
Candlestick Park - August 5, 1978
Out
Bob Welch
Johnny Oates
Steve Garvey
Davey Lopes
Ron Cey
Bill Russell
Dusty Baker
Rick Monday
Reggie Smith
Hector Cruz
Johnnie LeMaster
Terry Whitfield

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 5 0 6
San Francisco Giants 0 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Bob Welch
Losing Pitcher Ed Halicki
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Russell
Attendance 49,203
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hector Cruz pinch hits for Marc Hill. Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Johnnie LeMaster pinch runs for Mike Ivie. Jack Clark pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Clark strikes out.
Bottom 9 Mike Ivie pinch hits for Larry Herndon. Ivie takes first base on ball four. Whitfield moves to second.
Bottom 9 Whitfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 McCovey hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Baker hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Andrews for the double play.
Bottom 8 Dwyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Garvey hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Russell scores. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Smith is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Russell hits a line drive to left field. Whitfield throws towards third. Evans fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Evans. Oates scores. Russell moves to third.
Top 8 Lopes hits a popup in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Welch bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Oates moves to second.
Top 8 Oates hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Halicki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Herndon is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Monday strikes out.
Top 7 Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Evans. The throw from Oates and he is out, Lopes applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell moves to third.
Top 6 Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Russell reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Rob Andrews now playing second base. Lopes strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Halicki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hill strikes out.
Top 5 Welch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out.
Top 4 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dwyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Dwyer reaches second base with a double. Halicki moves to third.
Bottom 3 Madlock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Halicki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Welch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Oates hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a line drive towards first. Garvey catches it and steps on first to double up Whitfield.
Bottom 2 Herndon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cey moves to third.
Top 2 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cey moves to second.
Top 2 Cey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Smith strikes out.
Top 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out.
Top 1 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.