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August 8, 1978

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Astros 1 5 0
Giants 3 5 0
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Astros 1 5 0
Giants 3 5 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .224
OBP 1.000 .299
At Bats 0 295
Hits 0 66
• Singles 0 37
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 2 32
RBI’s 0 57

Tom Dixon Season Stats

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5 8 1
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Candlestick Park - August 8, 1978
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Out
Tom Dixon
Bruce Bochy
Bob Watson
Julio Gonzalez
Enos Cabell
Jimmy Sexton
Dave Bergman
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 5 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Puhl takes first base on ball four. Dixon moves to second.
Top 5 Dixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sexton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tamargo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whitfield hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Montefusco bunts towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bochy strikes out.
Top 4 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bergman for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tamargo hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Herndon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Clark scores. McCovey moves to second.
Bottom 3 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to third.
Bottom 3 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Montefusco takes first base on ball four. Tamargo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tamargo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dixon hits a fly ball towards right. Clark catches it and throws to first to double up Sexton.
Top 2 Sexton takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bochy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Puhl scores.
Top 1 Cabell hits a line drive towards first. McCovey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.