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San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers

1978-08-10 · Night game · Dodger Stadium · Att: 50990 · night · 2:27

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated San Francisco Giants 12–2. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 4 in the 4th. Bob Welch earned the win. Reggie Smith went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5
LAN	3	0	0	4	0	3	2	0		12	16

W: Bob Welch L: Vida Blue SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John McSherry · 1B: Paul Runge · 2B: Andy Olsen · 3B: Jerry Dale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Madlock	4	1	2	1	0	0
Terry Whitfield	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Clark	4	1	1	1	0	0
Darrell Evans	1	0	0	0	2	0
Mike Ivie	4	0	1	0	0	1
Larry Herndon	3	0	0	0	0	1
Roger Metzger	3	0	0	0	1	0
Marc Hill	4	0	1	0	0	1
Vida Blue	1	0	0	0	0	1
Greg Minton	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hector Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Dwyer	1	0	0	0	0	1
John Tamargo	1	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davey Lopes	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bill North	2	2	2	0	2	0
Reggie Smith	5	3	4	5	0	0
Ron Cey	3	3	2	2	2	0
Steve Garvey	5	0	3	3	0	1
Dusty Baker	4	0	0	1	1	1
Joe Ferguson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Russell	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Welch	3	1	1	0	0	0
Rick Monday	1	2	0	0	0	0
Jerry Grote	1	0	1	0	0	0
Enzo Hernandez	1	0	0	0	0	1
Manny Mota	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Martinez	1	1	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vida Blue	3.2	9	3	2
Greg Minton	1.1	4	1	0
Charlie Williams	3.0	3	2	3

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Welch	8.0	5	2	6
Charlie Hough	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Madlock: 3/G
Terry Whitfield: K
Jack Clark: HR/7
Darrell Evans: W
Mike Ivie: S8.1-2
Larry Herndon: K

Bot 1

Davey Lopes: 63
Bill North: S8
Reggie Smith: HR/7.1-H
Ron Cey: W
Steve Garvey: D7.1-3
Dusty Baker: 53.3-H
Joe Ferguson: K

Top 2

Roger Metzger: 9
Marc Hill: 63
Vida Blue: K

Bot 2

Bill Russell: S7
Bob Welch: 54/SH.1-2
Davey Lopes: 6/P
Bill North: W
Reggie Smith: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Bill Madlock: S5/BG
Terry Whitfield: 2/FL
Jack Clark: 8
Darrell Evans: 9

Bot 3

Ron Cey: 8
Steve Garvey: K
Dusty Baker: W
Joe Ferguson: 4/P

Top 4

Mike Ivie: 7
Larry Herndon: 63
Roger Metzger: 7

Bot 4

Bill Russell: 63
Bob Welch: S8
Davey Lopes: 6/P
Bill North: S9.1-3;B-2(E9)
Reggie Smith: S7.3-H;2-H
Ron Cey: PB.1-3
Ron Cey: HR/7.3-H
Steve Garvey: S8
Dusty Baker: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Marc Hill: K/C
Greg Minton: K
Bill Madlock: HR/8
Terry Whitfield: 3/G

Bot 5

Joe Ferguson: S7
Bill Russell: 16(1)3/GDP
Bob Welch: E5.B-1
Davey Lopes: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Jack Clark: 4/P
Darrell Evans: W
Mike Ivie: 2/FL
Larry Herndon: 4/P

Bot 6

Bill North: W
Reggie Smith: S9.1-2
Ron Cey: S5.2-3;1-2
Steve Garvey: T8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Dusty Baker: 2/FL
Joe Ferguson: 53
Bill Russell: IW
Bob Welch: 23

Top 7

Roger Metzger: 43
Marc Hill: S9
Hector Cruz: WP.1-2#
Hector Cruz: 7
Bill Madlock: 7

Bot 7

Davey Lopes: S7
Rick Monday: E4.1-2;B-1
Reggie Smith: S8.2-H;1-3
Ron Cey: W.1-2
Steve Garvey: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR);2-3
Dusty Baker: K

Top 8

Terry Whitfield: 3/G
Jack Clark: 53
Jim Dwyer: K/C

Bot 8

Jerry Grote: S7
Enzo Hernandez: K
Manny Mota: 8
Ted Martinez: K

Top 9

Mike Ivie: K
John Tamargo: 43
Roger Metzger: W
Marc Hill: 63

Notes & reviews

Darrell Evans and Giants Manager Joe Altobelli ejected by 3B umpire Jerry Dale when Evans contested Dale's ruling that he missed the tag on Rick Monday

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