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Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco Giants

1978-05-16 · Night game · Candlestick Park · Att: 13728 · 60°F, night · Wind 8 mph · 2:07

San Francisco Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 4–3. San Francisco Giants put up 3 in the 6th. Bob Knepper earned the win. Dave Kingman went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	6
SFN	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		4	9

W: Bob Knepper L: Rick Reuschel SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivan de Jesus	3	1	0	0	1	1
Steve Ontiveros	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Buckner	4	0	1	1	0	1
Dave Kingman	4	1	1	1	0	1
Manny Trillo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Murcer	3	0	1	0	1	0
Hector Cruz	3	0	0	0	1	0
Larry Cox	3	0	1	1	0	0
Rick Reuschel	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Clines	1	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Biittner	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Madlock	4	0	1	0	0	1
Terry Whitfield	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Clark	3	1	1	1	1	0
Darrell Evans	3	1	1	0	1	1
Mike Ivie	4	1	2	1	0	0
Larry Herndon	3	0	1	1	0	0
Marc Hill	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnnie LeMaster	4	0	1	0	0	2
Bob Knepper	3	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reuschel	8.0	9	2	4

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Knepper	9.0	6	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ivan de Jesus: 63
Steve Ontiveros: K
Bill Buckner: K

Bot 1

Bill Madlock: 8
Terry Whitfield: 7
Jack Clark: W
Darrell Evans: D9/G.1-3
Mike Ivie: 53

Top 2

Dave Kingman: 5/FL
Manny Trillo: S8/G
Bobby Murcer: 8
Hector Cruz: W.1-2
Larry Cox: S9/G.2-H;1-2
Rick Reuschel: K

Bot 2

Larry Herndon: 63
Marc Hill: 63
Johnnie LeMaster: S8/L
Bob Knepper: 43

Top 3

Ivan de Jesus: 8
Steve Ontiveros: 8
Bill Buckner: 7/L

Bot 3

Bill Madlock: S7/G
Terry Whitfield: 46(1)3/GDP
Jack Clark: 63

Top 4

Dave Kingman: K
Manny Trillo: D8/L
Bobby Murcer: W
Hector Cruz: 3/FL
Larry Cox: 7

Bot 4

Darrell Evans: K
Mike Ivie: 8
Larry Herndon: 43

Top 5

Rick Reuschel: 3/G
Ivan de Jesus: W
Steve Ontiveros: 3/G.1-2
Bill Buckner: D7.2-H
Dave Kingman: 53

Bot 5

Marc Hill: 53
Johnnie LeMaster: 7
Bob Knepper: D9/L
Bill Madlock: K

Top 6

Manny Trillo: 8
Bobby Murcer: S4/G
Hector Cruz: 8
Larry Cox: 6/P

Bot 6

Terry Whitfield: S8/G
Jack Clark: T8.1-H
Darrell Evans: W
Mike Ivie: S9/L.3-H;1-2
Larry Herndon: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Marc Hill: FC6.3XH(6E2)(NR)(UR);2-3;B-1
Johnnie LeMaster: K
Bob Knepper: 6/L

Top 7

Rick Reuschel: 43
Ivan de Jesus: K
Steve Ontiveros: 63

Bot 7

Bill Madlock: 7
Terry Whitfield: 43
Jack Clark: 53

Top 8

Bill Buckner: 8
Dave Kingman: HR/7
Manny Trillo: 8
Bobby Murcer: 3/L

Bot 8

Darrell Evans: 6/P
Mike Ivie: S7/L
Larry Herndon: SB2
Larry Herndon: D8.2-H
Marc Hill: 9
Johnnie LeMaster: K

Top 9

Hector Cruz: 5/FL
Gene Clines: 63
Larry Biittner: 43