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Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Francisco Giants

1978-08-03 · Night game · Candlestick Park · Att: 42084 · night · 2:28

San Francisco Giants defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 5–4. San Francisco Giants put up 3 in the 1st. Randy Moffitt earned the win. Willie McCovey went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAN	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	12
SFN	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	11

W: Randy Moffitt L: Terry Forster SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Doug Harvey · 1B: Andy Olsen · 2B: Jim Quick · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Davey Lopes	5	0	3	0	0
Bill Russell	5	0	2	0	0
Reggie Smith	4	0	0	0	0
Steve Garvey	4	1	2	0	1
Dusty Baker	4	0	0	1	0
Ron Cey	4	1	2	0	0
Rick Monday	4	1	1	1	1
Joe Ferguson	4	0	0	0	0
Don Sutton	1	0	0	0	1
Vic Davalillo	1	0	1	1	0
Manny Mota	1	0	0	0	0
Lee Lacy	1	1	1	1	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Madlock	5	2	2	0	0	0
Terry Whitfield	3	1	0	0	2	2
Jack Clark	4	0	1	1	0	0
Willie McCovey	4	1	1	2	0	2
Darrell Evans	4	1	2	1	1	0
Larry Herndon	4	0	3	0	0	0
Roger Metzger	3	0	1	0	1	0
Marc Hill	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jim Barr	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Cruz	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Ivie	0	0	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Sutton	3.0	9	1	3
Lance Rautzhan	3.0	1	2	1
Charlie Hough	2.0	0	1	0
Terry Forster	0.1	1	2	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Barr	8.2	12	0	3
Randy Moffitt	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Davey Lopes: 63
Bill Russell: D7
Reggie Smith: 5/FL
Steve Garvey: K

Bot 1

Bill Madlock: D7
Terry Whitfield: K
Jack Clark: 4/P
Willie McCovey: HR/9.2-H
Darrell Evans: S9
Larry Herndon: SB2
Larry Herndon: S5.2-3
Roger Metzger: W.1-2
Marc Hill: S6.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jim Barr: 8

Top 2

Dusty Baker: 53
Ron Cey: S8
Rick Monday: K
Joe Ferguson: 7/FL

Bot 2

Bill Madlock: D7
Terry Whitfield: K
Jack Clark: S8.2-H
Willie McCovey: K/C
Darrell Evans: 8

Top 3

Don Sutton: K/C
Davey Lopes: S7
Bill Russell: 64(1)/FO
Reggie Smith: 9

Bot 3

Larry Herndon: S9
Roger Metzger: S9.1-2
Marc Hill: 3/FL
Jim Barr: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
Bill Madlock: 63

Top 4

Steve Garvey: T8
Dusty Baker: 43.3-H
Ron Cey: D7
Rick Monday: S3.2-H;B-2(THH)
Joe Ferguson: E5.2-3;B-1
Vic Davalillo: S9.3-H;1-2
Davey Lopes: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Terry Whitfield: 43
Jack Clark: 8
Willie McCovey: K

Top 5

Bill Russell: S7
Reggie Smith: 9/L
Steve Garvey: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Darrell Evans: 13
Larry Herndon: S7
Roger Metzger: 53.1-2
Marc Hill: IW
Jim Barr: 1/G

Top 6

Dusty Baker: 53
Ron Cey: 63
Rick Monday: 43

Bot 6

Bill Madlock: 7
Terry Whitfield: W
Jack Clark: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Joe Ferguson: 53
Manny Mota: 9
Davey Lopes: S7
Bill Russell: 9

Bot 7

Willie McCovey: 43
Darrell Evans: W
Larry Herndon: 2/BP/FL
Roger Metzger: 43

Top 8

Reggie Smith: 7
Steve Garvey: S7
Dusty Baker: 54(1)/FO
Ron Cey: 9/L

Bot 8

Marc Hill: 63
Jim Barr: 53
Bill Madlock: 9

Top 9

Rick Monday: 5/P
Joe Ferguson: 8
Lee Lacy: HR8/IPHR
Davey Lopes: S7
Bill Russell: SB2
Bill Russell: 6/P

Bot 9

Terry Whitfield: W
Hector Cruz: 14/SH.1-2
Mike Ivie: IW
Darrell Evans: S9.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Giants Manager Joe Altobelli ejected by 2B umpire Jim Quick arguing that the ball had been caught; right fielder Clark and center fielder Herndon collided and there was confusion about whether or not the ball was caught; Clark had to leave game

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