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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 19, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 19, 1978 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Burris |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Jerry Crawford |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Jerry White | Center Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Mike Vail | Left Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Gene Clines | Right Fielder |
| Rodney Scott | Third Baseman |
| Larry Cox | Catcher |
| Ray Burris | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 19, 1978
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Burris
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Burris
Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Burris
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to second for the out. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Burris
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Burris
Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Clark moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Herndon vs. Burris
Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Evans scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Burris
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Blue
De Jesus hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Blue
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Blue
Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Blue
Vail hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Trillo vs. Blue
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Burris
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Burris
Blue bunts towards third. Scott fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Scott. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Burris
Whitfield bunts in front of the plate. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Burris
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it and throws to second for the out. Hill moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Burris
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Blue
Clines hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Blue
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scott scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Burris vs. Blue
Burris strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Blue
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Burris
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Burris
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Burris
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Blue
White strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Blue
Biittner hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Blue
Vail hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Burris
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Burris
Hill hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Blue vs. Burris
Blue bunts towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Whitfield vs. Burris
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Andrews vs. Burris
Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Burris
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Blue
Trillo hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Blue
Clines hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Burris
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Burris
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Burris
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Blue
Cox hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Blue
Burris hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Blue
De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Burris
Dave Rader now catching.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Burris
Hill bunts towards the mound. Burris catches it and throws to first to double up Metzger. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Burris
Blue strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Blue
White hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Blue
Biittner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Blue
Vail strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Blue
Trillo takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Clines vs. Blue
Clines hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Burris
Whitfield hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Burris
Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Geisel
Dave Geisel now pitching.
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Geisel
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Andrews moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Geisel
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herndon vs. Geisel
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields the ball and throws to Geisel covering. Safe. Andrews scores. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Geisel
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Blue
Rader hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Blue
Mick Kelleher pinch hits for Dave Geisel.
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Blue
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelleher moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Blue
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kelleher scores. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Biittner vs. Blue
Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Holtzman
Ken Holtzman now pitching.
Hill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clines. Hill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Holtzman
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Holtzman
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Hill moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Andrews vs. Holtzman
Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Blue
Vail hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Blue
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Blue
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Holtzman
Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Holtzman
McCovey hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Holtzman
Evans strikes out. Rader drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Evans out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Holtzman
Herndon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Holtzman
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Blue
Scott hits a line drive beyond short. Metzger can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Blue
Rader takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Blue
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Ken Holtzman.
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott scores. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
De Jesus vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
De Jesus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Lavelle
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Biittner vs. Lavelle
Biittner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vail vs. Lavelle
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/19/1978, game 1 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Whitfield T, lf 5 2 2 1 De Jesus I, ss 5 0 1 0
Andrews R, 2b 5 1 3 1 White J, cf 5 0 2 1
Clark J, rf 5 2 2 0 Biittner L, 1b 5 0 2 1
McCovey W, 1b 5 0 0 0 Vail M, lf 5 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 5 1 1 1 Trillo M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Herndon L, cf 5 0 3 4 Clines G, rf 4 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 5 1 1 0 Scott R, 3b 4 2 2 0
Hill M, c 3 0 2 0 Cox L, c 2 0 1 1
Blue V, p 3 0 0 0 Rader D, c 1 1 0 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Burris R, p 2 0 0 0
Geisel D, p 0 0 0 0
Kelleher M, ph 1 1 1 0
Holtzman K, p 0 0 0 0
Buckner B, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 7 14 7 38 4 11 4
San Francisco 300 100 201 -- 7
Chicago 010 000 102 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (W)* 8.0 10 4 4 2 3
Lavelle G (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Burris R (L)+ 6.0 9 6 6 1 3
Geisel D 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Holtzman K 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Scott R, De Jesus I
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Chicago 9
2B -- Hill M, Clark J
3B -- Scott R
HR -- Whitfield T
T -- 2:37
A -- 0
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