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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 1, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 1, 1978 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 9,085 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Ed Vargo |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Right Fielder |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 1, 1978
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Denny
Madlock strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Denny
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Denny
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Denny
There goes Evans. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Denny
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blue
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Blue
Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Blue
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Blue
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Denny
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Denny
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Denny
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Denny
LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Denny
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blue for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Blue
Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Blue
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Blue
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Denny
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Denny
There goes Madlock. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Denny
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Denny
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Denny
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Blue
Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Blue
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blue
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Denny
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Denny
Herndon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Denny
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LeMaster vs. Denny
LeMaster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Blue
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Blue
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blue
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Blue
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Denny
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Denny
Madlock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Denny
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Blue
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Blue
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Blue
Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Denny vs. Blue
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Denny
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Denny
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Denny
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Denny
Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Denny
The umpire calls a balk on Denny Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Denny
Hill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blue
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Blue
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Blue
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Denny
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Denny
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Denny
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blue
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Blue
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Blue
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Denny
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Denny
Evans bunts towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching.
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Littell
Skip James pinch runs for Willie McCovey. Mark Littell now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Whitfield scores. James moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Littell
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herndon vs. Littell
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Blue
Skip James now playing first base.
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Blue
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutherland vs. Blue
Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Mark Littell.
Sutherland bunts towards first. James scoops it up and throws to first, with Madlock covering, for the out. Mumphrey moves to third. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Blue
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mumphrey scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Blue
Templeton strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Vuckovich
Pete Vuckovich now pitching.
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Vuckovich
LeMaster hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Vuckovich
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Vuckovich
Madlock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Blue
Rob Andrews now playing second base.
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Blue
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Moffitt
Tony Scott pinch runs for Ted Simmons. Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Moffitt
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mumphrey vs. Moffitt
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1978 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Madlock B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 1
Andrews R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Templeton G, ss 4 0 0 0
Whitfield T, lf 4 1 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 3 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Scott T, pr 0 0 0 0
James S, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Morales J, cf 4 0 0 0
Clark J, rf 4 1 2 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Herndon L, cf 4 0 1 1 Mumphrey J, rf 3 1 1 0
Hill M, c 3 0 0 0 Tyson M, 2b 3 0 1 0
LeMaster J, ss 4 0 1 0 Denny J, p 2 0 0 0
Blue V, p 3 0 0 0 Hamilton D, p 0 0 0 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
Sutherland G, ph 0 0 0 0
Vuckovich P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 1 31 1 6 1
San Francisco 000 001 010 -- 2
St.Louis 000 000 010 -- 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (W)* 8.0 6 1 1 2 2
Moffitt R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (L) 7.1 6 2 2 2 5
Hamilton D+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Littell M 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Vuckovich P 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 8, St.Louis 6
2B -- Hernandez K, Clark J 2
SB -- Evans D, Madlock B
SH -- Evans D, Sutherland G
WP -- Littell M
Balk -- Denny J
T -- 2:17
A -- 9085
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