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Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 29, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 29, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Krukow |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 19,809 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Bill Williams |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Jerry White | Center Fielder |
| Greg Gross | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Rodney Scott | Third Baseman |
| Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
| Mike Krukow | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | Center Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| John Tamargo | Catcher |
| John Montefusco | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 29, 1978
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Montefusco
De Jesus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Montefusco
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Montefusco
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Montefusco
Murcer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tamargo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Krukow
Madlock hits a line drive towards third. Scott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Krukow
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Krukow
Clark hits a popup into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Krukow
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. De Jesus fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Montefusco
Biittner 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Montefusco
Trillo 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Montefusco
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Krukow
Evans hits a popup towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Krukow
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Krukow
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Montefusco
Blackwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krukow vs. Montefusco
Krukow bunts towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Madlock covering, for the out. Blackwell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Montefusco
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blackwell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
White vs. Montefusco
White 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
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. Krukow
Tamargo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Krukow
Montefusco hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Krukow
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Montefusco
Gross 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Montefusco
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Montefusco
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Krukow
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Krukow
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Krukow
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Krukow
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Krukow
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Montefusco
Trillo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Montefusco
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Montefusco
Blackwell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Krukow
Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Krukow
Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. Krukow
Tamargo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Montefusco vs. Krukow
Montefusco hits a line drive towards the mound. Krukow reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Montefusco
Krukow strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Montefusco
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Montefusco
White hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Montefusco
There goes De Jesus. The throw from Tamargo and he is safe. De Jesus steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Montefusco
Gross hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Krukow
Madlock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Madlock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Krukow
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Krukow
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Trillo. Madlock scores. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Krukow
McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Krukow
Larry Herndon pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Evans hits a line drive towards first. Biittner catches it and throws to second to double up Herndon. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Montefusco
Larry Herndon now playing center field. Jim Dwyer now playing first base.
Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Montefusco
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Montefusco
Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Trillo reaches second base with a double. Biittner moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Clines vs. Lavelle
Dave Rader pinch hits for Rodney Scott. Gary Lavelle now pitching. Gene Clines pinch hits for Dave Rader.
Clines hits a fly ball towards right. Clark catches it and throws to home to double up Biittner. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Lavelle
Dave Kingman pinch hits for Tim Blackwell.
Kingman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Vail vs. Lavelle
Mick Kelleher pinch runs for Dave Kingman. Mike Vail pinch hits for Mike Krukow.
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trillo scores. Kelleher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Lavelle
There goes Kelleher. The throw from Tamargo and he is safe. Kelleher steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
De Jesus vs. Lavelle
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. Vail moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
White vs. Lavelle
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Hernandez
Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Ed Putman now catching. Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Hernandez
Metzger bunts towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Dwyer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Tamargo vs. Hernandez
Tamargo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White throws the ball in to Biittner who tags Tamargo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Dwyer scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lavelle vs. Hernandez
Lavelle hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lavelle
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavelle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Lavelle
Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Biittner vs. Lavelle
Biittner bunts towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gross moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Trillo vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gross tags and scores. Murcer tags and moves to third. Biittner tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Putman vs. Moffitt
Putman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Biittner scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Moffitt
Kelleher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Moffitt
Dave Roberts pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez.
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Burris
Ray Burris now pitching.
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Burris
The ball gets by Putman for a passed ball. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Burris
Whitfield hits a popup into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Burris
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Burris
Herndon 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
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Moffitt
De Jesus 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 -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Moffitt
White 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 -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Moffitt
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Burris
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Burris
Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1978 -- Chicago at San Francisco (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 4 0 1 0 Madlock B, 2b 3 1 1 0
White J, cf 5 0 1 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 0 2 0
Gross G, lf 5 1 1 0 Clark J, rf 4 1 0 0
Murcer B, rf 4 2 2 1 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 2 1
Biittner L, 1b 4 1 2 0 Herndon L, pr-cf 1 0 0 0
Trillo M, 2b 3 1 1 1 Evans D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Scott R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Dwyer J, cf-1b 4 1 1 0
Rader D, ph 0 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0
Clines G, ph 1 0 0 0 Tamargo J, c 2 0 1 1
Putman E, c 1 0 1 2 Montefusco J, p 2 0 0 0
Blackwell T, c 1 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 1 0 0 0
Kingman D, ph 0 0 0 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Kelleher M, pr-3b 1 0 0 0
Krukow M, p 1 0 0 0
Vail M, ph 1 0 1 1
Hernandez G, p 0 0 0 0
Roberts D, ph 1 0 0 0
Burris R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 10 5 31 3 7 2
Chicago 000 000 230 -- 5
San Francisco 000 002 100 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow M 6.0 5 2 1 1 3
Hernandez G (W) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Burris R (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco J* 6.0 5 2 2 1 6
Lavelle G (L)+ 1.0 4 3 3 2 0
Moffitt R 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Trillo M
DP -- Chicago 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, San Francisco 4
2B -- Madlock B, McCovey W, Trillo M
HR -- Murcer B
SB -- De Jesus I, Kelleher M
SH -- Krukow M, Metzger R
SF -- Trillo M
PB -- Putman E
T -- 2:31
A -- 19809
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