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Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 5, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 5, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 49,203 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Quick 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Andy Olsen |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Bob Welch | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 5, 1978
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Halicki
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Halicki
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Halicki
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Welch
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Welch
Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Welch
Evans hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Welch
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Halicki
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Halicki
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Halicki
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Monday vs. Halicki
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Welch
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Welch
Herndon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Welch
Metzger hits a line drive towards first. Garvey catches it and steps on first to double up Whitfield. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Halicki
Oates hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Halicki
Welch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Halicki
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Halicki
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Welch
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Welch
Halicki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Welch
Madlock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Welch
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Dwyer reaches second base with a double. Halicki moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Welch
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Halicki
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Halicki
Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Halicki
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Welch
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Welch
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Welch
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Welch
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Halicki
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Halicki
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oates vs. Halicki
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welch vs. Halicki
Welch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Welch
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Welch
Halicki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Welch
Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Welch
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Halicki
Rob Andrews now playing second base.
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Halicki
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Halicki
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cey vs. Halicki
Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Welch
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Welch
There goes Evans. The throw from Oates and he is out, Lopes applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Welch
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Welch
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Halicki
Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Halicki
Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Halicki
Monday strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Welch
Herndon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Welch
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Welch
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Halicki vs. Welch
Halicki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Halicki
Oates hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welch vs. Halicki
Welch bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Oates moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Halicki
Lopes hits a popup in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Halicki
Russell hits a line drive to left field. Whitfield throws towards third. Evans fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Evans. Oates scores. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Halicki
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Halicki
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Russell scores. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Halicki
Garvey hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Welch
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Welch
Dwyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Welch
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Andrews for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Halicki
Baker hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Halicki
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Halicki
Oates 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
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Welch
McCovey hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Welch
Whitfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Welch
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Larry Herndon.
Ivie takes first base on ball four. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Welch
Johnnie LeMaster pinch runs for Mike Ivie. Jack Clark pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Welch
Hector Cruz pinch hits for Marc Hill.
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Baker 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 8/5/1978 -- Los Angeles at San Francisco (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Madlock B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Russell B, ss 4 1 2 1 Andrews R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Smith R, rf 3 0 0 0 Dwyer J, rf 4 0 1 0
Cey R, 3b 3 0 1 1 Evans D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Baker D, lf 4 0 0 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 0 3 0
Monday R, cf 3 0 0 0 Herndon L, cf 3 0 0 0
Oates J, c 4 1 1 0 Ivie M, ph 0 0 0 0
Welch B, p 2 0 1 0 LeMaster J, pr 0 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 0
Clark J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hill M, c 3 0 0 0
Cruz H, ph 1 0 0 0
Halicki E, p 3 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 5 2 33 0 9 0
Los Angeles 000 000 020 -- 2
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Welch B (W) 9.0 9 0 0 2 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki E (L) 9.0 5 2 1 3 4
E -- Evans D
DP -- Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, San Francisco 8
2B -- Dwyer J, Russell B
CS -- Evans D
SH -- Welch B
T -- 2:20
A -- 49203
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