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August 20, 1978

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Giants 3 4 1
Phillies 4 10 0
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Giants 3 4 1
Phillies 4 10 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .231
OBP .500 .304
At Bats 2 324
Hits 1 75
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 1 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 62

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 9
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Veterans Stadium - August 20, 1978
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Tug McGraw
Bob Boone
Richie Hebner
Ted Sizemore
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Greg Luzinski
Garry Maddox
Bake McBride
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Tug McGraw now pitching. McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Tim McCarver pinch hits for Dick Ruthven. McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone moves to third.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Boone reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clark hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dwyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Barr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to second.
Bottom 4 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Evans. Bowa goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Clark scores. McCovey moves to third. Evans moves to second.
Top 4 Whitfield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Clark moves to third.
Top 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Boone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 McBride hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Hebner tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Hebner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Hebner reaches third base with a triple. Luzinski goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Luzinski takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Dwyer hits a line drive towards first. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Madlock for the out.
Top 3 Barr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maddox strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bowa hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ruthven moves to third. Schmidt moves to second.
Bottom 2 Schmidt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone scores. Ruthven moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boone moves to third.
Bottom 2 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hill is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Metzger strikes out.
Top 2 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Luzinski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dwyer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Madlock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Madlock reaches second base with a double.