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June 27, 1978

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Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .223
OBP .500 .312
At Bats 2 193
Hits 0 43
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 2 25
RBI’s 0 42

Dennis Kinney Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 5
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San Diego Stadium - June 27, 1978
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Home Run
Dennis Kinney
Dave Roberts
Gene Tenace
Fernando Gonzalez
Bill Almon
Ozzie Smith
Gene Richards
Derrel Thomas
Dave Winfield
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Tenace hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hector Cruz now playing left field. Jack Clark now playing right field. Almon is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jack Clark pinch hits for Terry Whitfield. Clark hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 7 Hector Cruz pinch hits for Jim Dwyer. Cruz takes first base on ball four. Hill moves to third. Blue moves to second.
Top 7 Gene Tenace now playing first base. Dennis Kinney now pitching. Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kinney fields it and throws to third for the out. Hill moves to second.
Top 7 Hill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herndon scores. Metzger moves to second.
Top 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herndon moves to second.
Top 7 Herndon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashford hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Evans strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Whitfield. The throw from Roberts and he is out, Smith applying the tag.
Top 6 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Perry trying to get to home. Dwyer throws the ball in to Hill who tags Perry who's trying to score from second, for the out. Richards moves to second.
Bottom 5 Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roberts scores. Perry moves to second.
Bottom 5 Perry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 5 Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Almon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Ashford hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashford hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on McCovey.
Top 5 Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blue takes first base on ball four. Hill moves to second.
Top 5 Hill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Harris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Harris hits a popup in front of the plate. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McCovey is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Evans reaches second base with a double. Hill scores. Whitfield moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hill moves to second.
Top 4 Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Metzger tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Blue strikes out.
Top 4 Hill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Top 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ashford juggles the ball. That's an error on Ashford. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to third.
Bottom 3 Perry bunts in front of the plate. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 3 Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCovey is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Evans reaches second base with a double. Dwyer scores. Whitfield moves to third.
Top 3 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dwyer moves to second.
Top 3 Dwyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashford hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Metzger reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Herndon hits a line drive towards short. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Harris hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Winfield hits a popup in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Richards. The throw from Hill and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Whitfield bunts towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dwyer moves to second.
Top 1 Dwyer bunts towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.