May 21, 1978 San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
@CLE 0 CLE 3
BAL 2 DET 2
BOS 1 BOS 9
@DET 3 MIN 3
@KCR 2 MIL 2
CAL 1 CHW 6
@OAK 2 OAK 8
CHW 0 TEX 5
@SEA 4 NYY 2
@TOR 1 NYY 9
@TOR 1 CHC 3
STL 2 SDP 7
@CIN 2 CIN 1
SDP 0 ATL 6
@HOU 4 LAD 4
SFG 1 PIT 7
@MON 0 NYM 6
PHI 5
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 49,354

Sunday, May 21, 1978
Time of Game: 2:10

Giants

23-14

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  8  1
Dodgers         1  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  X    4 11  0

W: B Hooton (3-4), L: B Knepper (5-2), S: T Forster (7)

Dodgers

23-15

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Madlock 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .314  .869    0    1   1   
T Whitfield LF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .298  .783    0    1   0   2B
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .793    0    1   4   
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .635    0    7   0   
J Clark RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .308  .915    0    1   0   HR
L Herndon CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .277  .698    0    5   0   CS
M Hill C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .569    0    6   1   
V Harris SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .032  .150    0    2   2   
B Knepper P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .087  .294    0    0   0   
  L McGlothen P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S James PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .364         0   0   
  T Heintzelman PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .705    0    0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   1   
Totals                       34   1   8   1    1   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: T Whitfield (4, off B Hooton).

HR: J Clark (5, off B Hooton; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: J Clark 5; T Whitfield 3; L Herndon 2; D Evans; B Madlock.

RBI: J Clark (18).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: V Harris (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Herndon (4, 2nd base by B Hooton/S Yeager).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .237  .700    0    3   0   CS
B Russell SS                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .271  .654    0    1   4   
R Smith RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .986    0    2   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   1   1   1    1   0  .283  .797    0    0   1   HR
S Garvey 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .263  .714    0   10   0   SB
D Baker LF                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .331  .831    0    0   0   2B
  V Davalillo LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .600         0   0   
L Lacy 2B                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .302  .990    0    3   4   HR
S Yeager C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .602    0    7   1   
B Hooton P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083    0    1   0   SH
  L Rautzhan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Forster P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4  11   4    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Baker (7, off R Moffitt).

HR: L Lacy (4, off B Knepper; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); R Cey (4, off B Knepper; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: B Hooton (7, off L McGlothen).

TB: L Lacy 5; R Cey 4; D Baker 3; B North 2; B Russell 2; S Garvey; R Smith.

RBI: L Lacy 2 (9); D Baker (17); R Cey (26).

2-out RBI: L Lacy 2; D Baker.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Garvey (4, 2nd base off B Knepper/M Hill).

CS: B North (3, 2nd base by B Knepper/M Hill).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Knepper, L (5-2)             5     8   4   4    3   2   2   2.42   26     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 8     34    -     0.75  -0.20
L McGlothen                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.06    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.31   0.01
R Moffitt                      2     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.22   0.01
Totals                         8    11   4   4    3   4   2          38     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·11          1-0

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hooton, W (3-4)              6.2   7   1   1    0   4   1   3.31   26     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 7     60    -     0.96   0.24
L Rautzhan, H (1)              0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-0    1.16  -0.03
T Forster, S (7)               1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.31    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.13   0.11
Totals                         9     8   1   1    1   5   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 8          3-0

B Knepper faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 49,354.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. B Madlock            2B    1. B North              CF 
2. T Whitfield          LF    2. B Russell            SS 
3. D Evans              3B    3. R Smith              RF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. R Cey                3B 
5. J Clark              RF    5. S Garvey             1B 
6. L Herndon            CF    6. D Baker              LF 
7. M Hill               C     7. L Lacy               2B 
8. V Harris             SS    8. S Yeager             C  
9. B Knepper            P     9. B Hooton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  -2-      17%  84% L Lacy          B Knepper       Home Run; Garvey Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  123      10%  67% D Baker         B Knepper       Walk; Smith Scores; Cey to 3B; Garvey to 2B
   t 2   0  1-0  1--       6%  64% M Hill          B Hooton        Herndon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   b 1   2  0-1  123      -6%  61% L Lacy          B Knepper       Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -6%  41% T Whitfield     B Hooton        Single to RF; Madlock to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B Madlock       Single to LF
          1--      41%  T Whitfield     Single to RF; Madlock to 2B
   O      12-      46%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  W McCovey       Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  J Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B North         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  R Smith         Single to SS
          1--      54%  R Cey           Walk; Smith to 2B
          12-      57%  S Garvey        Walk; Smith to 3B; Cey to 2B
   R      123      67%  D Baker         Walk; Smith Scores; Cey to 3B; Garvey to 2B
   O      123      61%  L Lacy          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Burt Hooton facing 6-7-8
          ---      57%  L Herndon       Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  M Hill          Herndon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      65%  " "             Popfly: SS
   O      ---      66%  V Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  S Yeager        Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  B Hooton        Flyball: CF
          ---      64%  B North         Single to 3B
          1--      66%  B Russell       Single to RF; North to 2B
   O      12-      62%  R Smith         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Burt Hooton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  B Knepper       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      67%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      64%  T Whitfield     Double to CF
   O      -2-      68%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      68%  S Garvey        Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  D Baker         Flyball: RF
          1--      67%  L Lacy          Garvey Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      84%  " "             Home Run; Garvey Scores
   O      ---      83%  S Yeager        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Burt Hooton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      83%  J Clark         Single to 3B
   O      1--      86%  L Herndon       Popfly: P
   O      1--      88%  M Hill          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  B Hooton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      88%  B North         Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  B Russell       North Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      86%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Burt Hooton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  V Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  B Knepper       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  B Madlock       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  R Smith         Popfly: SS
   R      ---      94%  R Cey           Home Run
   O      ---      93%  S Garvey        Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  D Baker         Single to 1B
   O      1--      93%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Burt Hooton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  T Whitfield     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  W McCovey       Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
          ---      96%  S Yeager        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Yeager to 1B
                  Lynn McGlothen replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  B Hooton        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Yeager to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  B North         Strikeout
          -2-      96%  B Russell       Single to SS; Yeager to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  R Smith         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      91%  J Clark         Home Run
          ---      87%  L Herndon       Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  M Hill          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      93%  V Harris        Flyball: RF
                  Lance Rautzhan replaces Burt Hooton pitching and batting 9th; Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for Skip James batting 9th; Skip James pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  T Heintzelman   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Randy Moffitt facing 4-5-6
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Tom Heintzelman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  S Garvey        Strikeout
          ---      95%  D Baker         Double to RF
          -2-      95%  L Lacy          Single to SS; Baker to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  S Yeager        Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Lance Rautzhan facing 1-2-3
                  Vic Davalillo replaces Dusty Baker playing LF batting 6th
          ---      90%  B Madlock       Walk
   O      1--      94%  T Whitfield     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      89%  D Evans         Single to RF; Whitfield to 2B
                  Terry Forster replaces Lance Rautzhan pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Whitfield to 3B; Evans to 2B
   O      -23      98%  J Clark         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Randy Moffitt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  T Forster       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B North         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Russell       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Terry Forster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  V Harris        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation