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Standings
MIL
@BAL		5
6
TEX
@BOS		4
5		 
(10)
CLE
@KCR		1
3
SEA
@MIN		5
14
CAL
@OAK		1
2
DET
@TOR		8
10
PIT
@CHC		4
5
CIN
@HOU		8
4
ATL
@LAD		1
5
NYM
@MON		3
2		 
(10)
SFG
@SDP		3
2
PHI
@STL		4
3
Friday, April 14, 1978
, San Diego Stadium
Attendance: 45,901, Time of Game: 2:31
Giants
3
4-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 2½ GB
 at Padres
2
2-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 4 GB
W: Randy Moffitt (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  2    3  9  0
Padres          0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  9  2

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Larry Herndon CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .715 0.058 0.94 0.124 -0.066 0.3 2 0 3B
Rob Andrews 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .819 -0.014 0.60 0.000 -0.014 -0.1 0 0
   Tom Heintzelman 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .400 1.400 -0.081 1.55 0.046 -0.126 -0.3 3 5
Darrell Evans 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .646 0.003 1.83 0.165 -0.163 -0.1 2 3 GDP
Willie McCovey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 .673 0.085 1.14 0.119 -0.034 0.2 13 0
   Skip James PR-1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jack Clark RF 3 1 2 1 1 1 .310 .892 0.560 2.12 0.634 -0.074 1.7 1 0 2·2B
Terry Whitfield LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .304 .932 0.201 2.66 0.283 -0.082 0.2 2 0 SF
Johnnie LeMaster SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .087 .212 -0.147 1.96 0.000 -0.147 -0.9 2 3
   Randy Moffitt P 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.007 0.27 0.007 0.000 0.1 0 0
Mike Sadek C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.185 1.46 0.016 -0.202 -0.8 0 0
Jim Barr P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.051 1.08 0.000 -0.051 -0.3 1 3
   John Curtis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Vic Harris PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 -0.080 1.62 0.000 -0.080 -0.6 0 1
Team Totals 34 3 9 3 1 5 .265 .660 0.356 1.62 1.394 -1.039 -0.7 27 15
2B: J Clark 2 (3, 1 off R Fingers, 1 off R Jones).
3B: L Herndon (1, off R Jones).
SF: T Whitfield (2, off R Fingers).
TB: J Clark 4; L Herndon 3; R Moffitt; W McCovey; M Sadek; D Evans; T Whitfield; T Heintzelman.
GIDP: D Evans (2).
RBI: D Evans (5); J Clark (3); T Whitfield (5).
2-out RBI: D Evans.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. J LeMaster-T Heintzelman-W McCovey; J LeMaster-W McCovey.

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gene Richards 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .576 -0.115 0.93 0.000 -0.115 -1.3 14 1 GDP
Derrel Thomas 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .350 .858 0.022 0.54 0.046 -0.024 0.3 0 2
Oscar Gamble LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 .535 -0.047 0.78 0.013 -0.060 -0.6 1 0
Dave Winfield RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .346 1.038 -0.072 0.69 0.000 -0.072 -0.7 2 0
George Hendrick CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .261 .770 0.151 0.88 0.198 -0.047 0.7 2 0 HR
Gene Tenace C 1 1 0 0 1 0 .154 .707 0.015 0.69 0.030 -0.015 0.1 1 0
   Bob Davis C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.029 0.57 0.000 -0.029 -0.4 4 0
Bill Almon 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .652 0.068 1.64 0.144 -0.076 1.0 1 6 SB
Ozzie Smith SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 .267 .579 0.013 1.30 0.054 -0.041 -0.2 2 5 SH,GDP
   Don Reynolds PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 -0.053 2.29 0.000 -0.053 -0.1
Randy Jones P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.085 1.65 0.000 -0.085 -0.8 0 0
   Dave Freisleben P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Champion PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.026 0.64 0.026 0.000 0.4
   Rollie Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jerry Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .500 -0.038 1.55 0.000 -0.038 -0.1
Team Totals 33 2 9 2 2 0 .273 .678 -0.144 1.02 0.511 -0.655 -1.7 27 14
HR: G Hendrick (1, off J Barr; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: O Smith (1, off J Barr).
TB: G Hendrick 4; B Almon 3; D Thomas 2; M Champion; O Smith; O Gamble.
GIDP: O Smith (2); G Richards (2).
RBI: O Smith (1); G Hendrick (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 2. O Smith-G Richards-B Almon; D Thomas-O Smith-G Richards.
E: D Freisleben (1); G Richards (1).
Baserunning
SB: B Almon (1, 2nd base off J Barr/M Sadek).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Barr 6 9 2 2 1 0 1 1.20 27 45 -0.106 0.99 0.1
John Curtis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.94 2 1 0 0.060 0.69 0.8
Randy Moffitt, W (1-0) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.60 7 0 0 0.190 1.20 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 2 0 1 2.00 36 45 1 0 0.144 1.62 1.7
J Barr faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Randy Jones 5.2 5 1 1 1 3 0 4.66 22 57 0.068 1.25 1.0
Dave Freisleben 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.76 4 2 0 0.161 2.57 0.8
Rollie Fingers, BS (1), L (1-2) 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 2.25 10 0 0 -0.586 1.96 -1.2
Team Totals 9 9 3 1 1 5 0 1.00 36 57 2 0 -0.357 1.02 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 45,901.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         San Diego Padres
1 Larry Herndon CF 1 Gene Richards 1B
2 Rob Andrews 2B 2 Derrel Thomas 2B
3 Darrell Evans 3B 3 Oscar Gamble LF
4 Willie McCovey 1B 4 Dave Winfield RF
5 Jack Clark RF 5 George Hendrick CF
6 Terry Whitfield LF 6 Gene Tenace C
7 Johnnie LeMaster SS 7 Bill Almon 3B
8 Mike Sadek C 8 Ozzie Smith SS
9 Jim Barr P 9 Randy Jones P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-2 1 1-- R SFG J. Clark R. Fingers 53% 68% Double to LF; James Scores/unER; Clark to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 1-1 0 --- R SDP G. Hendrick J. Barr -19% 24% Home Run
t6 0-1 2 --3 R SFG D. Evans R. Jones 17% 46% Single to RF; Herndon Scores
t9 2-2 1 --3 RO SFG T. Whitfield R. Fingers 15% 84% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores/unER
t7 1-2 1 -2- OO SFG M. Sadek D. Freisleben -13% 19% Double Play: Groundout: SS-1B-3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon R. Jones -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG R. Andrews R. Jones -1% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O SFG D. Evans R. Jones -1% 46% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SDP G. Richards J. Barr 2% 48% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- SDP D. Thomas J. Barr -2% 45% Single to 2B
Tom Heintzelman replaces Rob Andrews playing 2B batting 2nd
b1 0-0 1 1-- O SDP O. Gamble J. Barr 3% 48% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O SDP D. Winfield J. Barr 2% 50% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Randy Jones facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O SFG W. McCovey R. Jones -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- SFG J. Clark R. Jones 5% 52% Double to RF
t2 0-0 1 -2- O SFG T. Whitfield R. Jones -3% 49% Flyball: RF; Clark to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 O SFG J. LeMaster R. Jones -4% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Jim Barr facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O SDP G. Hendrick J. Barr 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O SDP G. Tenace J. Barr 1% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- SDP B. Almon J. Barr -1% 48% Single
b2 0-0 2 1-- SDP O. Smith J. Barr -3% 45% Single; Almon to 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-3 O SDP R. Jones J. Barr 5% 50% Lineout: P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Randy Jones facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O SFG M. Sadek R. Jones -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O SFG J. Barr R. Jones -2% 46% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- O SFG L. Herndon R. Jones -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O SDP G. Richards J. Barr 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O SDP D. Thomas J. Barr 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- SDP O. Gamble J. Barr -1% 48% Single
b3 0-0 2 1-- O SDP D. Winfield J. Barr 2% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Randy Jones facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- SFG T. Heintzelman R. Jones 5% 55% Single
t4 0-0 0 1-- OO SFG D. Evans R. Jones -9% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O SFG W. McCovey R. Jones -1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Jim Barr facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 --- O SDP G. Hendrick J. Barr 3% 47% Flyball: 1B
b4 0-0 1 --- SDP G. Tenace J. Barr -3% 44% Walk
b4 0-0 1 1-- SDP B. Almon J. Barr -9% 35% Single; Tenace to 3B
b4 0-0 1 1-3 SDP O. Smith J. Barr -2% 33% Almon Steals 2B
b4 0-0 1 -23 RO SDP O. Smith J. Barr -3% 30% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Tenace Scores; Almon to 3B
b4 1-0 2 --3 O SDP R. Jones J. Barr 3% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Padres' Randy Jones facing 5-6-7
Bob Davis replaces Gene Tenace playing C batting 6th
t5 0-1 0 --- SFG J. Clark R. Jones 6% 39% Walk
t5 0-1 0 1-- O SFG T. Whitfield R. Jones -5% 34% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 1-- O SFG J. LeMaster R. Jones -2% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B; Clark to 2B
t5 0-1 2 -2- O SFG M. Sadek R. Jones -5% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
b5 1-0 0 --- O SDP G. Richards J. Barr 2% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- SDP D. Thomas J. Barr -2% 27% Single
b5 1-0 1 1-- O SDP O. Gamble J. Barr 2% 29% Flyball: 2B
b5 1-0 2 1-- O SDP D. Winfield J. Barr 2% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Padres' Randy Jones facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O SFG J. Barr R. Jones -4% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- SFG L. Herndon R. Jones 12% 40% Triple to RF
t6 0-1 1 --3 O SFG T. Heintzelman R. Jones -10% 30% Strikeout
t6 0-1 2 --3 R SFG D. Evans R. Jones 17% 46% Single to RF; Herndon Scores
t6 1-1 2 1-- SFG W. McCovey R. Jones 4% 51% Single; Evans to 3B
Dave Freisleben replaces Randy Jones pitching and batting 9th
t6 1-1 2 1-3 O SFG J. Clark D. Freisleben -7% 43% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Jim Barr facing 5-6-7
b6 1-1 0 --- R SDP G. Hendrick J. Barr -19% 24% Home Run
b6 2-1 0 --- O SDP B. Davis J. Barr 2% 26% Flyball: LF
b6 2-1 1 --- SDP B. Almon J. Barr -2% 24% Single
b6 2-1 1 1-- OO SDP O. Smith J. Barr 4% 28% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 2.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 6-7-8
t7 1-2 0 --- SFG T. Whitfield D. Freisleben 7% 35% Single
t7 1-2 0 1-- SFG J. LeMaster D. Freisleben 5% 41% Whitfield Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Whitfield to 2B
t7 1-2 0 -2- O SFG J. LeMaster D. Freisleben -8% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-2 1 -2- OO SFG M. Sadek D. Freisleben -13% 19% Double Play: Groundout: SS-1B-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Jim Barr facing 9-1-2
Mike Champion pinch hits for Dave Freisleben (P) batting 9th
b7 2-1 0 --- SDP M. Champion J. Barr -3% 16% Single
John Curtis replaces Jim Barr pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-1 0 1-- OO SDP G. Richards J. Curtis 5% 22% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 2-1 2 --- O SDP D. Thomas J. Curtis 1% 22% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 2.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Rollie Fingers facing 9-1-2
Rollie Fingers replaces Mike Champion (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Vic Harris pinch hits for John Curtis (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 --- O SFG V. Harris R. Fingers -5% 17% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-2 1 --- O SFG L. Herndon R. Fingers -3% 14% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-2 2 --- O SFG T. Heintzelman R. Fingers -2% 12% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Randy Moffitt facing 3-4-5
Randy Moffitt replaces Johnnie LeMaster (SS) pitching and batting 7th
Vic Harris moves from PH to SS
b8 2-1 0 --- O SDP O. Gamble R. Moffitt 1% 13% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-1 1 --- O SDP D. Winfield R. Moffitt 1% 13% Flyball: CF
b8 2-1 2 --- SDP G. Hendrick R. Moffitt -1% 13% Walk
b8 2-1 2 1-- O SDP B. Davis R. Moffitt 1% 14% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Padres 2.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Rollie Fingers facing 3-4-5
t9 1-2 0 --- O SFG D. Evans R. Fingers -6% 7% Flyball: LF
t9 1-2 1 --- SFG W. McCovey R. Fingers 8% 15% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); McCovey to 1B
Skip James pinch runs for Willie McCovey (1B) batting 4th
t9 1-2 1 1-- R SFG J. Clark R. Fingers 53% 68% Double to LF; James Scores/unER; Clark to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t9 2-2 1 --3 RO SFG T. Whitfield R. Fingers 15% 84% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores/unER
t9 3-2 2 --- SFG R. Moffitt R. Fingers 1% 85% Single
t9 3-2 2 1-- SFG M. Sadek R. Fingers 2% 86% Single; Moffitt to 3B
t9 3-2 2 1-3 O SFG V. Harris R. Fingers -3% 83% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Randy Moffitt facing 7-8-9
Skip James moves from PR to 1B
b9 2-3 0 --- O SDP B. Almon R. Moffitt 8% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
Don Reynolds pinch hits for Ozzie Smith (SS) batting 8th
b9 2-3 1 --- O SDP D. Reynolds R. Moffitt 5% 96% Flyball: 3B
Jerry Turner pinch hits for Rollie Fingers (P) batting 9th
b9 2-3 2 --- O SDP J. Turner R. Moffitt 4% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Padres 2.

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