April 9, 1978 San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
OAK 2 BOS 5
@CHW 0 KCR 5
@CLE 4 DET 8
TOR 4 MIL 13
BAL 5 MIN 8
@SEA 6 NYY 7
@TEX 1 LAD 7
@ATL 4 CIN 9
HOU 3 NYM 6
MON 5 MON 5
@NYM 0 PHI 12
STL 3 CHC 4
@PIT 3 SFG 7
SDP 5

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 33,722

Sunday, April 9, 1978
Time of Game: 2:32

Padres

1-2

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

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

W: G Lavelle (1-1), L: R Fingers (0-1), S: R Moffitt (1)

Giants

2-1

Won 2

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards 1B                 5   1   1   0    0   3  .214  .500    0   12   0   2B
D Thomas 2B-LF-2B             3   1   2   0    1   0  .455 1.083    0    2   2   2B,SH
O Gamble LF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .273  .581    0    0   0   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Sweet PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   1   1   3    0   1  .385 1.231    0    2   0   3B
G Hendrick CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   0   
G Tenace C                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .250  .830    0    2   1   
B Almon 3B-SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .637    0    0   2   CS
O Smith SS                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .429  .929    0    3   5   GDP
  D Reynolds PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    1   0   
R Jones P                     1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   1   SH
  M Lolich P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Turner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Champion 2B-3B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   2   
Totals                       33   5  11   4    4   5                    24  13

BATTING

2B: G Richards (1, off L McGlothen); D Thomas (1, off R Moffitt).

3B: D Winfield (1, off L McGlothen).

SH: R Jones (1, off L McGlothen); D Thomas (1, off L McGlothen).

TB: D Thomas 3; D Winfield 3; O Gamble 2; G Richards 2; O Smith; R Jones; G Hendrick; G Tenace; B Almon.

GIDP: O Smith (1).

RBI: D Winfield 3 (4); O Gamble (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Tenace-O Smith; D Thomas-G Richards.

E: B Almon (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Almon (1, 2nd base by L McGlothen/M Hill).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Herndon CF                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .929    0    1   0   2B
R Andrews 2B                  3   1   0   0    2   0  .400 1.271    0    8   2   
J Clark RF                    4   3   2   0    1   0  .308  .742    0    2   0   
W McCovey 1B                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .125  .864    0    7   2   HR
M Hill C                      3   0   2   1    1   0  .400  .955    0    5   1   CS
D Evans 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .400 1.000    0    1   4   GDP
T Whitfield LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .100  .191    0    1   0   
J LeMaster SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   6   
  V Harris PH-SS              0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   IW
L McGlothen P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Curtis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Heintzelman PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Williams P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Ivie PH                   0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SF
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   7   9   6    7   1                    27  15

BATTING

2B: L Herndon (2, off R Jones).

HR: W McCovey (1, off R Jones; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

SF: M Ivie (1, off R Fingers).

IBB: V Harris (1, by R Fingers).

TB: W McCovey 4; L Herndon 3; M Hill 2; J Clark 2; D Evans; T Whitfield.

GIDP: D Evans (1).

RBI: W McCovey 2 (2); L Herndon (1); M Hill (1); M Ivie (1); D Evans (3).

2-out RBI: D Evans; L Herndon.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J LeMaster-R Andrews-W McCovey.

E: D Evans (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Hill (1, 2nd base by M Lolich/G Tenace).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Jones                        4     6   5   4    5   0   1   9.00   23     -       ·  ·     10· 2· 0· 6     27    -     1.35  -0.43
M Lolich                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.08   0.18
R Fingers, L (0-1)             2     3   2   2    2   0   0   4.50   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          0-0    1.80  -0.26
Totals                         8     9   7   6    7   1   1          39     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 9          1-0

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
L McGlothen                    3.2   7   5   4    1   2   0   9.82   18     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 7     30    -     1.13  -0.38
J Curtis                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.98   0.02
C Williams                     2.2   1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.21   0.14
G Lavelle, W (1-1)             1.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          1-0    2.47   0.14
R Moffitt, S (1)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.12   0.06
Totals                         9    11   5   4    4   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0·11          2-0

R Jones faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L McGlothen (1).

IBB: R Fingers (1; V Harris).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 33,722.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              San Francisco Giants                 
1. G Richards           1B    1. L Herndon            CF 
2. D Thomas             2B    2. R Andrews            2B 
3. O Gamble             LF    3. J Clark              RF 
4. D Winfield           RF    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. G Hendrick           CF    5. M Hill               C  
6. G Tenace             C     6. D Evans              3B 
7. B Almon              3B    7. T Whitfield          LF 
8. O Smith              SS    8. J LeMaster           SS 
9. R Jones              P     9. L McGlothen          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  5-3  1--      25%  56% W McCovey       R Jones         Home Run; Clark Scores
   t 3   1  1-1  123     -23%  15% D Winfield      L McGlothen     Triple; Jones Scores; Thomas Scores; Gamble Scores
   b 8   1  5-5  1--      15%  75% T Whitfield     R Fingers       Single; Evans to 3B
   t 6   1  5-5  12-      13%  57% O Smith         C Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 3   0  5-2  123     -12%  29% D Evans         R Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Clark Scores; McCovey to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  G Richards      Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  D Thomas        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Richards to 3B
   R      --3      39%  O Gamble        Single to RF; Richards Scores
   O      1--      41%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      43%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  R Andrews       Flyball: 2B
          ---      41%  J Clark         Single to 3B
          1--      43%  W McCovey       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Clark to 2B; McCovey to 1B
          12-      46%  M Hill          Walk; Clark to 3B; McCovey to 2B
   R      123      57%  D Evans         Walk; Clark Scores/unER; McCovey to 3B; Hill to 2B
   O      123      50%  T Whitfield     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  G Tenace        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      54%  O Smith         Almon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  J LeMaster      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  L McGlothen     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Herndon       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  R Jones         Single
   O      1--      50%  G Richards      Strikeout
          1--      45%  D Thomas        Single; Jones to 2B
          12-      39%  O Gamble        Wild Pitch; Jones to 3B; Thomas to 2B
          -23      38%  " "             Walk
   RRR    123      15%  D Winfield      Triple; Jones Scores; Thomas Scores; Gamble Scores
   RO     --3      13%  G Hendrick      Fielder's Choice SS; Winfield Scores/Safe on E5 (catch)/unER; Hendrick out at 2B/3B-2B
   O      ---      13%  G Tenace        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Randy Jones facing 2-3-4
          ---      17%  R Andrews       Walk
          1--      22%  J Clark         Walk; Andrews to 2B
          12-      30%  W McCovey       Walk; Andrews to 3B; Clark to 2B
   R      123      40%  M Hill          Single; Andrews Scores; Clark to 3B; McCovey to 2B
   ROO    123      29%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Clark Scores; McCovey to 3B
   O      --3      25%  T Whitfield     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 3.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-3, Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      26%  B Almon         Flyball: CF
          ---      24%  O Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--      26%  R Jones         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
                  John Curtis replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      28%  G Richards      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Randy Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      25%  J LeMaster      Flyball: CF
                  Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for John Curtis batting 9th
   O      ---      23%  T Heintzelman   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      26%  L Herndon       Double to CF
   O      -2-      22%  R Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-3, Charlie Williams facing 2-3-4
                  Charlie Williams replaces Tom Heintzelman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      24%  D Thomas        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      25%  O Gamble        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      26%  D Winfield      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Randy Jones facing 3-4-5
          ---      31%  J Clark         Single
   RR     1--      56%  W McCovey       Home Run; Clark Scores
          ---      61%  M Hill          Single to RF
                  Mickey Lolich replaces Randy Jones pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--      51%  D Evans         Double Play: Strikeout, Hill Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  T Whitfield     Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 5.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 5-5, Charlie Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  G Tenace        Walk
          1--      44%  B Almon         Single to RF; Tenace to 2B
   OO     12-      57%  O Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 5-5, Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  J LeMaster      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      52%  C Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 5.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 5-5, Charlie Williams facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Turner pinch hits for Mickey Lolich batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  J Turner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      56%  G Richards      Strikeout
          ---      54%  D Thomas        Walk
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Charlie Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      58%  O Gamble        Single; Thomas out at 3B/3B-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 5-5, Rollie Fingers facing 2-3-4
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Oscar Gamble pitching and batting 3rd; Mike Champion replaces Jerry Turner playing 2B batting 9th; Derrel Thomas moves to LF
   O      ---      54%  R Andrews       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      52%  J Clark         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      50%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 5.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Tied 5-5, Gary Lavelle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  G Hendrick      Single
          1--      43%  G Tenace        Walk; Hendrick to 2B
   O      12-      49%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hendrick to 3B
                  Don Reynolds pinch hits for Ozzie Smith batting 8th
   O      1-3      60%  D Reynolds      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 5-5, Rollie Fingers facing 5-6-7
                  Derrel Thomas moves to 2B; Mike Champion moves to 3B; Bill Almon moves to SS; Don Reynolds moves to LF
   O      ---      55%  M Hill          Flyball: CF
          ---      60%  D Evans         Single
          1--      75%  T Whitfield     Single; Evans to 3B
                  Vic Harris pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster batting 8th
          1-3      77%  V Harris        Intentional Walk; Whitfield to 2B
                  Mike Ivie pinch hits for Gary Lavelle batting 9th
   RO     123      88%  M Ivie          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Evans Scores
   R      12-      95%  L Herndon       Single to RF; Whitfield Scores; Harris to 2B
          12-      95%  R Andrews       Walk; Harris to 3B; Herndon to 2B
   O      123      94%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 7.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 5-7, Randy Moffitt facing 9-1-2
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Mike Ivie pitching and batting 9th; Vic Harris moves to SS
   O      ---      97%  M Champion      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  G Richards      Strikeout
          ---      97%  D Thomas        Double
                  Rick Sweet pinch hits for Rollie Fingers batting 3rd
   O      -2-     100%  R Sweet         Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Giants 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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