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Standings
CLE
@BAL		6
2
DET
@BOS		0
1
MIL
@CAL		4
2
OAK
@CHW		4
3		 
(10)
TOR
@NYY		4
1
SEA
@TEX		2
3
PHI
@ATL		6
5
NYM
@HOU		9
7
MON
@PIT		15
1
CIN
@SDP		5
2
LAD
@SFG		3
1
CHC
@STL		3
2		 
(11)
Saturday, May 27, 1978
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 45,865, Time of Game: 2:10
Dodgers
3
25-18
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 2½ GB
 at Giants
1
27-15
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Burt Hooton (4-4)
L: Vida Blue (6-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  1  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    3  9  1
Giants          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  2  0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill North CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .213 .647 -0.031 0.83 0.067 -0.098 -1.3 1 0 SB,GDP
Bill Russell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .632 -0.078 1.02 0.000 -0.078 -0.7 2 2 SH
Reggie Smith RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .331 .964 0.051 0.88 0.083 -0.032 0.6 4 0
   Davey Lopes PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .865 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Vic Davalillo RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .653 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ron Cey 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .280 .808 0.108 0.81 0.121 -0.012 0.8 0 3 2B
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 .704 -0.005 1.25 0.074 -0.079 -0.1 11 0
Dusty Baker LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .326 .806 0.003 1.36 0.115 -0.111 -0.7 0 0 2B,GDP
Lee Lacy 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .328 1.099 -0.034 0.96 0.012 -0.046 -0.0 1 2 2B
   Ted Martinez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .579 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jerry Grote C 2 0 0 1 1 0 .308 .809 0.036 1.23 0.076 -0.040 0.1 8 1 SF
Burt Hooton P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .071 .205 -0.008 0.53 0.016 -0.024 -0.1 0 0
   Terry Forster P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.015 0.51 0.015 0.000 0.7 0 1
Team Totals 32 3 9 2 3 5 .281 .708 0.057 0.98 0.579 -0.520 -0.9 27 9
2B: L Lacy (5, off G Lavelle); D Baker (8, off V Blue); R Cey (8, off V Blue).
SF: J Grote (1, off V Blue).
SH: B Russell (4, off G Lavelle).
TB: R Cey 3; R Smith 2; L Lacy 2; D Baker 2; T Forster; S Garvey; B Hooton.
GIDP: B North (3); D Baker (2).
RBI: J Grote (2); R Smith (32).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
PB: J Grote (2).
E: L Lacy (3).
Baserunning
SB: B North (6, 3rd base off G Lavelle/M Hill).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Madlock 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .812 0.014 1.00 0.076 -0.062 -0.1 6 3
Terry Whitfield LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271 .719 -0.140 1.53 0.000 -0.140 -0.9 0 0
Darrell Evans 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .255 .772 -0.047 1.09 0.034 -0.082 -0.2 0 5
Willie McCovey 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .211 .690 -0.027 1.16 0.051 -0.078 -0.1 11 0
Jack Clark RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .327 .944 0.024 2.06 0.141 -0.117 -0.2 3 0 SB
Larry Herndon CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 .667 0.042 1.64 0.170 -0.127 0.5 1 0
Vic Harris SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .073 .207 -0.185 1.73 0.000 -0.185 -1.2 1 4
Marc Hill C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .202 .609 -0.028 1.54 0.019 -0.046 -0.2 5 1
Vida Blue P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .217 .771 -0.005 0.66 0.015 -0.020 -0.0 0 2
   Mike Ivie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .344 .840 -0.092 3.76 0.000 -0.092 -0.4
   Gary Lavelle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 2 0 3 8 .065 .212 -0.444 1.50 0.506 -0.949 -2.9 27 15
TB: J Clark; D Evans.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. V Harris-B Madlock-W McCovey; V Blue-B Madlock-W McCovey.
Baserunning
SB: J Clark (4, 2nd base off B Hooton/J Grote).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Burt Hooton, W (4-4) 6.2 2 1 0 3 5 0 2.95 26 70 0.200 1.39 1.6
Terry Forster, S (8) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.17 8 2 0 0.243 1.88 1.3
Team Totals 9 2 1 0 3 8 0 0.00 34 70 2 0 0.443 0.98 2.9

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue, L (6-2) 7 6 2 2 1 4 0 2.83 27 60 0.023 1.09 1.0
Gary Lavelle 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 3.42 10 0 0 -0.080 0.70 -0.1
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 3 5 0 3.00 37 60 0 0 -0.057 1.50 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 45,865.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         San Francisco Giants
1 Bill North CF 1 Bill Madlock 2B
2 Bill Russell SS 2 Terry Whitfield LF
3 Reggie Smith RF 3 Darrell Evans 3B
4 Ron Cey 3B 4 Willie McCovey 1B
5 Steve Garvey 1B 5 Jack Clark RF
6 Dusty Baker LF 6 Larry Herndon CF
7 Lee Lacy 2B 7 Vic Harris SS
8 Jerry Grote C 8 Marc Hill C
9 Burt Hooton P 9 Vida Blue P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-1 2 12- R SFG L. Herndon B. Hooton -17% 43% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Evans Scores/No RBI/unER; McCovey to 3B; Herndon to 2B
t7 1-1 0 --- LAD D. Baker V. Blue 11% 61% Double to LF
b7 1-2 0 -2- O SFG L. Herndon B. Hooton 9% 62% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-2 2 12- O SFG M. Ivie T. Forster 9% 77% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-2 0 --- SFG J. Clark B. Hooton -8% 59% Single to LF

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, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O LAD B. North V. Blue -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Russell V. Blue -1% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O LAD R. Smith V. Blue -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG B. Madlock B. Hooton 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O SFG T. Whitfield B. Hooton 1% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O SFG D. Evans B. Hooton 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- LAD R. Cey V. Blue 7% 57% Double to RF
t2 0-0 0 -2- LAD S. Garvey V. Blue 7% 64% Single to RF; Cey to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 ROO LAD D. Baker V. Blue -6% 58% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Cey Scores/No RBI
t2 1-0 2 --- O LAD L. Lacy V. Blue -1% 57% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O SFG W. McCovey B. Hooton 2% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-1 1 --- O SFG J. Clark B. Hooton 2% 62% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 2 --- O SFG L. Herndon B. Hooton 1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- O LAD J. Grote V. Blue -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O LAD B. Hooton V. Blue -1% 59% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 --- O LAD B. North V. Blue -1% 58% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O SFG V. Harris B. Hooton 3% 61% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O SFG M. Hill B. Hooton 2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- SFG V. Blue B. Hooton -1% 61% Walk
b3 0-1 2 1-- O SFG B. Madlock B. Hooton 3% 64% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
t4 1-0 0 --- O LAD B. Russell V. Blue -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- LAD R. Smith V. Blue 2% 64% Single to RF
t4 1-0 1 1-- LAD R. Cey V. Blue 3% 68% Walk; Smith to 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- O LAD S. Garvey V. Blue -4% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Smith to 3B
t4 1-0 2 1-3 O LAD D. Baker V. Blue -5% 59% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield B. Hooton 3% 62% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 --- SFG D. Evans B. Hooton -3% 59% Single to RF
b4 0-1 1 1-- SFG W. McCovey B. Hooton -5% 54% Walk; Evans to 2B
b4 0-1 1 12- O SFG J. Clark B. Hooton 6% 60% Popfly: 1B
b4 0-1 2 12- R SFG L. Herndon B. Hooton -17% 43% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Evans Scores/No RBI/unER; McCovey to 3B; Herndon to 2B
b4 1-1 2 -23 O SFG V. Harris B. Hooton 7% 50% Popfly: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- O LAD L. Lacy V. Blue -3% 47% Popfly: 2B
t5 1-1 1 --- O LAD J. Grote V. Blue -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-1 2 --- LAD B. Hooton V. Blue 2% 47% Single to CF
t5 1-1 2 1-- O LAD B. North V. Blue -3% 44% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- O SFG M. Hill B. Hooton 3% 47% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 1-1 1 --- O SFG V. Blue B. Hooton 2% 49% Strikeout
b5 1-1 2 --- O SFG B. Madlock B. Hooton 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- O LAD B. Russell V. Blue -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t6 1-1 1 --- O LAD R. Smith V. Blue -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-1 2 --- LAD R. Cey V. Blue 2% 46% Single to LF
t6 1-1 2 1-- O LAD S. Garvey V. Blue -3% 43% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 2-3-4
b6 1-1 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield B. Hooton 3% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 1-1 1 --- O SFG D. Evans B. Hooton 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b6 1-1 2 --- O SFG W. McCovey B. Hooton 2% 50% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
t7 1-1 0 --- LAD D. Baker V. Blue 11% 61% Double to LF
t7 1-1 0 -2- O LAD L. Lacy V. Blue -1% 61% Flyball: RF; Baker to 3B
t7 1-1 1 --3 RO LAD J. Grote V. Blue 7% 68% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Baker Scores
t7 2-1 2 --- O LAD B. Hooton V. Blue -1% 67% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
b7 1-2 0 --- SFG J. Clark B. Hooton -8% 59% Single to LF
b7 1-2 0 1-- SFG L. Herndon B. Hooton -6% 53% Clark Steals 2B
b7 1-2 0 -2- O SFG L. Herndon B. Hooton 9% 62% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-2 1 -2- O SFG V. Harris B. Hooton 8% 70% Flyball: RF
b7 1-2 2 -2- SFG M. Hill B. Hooton -2% 68% Walk
Terry Forster replaces Burt Hooton pitching and batting 9th
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Vida Blue (P) batting 9th
b7 1-2 2 12- O SFG M. Ivie T. Forster 9% 77% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 1.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 1-2-3
Gary Lavelle replaces Mike Ivie (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-1 0 --- LAD B. North G. Lavelle 3% 80% Walk
t8 2-1 0 1-- O LAD B. Russell G. Lavelle -1% 79% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; North to 2B
t8 2-1 1 -2- LAD R. Smith G. Lavelle 4% 83% North Steals 3B
t8 2-1 1 --3 R LAD R. Smith G. Lavelle 6% 88% Single to CF; North Scores
Davey Lopes pinch runs for Reggie Smith (RF) batting 3rd
t8 3-1 1 1-- O LAD R. Cey G. Lavelle -1% 87% Lineout: SS
t8 3-1 2 1-- O LAD S. Garvey G. Lavelle -1% 86% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Terry Forster facing 1-2-3
Vic Davalillo replaces Davey Lopes (PR) playing RF batting 3rd
b8 1-3 0 --- SFG B. Madlock T. Forster -8% 79% Strikeout, Passed Ball; Madlock to 1B
b8 1-3 0 1-- O SFG T. Whitfield T. Forster 6% 85% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-3 1 1-- O SFG D. Evans T. Forster 5% 90% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-3 2 1-- O SFG W. McCovey T. Forster 4% 94% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 1.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 6-7-8
t9 3-1 0 --- O LAD D. Baker G. Lavelle -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 3-1 1 --- LAD L. Lacy G. Lavelle 1% 94% Double to LF
t9 3-1 1 -2- LAD J. Grote G. Lavelle 0% 95% Walk
t9 3-1 1 12- LAD T. Forster G. Lavelle 2% 96% Single to C/Bunt; Lacy to 3B; Grote to 2B
t9 3-1 1 123 OO LAD B. North G. Lavelle -4% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Terry Forster facing 5-6-7
Ted Martinez replaces Lee Lacy playing 2B batting 7th
b9 1-3 0 --- O SFG J. Clark T. Forster 4% 96% Bunt Popfly: 1B
b9 1-3 1 --- O SFG L. Herndon T. Forster 2% 99% Strikeout (C-1B)
b9 1-3 2 --- O SFG V. Harris T. Forster 1% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

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