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Standings
CAL
@BAL		4
2
KCR
@BOS		2
1
TEX
@CHW		4
5
TEX
@CHW		2
4
OAK
@CLE		5
4
SEA
@DET		4
5
MIN
@NYY		3
4
MIN
@NYY		2
0
MIL
@TOR		10
5
MON
@ATL		19
0
PHI
@CIN		3
5
NYM
@HOU		3
4
PIT
@LAD		5
3
STL
@SDP		2
3
CHC
@SFG		2
4
CHC
@SFG		0
1
Sunday, July 30, 1978 2:45PM
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 37,779, Time of Game: 2:09
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cubs
0
51-51
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
 at Giants
1
63-42
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Vida Blue (15-4)
L: Dave Roberts (4-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Giants          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  X    1  5  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ivan de Jesus SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .728 -0.047 1.71 0.154 -0.202 -0.4 2 3 2B,CS
Gene Clines LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .264 .661 -0.093 1.47 0.056 -0.148 -0.2 1 1 2B
Mike Vail RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315 .754 -0.118 1.16 0.000 -0.118 -0.8 2 0
Dave Kingman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 .823 -0.064 1.40 0.059 -0.123 -0.2 8 0
Manny Trillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .667 -0.036 1.35 0.068 -0.103 0.1 4 3
Ed Putman 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .473 -0.005 1.53 0.073 -0.079 -0.3 0 2
   Mick Kelleher 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .636 -0.032 1.30 0.000 -0.032 -0.1 0 1
Jerry White CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .574 -0.072 1.43 0.000 -0.072 -0.6 1 0
   Rodney Scott PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .728 -0.144 3.00 0.000 -0.144 -0.7 0 0
Tim Blackwell C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .258 -0.045 1.17 0.024 -0.069 -0.4 5 0
Dave Roberts P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .325 .882 0.012 0.94 0.036 -0.024 0.0 1 0
   Bobby Murcer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .756 -0.043 1.61 0.000 -0.043 -0.2
   Lynn McGlothen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .300 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 1 5 .188 .462 -0.687 1.43 0.470 -1.157 -3.9 24 10
2B: G Clines (8, off V Blue); I de Jesus (16, off V Blue).
TB: G Clines 2; I de Jesus 2; E Putman; D Roberts; D Kingman; T Blackwell.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Trillo-I de Jesus-D Kingman; I de Jesus-M Trillo-D Kingman.
Outfield Assists: G Clines (B Madlock at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: I de Jesus (7, 3rd base by V Blue/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 1 0 0 1 .306 .837 -0.149 0.91 0.000 -0.149 -1.9 1 4 GDP
Terry Whitfield LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .778 -0.070 0.72 0.000 -0.070 -0.8 1 0
Jack Clark RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .311 .920 -0.001 0.51 0.030 -0.031 -0.1 4 0
Mike Ivie 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .317 .848 0.038 0.74 0.060 -0.022 0.4 11 0
Hector Cruz 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .239 .670 0.130 1.06 0.177 -0.047 1.0 2 1
Larry Herndon CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 .292 .735 0.002 0.85 0.018 -0.016 0.1 3 0 IW
Johnnie LeMaster SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .625 -0.119 1.23 0.034 -0.153 -1.3 0 2 2B,GDP
Marc Hill C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .241 .636 -0.034 0.92 0.009 -0.043 -0.2 5 1
Vida Blue P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .107 .443 0.014 0.90 0.044 -0.030 0.4 0 1
Team Totals 26 1 5 1 6 5 .192 .575 -0.189 0.86 0.372 -0.561 -2.4 27 9
2B: J LeMaster (14, off L McGlothen).
IBB: L Herndon (2, by D Roberts).
TB: J LeMaster 2; M Ivie; H Cruz; J Clark; B Madlock.
GIDP: J LeMaster (3); B Madlock (5).
RBI: H Cruz (22).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Ivie.
E: B Madlock (11).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Roberts, L (4-6) 6 4 1 1 3 3 0 4.66 23 60 0.127 0.89 1.6
Lynn McGlothen 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 4.27 9 0 0 0.061 0.78 0.9
Team Totals 8 5 1 1 6 5 0 1.12 32 60 0 0 0.188 1.43 2.4

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue, W (15-4) 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 2.52 33 79 0.688 1.43 3.9
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 0.00 33 79 0.688 0.86 3.9
Balks: None.
WP: V Blue (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Roberts (9; L Herndon).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 37,779.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 4mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         San Francisco Giants
1 Ivan de Jesus SS 1 Bill Madlock 2B
2 Gene Clines LF 2 Terry Whitfield LF
3 Mike Vail RF 3 Jack Clark RF
4 Dave Kingman 1B 4 Mike Ivie 1B
5 Manny Trillo 2B 5 Hector Cruz 3B
6 Ed Putman 3B 6 Larry Herndon CF
7 Jerry White CF 7 Johnnie LeMaster SS
8 Tim Blackwell C 8 Marc Hill C
9 Dave Roberts 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 0-0 1 12- R SFG H. Cruz D. Roberts 18% 78% Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark Scores; Ivie to 3B; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw
t8 0-1 0 --- CHC I. de Jesus V. Blue -15% 61% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t7 0-1 0 1-- OO CHC R. Scott V. Blue 14% 79% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
t8 0-1 1 -2- O CHC M. Vail V. Blue 14% 86% de Jesus Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b4 1-0 1 123 OO SFG J. LeMaster D. Roberts -13% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC I. de Jesus V. Blue 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  CHC G. Clines V. Blue -4% 48% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 -2- O CHC M. Vail V. Blue 3% 51% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O CHC D. Kingman V. Blue 3% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG B. Madlock D. Roberts -2% 52% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O SFG T. Whitfield D. Roberts -1% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O SFG J. Clark D. Roberts -1% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- CHC M. Trillo V. Blue -7% 43% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Trillo to 2B
t2 0-0 0 -2- O CHC E. Putman V. Blue 5% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 -2- O CHC J. White V. Blue 3% 51% Groundout: SS-1B; Trillo to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O CHC T. Blackwell V. Blue 4% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O SFG M. Ivie D. Roberts -2% 53% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O SFG H. Cruz D. Roberts -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  SFG L. Herndon D. Roberts 1% 52% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- O SFG J. LeMaster D. Roberts -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Roberts V. Blue 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O CHC I. de Jesus V. Blue 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 --- CHC G. Clines V. Blue -1% 53% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- O CHC M. Vail V. Blue 2% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O SFG M. Hill D. Roberts -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O SFG V. Blue D. Roberts -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 2 --- O SFG B. Madlock D. Roberts -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- CHC D. Kingman V. Blue -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0-0 0 1-- O CHC M. Trillo V. Blue 4% 50% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 1-- O CHC E. Putman V. Blue 3% 53% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 0-0 2 1-- CHC J. White V. Blue -1% 52% Wild Pitch; Kingman to 2B
t4 0-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O CHC J. White V. Blue 4% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield D. Roberts -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 --- SFG J. Clark D. Roberts 3% 56% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-0 1 1-- SFG M. Ivie D. Roberts 4% 60% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Clark to 2B
b4 0-0 1 12- R SFG H. Cruz D. Roberts 18% 78% Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark Scores; Ivie to 3B; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw
b4 1-0 1 -23 SFG L. Herndon D. Roberts 1% 79% Intentional Walk
b4 1-0 1 123 OO SFG J. LeMaster D. Roberts -13% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
t5 0-1 0 --- O CHC T. Blackwell V. Blue 3% 69% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 1 --- CHC D. Roberts V. Blue -4% 65% Single to 3B/Bunt
t5 0-1 1 1-- O CHC I. de Jesus V. Blue 3% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B; Roberts to 2B
t5 0-1 2 -2- O CHC G. Clines V. Blue 5% 72% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O SFG M. Hill D. Roberts -2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- O SFG V. Blue D. Roberts -1% 69% Popfly: 2B
b5 1-0 2 --- O SFG B. Madlock D. Roberts -1% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Madlock out at 2B/LF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
t6 0-1 0 --- O CHC M. Vail V. Blue 4% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- O CHC D. Kingman V. Blue 2% 74% Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 0-1 2 --- O CHC M. Trillo V. Blue 2% 76% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
b6 1-0 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield D. Roberts -2% 74% Groundout: P unassisted
b6 1-0 1 --- O SFG J. Clark D. Roberts -1% 72% Flyball: RF
b6 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  SFG M. Ivie D. Roberts 1% 73% Walk
b6 1-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O SFG H. Cruz D. Roberts -2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
t7 0-1 0 --- CHC E. Putman V. Blue -7% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
Rodney Scott pinch hits for Jerry White (CF) batting 7th
t7 0-1 0 1-- OO CHC R. Scott V. Blue 14% 79% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
t7 0-1 2 --- CHC T. Blackwell V. Blue -2% 76% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Dave Roberts (P) batting 9th
t7 0-1 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHC B. Murcer V. Blue 4% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
Lynn McGlothen replaces Bobby Murcer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Mick Kelleher replaces Ed Putman playing 3B batting 6th
Rodney Scott moves from PH to CF
b7 1-0 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon L. McGlothen -2% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-0 1 --- SFG J. LeMaster L. McGlothen 3% 82% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 1-0 1 -2- SFG M. Hill L. McGlothen 1% 83% Walk
b7 1-0 1 12- SFG V. Blue L. McGlothen 4% 88% Walk; LeMaster to 3B; Hill to 2B
b7 1-0 1 123 OO SFG B. Madlock L. McGlothen -11% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t8 0-1 0 --- CHC I. de Jesus V. Blue -15% 61% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t8 0-1 0 -2- O CHC G. Clines V. Blue 10% 72% Lineout: 2B
t8 0-1 1 -2- O CHC M. Vail V. Blue 14% 86% de Jesus Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t8 0-1 2 --- O CHC M. Vail V. Blue 2% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Lynn McGlothen facing 2-3-4
b8 1-0 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield L. McGlothen -1% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 1-0 1 --- O SFG J. Clark L. McGlothen -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-0 2 --- SFG M. Ivie L. McGlothen 1% 87% Walk
b8 1-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O SFG H. Cruz L. McGlothen -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
t9 0-1 0 --- O CHC D. Kingman V. Blue 7% 92% Strikeout
t9 0-1 1 --- O CHC M. Trillo V. Blue 5% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Kelleher V. Blue 3% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 1.

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