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BOS  9
BAL  6
 NYY  8
KCR  4
 ATL  6
NYM  5
 PHI 12
@CIN  1
 PIT  7
SDP  4
 SFG  2
@STL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 9,085

 Monday, May 1, 1978, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:17
Giants
2
11-10
Won 2
3rd, 2½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  6  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  0
W: Vida Blue (3-1), L: John Denny (2-1), S: Randy Moffitt (2)
 Cardinals
1
9-13
Lost 1
6th, 4 GB

Batting Stats

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Madlock 2B                  4   0   0   0    1   3  .196  .653              4   6   SB
  R Andrews 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .753              1   1   
T Whitfield LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .706              1   0   
D Evans 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .627              0   4   SB,SH
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .242  .809              9   1   
  S James PR-1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .321              2   1   
J Clark RF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .244  .740              3   0   2·2B
L Herndon CF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .214  .590              3   0   
M Hill C                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .592              2   0   
J LeMaster SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .197  .474              1   4   
V Blue P                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .812              1   1   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   0    4   7                         27  18
Batting Events
2B: J Clark 2 (7, 2 off J Denny).
SH: D Evans (2, off J Denny).
TB: J Clark 4; J LeMaster; D Evans; T Whitfield; L Herndon.
RBI: L Herndon (2).
2-out RBI: L Herndon.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Evans-B Madlock-W McCovey.
Baserunning Events
SB: D Evans (1, 2nd base off J Denny/T Simmons); B Madlock (1, 2nd base off J Denny/T Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .296  .710              1   0   
G Templeton SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .177  .433              0   4   
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .325  .938             11   4   2B
T Simmons C                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .325  .863              7   0   
  T Scott PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .587              0   0   
J Morales CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .693              0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .802              0   2   GDP
J Mumphrey RF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .143  .381              3   0   
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .635              1   2   
J Denny P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .713              4   1   
  D Hamilton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  M Littell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333              0   0   
  G Sutherland PH             0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .667              0   0   SH
  P Vuckovich P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       31   1   6   0    2   2                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: K Hernandez (9, off V Blue).
SH: G Sutherland (1, off V Blue).
TB: T Simmons 3; K Hernandez 2; J Mumphrey; M Tyson.
GIDP: K Reitz (3).
RBI: L Brock (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.

Pitching Stats

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
V Blue, W (3-1)                8     6   1   1    2   2   0   3.08   31     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 6     66    -     1.66   0.13
R Moffitt, S (2)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    6.84   0.50
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 0· 6          2-0
V Blue faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Denny, L (2-1)               7.1   6   2   2    2   5   0   2.45   30     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 0· 6     61    -     1.06   0.17
D Hamilton                     0     0   0   0    1   0   0   7.71    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.32  -0.01
M Littell                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.60    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.27  -0.06
P Vuckovich                    1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.12    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.03
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0· 6          3-1
D Hamilton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: J Denny (1).
WP: M Littell (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 9,085.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   San Francisco Giants                      St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Bill Madlock                 2B       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Terry Whitfield              LF       2. Garry Templeton              SS
3. Darrell Evans                3B       3. Keith Hernandez              1B
4. Willie McCovey               1B       4. Ted Simmons                   C
5. Jack Clark                   RF       5. Jerry Morales                CF
6. Larry Herndon                CF       6. Ken Reitz                    3B
7. Marc Hill                     C       7. Jerry Mumphrey               RF
8. Johnnie LeMaster             SS       8. Mike Tyson                   2B
9. Vida Blue                     P       9. John Denny                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 2 1-3 O 19% 100% 1-2 STL J. Mumphrey R. Moffitt Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0 1-- -19% 50% 1-2 STL T. Simmons V. Blue Single to LF; Hernandez to 2B
b9 0 12- O 18% 68% 1-2 STL J. Morales R. Moffitt Flyball: CF
t6 2 -2- R 17% 65% 0-0 SFG L. Herndon J. Denny Single to CF; Clark Scores
b9 0 --- -13% 69% 1-2 STL K. Hernandez V. Blue Walk

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 SFG B. Madlock J. Denny Strikeout
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 SFG T. Whitfield J. Denny Groundout: 1B-P
t1 2 --- 1% 48% 0-0 SFG D. Evans J. Denny Single to CF
t1 2 1-- 1% 49% 0-0 SFG W. McCovey J. Denny Evans Steals 2B
t1 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 SFG W. McCovey J. Denny Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 STL L. Brock V. Blue Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 STL G. Templeton V. Blue Flyball: CF
b1 2 --- -2% 47% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez V. Blue Double to LF
b1 2 -2- O 3% 50% 0-0 STL T. Simmons V. Blue Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 SFG J. Clark J. Denny Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 SFG L. Herndon J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 SFG M. Hill J. Denny Walk
t2 2 1-- 2% 50% 0-0 SFG J. LeMaster J. Denny Single to LF; Hill to 2B
t2 2 12- O -4% 45% 0-0 SFG V. Blue J. Denny Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 STL J. Morales V. Blue Flyball: RF
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 STL K. Reitz V. Blue Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL J. Mumphrey V. Blue Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 SFG B. Madlock J. Denny Walk
t3 0 1-- 3% 57% 0-0 SFG T. Whitfield J. Denny Madlock Steals 2B
t3 0 -2- O -5% 52% 0-0 SFG T. Whitfield J. Denny Flyball: LF
t3 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 SFG D. Evans J. Denny Flyball: RF; Madlock to 3B
t3 2 --3 O -4% 45% 0-0 SFG W. McCovey J. Denny Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 STL M. Tyson V. Blue Flyball: RF
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 STL J. Denny V. Blue Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL L. Brock V. Blue Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- 8% 58% 0-0 SFG J. Clark J. Denny Double to LF
t4 0 -2- O -5% 53% 0-0 SFG L. Herndon J. Denny Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 1 -2- O -4% 49% 0-0 SFG M. Hill J. Denny Flyball: RF; Clark to 3B
t4 2 --3 O -5% 44% 0-0 SFG J. LeMaster J. Denny Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 STL G. Templeton V. Blue Strikeout
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez V. Blue Groundout: 1B-P
b4 2 --- -1% 47% 0-0 STL T. Simmons V. Blue Single to LF
b4 2 1-- O 3% 50% 0-0 STL J. Morales V. Blue Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 SFG V. Blue J. Denny Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 SFG B. Madlock J. Denny Strikeout Looking
t5 2 --- O -1% 44% 0-0 SFG T. Whitfield J. Denny Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 STL K. Reitz V. Blue Groundout: P-1B
b5 1 --- -3% 43% 0-0 STL J. Mumphrey V. Blue Single to CF
b5 1 1-- O 4% 47% 0-0 STL M. Tyson V. Blue Flyball: RF
b5 2 1-- O 3% 50% 0-0 STL J. Denny V. Blue Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 SFG D. Evans J. Denny Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1 --- O -2% 44% 0-0 SFG W. McCovey J. Denny Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- 4% 48% 0-0 SFG J. Clark J. Denny Double to RF
t6 2 -2- R 17% 65% 0-0 SFG L. Herndon J. Denny Single to CF; Clark Scores
t6 2 1-- 1% 66% 1-0 SFG M. Hill J. Denny Balk; Herndon to 2B
t6 2 -2- O -4% 63% 1-0 SFG M. Hill J. Denny Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 4% 67% 0-1 STL L. Brock V. Blue Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1 --- O 3% 69% 0-1 STL G. Templeton V. Blue Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- O 2% 71% 0-1 STL K. Hernandez V. Blue Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O -2% 69% 1-0 SFG J. LeMaster J. Denny Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O -2% 67% 1-0 SFG V. Blue J. Denny Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- O -1% 66% 1-0 SFG B. Madlock J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- -8% 58% 0-1 STL T. Simmons V. Blue Single to LF
b7 0 1-- O 7% 66% 0-1 STL J. Morales V. Blue Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 1 1-- OO 11% 77% 0-1 STL K. Reitz V. Blue Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- 3% 80% 1-0 SFG T. Whitfield J. Denny Single to RF
t8 0 1-- O -1% 79% 1-0 SFG D. Evans J. Denny Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Whitfield to 2B
Dave Hamilton replaces John Denny pitching and batting 9th
t8 1 -2- 1% 80% 1-0 SFG W. McCovey D. Hamilton Walk
Mark Littell replaces Dave Hamilton pitching and batting 9th; Skip James pinch runs for Willie McCovey (1B) batting 4th
t8 1 12- R 11% 91% 1-0 SFG J. Clark M. Littell Wild Pitch; Whitfield Scores; James to 3B
t8 1 --3 O -3% 88% 2-0 SFG J. Clark M. Littell Strikeout
t8 2 --3 O -2% 86% 2-0 SFG L. Herndon M. Littell Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
Skip James moves from PR to 1B
b8 0 --- -8% 78% 0-2 STL J. Mumphrey V. Blue Walk
b8 0 1-- -12% 66% 0-2 STL M. Tyson V. Blue Single to CF; Mumphrey to 2B
Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Mark Littell (P) batting 9th
b8 0 12- O 2% 68% 0-2 STL G. Sutherland V. Blue Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Mumphrey to 3B; Tyson to 2B
b8 1 -23 RO 7% 76% 0-2 STL L. Brock V. Blue Groundout: SS-1B; Mumphrey Scores
b8 2 -2- O 10% 85% 1-2 STL G. Templeton V. Blue Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 7-8-9
Pete Vuckovich replaces Gary Sutherland (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -1% 84% 2-1 SFG M. Hill P. Vuckovich Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O -1% 83% 2-1 SFG J. LeMaster P. Vuckovich Flyball: RF
t9 2 --- 1% 83% 2-1 SFG V. Blue P. Vuckovich Walk
t9 2 1-- O -2% 82% 2-1 SFG B. Madlock P. Vuckovich Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
Rob Andrews replaces Bill Madlock playing 2B batting 1st
b9 0 --- -13% 69% 1-2 STL K. Hernandez V. Blue Walk
b9 0 1-- -19% 50% 1-2 STL T. Simmons V. Blue Single to LF; Hernandez to 2B
Randy Moffitt replaces Vida Blue pitching and batting 9th; Tony Scott pinch runs for Ted Simmons (C) batting 4th
b9 0 12- O 18% 68% 1-2 STL J. Morales R. Moffitt Flyball: CF
b9 1 12- O 13% 81% 1-2 STL K. Reitz R. Moffitt Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hernandez to 3B
b9 2 1-3 O 19% 100% 1-2 STL J. Mumphrey R. Moffitt Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 1.

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