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1978 San Francisco Giants (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977/1979)
89-73, Finished 3rd in NL Western Division
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Scored 613 runs, Allowed 594 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-79
Managed by Joe Altobelli

Ballpark: Candlestick Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,740,477 (4th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 92, Pitching - 91
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1977/1979) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Fri,4/7 vs SDP L (2-3) Hill McCovey Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
2.Sat,4/8 vs SDP W (6-0)# Hill McCovey Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Barr  
3.Sun,4/9 vs SDP W (7-5)# Hill McCovey Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark McGlothen  
4.Tue,4/11 at CIN W (3-2) Hill McCovey Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
5.Wed,4/12 at CIN L (3-12) Hill McCovey Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
6.Thu,4/13 at CIN L (6-7)# Hill Ivie Andrews Evans LeMaster Harris Herndon Clark Montefusco  
7.Fri,4/14 at SDP W (3-2)# Sadek McCovey Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Barr  
8.Sun,4/16 at SDP W (8-4)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
9.Mon,4/17 vs ATL W (5-1) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
10.Tue,4/18 vs ATL L (0-1) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
11.Wed,4/19 vs ATL L (0-2) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Barr  
12.Fri,4/21 vs CIN W (3-0) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
13.Sat,4/22 vs CIN L (4-5)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
14.Sun,4/23 vs CIN L (1-2)# Hill Ivie Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
15.Tue,4/25 at ATL L (1-3) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Barr  
16.Wed,4/26 at ATL L (1-6) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans Andrews Whitfield Harris Clark Knepper  
17.Thu,4/27 at ATL W (5-3) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Whitfield Clark Blue  
18.Fri,4/28 at PIT W (5-4)# Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Montefusco  
19.Sat,4/29 at PIT L (2-6) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Whitfield Clark Barr  
20.Sun,4/30 at PIT W (7-3) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
21.Mon,5/1 at STL W (2-1) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
22.Tue,5/2 at STL L (0-9) Hill McCovey Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
23.Wed,5/3 at STL W (4-0) Hill McCovey Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Barr  
24.Sat,5/6 at CHC W (2-1) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
25.Sun,5/7 at CHC W (2-1) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
26.Tue,5/9 vs PIT W (3-2) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
27.Wed,5/10 vs PIT L (1-5) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Barr  
28.Thu,5/11 vs PIT W (6-2)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Knepper  
29.Fri,5/12 vs STL W (9-3) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
30.Sat,5/13 vs STL W (7-6) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
31.Sun,5/14 vs STL W (5-4) Hill Ivie Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Barr  
32.Sun,5/14 vs STL W (4-3)# Sadek Ivie Andrews Heintzelman Harris Whitfield Herndon Clark Halicki  
33.Tue,5/16 vs CHC W (4-3) Hill Ivie Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
34.Wed,5/17 vs CHC W (9-5) Hill Ivie Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
35.Fri,5/19 at LAD W (10-7) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
36.Sat,5/20 at LAD L (2-3)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Halicki  
37.Sun,5/21 at LAD L (1-4) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans Harris Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
38.Tue,5/23 vs HOU W (3-2) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
39.Wed,5/24 vs HOU W (2-0)# Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Montefusco  
40.Thu,5/25 vs HOU W (9-1) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans Harris Whitfield Herndon Clark Halicki  
41.Fri,5/26 vs LAD W (6-1)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Knepper  
42.Sat,5/27 vs LAD L (1-3) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans Harris Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
43.Sun,5/28 vs LAD W (6-5) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans Harris Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
44.Mon,5/29 at HOU W (8-1)# Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Halicki  
45.Tue,5/30 at HOU W (1-0) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans Harris Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
46.Wed,5/31 at HOU L (0-1) Hill Ivie Madlock Evans Harris Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
47.Fri,6/2 at MON W (6-5) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
48.Sat,6/3 at MON L (3-5)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Halicki  
49.Sun,6/4 at MON W (3-2) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans Harris Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
50.Mon,6/5 at PHI L (3-4)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Blue  
51.Tue,6/6 at PHI L (6-7)# Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans Harris Ivie Herndon Clark Montefusco  
52.Wed,6/7 at PHI L (4-5) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Halicki  
53.Fri,6/9 at NYM L (2-3)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Knepper  
54.Sat,6/10 at NYM W (2-1)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Blue  
55.Sun,6/11 at NYM W (7-5) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
56.Mon,6/12 vs MON W (1-0) Hill Ivie Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Halicki  
57.Tue,6/13 vs MON W (9-5)# Hill Ivie Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
58.Wed,6/14 vs PHI W (2-1) Hill Ivie Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
59.Thu,6/15 vs PHI W (6-1)# Sadek Ivie Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
60.Fri,6/16 vs NYM W (7-4)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Halicki  
61.Sat,6/17 vs NYM L (4-5) Hill Ivie Madlock Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
62.Sun,6/18 vs NYM W (3-0) Hill Dwyer Andrews Evans Metzger Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
63.Sun,6/18 vs NYM W (4-3)# Sadek Ivie Andrews Evans LeMaster Cruz Herndon Clark Barr  
64.Tue,6/20 vs CIN L (3-6) Sadek Dwyer Andrews Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Montefusco  
65.Wed,6/21 vs CIN W (3-0) Hill McCovey Andrews Evans Metzger Whitfield Dwyer Clark Halicki  
66.Thu,6/22 vs CIN L (0-5) Hill McCovey Andrews Evans Metzger Whitfield Herndon Cruz Knepper  
67.Fri,6/23 vs ATL W (9-0) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans Metzger Whitfield Herndon Cruz Blue  
68.Sat,6/24 vs ATL W (2-1) Hill McCovey Andrews Evans Metzger Whitfield Herndon Cruz Barr  
69.Sun,6/25 vs ATL W (9-3) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans Metzger Whitfield Dwyer Cruz Montefusco  
70.Sun,6/25 vs ATL L (4-8)# Hill Ivie Andrews Cruz LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Halicki  
71.Mon,6/26 at SDP L (1-2)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans Metzger Cruz Herndon Clark Knepper  
72.Tue,6/27 at SDP W (9-1) Hill McCovey Harris Evans Metzger Whitfield Herndon Dwyer Blue  
73.Wed,6/28 at SDP W (4-2)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Cruz Herndon Clark Barr  
74.Wed,6/28 at SDP L (1-4) Sadek McCovey Harris Evans Metzger Whitfield Herndon Dwyer Williams  
75.Fri,6/30 at ATL L (9-10)# Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Cruz Herndon Clark Montefusco  
76.Fri,6/30 at ATL L (5-10)# Sadek Ivie Harris Cruz Metzger Whitfield Herndon Clark Halicki  
77.Sat,7/1 at ATL W (15-4) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans Metzger Ivie Whitfield Clark Knepper  
78.Sun,7/2 at ATL L (7-9) Hill Ivie Harris Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Blue  
79.Mon,7/3 vs SDP L (3-4)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Barr  
80.Tue,7/4 vs SDP L (5-7) Sadek McCovey Madlock Evans Metzger Ivie Whitfield Clark Montefusco  
81.Wed,7/5 vs SDP W (5-4)# Hill Ivie Madlock Cruz LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Halicki  
82.Thu,7/6 vs SDP W (5-4)# Hill Ivie Madlock Cruz LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Clark Knepper  
83.Fri,7/7 at CIN W (7-6) Hill McCovey Harris Evans Metzger Whitfield Dwyer Clark Blue  
84.Fri,7/7 at CIN L (1-2) Hill Ivie Andrews Evans Metzger Whitfield Herndon Clark Barr  
85.Sat,7/8 at CIN W (4-2)# Hill McCovey Andrews Evans LeMaster Cruz Herndon Clark Montefusco  
86.Sun,7/9 at CIN L (2-8) Hill McCovey Harris Evans Metzger Whitfield Dwyer Clark Halicki  
87.Thu,7/13 at PIT W (4-0)# Hill McCovey Madlock Evans LeMaster Ivie Herndon Clark Knepper  
88.Fri,7/14 at PIT L (2-5)# Hill Ivie Madlock Evans LeMaster Cruz Herndon Clark Montefusco  
89.Sat,7/15 at PIT W (6-5) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans Metzger Whitfield Dwyer Clark Blue  
90.Sun,7/16 at STL L (4-9) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans Metzger Whitfield Dwyer Clark Barr  
91.Sun,7/16 at STL W (6-0) Sadek Ivie Harris Evans LeMaster Whitfield Herndon Cruz Halicki  
92.Mon,7/17 at STL W (9-7) Hill McCovey Madlock Evans Metzger Whitfield