San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants
April 7, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1978 at Candlestick Park. The San Diego Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Diego Padres 3, San Francisco Giants 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards 1b 5 1 1 0
Thomas 2b 4 0 2 0
Gamble lf 4 0 0 1
Winfield rf 5 1 3 1
Hendrick cf 4 0 2 0
Tenace c 3 1 1 0
Almon 3b,ss 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 1 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Baker ss 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  Champion ph,3b 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 3 10 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 4 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 1 3 1
Evans 3b 4 0 1 1
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Ivie ph 1 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0
Hill c 3 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
Montefusco p 2 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  James 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
San Diego 000 000 1203100
San Francisco 002 000 000250
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   6.0 4 2 2 0 8
  Lolich  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Fingers  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
0
10
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco   5.1 6 0 0 2 2
  Moffitt   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Lavelle  L (0-1) 2.2 2 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
5
5

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Diego Winfield (1,off Montefusco); Tenace (1,off Montefusco), San Francisco Andrews (1,off Perry); Herndon (1,off Perry).  HR–San Diego Winfield (1,8th inning off Lavelle 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Gamble (1,off Lavelle).  CS–Thomas (1,2nd base by Lavelle/Hill).  SB–Andrews (1,2nd base off Perry/Tenace).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:49.  A–36,131.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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