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Box Score of 500th Home Run by Willie McCovey
Willie McCovey became the twelfth major league player to reach a career total of five-hundred home runs during an incredible doubleheader slugfest. The Giants slugged it out with the Braves and lost both ends of the doubleheader, but not before a combined ten home runs were hit including this historic shot by "Stretch" in game one.
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"I don't think baseball has a superstar today, regardless of what the salaries say. Henry Aaron, Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio were superstars." - Willie McCovey
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500th Home Run
Box Score
June 30, 1978
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
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Name |
Pos |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
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Bill Madlock |
2b |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Darrell Evans |
3b |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Jack Clark |
rf |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
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Willie McCovey |
1b |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Jim Dwyer |
pr-1b |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Hector Cruz |
lf |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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Larry Herndon |
cf |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Johnnie LeMaster |
ss |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Randy Moffitt |
p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mike Sadek |
c |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mike Ivie |
ph |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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Marc Hill |
c |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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John Montefusco |
p |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Gary Lavelle |
p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Roger Metzger |
ss |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Totals |
34 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
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Name |
Pos |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
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Rod Gilbreath |
2b |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Bob Beall |
1b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Rowland Office |
cf |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Gary Matthews |
ph-rf |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Jeff Burroughs |
lf |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Joe Nolan |
c |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Dale Murphy |
ph-c |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Bob Horner |
3b |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Barry Bonnell |
rf-cf |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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Darrel Chaney |
ss |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Jamie Easterley |
p |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Dave Campbell |
p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Biff Pocoroba |
ph |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Jerry Royster |
pr |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Gene Garber |
p |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Totals |
33 |
10 |
14 |
10 |
Hitting &
Fielding Notes
Double Plays: San Francisco 1, Atlanta 1.
Doubles: Madlock, McCovey.
Errors: Lavelle.
Home Runs: McCovey, Clark, Ivie, Burroughs, Chaney Madlock.
Left on Base: San Francisco 4, Atlanta 6.
Sacrifice Fly: Easterly, Herndon, Gilbreath, Horner.
Sacrifice Hit: Beall.
Stolen Base: Office, LeMaster. |
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Line Score |
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Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
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San Francisco |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
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Atlanta |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
x |
10 |
14 |
0 |
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Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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John Montefusco |
6.0 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
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Gary Lavelle |
1.2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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Randy Moffitt |
0.1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Jamie Easterley |
5.0 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
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Dave Campbell |
2.0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Gene Garber |
2.0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Pitching Notes
Easterly pitched
to three batters in 6th inning.
Montefusco pitched to three batters in 7th inning.
Losing Pitcher: Lavelle.
Winning Pitcher: Garber. |
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Game Notes
Attendance: 14,429.
Doubleheader: San Francisco lost game two 5-10.
Length of Game: 2:27.
Umpires: Kibler, Colosi, Davidson, West. |
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