San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres
April 14, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1978 at San Diego Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 4 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 1 0 0 0
  Heintzelman 2b 3 0 1 0
Evans 3b 4 0 1 1
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0
  James pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Clark rf 3 1 2 1
Whitfield lf 3 0 1 1
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 1 0 1 0
Sadek c 4 0 1 0
Barr p 2 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomas 2b 4 0 2 0
Gamble lf 4 0 1 0
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 3 1 1 1
Tenace c 1 1 0 0
  Davis c 2 0 0 0
Almon 3b 4 0 3 0
Smith ss 2 0 1 1
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
  Champion ph 1 0 1 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
San Francisco 000 001 002390
San Diego 000 101 000292
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr   6.0 9 2 2 1 0
  Curtis   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Moffitt  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
0
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   5.2 5 1 1 1 3
  Freisleben   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Fingers  L (1-2) 2.0 3 2 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
1
5

  E–Richards (1), Freisleben (1).  DP–San Francisco 2, San Diego 2.  2B–San Francisco Clark 2 (3,off Jones,off Fingers).  3B–San Francisco Herndon (1,off Jones).  HR–San Diego Hendrick (1,6th inning off Barr 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Whitfield (2,off Fingers).  SH–Smith (1,off Barr).  SB–Almon (1,2nd base off Barr/Sadek).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:31.  A–45,901.
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