St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
May 14, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1978 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Francisco Giants 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Templeton ss 6 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 3 1
Simmons c 5 0 0 0
Morales cf 6 1 2 0
Reitz 3b 6 1 1 1
Scott rf 6 0 0 1
Tyson 2b 3 0 2 1
Denny p 3 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0
  Sutherland ph 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 4 10 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 0 1 0
Whitfield lf 4 2 1 1
Clark rf 4 1 2 2
Evans 3b 4 0 1 0
Ivie 1b 5 0 1 1
Herndon cf 5 0 0 0
Hill c 5 1 1 1
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 1 0 0 0
Barr p 0 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 2 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ss 3 1 1 0
Totals 41 5 8 5
St. Louis 000 003 100 0004100
San Francisco 000 110 020 001582
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny   7.2 4 4 4 3 3
  Schultz   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Vuckovich   2.1 2 0 0 1 2
  Littell  L (1-4) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
11.2
8
5
5
4
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  McGlothen   5.0 2 1 0 3 4
  Moffitt   2.1 5 3 1 1 0
  Curtis   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Lavelle  W (3-2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
10
4
1
5
4

  E–Madlock (6), Evans (6).  2B–St. Louis Reitz (5,off Moffitt); Tyson (5,off Moffitt); Hernandez (13,off Moffitt), San Francisco Clark (10,off Denny).  HR–San Francisco Clark (3,4th inning off Denny 0 on, 0 out); Hill (2,5th inning off Denny 0 on, 0 out); Whitfield (4,12th inning off Littell 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Denny (2,off Moffitt); Sutherland (2,off Williams); Whitfield (5,off Vuckovich).  IBB–Simmons (5,by Moffitt); Evans (3,by Vuckovich).  SF–Clark (3,off Denny).  CS–Morales (1,2nd base by McGlothen/Hill).  SB–Madlock (3,2nd base off Denny/Simmons).  WP–McGlothen (2), Moffitt (1).  BK–Denny 2 (3), Barr (1).  IBB–Vuckovich (2,Evans); Moffitt (2,Simmons).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Joe West, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:56.
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