San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants
July 4, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 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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San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 3 1 1 0
Smith ss 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 1 1 0
Winfield cf 4 1 2 4
Gamble rf 5 2 1 0
Tenace 1b 2 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts 1b 1 1 1 1
Sweet c 5 0 2 2
Almon 3b 5 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 3 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 5 2 2 0
Evans 3b 3 2 2 2
Clark rf 4 0 1 1
McCovey 1b 5 0 2 2
  Barr pr 0 0 0 0
Ivie lf 5 0 2 0
Whitfield cf 3 0 1 0
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  LeMaster ss 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph,ss 0 0 0 0
Sadek c 3 1 1 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Herndon ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Montefusco p 1 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Hill c 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
San Diego 500 000 002791
San Francisco 200 010 0025112
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  W (6-7) 5.1 8 3 1 0 2
  D'Acquisto  SV (7) 3.2 3 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
11
5
3
3
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco  L (7-3) 5.0 5 5 4 4 2
  Williams   1.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Curtis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Moffitt   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Lavelle   1.0 2 2 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
4
7
3

  E–Smith (14), McCovey 2 (8).  DP–San Diego 1.  PB–Sadek (3).  2B–San Diego Gamble (12,off Montefusco); Sweet (4,off Montefusco); Roberts (3,off Lavelle).  HR–San Diego Winfield (15,1st inning off Montefusco 3 on, 0 out).  SH–Smith (18,off Montefusco).  IBB–Winfield (7,by Williams).  SF–Clark (7,off Rasmussen); Evans (6,off Rasmussen).  SB–Richards (23,2nd base off Montefusco/Sadek); Tenace (5,2nd base off Montefusco/Sadek); Smith (20,2nd base off Williams/Sadek); Madlock (12,2nd base off Rasmussen/Sweet).  CS–Richards (12,2nd base by Williams/Sadek).  IBB–Williams (3,Winfield).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:01.  A–26,219.
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