Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants
August 5, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1978 at Candlestick Park. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 1 2 1
Smith rf 3 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Oates c 4 1 1 0
Welch p 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 3 0 1 0
  Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0
Dwyer rf 4 0 1 0
Evans 3b 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 4 0 3 0
Herndon cf 3 0 0 0
  Ivie ph 0 0 0 0
  LeMaster pr 0 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Hill c 3 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
Halicki p 3 0 2 0
Totals 33 0 9 0
Los Angeles 000 000 020250
San Francisco 000 000 000091
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  W (3-0) 9.0 9 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
2
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki  L (5-6) 9.0 5 2 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
3
4

  E–Evans (12).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Russell (20,off Halicki), San Francisco Dwyer (7,off Welch).  SH–Welch (3,off Halicki).  IBB–Smith (3,by Halicki).  CS–Evans (3,2nd base by Welch/Oates).  IBB–Halicki (7,Smith).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:20.  A–49,203.
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