San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 10, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 12

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 1 2 1
  Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 1 1 1
Evans 3b 1 0 0 0
  Dwyer cf 1 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 4 0 1 0
Herndon cf 3 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Tamargo ph 1 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Hill c 4 0 1 0
Blue p 1 0 0 0
  Minton p 1 0 0 0
  Cruz cf,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 0 1 0
  Martinez pr,2b 1 1 0 0
North cf 2 2 2 0
  Monday pr,cf 1 2 0 0
Smith rf 5 3 4 5
  Lacy pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 3 2 2
Garvey 1b 5 0 3 3
Baker lf 4 0 0 1
  Davalillo lf 0 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 0 1 0
  Grote c 1 0 1 0
Russell ss 3 0 1 0
  Hernandez ss 1 0 0 0
Welch p 3 1 1 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 16 11
San Francisco 100 010 000253
Los Angeles 300 403 20x12160
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (16-5) 3.2 9 7 7 3 2
  Minton   1.1 4 3 3 1 0
  Williams   3.0 3 2 1 2 3
Totals
8.0
16
12
11
6
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  W (4-0) 8.0 5 2 2 2 6
  Hough   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
7

  E–Andrews (5), Clark (6), Evans (13).  DP–San Francisco 2.  PB–Hill (1).  2B–Los Angeles Garvey (24,off Blue).  3B–Los Angeles Garvey (6,off Minton).  HR–San Francisco Clark (19,1st inning off Welch 0 on, 2 out); Madlock (11,5th inning off Welch 0 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Smith (22,1st inning off Blue 1 on, 1 out); Cey (14,4th inning off Blue 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Welch (4,off Blue).  IBB–Russell (2,by Williams).  WP–Welch (2).  IBB–Williams (6,Russell).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:27.  A–50,990.
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