San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 11, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 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."

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San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 3 2 1 0
Dwyer cf,lf 4 0 2 0
Clark rf 3 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 2 1
  LeMaster pr 0 1 0 0
  Herndon cf 0 0 0 0
Evans 3b 2 0 0 1
Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0
  Ivie ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Tamargo c 4 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Halicki p 2 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Hill c 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
North cf 4 0 0 1
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 4 1 2 1
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Baker lf 3 1 0 0
Oates c 3 0 1 1
  Ferguson ph 1 1 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Hooton p 2 0 1 1
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
San Francisco 100 001 001371
Los Angeles 020 001 001492
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki   7.0 6 3 3 0 3
  Lavelle  L (9-9) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Moffitt   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.2
9
4
4
2
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton   8.0 6 3 3 2 4
  Forster  W (4-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
5

  E–Tamargo (2), Oates (3), Russell (21).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Hooton (1,off Halicki).  HR–Los Angeles Cey (15,6th inning off Halicki 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Evans (6,off Forster); Hooton (13,off Halicki).  SF–Evans (7,off Hooton).  HBP–Baker (2,by Halicki).  SB–Ivie (3,2nd base off Forster/Oates); Garvey (7,2nd base off Halicki/Tamargo); Smith (11,2nd base off Halicki/Tamargo).  WP–Hooton (2).  HBP–Halicki (3,Baker).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:28.  A–52,869.
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