Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants
September 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1978 at Candlestick Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin rf,lf 4 0 3 0
Bowa ss 5 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 5 1 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 2 0
  Smith pr 0 0 0 0
  Foote c 1 1 1 2
Cardenal 1b 3 0 1 0
  McBride ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 2 0
  Hebner ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Maddox cf 5 0 1 1
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Christenson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 11 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 5 0 1 0
Dwyer 1b 5 0 0 0
Clark rf 5 0 1 0
Evans 3b 2 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 3 0 1 0
Herndon cf 4 1 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
  Ivie ph 1 0 0 0
  LeMaster ss 0 0 0 0
Tamargo c 4 0 1 1
Blue p 1 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Heintzelman ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 6 1
Philadelphia 000 100 000 23111
San Francisco 000 000 001 0161
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  W (11-12) 10.0 6 1 1 4 8
Totals
10.0
6
1
1
4
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   7.0 7 1 1 2 5
  Moffitt   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Lavelle  L (11-10) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
3
3
3
6

  E–Boone (6), Tamargo (3).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Philadelphia Schmidt (24,off Lavelle).  3B–San Francisco Tamargo (1,off Christenson).  HR–Philadelphia Foote (1,10th inning off Lavelle 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Hebner (12,by Moffitt).  SB–Sizemore (7,2nd base off Blue/Tamargo); McBride (26,2nd base off Moffitt/Tamargo); Martin (9,2nd base off Moffitt/Tamargo); Madlock (13,2nd base off Christenson/Boone).  CS–Martin (4,2nd base by Blue/Tamargo); Herndon (8,2nd base by Christenson/Boone).  BK–Christenson (4).  IBB–Moffitt (13,Hebner).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:40.  A–27,457.
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