Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants
September 12, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 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 8, San Francisco Giants 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 1 2 4
North cf 5 0 0 0
Monday rf 2 1 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Simpson rf 0 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 3 1 2 1
Cey 3b 3 1 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
  Grote c 0 0 0 0
Ferguson c 2 0 0 0
  Law pr 0 1 0 0
  Yeager c 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 0 0 0 0
  White pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Russell ss 4 1 2 3
Hooton p 4 1 0 0
Totals 33 8 6 8
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 0 1 0
Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0
Clark rf 3 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 4 0 2 0
Tamargo c 2 0 1 0
  Gardner pr 0 0 0 0
  Hill c 1 0 0 0
Herndon cf 3 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Montefusco p 2 0 0 0
  Cruz cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Los Angeles 000 100 025860
San Francisco 000 000 000050
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (18-8) 9.0 5 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco  L (11-7) 7.2 3 3 3 3 3
  Lavelle   1.1 3 5 5 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
8
8
4
5

  E–None.  2B–Los Angeles Lopes (24,off Montefusco); Russell (29,off Lavelle), San Francisco Tamargo (3,off Hooton).  3B–San Francisco Ivie (3,off Hooton).  HR–Los Angeles Lopes (16,9th inning off Lavelle 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Cey (6,by Lavelle).  IBB–Mota (1,by Lavelle).  SH–Whitfield (16,off Hooton).  SB–Monday (2,2nd base off Montefusco/Tamargo); Law (1,2nd base off Montefusco/Hill).  CS–Gardner (1,2nd base by Hooton/Ferguson).  HBP–Lavelle (2,Cey).  IBB–Lavelle (9,Mota).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:09.  A–38,073.
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