San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants
September 27, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1978 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 0, San Francisco Giants 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 0 2 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 0 1 0
Winfield rf 2 0 0 0
  Beswick rf 2 0 0 0
Wilhelm cf 4 0 1 0
Perkins 1b 3 0 1 0
Castillo c 2 0 0 0
  Ashford ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
Almon 2b 3 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0
  Tenace ph,c 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 4 0 1 0
Whitfield lf 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 2 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 1 1 0
Ivie 1b 2 0 0 0
Herndon cf 3 0 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 1
Hill c 3 0 1 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
Totals 25 1 5 1
San Diego 000 000 000050
San Francisco 010 000 00x150
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (14-15) 7.0 4 1 1 2 4
  Lee   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
1
1
2
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (17-11) 9.0 5 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
8

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Richards (26,off Knepper).  SH–Knepper 2 (8,off Rasmussen,off Lee).  SB–Perkins (4,3rd base off Knepper/Hill).  CS–Smith (12,2nd base by Knepper/Hill); Clark (11,2nd base by Rasmussen/Castillo).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–(none), 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–1:53.  A–4,708.
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