Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Christenson
  
  Whitfield strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dwyer vs. Christenson
  
  Dwyer strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Christenson
  
  Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. Knepper
  
  Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Knepper
  
  Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Knepper
  
  Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Christenson
  
  McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Christenson
  
  Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hill vs. Christenson
  
  Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Knepper
  
  Luzinski strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Knepper
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Knepper
  
  Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martin vs. Knepper
  
  There goes Boone. The throw from Hill and he is out, Andrews applying the tag. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Christenson
  
  Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Christenson
  
  Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christenson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knepper vs. Christenson
  
  Knepper is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Knepper
  
  Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sizemore vs. Knepper
  
  Sizemore strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Christenson vs. Knepper
  
  Christenson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schmidt vs. Knepper
  
  Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Knepper
  
  Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Knepper
  
  Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bowa moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Luzinski vs. Knepper
  
  Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cardenal vs. Knepper
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Christenson
  
  Whitfield hits a popup in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dwyer vs. Christenson
  
  Dwyer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clark vs. Christenson
  
  Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dwyer moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McCovey vs. Christenson
  
  McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Dwyer scores. Clark moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Evans vs. Christenson
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Hill vs. Christenson
  
  Hill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey scores. There goes Evans trying to get to third. Martin throws the ball in to Schmidt, who tags Evans for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Metzger vs. Christenson
  
  Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Knepper
  
  Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martin vs. Knepper
  
  Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sizemore vs. Knepper
  
  Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Christenson vs. Knepper
  
  Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Christenson
  
  Andrews hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knepper vs. Christenson
  
  Knepper strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Christenson
  
  Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cardenal fields the ball and throws to Christenson covering. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dwyer vs. Christenson
  
  Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. Knepper
  
  Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Knepper
  
  Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Knepper
  
  Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Luzinski vs. Knepper
  
  Luzinski strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Christenson
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Christenson
  
  McCovey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Christenson
  
  Evans hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hill vs. Christenson
  
  Hill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cardenal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Knepper
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boone vs. Knepper
  
  Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Boone reaches second base with a double. Cardenal moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Martin vs. Knepper
  
  Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Sizemore vs. Knepper
  
  Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenal tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morrison vs. Knepper
  
  Jim Morrison pinch hits for Larry Christenson.
  
  Morrison strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Reed
  
  Ron Reed now pitching.
  
  Metzger strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Reed
  
  Andrews strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Reed
  
  Hector Cruz pinch hits for Bob Knepper.
  
  Cruz strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. Moffitt
  
  Randy Moffitt now pitching.
  
  Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Moffitt
  
  Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Moffitt
  
  Maddox strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Luzinski vs. Moffitt
  
  Luzinski strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Reed
  
  Whitfield strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dwyer vs. Reed
  
  Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cardenal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dwyer for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Reed
  
  Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McCovey vs. Reed
  
  There goes Clark. The throw from Boone and he is out, Schmidt applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Moffitt
  
  Larry Herndon now playing center field.
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boone vs. Moffitt
  
  Boone bunts towards the mound. Moffitt fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McBride vs. Lavelle
  
  Bake McBride pinch hits for Jerry Martin. Gary Lavelle now pitching.
  
  McBride hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sizemore vs. Lavelle
  
  Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. Cardenal scores. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foote vs. Lavelle
  
  Barry Foote pinch hits for Ron Reed.
  
  Foote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. McGraw
  
  Tug McGraw now pitching. Bake McBride now playing right field.
  
  McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. McGraw
  
  Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hill vs. McGraw
  
  Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGraw fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ivie vs. McGraw
  
  Mike Ivie pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
  
  Ivie hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. McGraw
  
  Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Giants, 6 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. Lavelle
  
  Mike Ivie now playing first base. Johnnie LeMaster now playing shortstop.
  
  Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bowa vs. Lavelle
  
  There goes Schmidt. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Schmidt steals second. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bowa vs. Lavelle
  
  Bowa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maddox vs. Lavelle
  
  Maddox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Schmidt scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Luzinski vs. Lavelle
  
  There goes Maddox. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Maddox steals third. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Luzinski vs. Lavelle
  
  Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cardenal vs. Lavelle
  
  There goes Maddox. The slide. Hill applies the tag. Maddox is out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/18/1978 -- San Francisco at Philadelphia (N)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Whitfield T, lf       4  0  1  0   Schmidt M, 3b         5  2  1  2   
Dwyer J, cf           3  1  0  0   Bowa L, ss            5  0  2  0   
Herndon L, cf         0  0  0  0   Maddox G, cf          4  0  2  1   
Clark J, rf           4  1  2  0   Luzinski G, lf        4  0  0  0   
McCovey W, 1b         4  2  2  2   Cardenal J, 1b        4  2  1  0   
LeMaster J, ss        0  0  0  0   Boone B, c            3  0  3  0   
Evans D, 3b           4  0  2  1   Martin J, rf          3  0  0  0   
Hill M, c             4  1  1  1   McBride B, ph-rf      1  0  0  0   
Metzger R, ss         3  0  0  0   Sizemore T, 2b        3  0  1  2   
Ivie M, ph-1b         1  1  1  2   Christenson L, p      1  1  0  0   
Andrews R, 2b         4  0  0  0   Morrison J, ph        1  0  0  0   
Knepper B, p          2  0  0  0   Reed R, p             0  0  0  0   
Cruz H, ph            1  0  0  0   Foote B, ph           1  0  0  0   
Moffitt R, p          0  0  0  0   McGraw T, p           0  0  0  0   
Lavelle G, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  6  9  6                        35  5 10  5

San Francisco    000 301 002 --  6
Philadelphia     002 001 011 --  5

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Knepper B             6.0  6  3  2  3  4
Moffitt R             1.1  2  1  1  0  2
Lavelle G (W)         1.2  2  1  0  0  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Christenson L         6.0  6  4  4  1  5
Reed R                2.0  1  0  0  0  4
McGraw T (L)          1.0  2  2  2  0  0

E -- Metzger R, Evans D 2
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 2, Philadelphia 8
2B -- McCovey W, Boone B, Clark J, Sizemore T, Evans D, Maddox G
HR -- Schmidt M, McCovey W, Ivie M
SB -- Schmidt M, Maddox G
CS -- Boone B, Clark J, Maddox G
SH -- Boone B
SF -- Sizemore T
T -- 2:24
A -- 36554

    

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