Jim Barr showed his determination to keep his place in the Giants' starting rotation by pitching a seven-hitter and shutting out the Padres, 6-0. Rob Andrews, filling in for the injured Bill Madlock, tripled with the bases loaded after getting three hits in the previous day's opener. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Giants 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 x - 6 9 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Herndon cf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .286 Thomas 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .375 Andrews 2b 3 1 1 3 2 0 .571 Gamble lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Clark rf 5 0 2 1 0 2 .222 Winfield rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .444 McCovey 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .000 Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 James pr,1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Tenace c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Hill c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Almon 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Evans 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .429 Smith ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Whitfield lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LeMaster ss 4 1 0 0 0 2 .000 Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barr p 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sweet ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 7 0 0 1 Totals 31 6 9 6 7 6 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 10,726 Left on Base: Padres 5, Giants 9 DP: Padres 0, Giants 2 Errors: Evans Doubles: Almon (1), Hill (1), Evans (1), Clark (1) Triples: Andrews (1) Stolen Bases: Thomas (1) Caught Stealing: Herndon (1) Sacrifice Flies: Whitfield (1) GIDP: Thomas (1), Winfield (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley L(0-1) 2 4 4 4 3 2 0 13 18.00 Wehrmeister 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 10 4.50 Spillner 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 12 3.00 D'Acquisto 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 9 6 6 7 6 0 39 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr W(1-0) 9 7 0 0 0 1 0 32 0.00 Totals 9 7 0 0 0 1 0 32 Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Thomas singled to left; Thomas stole second; Gamble flied out to left; Winfield made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Herndon walked; Andrews walked [Herndon to second]; Clark was called out on strikes; McCovey struck out; Hill flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0. PADRES 2ND: Hendrick popped to first in foul territory; Tenace flied out to center; Almon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to center; Whitfield forced Evans (second unassisted); LeMaster forced Whitfield (shortstop to second); Barr singled [LeMaster to second]; Herndon walked [LeMaster to third, Barr to second]; Andrews tripled to center [LeMaster scored, Barr scored, Herndon scored]; Clark singled to center [Andrews scored]; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 4. PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); BAKER BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 4. GIANTS 3RD: WEHRMEISTER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Hill doubled to center; Evans doubled to center [Hill scored]; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted) [Evans to third]; LeMaster popped to first in foul territory; Barr flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 5. PADRES 4TH: Thomas flied out to center; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield singled to center; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 5. GIANTS 4TH: Herndon struck out; Andrews flied out to left; Clark doubled to center; McCovey was walked intentionally; Hill forced McCovey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 5. PADRES 5TH: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon flied out to left; Smith singled to left; SWEET BATTED FOR WEHRMEISTER; Sweet grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Rick Sweet; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 5. GIANTS 5TH: SPILLNER REPLACED SWEET (PITCHING); Evans flied out to center; Whitfield made an out to shortstop; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 5. PADRES 6TH: Richards singled to right; Thomas grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Richards out at second]; Gamble popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 5. GIANTS 6TH: Barr grounded out (second to first); Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 5. PADRES 7TH: Winfield grounded out (second to first); Hendrick was called out on strikes; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 5. GIANTS 7TH: Clark flied out to center; McCovey walked; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Hill singled [James to second]; Evans walked [James to third, Hill to second]; Whitfield hit a sacrifice fly to left [James scored]; LeMaster struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 6. PADRES 8TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Almon doubled to left; Smith singled [Almon stayed at second]; TURNER BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Turner flied out to left; Evans dropped a foul fly hit by Richards for an error; Richards flied out to center; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 6. GIANTS 8TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Barr made an out to first; Herndon singled; Andrews walked [Herndon to second]; Clark struck out; Herndon was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 6. PADRES 9TH: Gamble singled; Winfield grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 6.

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