A wild pitch proved the difference as the Giants edged the Cardinals, 2-1. With the Giants ahead, 1-0, in the eighth, Terry Whitfield opened the inning with a single and went to second on Darrell Evans' sacrifice. Dave Hamilton relieved starter John Denny and walked Willie McCovey, who left the basepaths for pinch-runner Skip James. Mark Littell then replaced Hamilton on the mound and uncorked a wild pitch permitting Whitfield to score from second base.

The Cardinals got their run in the eighth when Jerry Mumphrey walked, moved to second on Mike Tyson's single, took third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a groundout. Randy Moffitt replaced Vida Blue in the ninth after the Cardinals put their first two hitters aboard and retired three straight batsmen. The Giants' first run came in the sixth on Jack Clark's double and Larry Herndon's RBI single.

Bill Madlock was thrown out of the game in the ninth by umpire Charlie Williams, working his first major league game behind the plate. The Giant second baseman complained on a called strike and when he was slow getting back into the batter's box, Williams ordered the pitcher to throw the ball and it was a called third strike. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Monday, May 1, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 6 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 4 0 0 0 1 3 .196 Brock lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .296 Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .177 Whitfield lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .325 Evans 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Simmons c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .325 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .242 Scott pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 James pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Morales cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Clark rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .244 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Herndon cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .214 Mumphrey rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .143 Hill c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .200 Tyson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 LeMaster ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .197 Denny p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Blue p 3 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutherland ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 6 1 4 7 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 2 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 9,085 Left on Base: Giants 8, Cardinals 6 DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 0 Doubles: Clark 2 (7), Hernandez (9) Stolen Bases: Evans (1), Madlock (1) Sacrifice Hits: Evans (2), Sutherland (1) GIDP: Reitz (3) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(3-1) 8 6 1 1 2 2 0 31 3.08 Moffitt SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.15 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 2 0 34 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny L(2-1) 7.1 6 2 2 2 5 0 30 2.45 Hamilton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7.71 Littell 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.60 Vuckovich 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.12 Totals 9 6 2 2 4 7 0 37 Wild Pitches: Littell (3) Balks: Denny (1) Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Ed Vargo GIANTS 1ST: Madlock struck out; Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans singled to center; Evans stole second; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton flied out to center; Hernandez doubled to left; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 2ND: Clark grounded out (third to first); Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill walked; LeMaster singled to left [Hill to second]; Blue grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Morales flied out to right; Reitz flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 3RD: Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; Whitfield flied out to left; Evans flied out to right [Madlock to third]; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to right; Denny grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 4TH: Clark doubled to left; Herndon popped to first in foul territory; Hill flied out to right [Clark to third]; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton struck out; Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons singled to left; Morales forced Simmons (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 5TH: Blue grounded out (first to pitcher); Madlock was called out on strikes; Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey singled to center; Tyson flied out to right; Denny forced Mumphrey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 6TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); McCovey grounded out (second to first); Clark doubled to right; Herndon singled to center [Clark scored]; Denny balked [Herndon to second]; Hill struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Blue grounded out (second to first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to left; Morales forced Simmons (shortstop to second); Reitz grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 8TH: Whitfield singled to right; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Whitfield to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); McCovey walked; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; LITTELL REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Littell threw a wild pitch [Whitfield scored, James to third]; Clark struck out; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mumphrey walked; Tyson singled to center [Mumphrey to second]; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR LITTELL; Sutherland out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mumphrey to third, Tyson to second]; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mumphrey scored]; Templeton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 1. GIANTS 9TH: VUCKOVICH REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster flied out to right; Blue walked; Madlock was called out on strikes; Bill Madlock ejected by HP umpire Charlie Williams; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: ANDREWS REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); Hernandez walked; Simmons singled to left [Hernandez to second]; SCOTT RAN FOR SIMMONS; MOFFITT REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Morales flied out to center; Reitz forced Scott (shortstop to second) [Hernandez to third]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 1.

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