The Dodgers crept to within a half-game of first place in the N. L. West by defeating the Giants, 4-1. After a bases-loaded walk in the first inning accounted for an initial run, the Dodgers upped their lead to 3-0 in the third on a two-run homer by Lee Lacy. The final Dodger marker came in the fifth on a round-tripper by Ron Cey. A homer by Jack Clark in the seventh produced the Giants' lone tally. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 8 1 Dodgers 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 x - 4 11 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .314 North cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .237 Whitfield lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .298 Russell ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .271 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Smith rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Cey 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .283 Clark rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .308 Garvey 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .263 Herndon cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 Baker lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .331 Hill c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Davalillo lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Harris ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .032 Lacy 2b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .302 Knepper p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .087 Yeager c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 James ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heintzelman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Forster p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 34 1 8 1 1 5 Totals 34 4 11 4 3 4 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 49,354 Left on Base: Giants 7, Dodgers 10 DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0 Errors: Harris Doubles: Whitfield (4), Baker (7) Home Runs: Clark (5), Lacy (4), Cey (4) Stolen Bases: Garvey (4) Caught Stealing: Herndon (4), North (1) Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (7) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper L(5-2) 5 8 4 4 3 2 2 26 2.42 McGlothen 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.06 Moffitt 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.00 Totals 8 11 4 4 3 4 2 38 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(3-4) 6.2 7 1 1 0 4 1 26 3.31 Rautzhan 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.00 Forster SV(7) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.31 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 5 1 35 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to left; Whitfield singled to right [Madlock to second]; Evans struck out; McCovey struck out; Clark grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: On a bunt North grounded out (third to first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to shortstop; Cey walked [Smith to second]; Garvey walked [Smith to third, Cey to second]; Baker walked [Smith scored, Cey to third, Garvey to second]; Lacy struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1. GIANTS 2ND: Herndon singled to center; Herndon was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hill popped to shortstop; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Yeager struck out; Hooton flied out to center; North singled to third; Russell singled to right [North to second]; Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1. GIANTS 3RD: Knepper lined to first; Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield doubled to center; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey singled to center; Baker flied out to right; Garvey stole second; Lacy homered [Garvey scored]; Yeager flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 3. GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Clark singled to third; Herndon popped to pitcher; Hill flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 4TH: Hooton grounded out (third to first); North singled to center; North was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 3. GIANTS 5TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Knepper was called out on strikes; Madlock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: Smith popped to shortstop; Cey homered; Garvey flied out to center; Baker singled to first; Lacy flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4. GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield flied out to center; Evans grounded out (second to first); McCovey popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 6TH: Yeager reached on an error by Harris [Yeager to first]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Yeager to second]; North struck out; Russell singled to shortstop [Yeager to third]; Smith popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 4. GIANTS 7TH: Clark homered; Herndon singled to center; Hill flied out to center; Harris flied out to right; JAMES BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; RAUTZHAN REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR JAMES; Heintzelman forced Herndon (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED HEINTZELMAN (PITCHING); Cey flied out to center; Garvey struck out; Baker doubled to right; Lacy singled to shortstop [Baker to third]; Yeager popped to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 4. GIANTS 8TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Madlock walked; Whitfield forced Madlock (shortstop to second); Evans singled to right [Whitfield to second]; FORSTER REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PITCHING); McCovey grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitfield to third, Evans to second]; Clark flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 8TH: Forster grounded out (second to first); North grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 4. GIANTS 9TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 4.

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