Although needing relief help from Gary Lavelle, Vida Blue became the first 13-game winner in the league as the Giants won the opener of a doubleheader from the Cubs, 7-4. But the Cubs erupted for five runs in the first inning in the nightcap and went on to earn a split, 7-5. In the first game, Larry Herndon drove in four runs. His two-run single capped a three-run first inning and he had RBI singles in the seventh and ninth frames.

In the second game, the first seven Cubs to bat reached base. A throwing error by Jim Barr permitted the first run, a single by Bill Buckner plated two more, a single by Manny Trillo another and a fielder's choice grounder by Dennis Lamp accounted for the final tally of the inning. The Giants' Mike Sadek collided with Cub shortstop Ivan DeJesus in the fourth inning of the nightcap and had to be carried off the field with a possible broken jaw. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, July 19, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Giants 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 7 14 0 Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 4 11 2 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Whitfield lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .319 De Jesus ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Andrews 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .255 White cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .241 Clark rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .319 Biittner 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .264 McCovey 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Vail lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Evans 3b 5 1 1 1 0 2 .258 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Herndon cf 5 0 3 4 0 1 .295 Clines rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Metzger ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Scott 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .306 Hill c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .236 Cox c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .262 Blue p 3 0 0 0 1 1 .115 Rader c 1 1 0 0 1 0 .216 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Geisel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Buckner ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Totals 41 7 14 7 2 5 Totals 38 4 11 4 2 4 Time of Game: 2:37 Left on Base: Giants 9, Cubs 9 DP: Giants 0, Cubs 2 Errors: De Jesus, Scott Doubles: Hill (9), Clark (27) Triples: Scott (1) Home Runs: Whitfield (7) GIDP: Whitfield (8) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(13-4) 8 10 4 4 2 3 0 36 2.69 Lavelle SV(11) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.19 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 4 0 40 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris L(5-8) 6 9 6 6 1 3 1 29 5.31 Geisel 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.86 Holtzman 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 6.12 Totals 9 14 7 7 2 5 1 43 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield singled to center; Andrews singled to left [Whitfield to second]; Clark forced Andrews (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Whitfield to third]; McCovey flied out to center; Evans singled to right [Whitfield scored, Clark to third, Evans to second (on throw)]; Herndon singled to center [Clark scored, Evans scored]; Metzger flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus popped to first in foul territory; White singled to center; Biittner lined to left; Vail singled to right [White to third]; Trillo forced Vail (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 0. GIANTS 2ND: Hill walked; On a bunt Blue reached on an error by Scott [Hill to second, Blue to first]; On a bunt Whitfield made an out to catcher; Andrews forced Blue (first to shortstop) [Hill to third]; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Clines popped to shortstop in foul territory; Scott tripled to center; Cox singled to second [Scott scored]; Burris struck out; De Jesus forced Cox (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 1. GIANTS 3RD: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Evans popped to third in foul territory; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: White struck out; Biittner flied to left in foul territory; Vail lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cubs 1. GIANTS 4TH: Metzger singled to right; Hill singled to right [Metzger to third]; On a bunt Blue made an out to third; Whitfield struck out; Andrews singled to right [Metzger scored, Hill to second]; Clark forced Andrews (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Trillo flied out to left; Clines lined to shortstop; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. GIANTS 5TH: McCovey flied out to left; Evans flied out to left; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Cox lined to left; Burris popped to first in foul territory; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. GIANTS 6TH: RADER REPLACED COX (PLAYING C ); Metzger reached on an error by De Jesus [Metzger to first]; On a bunt Hill hit into a double play (pitcher to first) [Metzger out at second]; Blue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: White popped to shortstop; Biittner singled to center; Vail struck out; Trillo walked [Biittner to second]; Clines lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Cubs 1. GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield homered; Andrews singled to right; GEISEL REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Clark singled to right [Andrews to second]; McCovey forced Clark (shortstop to second) [Andrews to third]; Evans struck out; Herndon singled to first [Andrews scored, McCovey to second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Scott flied out to right; Rader made an out to shortstop; KELLEHER BATTED FOR GEISEL; Kelleher singled to left; De Jesus singled to center [Kelleher to third]; White singled to center [Kelleher scored, De Jesus to second]; Biittner flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Cubs 2. GIANTS 8TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED KELLEHER (PITCHING); Hill doubled to right; Blue walked; Whitfield grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Hill to third, Blue out at second]; Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: Vail flied out to right; Trillo flied out to right; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Cubs 2. GIANTS 9TH: Clark doubled to center; McCovey lined to shortstop; Evans struck out (catcher to first); Herndon singled to center [Clark scored]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: Scott singled to shortstop; Rader walked [Scott to second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Buckner singled to right [Scott scored, Rader to third]; LAVELLE REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); De Jesus was called out on strikes; White popped to third in foul territory; Biittner singled to center [Rader scored, Buckner to third]; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Cubs 4.

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