A four-run first-inning explosion and four-hit pitching by Burt Hooton carried the Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the Giants. Reggie Smith and Lee Lacy each doubled home two runs in a first-inning rout of Giants' starter Bob Knepper. Smith drilled a solo homer in the fifth. The Giants' lone tally came in the sixth on a triple by Bill Madlock and single by Jim Dwyer. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .280 Madlock 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .307 Russell ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Smith cf,rf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .299 Dwyer rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .217 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .261 Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .311 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .285 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Baker lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .266 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .307 Lacy rf 3 0 2 2 1 0 .309 Herndon cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Monday cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .195 Tamargo c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Hooton p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .143 Knepper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .073 Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .303 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andrews ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Totals 34 5 7 5 4 7 Totals 31 1 4 1 2 6 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 54,723 Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Giants 5 DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 0 Errors: Tamargo Doubles: Smith (23), Lacy (12), Garvey (22) Triples: Madlock (3) Home Runs: Smith (21) Stolen Bases: Lacy (6) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(12-8) 9 4 1 1 2 6 0 33 2.99 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 6 0 33 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper L(11-9) 0.1 4 4 4 2 0 0 7 2.92 Williams 4.2 3 1 1 2 4 1 19 4.46 Curtis 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 3.06 Lavelle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.21 Totals 9 7 5 5 4 7 1 38 Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Russell singled to shortstop [Lopes to second]; Smith doubled to left [Lopes scored, Russell scored]; Cey walked; Garvey forced Cey (shortstop to second) [Smith to third]; Baker walked [Garvey to second]; Lacy doubled to left [Smith scored, Garvey scored, Baker to third]; WILLIAMS REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Ferguson was walked intentionally; Hooton popped to shortstop; Lopes struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to left; Dwyer flied out to center; Whitfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 0. DODGERS 2ND: Russell grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to left; Cey popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans popped to second; Ivie struck out; Herndon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 0. DODGERS 3RD: Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker popped to first; Lacy singled to left; Lacy stole second; Ferguson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Tamargo flied out to right; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 0. DODGERS 4TH: Tamargo dropped a foul fly hit by Hooton for an error; Hooton struck out; Lopes flied out to left; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Madlock singled to center; Dwyer was called out on strikes; Whitfield singled to center [Madlock to second]; Evans walked [Madlock to third, Whitfield to second]; Ivie struck out; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Giants 0. DODGERS 5TH: Smith homered; Cey was called out on strikes; Garvey doubled to left; Baker struck out; Lacy walked; Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Tamargo grounded out (second to first); CLARK BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 0. DODGERS 6TH: CURTIS REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Hooton struck out; Lopes flied out to center; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Madlock tripled to center; Dwyer singled to right [Madlock scored]; Whitfield struck out; Evans forced Dwyer (second to shortstop); Ivie grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 1. DODGERS 7TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Cey struck out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Tamargo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 1. DODGERS 8TH: Baker flied out to right; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: MONDAY REPLACED LACY (PLAYING CF); SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ANDREWS BATTED FOR CURTIS; Andrews walked; Madlock flied out to center; Dwyer forced Andrews (second to shortstop); Whitfield lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 1. DODGERS 9TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LAVELLE REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); Hooton struck out; Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: Evans flied out to center; Ivie popped to second; Herndon grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 1.

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