The Dodgers all but eliminated San Francisco from the race in the N.L. West by beating the Giants, 8-0, Burt Hooton posting his third shutout of the season. After a double by Steve Garvey gave the Dodgers a 1-0 edge in the fourth inning, a two-run double by Davey Lopes in the eighth added to the lead. The Dodgers then broke the game open with a five-run outburst in the ninth inning that featured a three-run double by Bill Russell and a two-run homer by Lopes. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 - 8 6 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 5 1 2 4 0 0 .281 Madlock 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .310 North cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Whitfield lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Monday rf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .257 Clark rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .251 Simpson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ivie 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .304 Garvey 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .302 Tamargo c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .263 Cey 3b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .274 Gardner pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Grote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Herndon cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .264 Ferguson c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .224 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Law pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Yeager c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Montefusco p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .062 Mota ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 Cruz cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .243 White pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Russell ss 4 1 2 3 0 0 .280 Hooton p 4 1 0 0 0 3 .159 Totals 33 8 6 8 4 5 Totals 29 0 5 0 3 4 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 38,073 Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Giants 6 DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 0 Doubles: Lopes (24), Russell (29), Tamargo (3) Triples: Ivie (3) Home Runs: Lopes (16) Stolen Bases: Monday (2), Law (1) Caught Stealing: Gardner (1) Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield (16) Hit by Pitch: Cey (6,by Lavelle) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(18-8) 9 5 0 0 3 4 0 33 2.64 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 4 0 33 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco L(11-7) 7.2 3 3 3 3 3 0 29 3.92 Lavelle 1.1 3 5 5 1 2 1 9 3.35 Totals 9 6 8 8 4 5 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Lavelle (2) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Terry Tata DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (second to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock made an out to first; On a bunt Whitfield made an out to first; Clark lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey walked; Cey grounded out (third to first) [Garvey to second]; Baker flied out to left; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Ivie grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Tamargo doubled to right; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Hooton struck out; Lopes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Montefusco grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0. DODGERS 4TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday walked; Monday stole second; Garvey singled to center [Monday scored]; Cey lined to left; Baker lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield struck out; Clark walked; Evans walked [Clark to second]; Ivie singled to left [Clark out at home (left to third to shortstop), Evans to second]; Tamargo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0. DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson popped to shortstop; Russell flied out to left; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Herndon flied out to left; Metzger flied out to center; Montefusco lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (second to first); Monday popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Madlock singled to center; Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Madlock to second]; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0. DODGERS 7TH: Garvey flied out to left; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: Ivie made an out to second; Tamargo walked; GARDNER RAN FOR TAMARGO; Gardner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0. DODGERS 8TH: HILL REPLACED GARDNER (PLAYING C ); Ferguson walked; LAW RAN FOR FERGUSON; Law stole second; Debut game for Rudy Law; Russell singled to left [Law to third]; Hooton forced Russell (pitcher to shortstop) [Law stayed at third]; Lopes doubled to left [Law scored, Hooton scored]; North flied out to left; LAVELLE REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); CRUZ REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PLAYING CF); LACY BATTED FOR MONDAY; Lacy struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED LACY (PLAYING RF); YEAGER REPLACED LAW (PLAYING C ); Metzger flied out to right; Cruz singled to center; Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 0. DODGERS 9TH: Garvey singled to third; Cey was hit by a pitch [Garvey to second]; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garvey to third, Cey to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Mota was walked intentionally; WHITE RAN FOR MOTA; Russell doubled to left [Garvey scored, Cey scored, White scored]; Hooton struck out; Lopes homered [Russell scored]; North grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 0. GIANTS 9TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GROTE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING C ); Clark flied out to center; Evans flied out to right; Ivie tripled to left; Hill popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Giants 0.

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