Unfurling his second straight shutout and sixth of the season -- tops in the league -- Bob Knepper pitched the Giants to a 1-0 triumph over the Padres. The Giants scored the only run of game in the second inning on singles by Darrell Evans and Larry Herndon and an infield out by Roger Metzger.

The Giants completed the home portion of their schedule with a total attendance of 1,740,477, an increase of more than one million over 1977. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 1, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Giants 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 5 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .312 Madlock 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Whitfield lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Clark rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .309 Winfield rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .308 Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Beswick rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ivie 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Wilhelm cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .368 Herndon cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Perkins 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .243 Metzger ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .242 Castillo c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hill c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Ashford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Knepper p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .063 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Almon 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .141 Tenace ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 Totals 31 0 5 0 1 8 Totals 25 1 5 1 2 4 Time of Game: 1:53 Attendance: 4,708 Left on Base: Padres 5, Giants 4 DP: Padres 1, Giants 0 Doubles: Richards (26) Stolen Bases: Perkins (4) Caught Stealing: Smith (12), Clark (11) Sacrifice Hits: Knepper 2 (8) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen L(14-15) 7 4 1 1 2 4 0 25 4.11 Lee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.36 Totals 8 5 1 1 2 4 0 29 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(17-11) 9 5 0 0 1 8 0 32 2.63 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 8 0 32 Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to right; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to center; Whitfield forced Madlock (first to shortstop); Clark lined into a double play (third to first) [Whitfield out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield struck out; Wilhelm grounded out (second to first); Perkins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to right; Ivie grounded out (third to first) [Evans to second]; Herndon singled to left [Evans to third]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first) [Evans scored, Herndon to second]; Hill struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. PADRES 3RD: Castillo made an out to second; Almon grounded out (pitcher to first); Rasmussen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Knepper struck out; Madlock flied out to center; Whitfield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. PADRES 4TH: Richards struck out; Smith grounded out (third to first); Evans singled to left; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Clark made an out to first; Evans popped to third in foul territory; Ivie walked; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. PADRES 5TH: Wilhelm flied out to right; Perkins singled to center; Castillo grounded out (first unassisted) [Perkins to second]; Perkins stole third; Almon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: BESWICK REPLACED WINFIELD (PLAYING RF); On a bunt Metzger singled to third; Hill flied out to right; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. PADRES 6TH: On a bunt Rasmussen grounded out (pitcher to first); Richards doubled to left; Smith reached on a fielder's choice [Richards out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark walked; Evans lined to center; Clark was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. PADRES 7TH: Evans made an out to first; Beswick grounded out (second to first); Wilhelm singled to left; Perkins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Ivie made an out to second; Herndon grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. PADRES 8TH: ASHFORD BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Ashford grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon lined to second; TENACE BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Tenace walked; Richards singled to left [Tenace to second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LEE REPLACED ASHFORD (PITCHING); Hill singled to third; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hill to second]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hill to third]; Whitfield made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1. PADRES 9TH: Evans flied out to center; On a bunt Beswick struck out; Wilhelm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Giants 1.

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