1978 San Francisco Giants Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 89-73
Finished 3rd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,740,477, Avg. 23,498
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Manager: Joe Altobelli (89-73)
Location: San Francisco, California
1978 San Francisco Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 89-73
Finished 3rd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,740,477, Avg. 23,498
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Manager: Joe Altobelli (89-73)
Location: San Francisco, California
1978 San Francisco Giants Roster
The San Francisco Giants of the National League ended the 1978 season with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, finishing third in the NL's West Division.
The Giants scored 613 runs and surrendered 594 runs. Jack Clark led San Francisco with 25 home runs, while Darrell Evans and Bill Madlock walloped 20 or more, too. Jack Clark drove in 98 runs. Bill Madlock paced batters with significant playing time with a .309 average. Vida Blue topped the team with 18 wins, plus Bob Knepper, too added 15 or more wins, too Bob Knepper recorded a 2.63 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Joe Altobelli coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 612
Regular Season Runs Against: 590
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 1978 | San Diego Padres 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 8, 1978 | San Diego Padres 0 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 9, 1978 | San Diego Padres 5 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 11, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | ||
| April 12, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 12 | L | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 13, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 14, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego Padres 2 | W | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| April 16, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 8 at San Diego Padres 4 | W | 2-1 | 3-2 | 5-3 | ||
| April 17, 1978 | Atlanta Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 3-1 | 3-2 | 6-3 | ||
| April 18, 1978 | Atlanta Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 3-2 | 3-2 | 6-4 | ||
| April 19, 1978 | Atlanta Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 3-3 | 3-2 | 6-5 | ||
| April 21, 1978 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 4-3 | 3-2 | 7-5 | ||
| April 22, 1978 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 4-4 | 3-2 | 7-6 | ||
| April 23, 1978 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 4-5 | 3-2 | 7-7 | ||
| April 25, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Atlanta Braves 3 | L | 4-5 | 3-3 | 7-8 | ||
| April 26, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Atlanta Braves 6 | L | 4-5 | 3-4 | 7-9 | ||
| April 27, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 | W | 4-5 | 4-4 | 8-9 | ||
| April 28, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 4-5 | 5-4 | 9-9 | ||
| April 29, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 4-5 | 5-5 | 9-10 | ||
| April 30, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 4-5 | 6-5 | 10-10 | ||
| May 1, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 4-5 | 7-5 | 11-10 | ||
| May 2, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | L | 4-5 | 7-6 | 11-11 | ||
| May 3, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 4-5 | 8-6 | 12-11 | ||
| May 6, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 4-5 | 9-6 | 13-11 | ||
| May 7, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 4-5 | 10-6 | 14-11 | ||
| May 9, 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 5-5 | 10-6 | 15-11 | ||
| May 10, 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 5-6 | 10-6 | 15-12 | ||
| May 11, 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 6-6 | 10-6 | 16-12 | ||
| May 12, 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 7-6 | 10-6 | 17-12 | ||
| May 13, 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 8-6 | 10-6 | 18-12 | ||
| May 14, 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 9-6 | 10-6 | 19-12 | ||
| May 14, 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 10-6 | 10-6 | 20-12 | ||
| May 16, 1978 | Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 11-6 | 10-6 | 21-12 | ||
| May 17, 1978 | Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 12-6 | 10-6 | 22-12 | ||
| May 19, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 10 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 | W | 12-6 | 11-6 | 23-12 | ||
| May 20, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 | L | 12-6 | 11-7 | 23-13 | ||
| May 21, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | L | 12-6 | 11-8 | 23-14 | ||
| May 23, 1978 | Houston Astros 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 13-6 | 11-8 | 24-14 | ||
| May 24, 1978 | Houston Astros 0 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 14-6 | 11-8 | 25-14 | ||
| May 25, 1978 | Houston Astros 1 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 15-6 | 11-8 | 26-14 | ||
| May 26, 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 16-6 | 11-8 | 27-14 | ||
| May 27, 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 16-7 | 11-8 | 27-15 | ||
| May 28, 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 17-7 | 11-8 | 28-15 | ||
| May 29, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Houston Astros 1 | W | 17-7 | 12-8 | 29-15 | ||
| May 30, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Houston Astros 0 | W | 17-7 | 13-8 | 30-15 | ||
| May 31, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Houston Astros 1 | L | 17-7 | 13-9 | 30-16 | ||
| June 2, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Montreal Expos 5 | W | 17-7 | 14-9 | 31-16 | ||
| June 3, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Montreal Expos 5 | L | 17-7 | 14-10 | 31-17 | ||
| June 4, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Montreal Expos 2 | W | 17-7 | 15-10 | 32-17 | ||
| June 5, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 17-7 | 15-11 | 32-18 | ||
| June 6, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 17-7 | 15-12 | 32-19 | ||
| June 7, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 17-7 | 15-13 | 32-20 | ||
| June 9, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at New York Mets 3 | L | 17-7 | 15-14 | 32-21 | ||
| June 10, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at New York Mets 1 | W | 17-7 | 16-14 | 33-21 | ||
| June 11, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 7 at New York Mets 5 | W | 17-7 | 17-14 | 34-21 | ||
| June 12, 1978 | Montreal Expos 0 at San Francisco Giants 1 | W | 18-7 | 17-14 | 35-21 | ||
| June 13, 1978 | Montreal Expos 5 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 19-7 | 17-14 | 36-21 | ||
| June 14, 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 20-7 | 17-14 | 37-21 | ||
| June 15, 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 21-7 | 17-14 | 38-21 | ||
| June 16, 1978 | New York Mets 4 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 22-7 | 17-14 | 39-21 | ||
| June 17, 1978 | New York Mets 5 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 22-8 | 17-14 | 39-22 | ||
| June 18, 1978 | New York Mets 0 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 23-8 | 17-14 | 40-22 | ||
| June 18, 1978 | New York Mets 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 24-8 | 17-14 | 41-22 | ||
| June 20, 1978 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 24-9 | 17-14 | 41-23 | ||
| June 21, 1978 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 25-9 | 17-14 | 42-23 | ||
| June 22, 1978 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 25-10 | 17-14 | 42-24 | ||
| June 23, 1978 | Atlanta Braves 0 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 26-10 | 17-14 | 43-24 | ||
| June 24, 1978 | Atlanta Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 27-10 | 17-14 | 44-24 | ||
| June 25, 1978 | Atlanta Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 28-10 | 17-14 | 45-24 | ||
| June 25, 1978 | Atlanta Braves 8 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 28-11 | 17-14 | 45-25 | ||
| June 26, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego Padres 2 | L | 28-11 | 17-15 | 45-26 | ||
| June 27, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 9 at San Diego Padres 1 | W | 28-11 | 18-15 | 46-26 | ||
| June 28, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego Padres 4 | L | 28-11 | 18-16 | 46-27 | ||
| June 28, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 4 at San Diego Padres 2 | W | 28-11 | 19-16 | 47-27 | ||
| June 30, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Atlanta Braves 10 | L | 28-11 | 19-17 | 47-28 | ||
| June 30, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 9 at Atlanta Braves 10 | L | 28-11 | 19-18 | 47-29 | ||
| July 1, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 15 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 28-11 | 20-18 | 48-29 | ||
| July 2, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Atlanta Braves 9 | L | 28-11 | 20-19 | 48-30 | ||
| July 3, 1978 | San Diego Padres 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 28-12 | 20-19 | 48-31 | ||
| July 4, 1978 | San Diego Padres 7 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 28-13 | 20-19 | 48-32 | ||
| July 5, 1978 | San Diego Padres 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 29-13 | 20-19 | 49-32 | ||
| July 6, 1978 | San Diego Padres 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 30-13 | 20-19 | 50-32 | ||
| July 7, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 30-13 | 20-20 | 50-33 | ||
| July 7, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | W | 30-13 | 21-20 | 51-33 | ||
| July 8, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 30-13 | 22-20 | 52-33 | ||
| July 9, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | L | 30-13 | 22-21 | 52-34 | ||
| July 13, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 30-13 | 23-21 | 53-34 | ||
| July 14, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 30-13 | 23-22 | 53-35 | ||
| July 15, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 30-13 | 24-22 | 54-35 | ||
| July 16, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 30-13 | 25-22 | 55-35 | ||
| July 16, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | L | 30-13 | 25-23 | 55-36 | ||
| July 17, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 30-13 | 26-23 | 56-36 | ||
| July 18, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 30-13 | 26-24 | 56-37 | ||
| July 19, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 30-13 | 27-24 | 57-37 | ||
| July 19, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 30-13 | 27-25 | 57-38 | ||
| July 20, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 9 at Chicago Cubs 8 | W | 30-13 | 28-25 | 58-38 | ||
| July 21, 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 30-14 | 28-25 | 58-39 | ||
| July 22, 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 31-14 | 28-25 | 59-39 | ||
| July 23, 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 32-14 | 28-25 | 60-39 | ||
| July 25, 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 33-14 | 28-25 | 61-39 | ||
| July 26, 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 33-15 | 28-25 | 61-40 | ||
| July 28, 1978 | Chicago Cubs 1 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 33-16 | 28-25 | 61-41 | ||
| July 29, 1978 | Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 33-17 | 28-25 | 61-42 | ||
| July 30, 1978 | Chicago Cubs 0 at San Francisco Giants 1 | W | 34-17 | 28-25 | 62-42 | ||
| July 30, 1978 | Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 35-17 | 28-25 | 63-42 | ||
| July 31, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Houston Astros 4 | L | 35-17 | 28-26 | 63-43 | ||
| August 1, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Houston Astros 4 | L | 35-17 | 28-27 | 63-44 | ||
| August 2, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Houston Astros 2 | W | 35-17 | 29-27 | 64-44 | ||
| August 3, 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 36-17 | 29-27 | 65-44 | ||
| August 4, 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 37-17 | 29-27 | 66-44 | ||
| August 5, 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 37-18 | 29-27 | 66-45 | ||
| August 6, 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 37-19 | 29-27 | 66-46 | ||
| August 8, 1978 | Houston Astros 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 38-19 | 29-27 | 67-46 | ||
| August 9, 1978 | Houston Astros 6 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 38-20 | 29-27 | 67-47 | ||
| August 10, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 12 | L | 38-20 | 29-28 | 67-48 | ||
| August 11, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | L | 38-20 | 29-29 | 67-49 | ||
| August 12, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | W | 38-20 | 30-29 | 68-49 | ||
| August 13, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 | W | 38-20 | 31-29 | 69-49 | ||
| August 15, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Montreal Expos 4 | L | 38-20 | 31-30 | 69-50 | ||
| August 16, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Montreal Expos 1 | L | 38-20 | 31-31 | 69-51 | ||
| August 17, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Montreal Expos 0 | W | 38-20 | 32-31 | 70-51 | ||
| August 18, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | W | 38-20 | 33-31 | 71-51 | ||
| August 19, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 38-20 | 33-32 | 71-52 | ||
| August 20, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 38-20 | 33-33 | 71-53 | ||
| August 21, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 4 at New York Mets 2 | W | 38-20 | 34-33 | 72-53 | ||
| August 22, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 7 at New York Mets 4 | W | 38-20 | 35-33 | 73-53 | ||
| August 23, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at New York Mets 1 | W | 38-20 | 36-33 | 74-53 | ||
| August 25, 1978 | Montreal Expos 8 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 38-21 | 36-33 | 74-54 | ||
| August 26, 1978 | Montreal Expos 1 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 39-21 | 36-33 | 75-54 | ||
| August 27, 1978 | Montreal Expos 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 39-22 | 36-33 | 75-55 | ||
| August 27, 1978 | Montreal Expos 2 at San Francisco Giants 11 | W | 40-22 | 36-33 | 76-55 | ||
| August 29, 1978 | New York Mets 0 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 41-22 | 36-33 | 77-55 | ||
| August 30, 1978 | New York Mets 10 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 41-23 | 36-33 | 77-56 | ||
| September 1, 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 42-23 | 36-33 | 78-56 | ||
| September 2, 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 42-24 | 36-33 | 78-57 | ||
| September 3, 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 43-24 | 36-33 | 79-57 | ||
| September 3, 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 44-24 | 36-33 | 80-57 | ||
| September 4, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 44-24 | 36-34 | 80-58 | ||
| September 6, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 9 | L | 44-24 | 36-35 | 80-59 | ||
| September 7, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Atlanta Braves 6 | L | 44-24 | 36-36 | 80-60 | ||
| September 8, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Atlanta Braves 5 | W | 44-24 | 37-36 | 81-60 | ||
| September 9, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 44-24 | 37-37 | 81-61 | ||
| September 10, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | L | 44-24 | 37-38 | 81-62 | ||
| September 11, 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 44-25 | 37-38 | 81-63 | ||
| September 12, 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 44-26 | 37-38 | 81-64 | ||
| September 13, 1978 | Atlanta Braves 5 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 44-27 | 37-38 | 81-65 | ||
| September 14, 1978 | Atlanta Braves 4 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 44-28 | 37-38 | 81-66 | ||
| September 15, 1978 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 44-29 | 37-38 | 81-67 | ||
| September 16, 1978 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 45-29 | 37-38 | 82-67 | ||
| September 17, 1978 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 45-30 | 37-38 | 82-68 | ||
| September 19, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego Padres 4 | L | 45-30 | 37-39 | 82-69 | ||
| September 20, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 6 at San Diego Padres 3 | W | 45-30 | 38-39 | 83-69 | ||
| September 21, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego Padres 5 | L | 45-30 | 38-40 | 83-70 | ||
| September 22, 1978 | Houston Astros 0 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 46-30 | 38-40 | 84-70 | ||
| September 23, 1978 | Houston Astros 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 47-30 | 38-40 | 85-70 | ||
| September 24, 1978 | Houston Astros 0 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 48-30 | 38-40 | 86-70 | ||
| September 24, 1978 | Houston Astros 4 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 49-30 | 38-40 | 87-70 | ||
| September 27, 1978 | San Diego Padres 0 at San Francisco Giants 1 | W | 50-30 | 38-40 | 88-70 | ||
| September 29, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Houston Astros 1 | W | 50-30 | 39-40 | 89-70 | ||
| September 30, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Houston Astros 7 | L | 50-30 | 39-41 | 89-71 | ||
| October 1, 1978 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Houston Astros 3 | L | 50-30 | 39-42 | 89-72 |
