1978 San Francisco Giants Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 89-73
Finished 3rd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,738,855, Avg. 23,498
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Manager: Joe Altobelli (89-73)
Location: San Francisco, California
1978 San Francisco Giants Statistics
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 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 W 9-6 10-6 19-12
May 14, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 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 8 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 27-11 17-14 44-25
June 25, 1978 Atlanta Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 9 W 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 4 at San Diego Padres 2 W 28-11 19-15 47-26
June 28, 1978 San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego Padres 4 L 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 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 L 30-13 24-23 54-36
July 16, 1978 San Francisco Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 W 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 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 30-13 26-25 56-38
July 19, 1978 San Francisco Giants 7 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 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 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 W 34-17 28-25 62-42
July 30, 1978 Chicago Cubs 0 at San Francisco Giants 1 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 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 W 43-24 36-33 79-57
September 3, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Francisco Giants 4 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 4 at San Francisco Giants 6 W 48-30 38-40 86-70
September 24, 1978 Houston Astros 0 at San Francisco Giants 7 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


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