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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 2, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on June 2, 1979 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 32,721 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Lanny Harris |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | Third Baseman |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 2, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Holtzman
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Holtzman
There goes North. The throw from Foote and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Holtzman
Herndon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Holtzman
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Holtzman
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. North scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Holtzman
Madlock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Knepper
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ivie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Knepper
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Knepper
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. De Jesus scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Knepper
Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Knepper
Martin hits a popup towards third. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Holtzman
Ivie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Holtzman
LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Holtzman
There's a wild pitch. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Holtzman
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Knepper vs. Holtzman
Knepper hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeMaster moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
North vs. Holtzman
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herndon vs. Holtzman
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Holtzman
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Knepper
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Knepper
Ontiveros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Knepper
Foote strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holtzman vs. Knepper
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ivie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Knepper
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ivie fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Holtzman
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Holtzman
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Holtzman
Madlock bunts towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clark moves to third. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Ivie vs. Holtzman
Ivie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
LeMaster vs. Holtzman
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Knepper
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Knepper
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Knepper covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Knepper
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Knepper
Martin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Knepper
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Holtzman
Hill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Holtzman
Knepper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Knepper for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Holtzman
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. McGlothen
Lynn McGlothen now pitching.
There goes North. The throw from Foote and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. McGlothen
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Knepper
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Knepper
Foote hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Knepper
McGlothen strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. McGlothen
Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. McGlothen
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. McGlothen
Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. McGlothen
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. McGlothen
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Knepper
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Knepper
Sizemore hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Knepper
Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Buckner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Knepper
Kingman hits a line drive towards third. Ivie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. McGlothen
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. McGlothen
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. McGlothen
North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. McGlothen
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Knepper
Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Knepper
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Knepper
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Knepper
Foote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Knepper
Steve Dillard pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen.
Dillard takes first base on ball four. Foote moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
De Jesus vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foote moves to third. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Biittner vs. Moffitt
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Ted Sizemore.
Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Tidrow
Steve Dillard now playing second base. Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Tidrow
McCovey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Tidrow
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Ivie vs. Tidrow
Ivie takes first base on ball four. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Tidrow
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster.
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitfield vs. Tidrow
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Marc Hill.
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Madlock scores. Ivie moves to third. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moffitt vs. Tidrow
Moffitt bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Foote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Moffitt
Darrell Evans now playing third base. Roger Metzger now playing shortstop. Mike Sadek now catching.
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Moffitt
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Moffitt
Martin hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Herndon chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Herndon. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Moffitt
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Tidrow
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Tidrow
There goes North. The throw from Foote and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Tidrow
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Tidrow
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Moffitt
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Moffitt
Ontiveros strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Moffitt
Foote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Lavelle
Sam Mejias pinch runs for Barry Foote. Scot Thompson pinch hits for Steve Dillard. Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. McCovey throws to Metzger, who throws back to McCovey who tags Mejias for the double play. Murcer scores. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Tidrow
Tim Blackwell now catching. Mick Kelleher now playing second base.
McCovey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Tidrow
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Tidrow
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Tidrow
Evans takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sadek vs. Tidrow
Sadek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. There goes Evans trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Lavelle
Rob Andrews now playing second base.
De Jesus strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Lavelle
Mike Vail pinch hits for Dick Tidrow.
Vail strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Lavelle
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vail moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Lavelle
Kingman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1979 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
North B, cf 3 1 3 0 De Jesus I, ss 5 1 2 0
Herndon L, lf 5 0 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Clark J, rf 4 2 1 1 Biittner L, ph 1 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 5 1 3 2 Tidrow D, p 0 0 0 0
Madlock B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0
Andrews R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 5 1 2 0
Ivie M, 3b 3 1 1 1 Kingman D, lf 5 1 1 1
Metzger R, ss 1 1 1 0 Martin J, cf 4 2 2 3
LeMaster J, ss 3 1 1 0 Murcer B, rf 3 1 1 0
Evans D, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Hill M, c 3 0 0 0 Foote B, c 3 0 1 0
Whitfield T, ph 1 0 1 2 Mejias S, pr 0 0 0 0
Sadek M, c 1 0 1 1 Blackwell T, c 0 0 0 0
Knepper B, p 3 0 0 0 Holtzman K, p 1 0 1 0
Moffitt R, p 1 0 0 0 McGlothen L, p 1 0 0 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Dillard S, ph-2b 0 0 0 0
Thompson S, ph 1 0 0 1
Kelleher M, 2b 0 0 0 0
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39 8 14 7 37 6 11 5
San Francisco 120 020 201 -- 8
Chicago 202 001 010 -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B 5.2 8 5 5 3 3
Moffitt R (W) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
Lavelle G (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K 3.2 7 3 3 1 1
McGlothen L 2.1 3 2 2 0 3
Tidrow D (L) 3.0 4 3 3 4 1
E -- Sizemore T, Herndon L
DP -- San Francisco 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Chicago 7
2B -- Buckner B
HR -- Kingman D, Ivie M, Martin J 2, Clark J, McCovey W
SB -- North B 3, LeMaster J
CS -- North B
WP -- Holtzman K
PB -- Sadek M
T -- 2:44
A -- 32721
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