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Padres
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 9, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres, played on August 9, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John D'Acquisto |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 8,556 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Joe West |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Paul Dade | Third Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Dan Briggs | First Baseman |
| Fernando Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| John D'Acquisto | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
| John Montefusco | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 9, 1979
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Montefusco
Richards strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Montefusco
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Montefusco
Dade hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
North vs. D'Acquisto
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats North for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. D'Acquisto
Strain hits a popup towards first. Briggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. D'Acquisto
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Montefusco
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Montefusco
Turner hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Montefusco
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Montefusco
Briggs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. D'Acquisto
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. D'Acquisto
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. D'Acquisto
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. D'Acquisto
LeMaster strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Montefusco
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
D'Acquisto vs. Montefusco
D'Acquisto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Montefusco
Richards hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Montefusco
Smith hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. D'Acquisto
Littlejohn hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. D'Acquisto
Montefusco strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
North vs. D'Acquisto
North hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. D'Acquisto
There goes North. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Montefusco
Dade strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Montefusco
Winfield strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Montefusco
Turner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. D'Acquisto
Strain is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. D'Acquisto
Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Richards. Clark reaches second base with a double. Strain moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. D'Acquisto
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Ivie vs. D'Acquisto
Ivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Evans vs. D'Acquisto
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
LeMaster vs. D'Acquisto
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Montefusco
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Montefusco
Briggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Montefusco
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Briggs moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
D'Acquisto vs. Montefusco
D'Acquisto strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. D'Acquisto
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. D'Acquisto
Montefusco strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
North vs. D'Acquisto
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. D'Acquisto
Strain hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Montefusco
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Montefusco
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Montefusco
Dade bunts towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Montefusco
Winfield hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. D'Acquisto
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. D'Acquisto
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. D'Acquisto
Ivie strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. D'Acquisto
There goes Clark. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Montefusco
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Montefusco
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Montefusco
Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Montefusco
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. D'Acquisto
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. D'Acquisto
LeMaster hits a popup towards first. Briggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. D'Acquisto
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. D'Acquisto
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for John Montefusco.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
-
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
D'Acquisto vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching.
D'Acquisto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Minton
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Minton
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Minton
Dade strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
North vs. D'Acquisto
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. D'Acquisto
Strain bunts towards the mound. D'Acquisto fields it and throws to first for the out. North moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. D'Acquisto
Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. D'Acquisto
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Minton
Larry Herndon now playing left field. Mike Ivie now playing first base.
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster misplays the ball. That's an error on LeMaster. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Minton
Turner takes first base on ball four. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. Minton
Tenace hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Winfield scores. Turner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Briggs vs. Minton
Briggs takes first base on ball four. Turner moves to third. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bevacqua vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching. Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Fernando Gonzalez.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster misplays the ball. That's an error on LeMaster. Turner scores. Tenace scores. Briggs moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
D'Acquisto vs. Lavelle
D'Acquisto bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Briggs moves to third. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Richards vs. Lavelle
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to home to get Briggs. Bevacqua moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Lavelle
The umpire calls a balk on Lavelle Bevacqua scores. Richards moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Lavelle
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. D'Acquisto
Kurt Bevacqua now playing second base.
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. D'Acquisto
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. D'Acquisto
LeMaster is hit by the pitch. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littlejohn vs. D'Acquisto
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1979 -- San Diego at San Francisco (D)
San Diego AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Richards G, cf 5 0 1 0 North B, cf 2 0 1 0
Smith O, ss 5 0 1 0 Strain J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Dade P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 3 0 1 0
Winfield D, rf 4 1 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Turner J, lf 3 1 0 0 Herndon L, lf 0 0 0 0
Tenace G, c 2 1 1 1 Ivie M, lf-1b 3 0 0 0
Briggs D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 2 0 1 0
Gonzalez F, 2b 3 0 0 0 LeMaster J, ss 3 0 0 0
Bevacqua K, ph-2b 1 1 0 0 Littlejohn D, c 4 0 1 0
D'Acquisto J, p 2 0 0 0 Montefusco J, p 2 0 0 0
Whitfield T, ph 1 0 0 0
Minton G, p 0 0 0 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 4 1 26 0 4 0
San Diego 000 000 004 -- 4
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
D'Acquisto J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 6 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco J 7.0 2 0 0 3 7
Minton G (L)* 1.0 2 4 0 2 1
Lavelle G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- LeMaster J 2
DP -- San Diego 2
LOB -- San Diego 7, San Francisco 8
2B -- Clark J
CS -- North B, Clark J
SH -- Dade P, Strain J, D'Acquisto J
HBP -- by D'Acquisto J (Strain J), by D'Acquisto J (LeMaster J)
Balk -- Lavelle G
T -- 2:55
A -- 8556
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