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Giants
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 3, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 3, 1979 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Curtis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 44,275 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Fields 1B: Joe West 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Jerry Dale |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | Left Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Mike Sadek | Catcher |
| John Curtis | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Right Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Derrel Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Burt Hooton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 3, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Hooton
North hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Hooton
Strain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Hooton
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Curtis
Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Curtis
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Curtis
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Curtis
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Curtis
Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Curtis
Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Curtis
Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hooton
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Hooton
Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger takes first base on ball four. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sadek vs. Hooton
Sadek strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Johnston vs. Hooton
Greg Johnston pinch hits for John Curtis.
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Halicki
Ed Halicki now pitching.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Halicki
Hooton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Halicki
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Halicki
Russell hits a line drive into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Hooton
North strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Hooton
Strain hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Halicki
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Halicki
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Halicki
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Halicki
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Cey moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Yeager vs. Halicki
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Halicki
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hooton
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hooton
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Hooton
Ivie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Halicki
Hooton hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Halicki
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Halicki
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadek vs. Hooton
Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Hooton's glove, towards Lopes, who fields it, throws to second, with Russell covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Hooton
Halicki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Halicki
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Halicki
Cey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Halicki
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Halicki
There goes Baker. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Baker steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Halicki
Ferguson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Halicki
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Halicki
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to third. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hooton vs. Halicki
Hooton hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Baker scores. Ferguson moves to third. Thomas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopes vs. Halicki
Lopes hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Hooton
North hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Hooton
Strain hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Halicki
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Halicki
Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Halicki
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Russell scores. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garvey scores. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Griffin
Ferguson hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Sadek settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Sadek. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Griffin
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Griffin
Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Griffin
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hooton
Mickey Hatcher now playing third base.
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hooton
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ivie vs. Hooton
There's a wild pitch. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Ivie vs. Hooton
Ivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadek vs. Hooton
Sadek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Hooton
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Tom Griffin.
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ivie moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
North vs. Hooton
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Nastu
Terry Whitfield now playing center field. Phil Nastu now pitching.
Hooton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Nastu
Lopes takes first base on ball four. Hooton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Nastu
Russell bunts towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. Hooton moves to third. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Garvey vs. Nastu
Garvey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Hatcher vs. Nastu
Hatcher takes first base on ball four. Hooton scores. Lopes moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baker vs. Nastu
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Garvey scores. Hatcher moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ferguson vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Ferguson hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yeager vs. Borbon
Yeager hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Hooton
Ted Martinez now playing second base. Gary Thomasson now playing left field.
Strain hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hooton
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Borbon
Thomas 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 -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Borbon
Hooton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Borbon
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Borbon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hooton
Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Hooton
Ivie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Hooton
Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1979 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
North B, cf 4 0 0 0 Lopes D, 2b 4 2 1 1
Nastu P, p 0 0 0 0 Thomasson G, lf 1 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 3 1 0 0
Strain J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 3 2 0
Clark J, rf 4 0 1 0 Cey R, 3b 3 2 3 2
McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Hatcher M, 3b 0 0 0 1
Evans D, 3b 4 2 2 1 Baker D, lf 4 2 4 6
Ivie M, lf 4 0 2 1 Martinez T, 2b 0 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 2 0 1 1 Ferguson J, rf 3 0 0 0
Sadek M, c 4 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 5 0 0 0
Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0 Thomas D, cf 4 0 0 0
Johnston G, ph 1 0 0 0 Hooton B, p 5 1 1 1
Halicki E, p 1 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0
Whitfield T, ph-cf 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 3 36 11 11 11
San Francisco 000 000 201 -- 3
Los Angeles 400 022 30x -- 11
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis J (L) 1.0 4 4 4 0 0
Halicki E* 4.0 4 4 4 5 4
Griffin T 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Nastu P 0.1 2 3 3 3 0
Borbon P 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton B (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 6
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Evans D, Sadek M
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- San Francisco 5, Los Angeles 11
HR -- Lopes D, Baker D, Cey R, Evans D
SB -- Baker D
SH -- Russell B
SF -- Metzger R
HBP -- by Halicki E (Ferguson J)
WP -- Hooton B
T -- 2:33
A -- 44275
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