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Giants 3 @ Dodgers 4
Dodger Stadium
August 4, 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 4, 1979 at Dodger Stadium. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Giants with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 4, 1979 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 4 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherDave Patterson  
Losing PitcherGary Lavelle  
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Game Winning RBIManny Mota 

Game Info

DateAugust 4, 1979 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohn Montefusco  
Home Starting PitcherRick Sutcliffe  
BallparkDodger Stadium 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance44,818 
Time of Game3 hours 14 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Joe West
1B: Bill Williams
2B: Jerry Dale
3B: Steve Fields

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 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Dennis Littlejohn  Catcher 
John Montefusco  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 
Mickey Hatcher  Right Fielder 
Steve Yeager  Catcher 
Derrel Thomas  Center Fielder 
Rick Sutcliffe  Pitcher 
Tom Lasorda  Manager 

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Giants 3 @ Dodgers 4
Dodger Stadium
August 4, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/4/1979 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (N)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
North B, cf           3  1  2  0   Lopes D, 2b           5  1  2  0   
Strain J, 2b          5  0  0  1   Russell B, ss         5  1  2  0   
Clark J, rf           4  1  3  1   Garvey S, 1b          5  0  2  1   
McCovey W, 1b         4  0  0  0   Cey R, 3b             5  0  2  1   
Ivie M, lf-3b         4  1  1  1   Baker D, lf           4  1  1  0   
Evans D, 3b           5  0  1  0   Patterson D, p        0  0  0  0   
Johnston G, pr        0  0  0  0   Hatcher M, rf         3  0  2  0   
Lavelle G, p          0  0  0  0   Beckwith J, p         0  0  0  0   
Metzger R, ss         3  0  1  0   Ferguson J, lf        1  1  1  0   
LeMaster J, ss        1  0  0  0   Yeager S, c           3  0  0  0   
Littlejohn D, c       3  0  0  0   Thomas D, cf          4  0  1  1   
Montefusco J, p       3  0  0  0   Sutcliffe R, p        2  0  0  0   
Whitfield T, ph       1  0  0  0   Joshua V, ph          1  0  0  0   
Minton G, p           0  0  0  0   Forster T, p          0  0  0  0   
Herndon L, ph-lf      1  0  0  0   Thomasson G, rf       1  0  0  0   
                                   Mota M, ph            1  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  3  8  3                        40  4 14  4

San Francisco    200 100 000 00 --  3
Los Angeles      010 000 200 01 --  4
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Montefusco J          8.0 11  3  3  3  2
Minton G              2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Lavelle G (L)         0.1  2  1  1  0  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe R           7.0  5  3  3  6  3
Forster T             1.0  1  0  0  1  0
Beckwith J            2.1  2  0  0  0  2
Patterson D (W)       0.2  0  0  0  1  1

E -- Beckwith J
DP -- San Francisco 2, Los Angeles 2
LOB -- San Francisco 11, Los Angeles 10
HR -- Clark J, Ivie M
SB -- North B 3, Metzger R
CS -- North B
SH -- LeMaster J, Littlejohn D, Yeager S
HBP -- by Lavelle G (Thomas D)
Balk -- Beckwith J
T -- 3:14
A -- 44818

    

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