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Giants
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 5, 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 5, 1979 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 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 5, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 38,962 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Steve Fields 3B: Joe West |
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 |
| Bob Knepper | 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 |
| Mickey Hatcher | Center Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Don Sutton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 5, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Sutton
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Sutton
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Sutton
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Sutton
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Knepper
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Knepper
Garvey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Knepper
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Knepper
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Knepper
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatcher vs. Knepper
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cey scores. Ferguson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yeager vs. Knepper
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Sutton
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sutton
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Sutton
LeMaster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Littlejohn vs. Sutton
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Knepper vs. Sutton
Knepper hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Knepper
Sutton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Knepper
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Sutton
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Sutton
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. North moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Sutton
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Sutton
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Knepper
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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Knepper
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Knepper
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Knepper
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Sutton
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sutton
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Sutton
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Knepper
Hatcher 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: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Knepper
Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutton vs. Knepper
Sutton bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hatcher moves to third. Yeager moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatcher scores. Yeager scores. Sutton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching. Terry Whitfield now playing left field. Mike Ivie now playing third base.
Russell bunts in front of the plate. Littlejohn fields it and throws to first for the out. Sutton moves to third. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Garvey vs. Griffin
Garvey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cey vs. Griffin
Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sutton tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Griffin
Baker strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Sutton
Derrel Thomas now playing center field. Mickey Hatcher now playing right field.
Littlejohn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Sutton
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Sutton
North hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Littlejohn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strain vs. Sutton
Strain hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Sutton
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Griffin
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Griffin
Hatcher strikes out. There goes Thomas. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Griffin
Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sutton vs. Griffin
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sutton
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Sutton
Ivie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Sutton
Greg Johnston pinch hits for Tom Griffin.
Johnston strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Sutton
LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ivie moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Littlejohn vs. Sutton
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Nastu
Greg Johnston now playing right field. Jack Clark now playing third base. Mike Ivie now playing first base. Phil Nastu now pitching.
Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Nastu
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Nastu
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Nastu
Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Sutton
Ted Martinez now playing shortstop.
Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Sutton
North hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Sutton
Strain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Sutton
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Nastu
Baker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Nastu
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Nastu
Hatcher takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Nastu
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutton vs. Nastu
Sutton 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
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Sutton
Gary Thomasson now playing left field. Rob Andrews pinch hits for Phil Nastu.
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Sutton
Ivie hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Sutton
Johnston strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Sutton
LeMaster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lavelle
Rob Andrews now playing third base. Jack Clark now playing right field. Greg Johnston now playing center field. Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Lavelle
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Lavelle
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Castillo
Bobby Castillo now pitching.
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Castillo
Whitfield 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 -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Castillo
Larry Herndon pinch hits for Gary Lavelle.
Herndon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Castillo
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1979 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
North B, cf 3 0 1 0 Lopes D, 2b 5 2 3 3
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 2 1 1 0
Herndon L, ph 1 0 1 0 Martinez T, ss 1 0 0 0
Strain J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 1 1 3
Clark J, rf-3b-rf 3 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 2 1 1 1
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 4 0 1 0
Nastu P, p 0 0 0 0 Thomasson G, lf 0 0 0 0
Andrews R, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Ferguson J, rf 2 0 1 0
Ivie M, lf-3b-1b 4 1 2 1 Thomas D, cf 2 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Hatcher M, cf-rf 3 1 1 1
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 4 1 1 0
Johnston G, ph-rf-cf 2 0 0 0 Sutton D, p 3 1 1 0
LeMaster J, ss 4 0 2 0 Castillo B, p 0 0 0 0
Littlejohn D, c 4 0 1 0
Knepper B, p 1 0 0 0
Whitfield T, lf 3 0 0 0
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34 1 7 1 32 8 12 8
San Francisco 000 000 010 -- 1
Los Angeles 400 301 00x -- 8
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (L)* 3.0 9 7 5 1 1
Griffin T 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Nastu P 2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Lavelle G 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton D (W) 8.0 6 1 1 4 6
Castillo B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Evans D
DP -- San Francisco 3
LOB -- San Francisco 10, Los Angeles 7
HR -- Garvey S, Lopes D, Ivie M
SB -- Thomas D
SH -- Sutton D, Russell B
SF -- Cey R
T -- 2:37
A -- 38962
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