Dodgers @ Giants
April 20, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 2 8 3
Giants 2 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 2 8 3
Giants 3 5 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .500
OBP .333 .500
At Bats 3 12
Hits 1 6
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Jerry Reuss Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 2
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Candlestick Park - April 20, 1979
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Single
Jerry Reuss
Joe Ferguson
Steve Garvey
Davey Lopes
Ron Cey
Bill Russell
Dusty Baker
Derrel Thomas
Gary Thomasson
Willie McCovey
Jack Clark

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 8 3 7
San Francisco Giants 3 5 0 5
Winning Pitcher Gary Lavelle
Losing Pitcher Jerry Reuss
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie McCovey
Attendance 39,906
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jerry Reuss now pitching. Derrel Thomas now playing center field. Gary Thomasson now playing right field. Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Russell. Clark moves to second.
Top 9 Derrel Thomas pinch hits for Von Joshua. Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baker tags and scores.
Top 9 Manny Mota pinch hits for Rick Sutcliffe. Mota bunts towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Madlock covering, for the out. Baker moves to third.
Top 9 Larry Herndon now playing center field. Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell moves to third.
Top 8 Thomasson takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second.
Top 8 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gary Lavelle now pitching. Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Max Venable pinch hits for John Montefusco. Venable hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Von Joshua now playing right field. Rick Sutcliffe now pitching. Hill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Von Joshua pinch hits for Bob Welch. Joshua hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Monday hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clark is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomasson moves to second.
Top 6 Thomasson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Whitfield hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 North strikes out.
Top 5 Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Welch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ferguson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Montefusco hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Metzger is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Hill hits a line drive towards short. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a line drive into right field. Monday picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Monday. McCovey moves to third.
Top 4 Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baker is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Cey strikes out.
Top 4 Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomasson moves to third.
Top 4 Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitfield moves to third.
Bottom 3 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Russell. Whitfield moves to second.
Bottom 3 North is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Welch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Montefusco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Baker strikes out.
Top 2 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 1 McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Madlock moves to third.
Bottom 1 Madlock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Whitfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Whitfield reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell scores.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Russell moves to second.
Top 1 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.