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September 29, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Padres 5 12 2
Giants 6 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Padres 5 12 2
Giants 6 7 0

Gene Richards Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .280
OBP .500 .345
At Bats 4 539
Hits 2 151
• Singles 1 121
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 1 9
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 1 41

Gary Lavelle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 19
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Candlestick Park - September 29, 1979
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Strikeout
Gary Lavelle
Dennis Littlejohn
Mike Ivie
Roger Metzger
Darrell Evans
Johnnie LeMaster
Max Venable
Larry Herndon
Jack Clark
Gene Richards
Jim Wilhelm
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Richards strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gary Lavelle now pitching. Jack Clark now playing right field. Mike Ivie now playing first base. Max Venable now playing left field. Jim Wilhelm Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Greg Johnston pinch hits for Tom Griffin. Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flannery fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. LeMaster moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mark Lee now pitching. Tim Flannery now playing second base. There goes LeMaster. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. LeMaster steals second.
Bottom 8 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herndon scores.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Herndon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace fields the ball and throws to Owchinko covering. Safe. Ivie scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Owchinko now pitching. McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger scores. Ivie moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Steve Mura now pitching. Ivie hits a fly ball towards left. Briggs settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Briggs. Venable scores. Metzger moves to third. Ivie moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Venable moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dan Briggs now playing left field. Venable hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Griffin fires to first and has Almon trapped. There's the throw to LeMaster who tags Almon for the out.
Top 8 Almon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kendall strikes out.
Top 8 Tom Griffin now pitching. Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Greg Minton. Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eichelberger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Littlejohn hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 LeMaster strikes out.
Top 7 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Greg Minton now pitching. Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to third. Tenace moves to second.
Top 7 Tenace takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richards scores.
Top 7 Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Eichelberger scores. Richards moves to second.
Top 7 Eichelberger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Venable. Eichelberger reaches second base with a double. Almon goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Roger Metzger now playing second base. Reynolds hits a line drive into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 6 Roger Metzger pinch runs for Joe Strain. Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Strain takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Venable strikes out.
Top 6 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Winfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Knepper hits a fly ball towards left. Reynolds catches it and throws to Bevacqua who throws to Almon to double up Littlejohn. LeMaster tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Littlejohn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LeMaster moves to third.
Bottom 5 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Herndon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Herndon reaches second base with a double. Evans goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Eichelberger bunts towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. Almon moves to second.
Top 5 Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eichelberger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Bevacqua reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Winfield is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 4 Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Tenace hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Venable hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Knepper strikes out.
Bottom 3 Littlejohn hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Eichelberger strikes out.
Top 3 Almon hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 LeMaster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Evans moves to third.
Bottom 2 Herndon hits a popup towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 The umpire calls a balk on Eichelberger Evans moves to second.
Bottom 2 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kendall hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bevacqua hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ivie strikes out.
Bottom 1 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Venable hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Winfield hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tenace hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richards scores.
Top 1 Richards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Venable who is chasing the ball. Richards reaches third base with a triple.