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Giants
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 29, 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 May 29, 1979 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 29, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 29, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
Home Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 35,845 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Jim Quick |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
Mike Sadek | Catcher |
Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
Derrel Thomas | Center Fielder |
Burt Hooton | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 29, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Hooton
North hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. North reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herndon vs. Hooton
Herndon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. North scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hooton
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Knepper
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Knepper
Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Knepper
Cey strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hooton
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Hooton
Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Knepper
Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Knepper
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Knepper
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Knepper
Hooton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Hooton
Sadek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Knepper vs. Hooton
Knepper bunts in front of the plate. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out. Sadek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
North vs. Hooton
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Hooton
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey juggles the ball. That's an error on Cey. Sadek moves to third. North moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCovey vs. Hooton
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Hooton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Knepper
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Knepper
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cey vs. Knepper
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Knepper
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hooton
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Hooton
Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadek vs. Hooton
Sadek hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Knepper
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Knepper
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herndon throws the ball in to Metzger who tags Thomas trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Knepper
Hooton 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, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Hooton
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Hooton
North strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Hooton
Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Knepper
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Knepper
Garvey hits a line drive towards the mound. Knepper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Hooton
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields the ball and throws to Hooton covering. Safe. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Hooton
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ivie vs. Hooton
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark scores. McCovey moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Andrews vs. Hooton
Andrews hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Whitfield vs. Hooton
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Mike Sadek.
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Madlock vs. Hooton
Bill Madlock pinch hits for Bob Knepper.
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Evans scores. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
North vs. Hooton
Johnnie LeMaster pinch runs for Bill Madlock.
North hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Moffitt
Johnnie LeMaster now playing shortstop. Randy Moffitt now pitching. Marc Hill now catching.
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Moffitt covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Moffitt
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Moffitt
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Moffitt
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hooton vs. Moffitt
Hooton hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. LeMaster fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Hooton
Gary Thomasson now playing center field. Derrel Thomas now playing third base.
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields the ball and throws to Hooton covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Hooton
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hooton
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Moffitt
Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Moffitt
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Moffitt
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Moffitt
Garvey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Hooton
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Hooton
Andrews hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Moffitt vs. Hooton
Moffitt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. Hooton
LeMaster hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
North vs. Hooton
North hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hill scores. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching.
Herndon takes first base on ball four. Andrews moves to third. North moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Forster
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Moffitt
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Moffitt
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Moffitt
Ferguson hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Moffitt
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Forster
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Forster
Evans hits a popup towards third. Thomas catches it and throws to first to double up McCovey. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Forster
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Lavelle
Von Joshua pinch hits for Terry Forster. Gary Lavelle now pitching. Manny Mota pinch hits for Von Joshua.
Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lavelle
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lavelle
Russell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Lavelle
There goes Lopes. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Lopes steals third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Lavelle
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Garvey takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yeager vs. Roberts
Dave Roberts now pitching. Steve Yeager pinch hits for Gary Thomasson.
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Russell scores. Smith moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baker vs. Roberts
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baker is thrown out after the base hit. Smith scores. Garvey moves to third. Yeager moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/29/1979 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI North B, cf 4 1 2 1 Lopes D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Herndon L, lf 4 0 2 1 Russell B, ss 4 1 1 0 Clark J, rf 5 1 1 0 Smith R, rf 4 2 2 1 McCovey W, 1b 5 1 2 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 5 1 1 0 Cey R, 3b 3 1 1 2 Metzger R, ss 2 0 0 0 Thomasson G, cf 1 0 1 0 Ivie M, ph 1 0 1 1 Yeager S, ph 1 0 1 1 Hill M, c 1 1 0 0 Baker D, lf 5 1 3 2 Andrews R, 2b 4 0 2 0 Ferguson J, c 3 0 0 0 Sadek M, c 2 0 1 0 Thomas D, cf-3b 4 0 1 0 Whitfield T, ph 1 0 0 0 Hooton B, p 3 0 1 0 Moffitt R, p 1 0 0 0 Forster T, p 0 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Joshua V, ph 0 0 0 0 Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0 Mota M, ph 1 0 0 0 Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 1 0 0 0 Madlock B, ph 1 0 1 2 LeMaster J, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 13 5 37 6 13 6 San Francisco 100 003 010 -- 5 Los Angeles 012 000 003 -- 6 2 outs when winning run was scored. San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Knepper B 5.0 7 3 3 1 3 Moffitt R 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 Lavelle G (L) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 Griffin T* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Roberts D 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Hooton B 7.2 12 5 5 2 9 Forster T (W) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Cey R DP -- Los Angeles 2 LOB -- San Francisco 10, Los Angeles 10 2B -- Smith R 3B -- North B HR -- Baker D, Cey R SB -- Lopes D SH -- Knepper B T -- 3:03 A -- 35845
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