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Giants 10 @ Dodgers 12
Dodger Stadium
May 31, 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 31, 1979 at Dodger Stadium. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Giants with a score of 12 to 10.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 1979 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 10 H: 17 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 10
Hits: 17
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 12 H: 16 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 12
Hits: 16
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherDon Sutton  
Losing PitcherVida Blue  
SaveBob Welch  
Game Winning RBIDavey Lopes 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 1979 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherVida Blue  
Home Starting PitcherDon Sutton  
BallparkDodger Stadium 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance36,288 
Time of Game3 hours 
UmpiresHP: Satch Davidson
1B: Jim Quick
2B: Ed Vargo
3B: Paul Pryor

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Madlock  Second Baseman 
Terry Whitfield  Left Fielder 
Jack Clark  Right Fielder 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Darrell Evans  Third Baseman 
Larry Herndon  Center Fielder 
Johnnie LeMaster  Shortstop 
Mike Sadek  Catcher 
Vida Blue  Pitcher 
Joe Altobelli  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
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 
Don Sutton  Pitcher 
Tom Lasorda  Manager 

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Giants 10 @ Dodgers 12
Dodger Stadium
May 31, 1979

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         Game of 5/31/1979 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (D)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Madlock B, 2b         6  1  3  3   Lopes D, 2b           4  1  3  3   
Whitfield T, lf       5  1  3  0   Russell B, ss         3  0  0  0   
Clark J, rf           6  0  3  1   Martinez T, ss        2  0  0  0   
McCovey W, 1b         5  1  1  0   Smith R, rf           3  1  0  0   
Evans D, 3b           5  2  2  0   Joshua V, rf          1  1  1  0   
Herndon L, cf         2  2  1  2   Garvey S, 1b          5  2  3  4   
LeMaster J, ss        5  2  3  3   Cey R, 3b             1  0  0  0   
Sadek M, c            3  0  0  0   Thomasson G, ph-cf    2  0  0  0   
Tamargo J, c          0  0  0  1   Baker D, lf           4  2  2  1   
North B, ph           0  1  0  0   Ferguson J, c         4  2  2  1   
Blue V, p             2  0  0  0   Thomas D, cf-3b       4  2  4  2   
Roberts D, p          1  0  0  0   Sutton D, p           3  1  1  1   
Ivie M, ph            1  0  1  0   Welch B, p            1  0  0  0   
Moffitt R, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Venable M, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 10 17 10                        37 12 16 12

San Francisco    040 000 501 -- 10
Los Angeles      030 701 10x -- 12

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blue V (L)            3.1  8  9  9  4  1
Roberts D             2.2  4  2  2  3  2
Moffitt R             2.0  4  1  1  0  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sutton D (W)          6.2 13  9  9  3  5
Welch B (S)           2.1  4  1  1  2  4

E -- Russell B, Smith R, LeMaster J, Whitfield T, Ferguson J
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 11, Los Angeles 9
2B -- Lopes D 3, Garvey S, Baker D
3B -- Joshua V
HR -- Garvey S
SB -- Clark J, LeMaster J, Herndon L, North B
SH -- Sutton D
SF -- Tamargo J
T -- 3:00
A -- 36288

    

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