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Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 20, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on April 20, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 20, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 20, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 39,906 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Roy Roth 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: Jim Cuneo 3B: Tony Patch |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Rick Monday | Right Fielder |
Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
Bob Welch | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Marc Hill | Catcher |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
John Montefusco | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 20, 1979
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Montefusco
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Montefusco
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Montefusco
There's a wild pitch. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomasson vs. Montefusco
Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Montefusco
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Welch
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Welch
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Welch
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Welch
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Welch
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Welch
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Welch
Evans hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Montefusco
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Montefusco
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Montefusco
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Montefusco
Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Welch
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Welch
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montefusco vs. Welch
Montefusco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Montefusco
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Montefusco
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Montefusco
Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Welch
North is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Welch
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Welch
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Welch
Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Montefusco
Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Montefusco
Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomasson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Montefusco
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Montefusco
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Montefusco
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Welch
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Welch
Evans hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hill vs. Welch
Hill hits a line drive towards short. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Welch
Metzger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montefusco vs. Welch
Montefusco hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Montefusco
Ferguson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Montefusco
Welch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Montefusco
Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Welch
North strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Welch
Whitfield hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Welch
Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Montefusco
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Montefusco
Thomasson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Montefusco
Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Montefusco
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Welch
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Welch
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Welch
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Montefusco
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Montefusco
Monday hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Montefusco
Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joshua vs. Montefusco
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. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Sutcliffe
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Sutcliffe
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Sutcliffe
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. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lavelle
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Lavelle
Thomasson takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Lavelle
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Lavelle
Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Sutcliffe
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Sutcliffe
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Sutcliffe
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lavelle
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mota vs. Lavelle
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ferguson vs. Lavelle
Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baker tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Lavelle
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. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reuss
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Reuss
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/20/1979 -- Los Angeles at San Francisco (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Lopes D, 2b 4 0 0 0 North B, cf 4 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 4 1 2 0 Herndon L, cf 0 0 0 0 Thomasson G, cf-rf 2 0 2 1 Whitfield T, lf 4 1 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 2 0 Madlock B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Cey R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 4 1 1 1 Baker D, lf 4 1 2 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 2 1 Monday R, rf 2 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Sutcliffe R, p 0 0 0 0 Hill M, c 3 0 1 0 Mota M, ph 0 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 2 0 0 0 Reuss J, p 0 0 0 0 Montefusco J, p 2 0 0 0 Ferguson J, c 3 0 0 1 Venable M, ph 1 0 0 0 Welch B, p 2 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Joshua V, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Thomas D, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 8 2 30 3 5 2 Los Angeles 100 000 001 -- 2 San Francisco 200 000 001 -- 3 0 outs when winning run was scored. Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Welch B 6.0 4 2 2 2 4 Sutcliffe R 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 Reuss J (L) 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Montefusco J 7.0 6 1 1 2 4 Lavelle G (W) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 E -- Russell B 2, Monday R DP -- Los Angeles 1, San Francisco 2 LOB -- Los Angeles 7, San Francisco 5 2B -- Whitfield T, Baker D SB -- Clark J, Madlock B SH -- Mota M SF -- Ferguson J WP -- Montefusco J T -- 2:25 A -- 39906
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