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Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 21, 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 21, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 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 21, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 37,775 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Cuneo 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: Tony Patch 3B: Roy Roth |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Joe Ferguson | Right Fielder |
Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
Derrel Thomas | Third Baseman |
Steve Yeager | Catcher |
Burt Hooton | 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 |
Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 21, 1979
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Knepper
Russell 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Knepper
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Hooton
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Hooton
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Hooton
Madlock is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Knepper
Garvey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Knepper
Ferguson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomasson vs. Knepper
There's a wild pitch. Garvey moves to third. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomasson vs. Knepper
Thomasson hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Knepper
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yeager vs. Knepper
Yeager takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hooton vs. Knepper
Hooton takes first base on ball four. Garvey scores. Ferguson moves to third. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hooton
McCovey hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hooton
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 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Knepper
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Knepper
There goes Russell. The throw from Hill and he is out, Madlock applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Knepper
Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Knepper
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Knepper
Ferguson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garvey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomasson vs. Knepper
Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Hooton
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Hooton
Knepper strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Knepper
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Knepper
Yeager hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Yeager reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hooton vs. Knepper
Hooton hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yeager moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Hooton
North hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Hooton
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Hooton
Madlock bunts towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Hooton
Yeager fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Yeager. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Knepper
Baker 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Knepper
Garvey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Madlock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hooton
McCovey 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hooton
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Hooton
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Knepper
Thomasson 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Knepper
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Hooton
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Hooton
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
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Knepper
Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Knepper
Hooton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Knepper
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Knepper
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Hooton
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Hooton
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark takes first base on ball four. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Hooton
There's a wild pitch. Madlock moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Hooton
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Madlock tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Hooton
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Hooton
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Knepper
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Knepper
Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Knepper
Ferguson bunts towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomasson vs. Knepper
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomasson for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Knepper
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. Hooton
John Tamargo pinch hits for Bob Knepper.
Tamargo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ferguson. Tamargo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Hooton
Larry Herndon pinch runs for John Tamargo.
North hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Griffin
Larry Herndon now playing center field. Tom Griffin now pitching.
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Griffin
Hooton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Griffin
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Griffin
There goes Lopes. The throw from Hill and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Griffin
Russell hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Hooton
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Hooton
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Hooton
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Hooton
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. Madlock moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Hooton
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ivie vs. Hooton
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Marc Hill.
Ivie is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 10
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Griffin
Mike Sadek now catching.
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Griffin
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Griffin
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mota vs. Roberts
Manny Mota pinch hits for Gary Thomasson. Dave Roberts now pitching.
Mota hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garvey scores. There goes Ferguson trying to get to third. Whitfield throws the ball in to Evans, who tags Ferguson for the out. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Roberts
Ted Martinez pinch runs for Manny Mota.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hooton
Ted Martinez now playing third base. Derrel Thomas now playing center field.
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Hooton
Herndon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Hooton
Hector Cruz pinch hits for Dave Roberts.
Cruz hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Hooton
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/21/1979 -- Los Angeles at San Francisco (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Lopes D, 2b 5 0 1 0 North B, cf 4 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 5 0 1 0 Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 5 0 1 0 Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 2 3 0 Cruz H, ph 1 0 0 0 Ferguson J, rf 3 0 2 0 Whitfield T, lf 5 0 2 0 Thomasson G, cf 4 0 0 0 Madlock B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Mota M, ph 1 0 1 1 Clark J, rf 3 0 1 0 Martinez T, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 1 Thomas D, 3b-cf 5 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 3 0 1 0 Hill M, c 3 0 0 0 Hooton B, p 3 0 1 1 Ivie M, ph 1 0 0 0 Sadek M, c 0 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 2 0 0 0 Tamargo J, ph 1 0 1 0 Herndon L, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 2 11 2 32 1 5 1 Los Angeles 010 000 000 1 -- 2 San Francisco 000 000 100 0 -- 1 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Hooton B (W) 10.0 5 1 1 3 7 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Knepper B 8.0 8 1 1 3 2 Griffin T (L) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 Roberts D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Yeager S, Hill M DP -- Los Angeles 1 LOB -- Los Angeles 11, San Francisco 7 2B -- Yeager S, Tamargo J SB -- Lopes D CS -- Russell B SH -- Madlock B, Ferguson J SF -- McCovey W HBP -- by Hooton B (Herndon L) WP -- Knepper B, Hooton B T -- 2:56 A -- 37775
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