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Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 11, 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 August 11, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 11, 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 | August 11, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Whitson |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 42,477 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: John McSherry 3B: Steve Fields |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
Derrel Thomas | Center Fielder |
Charlie Hough | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
Ed Whitson | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 11, 1979
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Whitson
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Whitson
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Whitson
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain misplays the ball. That's an error on Strain. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Whitson
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Hough
Herndon strikes out. Ferguson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Herndon out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Hough
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hough
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Whitson
Baker 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: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Whitson
Ferguson 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Whitson
Thomasson hits a line drive towards first. Ivie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hough
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Hough
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Hough
Whitfield hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Whitson
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hough vs. Whitson
Hough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Whitson
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain misplays the ball. That's an error on Strain. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Whitson
That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Whitson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hough
Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Metzger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Littlejohn vs. Hough
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Whitson vs. Hough
Whitson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Hough
Herndon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Whitson
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Whitson
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Whitson
Baker 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: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Whitson
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Hough
Strain hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hough
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hough
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Hough
Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Hough
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Hough covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Whitson
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Thomasson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Whitson
Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Thomasson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hough vs. Whitson
Hough strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Whitson
Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Whitson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hough
Metzger strikes out. Ferguson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Metzger out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Hough
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitson vs. Hough
Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Whitson
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Whitson
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Whitson
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Hough
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Hough
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hough
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hough
Evans 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Whitson
Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Whitson
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Whitson
Thomas bunts in front of the plate. Littlejohn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hough vs. Whitson
Hough hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Thomasson moves to third. Thomas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Lopes vs. Whitson
Lopes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thomasson scores. Thomas scores. Hough moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching.
Russell 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 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Hough
Von Joshua now playing right field. Gary Thomasson now playing center field.
Ivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Hough
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Hough
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Hough covering, for the out. Ivie moves to third. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
North vs. Hough
Bill North pinch hits for Dennis Littlejohn.
North strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Hough
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Greg Minton.
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ivie scores. Whitfield scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Beckwith
Mike Sadek pinch runs for Willie McCovey. Joe Beckwith now pitching.
Herndon 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, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Borbon
Mike Sadek now catching. Bill North now playing center field. Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Borbon
Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Borbon
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Borbon
Ferguson hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Whitfield chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Metzger. Metzger fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Metzger. Baker goes all the way around to score. Ferguson moves all the way to home. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Borbon
Thomasson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joshua vs. Borbon
Joshua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Beckwith
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Beckwith
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strain moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Beckwith
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Evans reaches second base with a double. Strain scores. Clark goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Patterson
Dave Patterson now pitching.
Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Patterson
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Patterson covering, for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Patterson
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Borbon
Patterson hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Borbon
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Borbon
Russell 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, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Patterson
North hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Patterson
Sadek strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Patterson
Greg Johnston pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Johnston strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/11/1979 -- Los Angeles at San Francisco (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Lopes D, 2b 5 0 1 2 Herndon L, cf 4 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 5 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Johnston G, ph 1 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 4 1 1 1 Strain J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Baker D, lf 4 1 0 0 Clark J, rf 3 1 2 0 Ferguson J, c 4 1 1 1 Evans D, 3b 4 0 2 2 Thomasson G, rf-cf 4 3 3 1 Ivie M, 1b 3 1 0 0 Thomas D, cf 3 1 2 1 Whitfield T, lf 4 1 1 0 Joshua V, rf 1 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 0 Hough C, p 3 0 0 0 Littlejohn D, c 2 0 0 0 Beckwith J, p 0 0 0 0 North B, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Patterson D, p 1 0 0 0 Whitson E, p 2 0 0 0 Minton G, p 0 0 0 0 McCovey W, ph 1 0 1 2 Sadek M, pr-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 8 6 35 4 8 4 Los Angeles 000 110 230 -- 7 San Francisco 000 000 220 -- 4 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Hough C (W) 6.2 5 2 2 2 6 Beckwith J* 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 Patterson D (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Whitson E (L) 6.1 6 4 3 0 3 Minton G 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Borbon P 2.0 2 3 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Strain J 2, Whitson E, Metzger R 2, Evans D DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 6 2B -- Metzger R, Thomasson G, Thomas D, Ferguson J, Evans D HR -- Cey R, Thomasson G SB -- Lopes D T -- 2:43 A -- 42477
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