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Padres
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 28, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres, played on September 28, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 28, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 28, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Whitson |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 2,861 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Dave Pallone 3B: Doug Harvey |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
Broderick Perkins | First Baseman |
Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
Bill Fahey | Catcher |
Tim Flannery | Second Baseman |
Eric Rasmussen | Pitcher |
Roger Craig | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Larry Herndon | Right Fielder |
Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
Ed Whitson | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Padres
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 28, 1979
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Whitson
Richards strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Whitson
Smith 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 -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Whitson
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Rasmussen
North hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Rasmussen
Strain hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Rasmussen
Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Whitson
Winfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Whitson
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Whitson
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Whitson
Fahey hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rasmussen
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Rasmussen
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Rasmussen
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flannery fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flannery vs. Whitson
Flannery is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rasmussen vs. Whitson
Rasmussen bunts towards first. Ivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Strain covering, for the out. Flannery moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Whitson
Richards hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Flannery moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Whitson
There goes Richards. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Richards steals second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Whitson
Smith 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 -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perkins vs. Whitson
Perkins 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 3
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Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Rasmussen
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Rasmussen
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitson vs. Rasmussen
Whitson bunts towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out. Littlejohn moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
North vs. Rasmussen
North strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Whitson
Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Whitson
Turner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Winfield moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bevacqua vs. Whitson
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Winfield tags and scores. Turner tags and moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fahey vs. Whitson
Fahey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Flannery vs. Whitson
Flannery is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rasmussen vs. Whitson
Rasmussen hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Rasmussen
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Rasmussen
Ivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Rasmussen
Evans hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Rasmussen
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Whitson
Richards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Whitson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Whitson
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perkins for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Rasmussen
Whitfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Rasmussen
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua juggles the ball. That's an error on Bevacqua. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Rasmussen
Littlejohn hits a line drive towards third. Bevacqua catches it and throws to first to double up LeMaster. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Whitson
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Whitson
Turner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Whitson
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitson vs. Rasmussen
Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Rasmussen
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats North for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Rasmussen
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Whitson
Max Venable now playing right field. Larry Herndon now playing center field.
Fahey hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flannery vs. Whitson
Flannery strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmussen vs. Whitson
Rasmussen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Rasmussen
Ivie hits a line drive towards short. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rasmussen
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Rasmussen
Herndon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flannery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Rasmussen
Whitfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Whitson
Richards hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Whitson
Smith bunts towards first. Ivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Strain covering, for the out. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Perkins vs. Whitson
Perkins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching.
Winfield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Strain reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Turner vs. Minton
Turner hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Rasmussen
Dan Briggs now playing left field.
LeMaster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Rasmussen
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Dennis Littlejohn.
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Rasmussen
Greg Johnston pinch hits for Greg Minton.
Johnston hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Venable vs. Rasmussen
Venable hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Lavelle
Mike Sadek now catching. Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Lavelle
Fahey 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 -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flannery vs. Lavelle
Flannery 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 9
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Rasmussen
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flannery scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Rasmussen
Ivie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Rasmussen
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flannery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/28/1979 -- San Diego at San Francisco (N) San Diego AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Richards G, cf 4 0 2 0 North B, cf 3 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 3 0 0 0 Venable M, rf 1 0 0 0 Perkins B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Strain J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Winfield D, rf 4 2 2 1 Ivie M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Turner J, lf 4 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Briggs D, lf 0 0 0 0 Herndon L, rf-cf 3 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 3 0 0 1 Whitfield T, lf 3 0 0 0 Fahey B, c 4 0 0 0 LeMaster J, ss 2 0 0 0 Flannery T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Littlejohn D, c 2 0 0 0 Rasmussen E, p 2 0 0 0 McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0 Sadek M, c 0 0 0 0 Whitson E, p 1 0 0 0 Minton G, p 0 0 0 0 Johnston G, ph 1 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 2 5 2 27 0 1 0 San Diego 010 100 000 -- 2 San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Rasmussen E (W) 9.0 1 0 0 3 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Whitson E (L) 7.1 5 2 2 2 2 Minton G 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Lavelle G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Smith O, Bevacqua K DP -- San Diego 2 LOB -- San Diego 6, San Francisco 4 HR -- Winfield D SB -- Richards G SH -- Rasmussen E, Whitson E, Smith O SF -- Bevacqua K HBP -- by Whitson E (Flannery T) T -- 2:19 A -- 2861
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