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Padres
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 29, 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 29, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 29, 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 29, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Eichelberger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 4,721 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Andy Olsen |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
Don Reynolds | Left Fielder |
Fred Kendall | Catcher |
Bill Almon | Second Baseman |
Juan Eichelberger | Pitcher |
Roger Craig | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Venable | Right Fielder |
Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
Mike Ivie | Left Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Padres
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 29, 1979
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Knepper
Richards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Venable who is chasing the ball. Richards reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richards scores. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Knepper
Tenace hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Knepper
Winfield hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Eichelberger
Venable hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Eichelberger
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Eichelberger
Ivie strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Knepper
Bevacqua hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Knepper
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Knepper
Kendall hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it 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: ---
McCovey vs. Eichelberger
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eichelberger
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Eichelberger
The umpire calls a balk on Eichelberger Evans moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Eichelberger
Herndon hits a popup towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Eichelberger
There's a wild pitch. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
LeMaster vs. Eichelberger
LeMaster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Knepper
Almon hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eichelberger vs. Knepper
Eichelberger strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Knepper
Richards 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: ---
Littlejohn vs. Eichelberger
Littlejohn hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Eichelberger
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Eichelberger
Venable hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Knepper
Tenace hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Knepper
Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Knepper
Winfield is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Knepper
Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Bevacqua reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Knepper
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Eichelberger
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eichelberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Eichelberger
Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Eichelberger
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua 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: ---
Kendall vs. Knepper
Kendall 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: 1-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Knepper
Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Eichelberger vs. Knepper
Eichelberger bunts towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. Almon moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Knepper
Richards 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 5
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eichelberger
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Eichelberger
Herndon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Herndon reaches second base with a double. Evans goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Eichelberger
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Eichelberger
Littlejohn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LeMaster moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knepper vs. Eichelberger
Knepper hits a fly ball towards left. Reynolds catches it and throws to Bevacqua who throws to Almon to double up Littlejohn. LeMaster tags and scores. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Knepper
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Knepper
Winfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Knepper
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Eichelberger
Venable strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Eichelberger
Strain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Eichelberger
Roger Metzger pinch runs for Joe Strain.
Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Eichelberger
McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Eichelberger
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herndon vs. Eichelberger
Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Knepper
Roger Metzger now playing second base.
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Knepper
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Knepper
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eichelberger vs. Knepper
Eichelberger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Venable. Eichelberger reaches second base with a double. Almon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Knepper
Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Eichelberger scores. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richards scores. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Knepper
Tenace takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching.
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to third. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bevacqua vs. Minton
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Eichelberger
LeMaster strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Eichelberger
Littlejohn hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Eichelberger
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Greg Minton.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eichelberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Griffin
Kendall strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Griffin
Almon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eichelberger vs. Griffin
Griffin fires to first and has Almon trapped. There's the throw to LeMaster who tags Almon for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Eichelberger
Dan Briggs now playing left field.
Venable hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Eichelberger
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Venable moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Mura
Steve Mura now pitching.
Ivie hits a fly ball towards left. Briggs settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Briggs. Venable scores. Metzger moves to third. Ivie moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Owchinko
Bob Owchinko now pitching.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger scores. Ivie moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Owchinko
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herndon vs. Owchinko
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace fields the ball and throws to Owchinko covering. Safe. Ivie scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Owchinko
There's a wild pitch. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Owchinko
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herndon scores. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Lee
Mark Lee now pitching. Tim Flannery now playing second base.
There goes LeMaster. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. LeMaster steals second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Littlejohn vs. Lee
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. LeMaster moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnston vs. Lee
Greg Johnston pinch hits for Tom Griffin.
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flannery fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching. Jack Clark now playing right field. Mike Ivie now playing first base. Max Venable now playing left field. Jim Wilhelm
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Lavelle
Richards strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lavelle
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Lavelle
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on LeMaster. Wilhelm moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Winfield vs. Lavelle
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/29/1979 -- San Diego at San Francisco (D) San Diego AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Richards G, cf 5 2 2 1 Venable M, rf-lf 4 1 1 0 Smith O, ss 5 0 1 2 Strain J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Tenace G, 1b 4 1 2 1 Metzger R, pr-2b 1 1 1 0 Winfield D, rf 4 0 2 0 Ivie M, lf-1b 4 1 0 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Reynolds D, lf 4 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 0 0 0 0 Briggs D, lf 0 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 1 1 0 0 Kendall F, c 4 0 0 0 Herndon L, cf 4 1 2 2 Almon B, 2b 4 1 3 0 LeMaster J, ss 4 1 1 1 Lee M, p 0 0 0 0 Littlejohn D, c 4 0 1 0 Eichelberger J, p 2 1 1 1 Knepper B, p 1 0 0 1 Mura S, p 0 0 0 0 Minton G, p 0 0 0 0 Owchinko B, p 0 0 0 0 Whitfield T, ph 1 0 0 0 Flannery T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm J, ph 1 0 1 0 Johnston G, ph 1 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 13 5 31 6 7 5 San Diego 100 100 300 -- 5 San Francisco 000 020 04x -- 6 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Eichelberger J* 7.0 5 4 2 4 4 Mura S+ 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 Owchinko B (L) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 Lee M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Knepper B 6.2 9 5 5 2 1 Minton G 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Griffin T (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Lavelle G (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Briggs D, Smith O, LeMaster J DP -- San Diego 1 LOB -- San Diego 8, San Francisco 6 2B -- Bevacqua K, Herndon L, McCovey W, Eichelberger J 3B -- Richards G HR -- Tenace G SB -- LeMaster J CS -- Winfield D, Almon B SH -- Eichelberger J SF -- Knepper B WP -- Eichelberger J, Owchinko B Balk -- Eichelberger J T -- 2:58 A -- 4721
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