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Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 27, 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 September 27, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 27, 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 | September 27, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gerry Hannahs |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 8,381 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Paul Runge 2B: John McSherry 3B: Steve Fields |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Ted Martinez | Shortstop |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Pedro Guerrero | Right Fielder |
Steve Yeager | Catcher |
Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
Gerry Hannahs | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
Mike Ivie | Left Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Larry Herndon | Right Fielder |
Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
Vida Blue | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 27, 1979
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Blue
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Blue
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Blue
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Hannahs
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Hannahs
There goes North. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Strain vs. Hannahs
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. North moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Ivie vs. Hannahs
Ivie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hannahs
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, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hannahs
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Hannahs
Herndon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Blue
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Blue
Baker takes first base on ball four. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Blue
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Blue
Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomasson vs. Blue
Thomasson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Hannahs
LeMaster hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Hannahs
Littlejohn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Hannahs
Blue bunts towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Hannahs
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hannahs vs. Blue
Hannahs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Blue
Lopes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hannahs moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Blue
Martinez bunts in front of the plate. Littlejohn fields it and throws to first for the out. Hannahs moves to third. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Garvey vs. Blue
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hannahs tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Blue
Cey hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey 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: ---
Strain vs. Hannahs
Mickey Hatcher now playing third base.
Strain hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Hannahs
Ivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Hannahs
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Hannahs
Evans hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Hannahs
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez misplays the ball. That's an error on Martinez. Ivie scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Blue
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Blue
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Blue
Yeager takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Blue
Thomasson 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 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Hannahs
LeMaster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Hannahs
Littlejohn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blue vs. Hannahs
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hannahs fields it and throws to third for the out. Littlejohn moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
North vs. Hannahs
North takes first base on ball four. Littlejohn moves to third. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strain vs. Hannahs
Strain hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Littlejohn tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Hannahs
Ivie hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hannahs vs. Blue
Hannahs strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Blue
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Blue
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Blue
Garvey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hatcher vs. Blue
Hatcher takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baker vs. Blue
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez scores. There goes Garvey trying to get to home. Ivie throws the ball in to Littlejohn who tags Garvey, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hatcher moves to second. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hannahs
Von Joshua now playing right field. Pedro Guerrero now playing first base.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero juggles the ball. That's an error on Guerrero. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hannahs
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Hannahs
There's a wild pitch. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Hannahs
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herndon for the out. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LeMaster vs. Hannahs
LeMaster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Hannahs
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Blue
Guerrero hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Blue
Yeager takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Blue
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Blue
Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Gerry Hannahs.
Ferguson strikes out. There goes Thomasson. The throw from Littlejohn to LeMaster, and Thomasson is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Beckwith
Joe Beckwith now pitching.
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Beckwith
North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Beckwith
There goes North. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Martinez applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Beckwith
Strain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Beckwith
Ivie takes first base on ball four. Strain moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Beckwith
Yeager fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Yeager. Strain moves to third. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Beckwith
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
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Blue
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Blue
Martinez hits a line drive towards the mound. Blue reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joshua vs. Blue
Joshua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Beckwith
Vic Davalillo now playing left field.
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Beckwith
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Beckwith
LeMaster strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Beckwith
Littlejohn hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Blue
Hatcher hits a line drive into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Blue
Davalillo hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Blue
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Beckwith
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Beckwith
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, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Beckwith
Strain strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Blue
Yeager hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Blue
Thomasson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ivie. Thomasson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Minton
Bill Russell pinch hits for Joe Beckwith. Greg Minton now pitching.
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lopes vs. Minton
Dave Patterson pinch runs for Bill Russell.
Lopes strikes out. There goes Patterson. The throw from Littlejohn to second, and Patterson is out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/27/1979 -- Los Angeles at San Francisco (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Lopes D, 2b 5 0 1 0 North B, cf 4 1 2 0 Martinez T, ss 2 1 1 0 Strain J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Garvey S, 1b 2 0 1 1 Ivie M, lf 2 2 1 2 Joshua V, rf 1 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 1 0 0 Cey R, 3b 2 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Hatcher M, 3b 1 0 0 0 Herndon L, rf 4 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 2 0 1 1 LeMaster J, ss 3 0 1 1 Davalillo V, lf 1 0 0 0 Littlejohn D, c 3 1 1 0 Guerrero P, rf-1b 4 1 1 1 Blue V, p 4 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 2 0 0 0 Minton G, p 0 0 0 0 Thomasson G, cf 4 0 1 0 Hannahs G, p 2 1 1 0 Ferguson J, ph 1 0 0 0 Beckwith J, p 0 0 0 0 Russell B, ph 0 0 0 0 Patterson D, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 3 8 3 29 5 6 4 Los Angeles 001 011 000 -- 3 San Francisco 201 110 00x -- 5 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Hannahs G (L) 5.0 4 5 3 6 0 Beckwith J 3.0 2 0 0 2 5 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Blue V (W) 8.1 8 3 3 5 5 Minton G (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Martinez T, Guerrero P, Yeager S DP -- San Francisco 3 LOB -- Los Angeles 7, San Francisco 9 2B -- Thomasson G HR -- Ivie M, Guerrero P SB -- North B CS -- Thomasson G, North B, Patterson D SH -- Martinez T SF -- Garvey S, Strain J WP -- Hannahs G T -- 2:24 A -- 8381
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