May 31, 1979 San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 5
NYY 4 MIN 13
OAK 2 SEA 12
CAL 10 BOS 3
@TEX 2
(12) DET 1
@TOR 0 HOU 3
CIN 0 LAD 12
SFG 10 MON 1
PHI 0 PIT 4
CHC 3
(10) SDP 3
ATL 1 STL 9
NYM 6

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 36,288

Thursday, May 31, 1979
Time of Game: 3:00

Giants

25-26

Lost 6

4th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  4  0   0  0  0   5  0  1   10 17  2
Dodgers         0  3  0   7  0  1   1  0  X   12 16  3

W: D Sutton (6-4), L: V Blue (6-6), S: B Welch (5)

Dodgers

26-26

Won 3

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Madlock 2B                  6   1   3   3    0   0  .232  .643    8    3   3   
T Whitfield LF                5   1   3   0    1   0  .290  .736   16    1   1   
J Clark RF                    6   0   3   1    0   1  .281  .770   14    3   0   SB
W McCovey 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .274  .762   14    7   0   
D Evans 3B                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .267  .725   13    1   2   
L Herndon CF                  2   2   1   2    3   0  .359 1.034   15    5   0   SB
J LeMaster SS                 5   2   3   3    0   2  .333  .812   13    0   4   SB
M Sadek C                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .171  .497    9    3   2   
  J Tamargo C                 0   0   0   1    0   0  .176  .544    1    1   0   SF
  B North PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .233  .674    4    0   0   SB
V Blue P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .355    3    0   0   
  D Roberts P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  M Ivie PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .685    1    0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Venable PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .664    3    0   0   
Totals                       42  10  17  10    5   9              117   24  12

BATTING

SF: J Tamargo (3, off D Sutton).

TB: T Whitfield 3; J LeMaster 3; J Clark 3; B Madlock 3; D Evans 2; M Ivie; W McCovey; L Herndon.

RBI: J LeMaster 3 (9); B Madlock 3 (31); L Herndon 2 (14); J Clark (28); J Tamargo (6).

2-out RBI: B Madlock 2; J Clark.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 9 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Evans-B Madlock-J Tamargo.

E: J LeMaster (6); T Whitfield (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: J LeMaster (3, 2nd base off D Sutton/J Ferguson); L Herndon (3, 2nd base off D Sutton/J Ferguson); B North (12, 2nd base off B Welch/J Ferguson); J Clark (2, 2nd base off D Sutton/J Ferguson).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   1   3   3    1   0  .250  .822   19    1   2   3·2B
B Russell SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .719   13    0   0   
  T Martinez SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .421  .947    2    0   1   
R Smith RF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .256  .742   10    4   0   IW
  V Joshua RF                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .375 1.042    1    0   0   3B
S Garvey 1B                   5   2   3   4    0   0  .316  .834   12    7   0   HR,2B
R Cey 3B                      1   0   0   0    2   0  .293  .934   10    0   0   IW
  G Thomasson PH-CF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .799    2    1   0   
D Baker LF                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .314  .863   10    3   1   2B
J Ferguson C                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .202  .734   11   11   0   
D Thomas CF-3B                4   2   4   2    1   0  .301  .804   10    0   1   
D Sutton P                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .121  .242    7    0   0   SH
  B Welch P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    1    0   0   
Totals                       37  12  16  12    7   3              108   27   5

BATTING

2B: D Lopes 3 (13, 3 off V Blue); S Garvey (11, off R Moffitt); D Baker (14, off R Moffitt).

3B: V Joshua (1, off R Moffitt).

HR: S Garvey (9, off D Roberts; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: D Sutton (3, off V Blue).

IBB: R Smith (2, by V Blue); R Cey (5, by D Roberts).

TB: S Garvey 7; D Lopes 6; D Thomas 4; D Baker 3; V Joshua 3; J Ferguson 2; D Sutton.

RBI: S Garvey 4 (37); D Lopes 3 (22); D Thomas 2 (14); J Ferguson (26); D Sutton (2); D Baker (26).

2-out RBI: J Ferguson; D Lopes; D Thomas; S Garvey.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 10 for 20.

FIELDING

E: J Ferguson (5); B Russell (10); R Smith (2).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Blue, L (6-6)                3.1   8   9   9    4   1   0   6.08   22   72-39   32· 5· 2    7· 4· 4· 2      5    -     1.30  -0.61
D Roberts                      2.2   4   2   2    3   2   1   2.89   14   27-15    9· 6· 0    4· 4· 0· 1          2-2    0.24  -0.06
R Moffitt                      2     4   1   1    0   0   0   7.23    9    9-9     9· 0· 0    5· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.32  -0.04
Totals                         8    16  12  12    7   3   1          45  108-63   50·11· 2   16· 9· 4· 6          2-2

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton, W (6-4)              6.2  13   9   9    3   5   0   3.54   36   88-60   41·13· 6    8· 9· 7· 4     14    -     0.71  -0.26
B Welch, S (5)                 2.1   4   1   1    2   4   0   2.76   12   26-18    6·12· 0    2· 1· 3· 0          2-1    1.46   0.06
Totals                         9    17  10  10    5   9   0          48  114-78   47·25· 6   10·10·10· 4          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Roberts (2; R Cey); V Blue (2; R Smith).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 36,288.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. B Madlock            2B    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. T Whitfield          LF    2. B Russell            SS 
3. J Clark              RF    3. R Smith              RF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. S Garvey             1B 
5. D Evans              3B    5. R Cey                3B 
6. L Herndon            CF    6. D Baker              LF 
7. J LeMaster           SS    7. J Ferguson           C  
8. M Sadek              C     8. D Thomas             CF 
9. V Blue               P     9. D Sutton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  4-3  123  6   18%  82% D Lopes         V Blue          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Ferguson Scores; Thomas Scores; Sutton to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-  2  -13%  30% L Herndon       D Sutton        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Evans Scores; Herndon to 3B/Adv on E9
   b 4   1  4-5  123  2   13%  91% S Garvey        V Blue          Single to LF (Line Drive); Sutton Scores; Lopes Scores; Smith to 3B; Garvey to 2B/Adv on E7
   b 2   2  4-2  -2-  5   11%  42% D Lopes         V Blue          Double to LF (Line Drive); Thomas Scores
   b 4   0  4-3  12-  2   10%  64% D Sutton        V Blue          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ferguson to 3B; Thomas to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  B Madlock       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  4   54%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   52%  J Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      51%  W McCovey       Clark Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   61%  D Lopes         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   60%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B; Lopes to 3B
   O      --3  1   54%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      --3  2   50%  S Garvey        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   44%  D Evans         Single to SS; Evans to 2B/Adv on E6
   R      -2-  2   30%  L Herndon       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Evans Scores; Herndon to 3B/Adv on E9
   R      --3  4   26%  J LeMaster      Single to LF (Line Drive); Herndon Scores
          1--      24%  M Sadek         LeMaster Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   27%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   30%  V Blue          Flyball: RF; LeMaster to 3B
   R      --3  2   22%  B Madlock       Single to RF; LeMaster Scores
          1--  5   21%  T Whitfield     Walk; Madlock to 2B
   R      12-  1   14%  J Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive); Madlock Scores; Whitfield to 3B
   O      1-3  1   16%  W McCovey       Popfly: 1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   15%  R Cey           Popfly: 1B
          ---  2   18%  D Baker         Single to SS; Baker to 2B/Adv on E6
          -2-  3   22%  J Ferguson      Single to LF (Line Drive); Baker to 3B
   R      1-3  1   30%  D Thomas        Single to RF; Baker Scores; Ferguson to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   31%  D Sutton        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 2B; Ferguson Scores
   R      -2-  5   42%  D Lopes         Double to LF (Line Drive); Thomas Scores
   O      -2-  4   38%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   40%  D Evans         Lineout: 1B
          ---  4   38%  L Herndon       Walk
   O      1--  4   39%  J LeMaster      Strikeout Swinging, Herndon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  1   43%  M Sadek         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   40%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   38%  S Garvey        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   40%  R Cey           Walk
   O      1--  2   37%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   39%  V Blue          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   41%  B Madlock       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   39%  T Whitfield     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   42%  J Clark         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   47%  J Ferguson      Walk
          1--  6   54%  D Thomas        Walk; Ferguson to 2B
          12-  2   64%  D Sutton        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ferguson to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   RR     123  6   82%  D Lopes         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Ferguson Scores; Thomas Scores; Sutton to 3B
   O      -23  4   77%  B Russell       Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   78%  R Smith         Intentional Walk
   RR     123  2   91%  S Garvey        Single to LF (Line Drive); Sutton Scores; Lopes Scores; Smith to 3B; Garvey to 2B/Adv on E7
                  Dave Roberts replaces Vida Blue pitching and batting 9th
          -23  4   91%  R Cey           Intentional Walk
   RO     123  1   92%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Smith Scores; Garvey to 3B
   R      1-3  1   95%  J Ferguson      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Garvey Scores; Baker to 2B
   RO     12-  1   97%  D Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Baker Scores; Ferguson out at 3B/LF-C-2B-3B
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 10.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-10, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
                  Ted Martinez replaces Bill Russell playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   98%  W McCovey       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   98%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  L Herndon       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-4, Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   98%  D Sutton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   98%  D Lopes         Walk
   O      1--  1   98%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   98%  R Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 10.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-10, Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
                  Von Joshua replaces Reggie Smith playing RF batting 3rd
          ---  1   97%  J LeMaster      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   98%  M Sadek         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   98%  D Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   99%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-4, Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
                  John Tamargo replaces Mike Sadek playing C batting 8th
   R      ---  1   99%  S Garvey        Home Run
                  Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Ron Cey batting 5th
   O      ---  1   99%  G Thomasson     Flyball: CF
          ---  4   99%  D Baker         Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  J Ferguson      Flyball: CF
          1--  1   99%  D Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Baker to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  D Sutton        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 11.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-11, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
                  Derrel Thomas moves to 3B; Gary Thomasson moves to CF
          ---  1   99%  T Whitfield     Single to CF
   O      1--  1   99%  J Clark         Flyball: LF
          1--  1   99%  W McCovey       Single to RF (Line Drive); Whitfield to 2B
          12-  1   98%  D Evans         Single to RF; Whitfield to 3B; McCovey to 2B
   R      123  4   96%  L Herndon       Walk; Whitfield Scores; McCovey to 3B; Evans to 2B
   RR     123  1   91%  J LeMaster      Single to LF (Ground Ball); McCovey Scores; Evans Scores; Herndon to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   93%  J Tamargo       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Herndon Scores
                  Mike Ivie pinch hits for Dave Roberts batting 9th
          1--  1   91%  M Ivie          Single to LF (Ground Ball); LeMaster to 2B
                  Bob Welch replaces Don Sutton pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  1   83%  B Madlock       Single to RF (Line Drive); LeMaster Scores; Ivie to 2B
   O      12-  1   90%  T Whitfield     Single to LF (Line Drive); Ivie out at Hm/LF-C; Madlock to 2B
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 9, Dodgers 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 11-9, Randy Moffitt facing 1-2-3
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Mike Ivie pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   89%  D Lopes         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   88%  T Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   89%  V Joshua        Triple to CF
   R      --3  1   94%  S Garvey        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Joshua Scores
   O      -2-  1   94%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Dodgers 12.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 9-12, Bob Welch facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   90%  J Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   93%  W McCovey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   96%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B; Clark to 2B
          -2-  4   94%  L Herndon       Walk
   O      12-  3   98%  J LeMaster      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 9, Dodgers 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 12-9, Randy Moffitt facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   98%  D Baker         Double to CF
   O      -2-  1   98%  J Ferguson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  1   98%  D Thomas        Single to LF; Baker to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   97%  B Welch         Double Play: Groundout: 3B-2B-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Dodgers 12.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 9-12, Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
                  Billy North pinch hits for John Tamargo batting 8th
          ---  4   93%  B North         Walk
                  Max Venable pinch hits for Randy Moffitt batting 9th
   O      1--  3   96%  M Venable       Strikeout Swinging, North Steals 2B; North to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3  1   92%  B Madlock       Single to RF (Line Drive); North Scores
   O      1--  1   97%  T Whitfield     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3  100%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Dodgers 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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