August 4, 1979 San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 12
TEX 8 DET 5
KCR 2 BOS 8
@MIL 6 CAL 7
@MIN 1 BAL 5
@NYY 4 OAK 5
@SEA 3 TOR 5
CHW 2 CHC 8
STL 6 CIN 7
SDP 1 HOU 4
ATL 3 HOU 6
ATL 2 LAD 4
SFG 3
(11) NYM 3
@MON 2 PIT 4
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 44,818

Saturday, August 4, 1979
Time of Game: 3:14

Giants

52-58

Lost 4

3rd, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Giants          2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    3  8  0
Dodgers         0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0   0  1    4 14  1

W: D Patterson (2-0), L: G Lavelle (7-6)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Dodgers

47-62

Won 2

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   1   2   0    3   1  .271  .762   26    4   0   3·SB,CS,IW
J Strain 2B                   5   0   0   1    1   0  .277  .670   22    4   4   
J Clark RF                    4   1   3   1    1   0  .276  .840   10    0   1   HR
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .792   13   17   1   
M Ivie LF-3B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .308  .930   16    0   1   HR,GDP,IW
D Evans 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .762   12    0   1   
  G Johnston PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
R Metzger SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .584    8    1   5   SB
  J LeMaster SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .645    2    0   2   SH
D Littlejohn C                3   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .454   18    4   1   SH
J Montefusco P                3   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .465    4    1   3   
  T Whitfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .761    3    0   0   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  L Herndon PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .747    3    0   0   
Totals                       37   3   8   3    8   6              137   31  19

BATTING

HR: M Ivie (16, off R Sutcliffe; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Clark (22, off R Sutcliffe; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: J LeMaster (2, off J Beckwith); D Littlejohn (2, off J Beckwith).

IBB: M Ivie (6, by T Forster); B North (2, by D Patterson).

TB: J Clark 6; M Ivie 4; B North 2; R Metzger; D Evans.

GIDP: M Ivie (5).

RBI: J Clark (75); J Strain (9); M Ivie (59).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Metzger-W McCovey; J Strain-W McCovey.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Metzger (10, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/S Yeager); B North 3 (47, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/S Yeager, 2nd base off J Beckwith/S Yeager, 3rd base off R Sutcliffe/S Yeager).

CS: B North (16, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Sutcliffe).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .262  .854   12    3   3   
B Russell SS                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .666   10    1   1   
S Garvey 1B                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .324  .850   14   11   4   
R Cey 3B                      5   0   2   1    0   1  .284  .895   13    0   3   
D Baker LF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .291  .809   17    3   0   GDP
  D Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
M Hatcher RF                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .667 1.467   22    2   0   
  J Beckwith P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   1   
  J Ferguson LF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .808    1    0   0   
S Yeager C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .205  .655   13    6   0   SH
D Thomas CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .254  .695   14    4   0   HBP
R Sutcliffe P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .544    5    0   1   GDP
  V Joshua PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .757    4    0   0   
  T Forster P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Thomasson RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .711    1    0   0   
  M Mota PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .367  .773    1    0   0   
Totals                       40   4  14   4    3   3              127   33  13

BATTING

SH: S Yeager (5, off G Lavelle).

HBP: D Thomas (4, by G Lavelle).

TB: D Lopes 2; R Cey 2; B Russell 2; M Hatcher 2; S Garvey 2; M Mota; D Baker; J Ferguson; D Thomas.

GIDP: D Baker (9); R Sutcliffe (3).

RBI: M Mota (3); R Cey (56); D Thomas (30); S Garvey (68).

2-out RBI: S Garvey; R Cey.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Lopes-S Garvey 2.

E: J Beckwith (1).

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
J Montefusco                   8    11   3   3    3   2   0   3.96   35  115-73   43·17·13   16· 7· 3· 4     47    -     1.46   0.05
G Minton                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.25    6    8-8     5· 3· 0    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.35   0.26
G Lavelle, L (7-6)             0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   2.24    4    4-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    3.22  -0.37
Totals                        10.1  14   4   4    3   3   0          45  127-84   51·20·13   21· 8· 4· 5           -

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
R Sutcliffe                    7     5   3   3    6   3   2   4.02   29   98-50   32· 4·14    5·10· 3· 2     52    -     0.82  -0.05
T Forster                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.51    5    8-4     4· 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.99   0.10
J Beckwith                     2.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.38   10   14-14    8· 0· 6    6· 0· 1· 1          0-0    2.61   0.04
D Patterson, W (2-0)           0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.65    3    8-4     1· 0· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    5.29   0.35
Totals                        11     8   3   3    8   6   2          47  128-72   45· 4·23   14·11· 4· 4          2-0

Balks: J Beckwith (1).

WP: None.

IBB: D Patterson (3; B North); T Forster (4; M Ivie).

PO: R Sutcliffe (5; B North, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: G Lavelle (2; D Thomas).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Steve Fields.

Time of Game: 3:14.

Attendance: 44,818.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. B North              CF    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. J Strain             2B    2. B Russell            SS 
3. J Clark              RF    3. S Garvey             1B 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. R Cey                3B 
5. M Ivie               LF    5. D Baker              LF 
6. D Evans              3B    6. M Hatcher            RF 
7. R Metzger            SS    7. S Yeager             C  
8. D Littlejohn         C     8. D Thomas             CF 
9. J Montefusco         P     9. R Sutcliffe          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   1  3-3  12-  1   30% 100% M Mota          G Lavelle       Single to LF; Ferguson Scores; Thomas to 2B
   b 7   2  3-2  12-  2   25%  59% R Cey           J Montefusco    Single to LF (Ground Ball); Russell Scores; Garvey to 3B
   t11   1  3-3  -23  3   21%  49% L Herndon       D Patterson     Strikeout Looking
   b 2   1  2-1  123  1  -17%  38% R Sutcliffe     J Montefusco    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t11   2  3-3  123  1   17%  63% J Strain        D Patterson     Groundout: 1B-P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  B North         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      44%  J Strain        North Steals 2B
          -2-      41%  " "             North Steals 3B
   RO     --3  5   42%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; North Scores
   R      ---  1   32%  J Clark         Home Run
          ---  5   30%  W McCovey       Walk
   OO     1--  2   34%  M Ivie          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   32%  D Lopes         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  5   30%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   29%  S Garvey        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   31%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   32%  R Metzger       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   33%  D Littlejohn    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   30%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   33%  D Baker         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   37%  M Hatcher       Walk; Baker to 2B
          12-  4   44%  S Yeager        Walk; Baker to 3B; Hatcher to 2B
   R      123  3   55%  D Thomas        Single to LF; Baker Scores; Hatcher to 3B; Yeager to 2B
   OO     123  1   38%  R Sutcliffe     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   40%  J Montefusco    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   38%  B North         Walk
   O      1--      42%  J Strain        North Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  4   40%  " "             Walk
          1--  6   39%  J Clark         Walk; Strain to 2B
   O      12-  5   43%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   40%  D Lopes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   38%  B Russell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   37%  S Garvey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   26%  M Ivie          Home Run
   O      ---  4   27%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          ---  2   26%  R Metzger       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      24%  D Littlejohn    Metzger Steals 2B
          -2-  5   23%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   26%  J Montefusco    Flyball: 1B
   O      12-  4   29%  B North         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   27%  R Cey           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   25%  D Baker         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   26%  M Hatcher       Single to SS
   O      1--  2   24%  S Yeager        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   25%  J Strain        Lineout: LF
          ---  1   23%  J Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   25%  W McCovey       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   27%  M Ivie          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   24%  D Thomas        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   22%  R Sutcliffe     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   24%  D Lopes         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   21%  B Russell       Single to LF (Line Drive); Lopes to 3B; Russell out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   22%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   23%  R Metzger       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   24%  D Littlejohn    Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, John Montefusco facing 3-4-5
                  Johnnie LeMaster replaces Roger Metzger playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---  1   21%  S Garvey        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   25%  R Cey           Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   31%  D Baker         Walk; Cey to 2B
   O      12-  5   24%  M Hatcher       Single to RF; Cey out at Hm/RF-C; Baker to 3B
   O      1-3  3   17%  S Yeager        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   18%  J Montefusco    Flyball: CF
          ---  4   17%  B North         Walk
   OO     1--  3   20%  J Strain        Double Play: Flyball: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   16%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
                  Von Joshua pinch hits for Rick Sutcliffe batting 9th
   O      ---  4   14%  V Joshua        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   16%  D Lopes         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   21%  B Russell       Single to SS; Lopes to 3B
   R      1-3  4   34%  S Garvey        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lopes Scores; Russell to 2B
   R      12-  2   59%  R Cey           Single to LF (Ground Ball); Russell Scores; Garvey to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Terry Forster facing 3-4-5
                  Terry Forster replaces Von Joshua pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   43%  J Clark         Single to P
   O      1--  1   45%  W McCovey       Groundout: SS-1B; Clark to 2B
          -2-  4   43%  M Ivie          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   49%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Clark to 3B; Ivie to 2B
   O      -23  1   60%  J LeMaster      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, John Montefusco facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   56%  M Hatcher       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  3   52%  S Yeager        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Joe Beckwith facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Beckwith replaces Mickey Hatcher pitching and batting 6th; Gary Thomasson replaces Terry Forster playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  1   56%  D Littlejohn    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Terry Whitfield pinch hits for John Montefusco batting 9th
   O      ---  3   60%  T Whitfield     Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   57%  B North         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      53%  J Strain        North Steals 2B
          -2-      51%  " "             Balk; North to 3B
   O      --3  1   63%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Greg Minton facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Minton replaces Terry Whitfield pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   57%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   53%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  B Russell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Joe Beckwith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   56%  J Clark         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   60%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   63%  M Ivie          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Greg Minton facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   70%  S Garvey        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   63%  R Cey           Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   50%  D Baker         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Joe Beckwith facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   42%  D Evans         Single to RF
                  Greg Johnston pinch runs for Darrell Evans batting 6th
          1--  1   30%  J LeMaster      Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Johnston to 2B; LeMaster to 1B
   O      12-  1   28%  D Littlejohn    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Johnston to 3B; LeMaster to 2B
                  Dave Patterson replaces Dusty Baker pitching and batting 5th; Joe Ferguson replaces Joe Beckwith playing LF batting 6th; Larry Herndon pinch hits for Greg Minton batting 9th
   O      -23  3   49%  L Herndon       Strikeout Looking
          -23  4   46%  B North         Intentional Walk
   O      123  1   63%  J Strain        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Gary Lavelle facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Greg Johnston pitching and batting 6th; Mike Ivie moves to 3B; Larry Herndon moves to LF
          ---  1   70%  J Ferguson      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   69%  S Yeager        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Ferguson to 2B
          -2-  1   70%  D Thomas        Hit By Pitch
                  Manny Mota pinch hits for Gary Thomasson batting 9th
   R      12-  1  100%  M Mota          Single to LF; Ferguson Scores; Thomas to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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