August 6, 1979 San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 5
BAL 4 CAL 5
@OAK 2 SEA 7
MIN 4 KCR 16
@TOR 12 CIN 3
ATL 1 SFG 7
@LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 30,453

Monday, August 6, 1979
Time of Game: 2:50

Giants

53-59

Won 1

3rd, 12½ GB

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

W: E Whitson (5-6), L: C Hough (2-4)

Dodgers

48-63

Lost 1

5th, 17 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Herndon CF                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .272  .744    0    2   0   
J Strain 2B                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .283  .686    0    4   0   2B,SH
J Clark RF                    4   1   1   1    1   1  .274  .835    0    1   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .256  .765    0    2   1   CS
M Ivie 1B                     4   1   0   0    1   2  .306  .931    0    9   0   
T Whitfield LF                4   1   1   1    1   0  .290  .753    0    4   0   IW
J LeMaster SS                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .265  .652    0    1   3   
D Littlejohn C                5   0   2   2    0   1  .203  .483    0    4   1   
E Whitson P                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .107  .245    0    0   4   SH
Totals                       37   7  12   6    5   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Strain (7, off C Hough).

SH: J Strain (5, off C Hough); E Whitson (5, off C Hough).

IBB: T Whitfield (6, by D Patterson).

TB: J Strain 4; D Littlejohn 2; D Evans 2; E Whitson; J Clark; J LeMaster; T Whitfield; L Herndon.

RBI: D Littlejohn 2 (8); T Whitfield (37); E Whitson (1); D Evans (53); J Clark (76).

2-out RBI: D Littlejohn 2; E Whitson; T Whitfield.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Evans (7, 2nd base by C Hough/J Oates).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .859    0    2   1   SB
B Russell SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .664    0    1   6   
S Garvey 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .325  .856    0    8   2   
R Cey 3B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .890    0    2   1   
D Baker LF                    3   0   2   1    1   1  .293  .814    0    1   0   2B
M Hatcher RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .762    0    2   0   
D Thomas CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .694    0    2   0   CS
J Oates C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .087  .247    0    7   2   
C Hough P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .563    0    0   3   
  B Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  V Joshua PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .750    0    0   0   
  D Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
  M Mota PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .355  .749    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    3   4                    27  15

BATTING

2B: D Baker (24, off E Whitson).

TB: D Baker 3; S Garvey 2; C Hough; J Oates; D Thomas.

RBI: D Baker (61).

2-out RBI: D Baker.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: J Oates (2).

E: R Cey (6); B Russell 2 (21).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lopes (28, 3rd base off E Whitson/D Littlejohn).

CS: D Thomas (3, 2nd base by E Whitson/D Littlejohn).

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
E Whitson, W (5-6)             9     7   1   1    3   4   0   4.85   36     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 6     70    -     0.77   0.30
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 6           -

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
C Hough, L (2-4)               6.2   8   4   4    3   4   0   5.22   30     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 5· 2     43    -     0.89  -0.18
B Castillo                     0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.58   0.01
D Patterson                    2     4   3   1    1   1   0   5.58   12     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.11  -0.02
Totals                         9    12   7   5    5   6   0          44     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 6· 4          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Patterson (4; T Whitfield).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 30,453.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. L Herndon            CF    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. J Strain             2B    2. B Russell            SS 
3. J Clark              RF    3. S Garvey             1B 
4. D Evans              3B    4. R Cey                3B 
5. M Ivie               1B    5. D Baker              LF 
6. T Whitfield          LF    6. M Hatcher            RF 
7. J LeMaster           SS    7. D Thomas             CF 
8. D Littlejohn         C     8. J Oates              C  
9. E Whitson            P     9. C Hough              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  123      18%  83% D Littlejohn    C Hough         Single to LF (Line Drive); Ivie Scores; Whitfield Scores; LeMaster to 3B; Littlejohn to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 4   2  0-0  1-3      12%  63% T Whitfield     C Hough         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Strain Scores; Ivie to 2B
   t 4   0  0-0  ---       8%  58% J Strain        C Hough         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   t 4   0  0-0  -2-      -5%  52% J Clark         C Hough         Flyball: CF
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3       5%  50% D Baker         E Whitson       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Strain        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Lopes         Walk
   O      1--      43%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B; Lopes to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  S Garvey        Flyball: LF
          -2-      46%  R Cey           Lopes Steals 3B
          --3      45%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      50%  D Baker         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  D Evans         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  M Ivie          Strikeout
   O      1--      46%  T Whitfield     Evans Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      45%  D Thomas        Single to CF
   O      1--      49%  J Oates         Thomas Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      48%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      46%  C Hough         Single to CF; Oates to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  J LeMaster      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      50%  D Littlejohn    Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      48%  E Whitson       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Littlejohn to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  L Herndon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  B Russell       Strikeout Looking
          ---      44%  S Garvey        Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  R Cey           Flyball: 2B
          1--      45%  D Baker         Single to CF (Line Drive); Garvey to 2B
   O      12-      50%  M Hatcher       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  J Strain        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      52%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      49%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B; Strain to 3B
          --3      50%  M Ivie          Walk
   R      1-3      63%  T Whitfield     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Strain Scores; Ivie to 2B
          12-      65%  J LeMaster      Walk; Ivie to 3B; Whitfield to 2B
   RR     123      83%  D Littlejohn    Single to LF (Line Drive); Ivie Scores; Whitfield Scores; LeMaster to 3B; Littlejohn to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      80%  E Whitson       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  D Thomas        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      84%  J Oates         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  C Hough         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
          ---      87%  L Herndon       Single to RF
   O      1--      86%  J Strain        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Herndon to 2B
   R      -2-      91%  J Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive); Herndon Scores
          1--      92%  D Evans         Passed Ball; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      89%  M Ivie          Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  B Russell       Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  S Garvey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Charlie Hough facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  T Whitfield     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  J LeMaster      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  D Littlejohn    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ed Whitson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  R Cey           Flyball: LF
          ---      91%  D Baker         Walk
   O      1--      93%  M Hatcher       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      95%  D Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Charlie Hough facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  E Whitson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  J Strain        Single to LF
          1--      95%  J Clark         Walk; Strain to 2B
                  Bobby Castillo replaces Charlie Hough pitching and batting 9th
          12-      95%  D Evans         Walk; Strain to 3B; Clark to 2B
   O      123      94%  M Ivie          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ed Whitson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  J Oates         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Von Joshua pinch hits for Bobby Castillo batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  V Joshua        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      97%  D Lopes         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Patterson facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Patterson replaces Von Joshua pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  T Whitfield     Flyball: 3B
          ---      97%  J LeMaster      Single to SS; LeMaster to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-      97%  D Littlejohn    Groundout: 1B-P; LeMaster to 3B
   R      --3      98%  E Whitson       Single to LF (Line Drive); LeMaster Scores/unER
   O      1--      98%  L Herndon       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Ed Whitson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  B Russell       Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  S Garvey        Single to 3B
   O      1--      99%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
   R      1--      98%  D Baker         Double to CF; Garvey Scores
   O      -2-      99%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dave Patterson facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  J Strain        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  J Clark         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Strain to 2B; Clark to 1B
   RO     12-     100%  D Evans         Single to P; Strain Scores; Clark to 3B; Evans out at 2B/SS-C-SS-1B-P
   O      --3      99%  M Ivie          Groundout: SS-1B
          --3      99%  T Whitfield     Intentional Walk
   R      1-3     100%  J LeMaster      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Clark Scores/No RBI/unER; Whitfield to 2B; LeMaster to 1B
   O      12-     100%  D Littlejohn    Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-7, Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  D Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Oates         Groundout: P-1B
                  Manny Mota pinch hits for Dave Patterson batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Mota          Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Dodgers 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation