September 3, 1979 San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
TOR 1
(11) BAL 5
TOR 1 CAL 6
CHW 5 CLE 4
DET 3 KCR 1
@MIN 0 NYY 10
BOS 6 MIL 6
@OAK 3 TEX 4
@SEA 1 CIN 6
@ATL 5 STL 2
@CHC 1 LAD 1
@HOU 0 MON 7
NYM 2 MON 6
NYM 5
(10) PHI 2
@PIT 0 PIT 7
PHI 3 SDP 3
SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 7,333

Monday, September 3, 1979
Time of Game: 2:36

Giants

60-78

Lost 5

4th, 18 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  0
Padres          1  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  X    3  5  1

W: G Perry (12-11), L: E Whitson (6-9), S: E Rasmussen (3)

Padres

58-80

Won 1

5th, 20 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .748   14    2   0   SB,HBP
  M Venable PR-CF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .771    1    1   0   
J Strain 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .592    8    0   2   SH
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .312  .966   19    9   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .767   18    1   1   
T Whitfield LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .759    9    3   0   GDP
L Herndon RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .689   10    0   0   2B
J LeMaster SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .642    8    0   3   
D Littlejohn C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .213  .558   11    7   0   
E Whitson P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .246    7    1   1   
  J Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .829    3    0   0   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   1   
  G Johnston PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .543    1    0   0   
Totals                       34   0   9   0    1   4              109   24   8

BATTING

2B: L Herndon (11, off G Perry).

SH: J Strain (9, off G Perry).

HBP: B North (1, by G Perry).

TB: L Herndon 2; J LeMaster 2; M Ivie; G Johnston; J Strain; D Evans; D Littlejohn; T Whitfield.

GIDP: T Whitfield (14).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

PB: D Littlejohn (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: B North (51, 3rd base off G Perry/B Fahey).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Flannery 2B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .833    8    1   0   HBP
P Dade 3B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .276  .680   10    1   2   SB
G Tenace 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .837   15    9   1   
D Winfield RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .309  .955   12    3   1   2B
B Fahey C                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .299  .792   17    5   0   IW
J Wilhelm CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .594   11    0   0   
D Briggs LF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .209  .642    8    4   0   3B
B Almon SS                    2   0   0   0    1   2  .211  .535   11    3   4   SB,IW
G Perry P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .085  .265   19    1   3   
  E Rasmussen P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .040  .151         0   1   
Totals                       29   3   5   2    4   7              111   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Winfield (25, off E Whitson).

3B: D Briggs (3, off E Whitson).

IBB: B Fahey (4, by E Whitson); B Almon (7, by E Whitson).

HBP: T Flannery (1, by E Whitson).

TB: D Briggs 4; D Winfield 2; P Dade; T Flannery.

RBI: D Winfield (98); T Flannery (1).

2-out RBI: D Winfield; T Flannery.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Rasmussen-B Almon-G Tenace.

E: G Perry (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Dade (19, 2nd base off E Whitson/D Littlejohn); B Almon (4, 2nd base off 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, L (6-9)             6     5   3   2    4   7   0   4.67   28  100-56   30·11·15    5· 5· 2· 4     55    -     0.99  -0.09
G Minton                       2     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.99    6    6-6     6· 0· 0    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         8     5   3   2    4   7   0          34  106-62   36·11·15    9· 7· 2· 4           -

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Perry, W (12-11)             7     7   0   0    1   3   0   3.06   30   95-62   40· 8·14   12· 6· 5· 2     65    -     1.49   0.36
E Rasmussen, S (3)             2     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.00    7    9-9     6· 3· 0    1· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.69   0.06
Totals                         9     9   0   0    1   4   0          37  104-71   46·11·14   13· 9· 7· 2           -

Balks: E Whitson (2).

WP: None.

IBB: E Whitson 2 (8; B Fahey, B Almon).

HBP: G Perry (4; B North); E Whitson (4; T Flannery).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 7,333.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          San Diego Padres                     
1. B North              CF    1. T Flannery           2B 
2. J Strain             2B    2. P Dade               3B 
3. M Ivie               1B    3. G Tenace             1B 
4. D Evans              3B    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. T Whitfield          LF    5. B Fahey              C  
6. L Herndon            RF    6. J Wilhelm            CF 
7. J LeMaster           SS    7. D Briggs             LF 
8. D Littlejohn         C     8. B Almon              SS 
9. E Whitson            P     9. G Perry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  0-1  -2-  1   11%  80% T Flannery      E Whitson       Single to CF; Briggs Scores/unER; Flannery to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 1   2  0-0  --3  3   11%  64% D Winfield      E Whitson       Double to RF (Line Drive); Dade Scores
   t 7   0  3-0  1--  2  -10%  77% D Littlejohn    G Perry         Single to LF (Line Drive); LeMaster to 3B
   t 7   1  3-0  123  4    8%  87% J Strain        G Perry         Flyball: SS
   t 7   2  3-0  123  1    8%  95% M Ivie          G Perry         Lineout: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   46%  B North         Walk
   O      1--  1   48%  J Strain        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; North to 2B
          -2-      45%  M Ivie          North Steals 3B
   O      --3  6   51%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6   55%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   52%  T Flannery      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   55%  P Dade          Walk
          1--      57%  G Tenace        Dade Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   54%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dade to 3B
   R      --3  3   64%  D Winfield      Double to RF (Line Drive); Dade Scores
          -2-  9   65%  B Fahey         Walk
   O      12-  2   62%  J Wilhelm       Lineout: P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   64%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   59%  L Herndon       Double to LF
   O      -2-  3   63%  J LeMaster      Groundout: SS-1B; Herndon to 3B
   O      --3  1   67%  D Littlejohn    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   65%  D Briggs        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   63%  B Almon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   62%  G Perry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   65%  E Whitson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   62%  B North         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); North to 1B
          1--  2   58%  J Strain        Single to CF; North to 2B
   O      12-  3   61%  M Ivie          Single to RF (Line Drive); North out at Hm/RF-C; Strain to 3B; Ivie to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23  5   68%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   71%  T Flannery      Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   76%  P Dade          Single to CF; Flannery to 2B
   O      12-  3   71%  G Tenace        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   69%  D Winfield      Groundout: P-1B; Flannery to 3B; Dade to 2B
          -23  4   70%  B Fahey         Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   64%  J Wilhelm       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   59%  T Whitfield     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   63%  L Herndon       Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--  1   58%  J LeMaster      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Whitfield to 2B
   O      12-  5   64%  D Littlejohn    Flyball: LF
   O      12-  5   70%  E Whitson       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   73%  D Briggs        Single to CF
   O      1--  4   70%  B Almon         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      72%  G Perry         Passed Ball; Briggs to 2B
   O      -2-  5   69%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  1   80%  T Flannery      Single to CF; Briggs Scores/unER; Flannery to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  1   77%  P Dade          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   80%  B North         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   82%  J Strain        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  M Ivie          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ed Whitson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   82%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   81%  D Winfield      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   80%  B Fahey         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   83%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   85%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  L Herndon       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ed Whitson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   85%  J Wilhelm       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   89%  D Briggs        Triple to LF
          --3  4   90%  B Almon         Intentional Walk
          1-3      91%  G Perry         Almon Steals 2B
   R      -23      94%  " "             Balk; Briggs Scores; Almon to 3B
   O      --3  6   92%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  5   91%  T Flannery      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 3.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Gaylord Perry facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   87%  J LeMaster      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   77%  D Littlejohn    Single to LF (Line Drive); LeMaster to 3B
                  Jack Clark pinch hits for Ed Whitson batting 9th
   O      1-3  3   84%  J Clark         Strikeout Looking
          1-3  1   79%  B North         Hit By Pitch; Littlejohn to 2B
                  Max Venable pinch runs for Billy North batting 1st
   O      123  4   87%  J Strain        Flyball: SS
   O      123  1   95%  M Ivie          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Minton facing 2-3-4
                  Greg Minton replaces Jack Clark pitching and batting 9th; Max Venable moves to CF
   O      ---  1   95%  P Dade          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   94%  G Tenace        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   94%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 3.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
                  Eric Rasmussen replaces Gaylord Perry pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   90%  D Evans         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   97%  T Whitfield     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  L Herndon       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Minton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   98%  B Fahey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  J Wilhelm       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  D Briggs        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   99%  J LeMaster      Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3  100%  D Littlejohn    Strikeout Swinging
                  Greg Johnston pinch hits for Greg Minton batting 9th
          ---  1   99%  G Johnston      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1  100%  M Venable       Flyball: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 3.

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