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NYY  7
@BAL  6

MIN  8
@CAL  1

TOR 10
@CHW  2

MIL  3
BOS  0

SEA  4
OAK  1

TEX  5
CLE  0

ATL  6
CIN  4

HOU  2
LAD  1

MON  3
@NYM  2

(14)
PHI  7
PIT  3

SFG  4
SDP  2

STL  7
CHC  0

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 56,196

Tuesday, April 10, 1979
Time of Game: 2:59
Padres
2
1-4
Lost 4
5th, 3 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  2    4  8  0
W: V Blue (2-0), L: J D'Acquisto (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Giants
4
4-1
Won 1
1st

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .565    0    2   0   
O Smith SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .045    0    3   3   
M Hargrove 1B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .316  .830    0   10   1   
D Winfield RF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .444 1.212    0    2   0   HR
J Turner LF                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .300  .714    0    2   0   
B Evans 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .150  .477    0    0   2   
G Tenace C                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .214  .603    0    5   1   
F Gonzalez 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .490    0    1   1   
G Perry P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    1   2   SH
  K Bevacqua PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  J D'Acquisto P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    3   6                    26  10
BATTING
HR: D Winfield (1, off V Blue; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SH: G Perry (2, off V Blue).
TB: D Winfield 5; M Hargrove 2; G Tenace 2; J Turner.
RBI: J Turner (4); D Winfield (1).
2-out RBI: D Winfield; J Turner.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
FIELDING
DP: 1. O Smith-F Gonzalez-M Hargrove.
E: G Richards (1).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .190  .482    0    4   1   CS
  L Herndon CF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Whitfield LF                3   1   1   0    1   1  .300  .714    0    3   0   
B Madlock 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .455    0    2   2   
J Clark RF                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .294  .867    0    3   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .350  .791    0    0   2   
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .500 1.480    0    5   0   2B
M Hill C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .295    0    7   1   GDP
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .631    0    2   0   
  W McCovey PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.667    0    0   0   
  M Venable PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
V Blue P                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  J Tamargo PH                1   1   1   2    0   0  .500 2.500    0    0   0   HR
Totals                       32   4   8   4    4   4                    27   7
BATTING
2B: M Ivie (1, off G Perry).
HR: J Tamargo (1, off J D'Acquisto; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
TB: J Tamargo 4; M Ivie 3; B North 2; W McCovey; D Evans; T Whitfield.
GIDP: M Hill (1).
RBI: J Tamargo 2 (2); D Evans (5); M Ivie (5).
2-out RBI: J Tamargo 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
BASERUNNING
CS: B North (2, 2nd base by G Perry/G Tenace).

PITCHING

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                        8     6   2   2    4   3   0   2.81   32     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 6     61    -     1.37   0.18
J D'Acquisto, L (0-1)          0.2   2   2   2    0   1   1  40.50    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.02  -0.38
Totals                         8.2   8   4   4    4   4   1          36     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 8           -  
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, W (2-0)                9     7   2   2    3   6   1   3.50   36     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 7     68    -     1.36   0.31
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   6   1          36     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 7           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Tony Patch, 2B - Roy Roth, 3B - Jim Cuneo.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 56,196.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              San Francisco Giants                 
1. G Richards           CF    1. B North              CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. T Whitfield          LF 
3. M Hargrove           1B    3. B Madlock            2B 
4. D Winfield           RF    4. J Clark              RF 
5. J Turner             LF    5. D Evans              3B 
6. B Evans              3B    6. M Ivie               1B 
7. G Tenace             C     7. M Hill               C  
8. F Gonzalez           2B    8. R Metzger            SS 
9. G Perry              P     9. V Blue               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  2-2  1--      44% 100% J Tamargo       J D'Acquisto    Home Run; Venable Scores
   t 9   1  2-2  1--     -19%  31% G Tenace        V Blue          Single; Turner to 3B
   t 9   1  2-2  1-3      19%  50% F Gonzalez      V Blue          Strikeout Looking
   b 6   1  2-1  12-      18%  63% M Ivie          G Perry         Single; Clark Scores; Evans to 2B
   b 6   1  2-0  12-      14%  44% D Evans         G Perry         Single; Whitfield Scores; Clark to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Richards      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  O Smith         Flyball: 1B
          ---      52%  M Hargrove      Walk
          1--      50%  D Winfield      Single; Hargrove to 3B
   RO     1-3      43%  J Turner        Single to CF; Hargrove Scores; Winfield out at Hm/CF-3B-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      47%  B North         Single
   O      1--      41%  T Whitfield     North Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      39%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  B Madlock       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
          ---      35%  B Evans         Walk
          1--      26%  G Tenace        Single; Evans to 3B
   O      1-3      32%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      1-3      37%  G Perry         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Tenace to 2B
   O      -23      43%  G Richards      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  J Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
          ---      41%  M Ivie          Double
   O      -2-      38%  M Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      40%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      41%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
   R      ---      29%  D Winfield      Home Run
   O      ---      30%  J Turner        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      28%  R Metzger       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      26%  V Blue          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      28%  B North         Single; North to 2B/Adv on E8
          -2-      30%  T Whitfield     Single; North to 3B
          1-3      34%  B Madlock       Walk; Whitfield to 2B
   O      123      25%  J Clark         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      26%  B Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      28%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      28%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      26%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      24%  M Ivie          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      23%  M Hill          Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      24%  G Perry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      25%  G Richards      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  O Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      23%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      21%  V Blue          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      20%  B North         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
          ---      17%  M Hargrove      Single
   O      1--      20%  D Winfield      Strikeout
   O      1--      21%  J Turner        Strikeout
   O      1--      23%  B Evans         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 2-3-4
          ---      29%  T Whitfield     Walk
   O      1--      24%  B Madlock       Flyball: RF
          1--      30%  J Clark         Walk; Whitfield to 2B
   R      12-      44%  D Evans         Single; Whitfield Scores; Clark to 2B
   R      12-      63%  M Ivie          Single; Clark Scores; Evans to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  M Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 2.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  G Tenace        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  G Perry         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Gaylord Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      55%  R Metzger       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      52%  V Blue          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  B North         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 2.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
                  Larry Herndon replaces Billy North playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      54%  G Richards      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      58%  O Smith         Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  M Hargrove      Single
   O      1--      60%  D Winfield      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Gaylord Perry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      56%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      52%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  J Clark         Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 2.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
          ---      42%  J Turner        Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Evans         Bunt Popfly: P
          1--      31%  G Tenace        Single; Turner to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  F Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Gaylord Perry batting 9th
   O      1-3      62%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, John D'Acquisto facing 6-7-8
                  John D'Acquisto replaces Kurt Bevacqua pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      57%  M Ivie          Strikeout
   O      ---      53%  M Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Willie McCovey pinch hits for Roger Metzger batting 8th
          ---      56%  W McCovey       Single
                  John Tamargo pinch hits for Vida Blue batting 9th; Max Venable pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 8th
   RR     1--     100%  J Tamargo       Home Run; Venable Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Giants 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN197904100

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